Where are the Asians?
Ever since I watched the film "Minority report," I started to notice about the lack of Asian actors in Hollywood film. So I will try to write comments about films that are lack of Asian actors. As one of my professor quoted me this Chinese saying one time, "a journey of thousands of kilometers starts with a single step." Hopefully, more and more people will realize that, and hopefully Hollywood casting directors and directors will begin to hire more Asian actors.
I am not saying that every movie should have Asian actors as the protagonists. This film is about a high school in San Fernando Valley in Southern California where there are plenty of Asian students. This film has black and Hispanic actors, however, I did not see a single Asian actor in this movie. It had a costume dancing party, there were over 300 students, but i didn't see a single Asian face. This is just not right. First of all, it did not reflect the reality of the student population in SF valley; second, why they chose not to hire any Asian actors? In the year of 2007, has anyone seen any Asian jocks in any of the Hollywood films? Has Hollywood ever made a film about an Asian male loving a Caucasian female whether in high school or as adults? This is of course a fantasy movie, young people are instilled by those Hollywood fantasy movies as if only white girls can find love such as this movie and the princess diaries, etc. I don't think that I have ever seen a movie about an Asian or black girl becoming a princess and finding love with a prince of anywhere.
It didn't make sense no one called Sam's cell phone after she lost it. The guy could easily find out who the owner is checking her phone number, caller ID, etc. There was certainly no need to post the wanted AD on campus, etc. Girls at her age are self-conscious, can they really walk into boy's locker room with so much confidence, and none of the guys was naked? Unlike the princess diary, this storyline is not very reasonable.
I am not saying that every movie should have Asian actors as the protagonists. This film is about a high school in San Fernando Valley in Southern California where there are plenty of Asian students. This film has black and Hispanic actors, however, I did not see a single Asian actor in this movie. It had a costume dancing party, there were over 300 students, but i didn't see a single Asian face. This is just not right. First of all, it did not reflect the reality of the student population in SF valley; second, why they chose not to hire any Asian actors? In the year of 2007, has anyone seen any Asian jocks in any of the Hollywood films? Has Hollywood ever made a film about an Asian male loving a Caucasian female whether in high school or as adults? This is of course a fantasy movie, young people are instilled by those Hollywood fantasy movies as if only white girls can find love such as this movie and the princess diaries, etc. I don't think that I have ever seen a movie about an Asian or black girl becoming a princess and finding love with a prince of anywhere.
It didn't make sense no one called Sam's cell phone after she lost it. The guy could easily find out who the owner is checking her phone number, caller ID, etc. There was certainly no need to post the wanted AD on campus, etc. Girls at her age are self-conscious, can they really walk into boy's locker room with so much confidence, and none of the guys was naked? Unlike the princess diary, this storyline is not very reasonable.
- Hunky Stud
- 16 mar 2007