The Last Airbender

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Permalink Reply by Iron Man on March 2, 2009 at 2:43pm

Don't care it's only a movie.

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Permalink Reply by rokrok on March 2, 2009 at 3:18pm

Well, if you weren't offended
then of course you wouldn't care...

"I think it is possible that some readers never even notice what color the people in the story are. Don't notice, don't care. Whites of course have the privilege of not caring, of being "colorblind." Nobody else does."

- Ursula K. Le Guin

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Permalink Reply by Randy Flagg on March 2, 2009 at 4:37pm

I'm oddly looking forward to this.....
And I don't know why. I really shouldn't. It's going to be a train wreck.
Mabye that's the reason.

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Permalink Reply by Sean Cole on July 9, 2009 at 3:17am

I'm just interested to see how it'll turn out..

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Permalink Reply by K6 on March 3, 2009 at 11:02am

Hey, I just noticed that Dev Patel (the main character from Slumdog) will be replacing Jesse McCartney for the role of Zuko.

NOW WE ARE TALKING!

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Permalink Reply by K6 on March 3, 2009 at 11:21am

By the way... I don't give a shit who plays who... they don't have to look anything like the cartoon.
As long as they stay true as much as possible to the source within that 2.5 hrs mark. I'm happy.

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Permalink Reply by rokrok on March 3, 2009 at 11:40am

Im glad that dev patel is part of the movie
but, now he is the token asian guy.
also, he is the villain.
If you remember the series at all
(spoiler warning)
Zuko doesn't become the hero until the 3rd season
and in the movie its going to look like
the white saviors changed the brown guy's evil ways.

I don't know if you read that Washington Post article
but, it doesn't sound like they are staying true to the source
especially with that crazy casting lady, DeeDee Rickets.

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Permalink Reply by WiZeWoRdZ on March 3, 2009 at 11:43am

I'm thinking who really is going to care Whites... they are always heros.... Asian in their animation everyone pretty much looks white.
I think it depends on the direction of the movie if they want some type fantasty matrix type of deal it my be a white cast... but if the go for like a lord of the rings kinda gritty real oldworld look. i think the cast will be Asian descent. Anyway im intrested in see the Airbender.. please tell me Zuko will be played by his voice actor....please?

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Permalink Reply by rokrok on March 3, 2009 at 12:17pm

Well, the people who care are the ones offended by the white cast.
especially the parents, since the movie is targeting kids.

I guess I have to use Le Guin's quote again,
"I think it is possible that some readers never even notice what color the people in the story are. Don't notice, don't care. Whites of course have the privilege of not caring, of being "colorblind." Nobody else does."
I guess this applies to animation as well. Do the characters not look asian because there skin color was not the right shade of yellow or were there eyes were not slanted enough?
Are there names, Aang and Zuko, and there style of clothing not enough to make the character asian?

Well, if they want to stay true to the source material
the direction it needs to go in
is a fantasy universe where white people don't exist.

And Zuko is being played by Dev Patel.

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Permalink Reply by Iron Man on March 3, 2009 at 12:19pm

Get over it bitch, you care too much for this kids show.

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Permalink Reply by WiZeWoRdZ on March 3, 2009 at 12:46pm

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Permalink Reply by rokrok on March 3, 2009 at 1:20pm

Yea, thats what happens when you are an asian parent
who has kids that are fans of the show.
I end up caring too much.

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