Well, I'll give them credit for casting people of Chinese descent for all their Chinese American characters, rather than throwing random actors of Asian descent and hope they pass as each other. (Still cringing at Hollywood casting Chinese actors in Memoirs of a Geisha. Now that is how you can really fuck up representation.)
As for doing a market study...given that the Asian American community, especially the Chinese American community, seem to be lapping this movie up like candy, I guess they got something right. I just wish the community was a little more discerning. (I took a look at the trailer and the wire-fu leaves me feeling a bit cold. It also makes me nostalgic for 90's Jackie Chan movies.)
I feel like with Marvel's push for inclusivity, they surely must have some Korean American heroes tucked away somewhere. But I'm too lazy to check. :p
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Date: 2021-09-08 00:38 (UTC)Well, I'll give them credit for casting people of Chinese descent for all their Chinese American characters, rather than throwing random actors of Asian descent and hope they pass as each other. (Still cringing at Hollywood casting Chinese actors in Memoirs of a Geisha. Now that is how you can really fuck up representation.)
As for doing a market study...given that the Asian American community, especially the Chinese American community, seem to be lapping this movie up like candy, I guess they got something right. I just wish the community was a little more discerning. (I took a look at the trailer and the wire-fu leaves me feeling a bit cold. It also makes me nostalgic for 90's Jackie Chan movies.)
I feel like with Marvel's push for inclusivity, they surely must have some Korean American heroes tucked away somewhere. But I'm too lazy to check. :p