I was unaware but there was/is a boycott because the real life characters in which the movie is based were Asian Americans but the movie's main characters
were made white.
Apparently the movie "21" is racist
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Apparently the movie "21" is racist |
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the lakes slave |
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Posts: 53853 (04/02/2008 8:34 PM) |
Mostly just people makin ga big deal outta nothing. The guy who wrote the book (who is Asian) didn't give a damn that a white guy was playing him in the
movie.
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Posts: 27983 (04/02/2008 8:34 PM) |
I heard about that, and I really want to see the movie.
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YesItsTrue07 |
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Posts: 2215 (04/02/2008 8:35 PM) |
the lakes slave wrote: Well money talks and bullshit walks.
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jain smith |
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Posts: 2019 (04/02/2008 8:35 PM) |
Is there atleast one Asian in the movie???
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Posts: 2129 (04/02/2008 8:36 PM) |
Yeah but the thing that doesn't make sense is that even the guy who it's based on liked Jim Sturgess and was glad that he was picked for the lead so if
he doesn't care I don't see why everyone else should. He was after all the person who did this
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Posts: 9083 (04/02/2008 8:36 PM) |
jain smith wrote: I saw two in the preview alone, they were in the group of card counters. The girl says something like "dude I lost count 20 cards ago" |
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Posts: 47214 (04/02/2008 8:37 PM) |
It pisses me off. I don't care if the guy doesn't care. I care. I hate when they do that shit.
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Posts: 2216 (04/02/2008 8:37 PM) |
jain smith wrote: I haven't seen the movie (honestly isn't there like 200 billion jillion Vegas heist movies) but there is 1 or 2 Asians in bit parts.
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the lakes slave |
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Posts: 53854 (04/02/2008 8:37 PM) |
Yeah, there's an Asian guy in the group, even though he's a klepto.
The girl could be Asian, but she looked mixed.
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Posts: 35578 (04/02/2008 8:37 PM) |
LBwants2BwithME wrote: I'd be happy if Kevin Spacey wanted to play me in a movie! |
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Posts: 31504 (04/02/2008 8:38 PM) |
who cares... it's incredible.... go watch it.
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Posts: 15248 (04/02/2008 8:42 PM) |
The girl in the movie is definitely Asian too.
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Posts: 15095 (04/02/2008 8:43 PM) |
That's pretty fucked up.
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Sabaku no Gaara |
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Posts: 10470 (04/02/2008 8:45 PM) |
the lakes slave wrote: Duurrrrrrr he is getting paid a ton of money. Why should he care? Does not mean it is not racist to change everyone in the story to white characters |
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Posts: 89311 (04/02/2008 8:45 PM) |
This has been going on forever & people are making a big deal about it now?
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Shayme |
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Posts: 47216 (04/02/2008 8:47 PM) |
twilightschild wrote: It's very fucked up. The people being Asian was a big part in how they pulled it off. Ugh. Fuck Hollywood for this stuff.
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Posts: 488 (04/02/2008 8:47 PM) |
I'm still going to go see the movie.
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LBwants2BwithME |
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Posts: 2130 (04/02/2008 8:47 PM) |
It's a good movie and everyone should go see it. I'm not going to let this bother me.
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Posts: 32595 (04/02/2008 8:48 PM) Grammar Cop '07 |
Shayme wrote: Why was being Asian a big part of it? Is it because everybody knows Asians are good at math? |
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Posts: 4809 (04/02/2008 8:49 PM) |
It's messed up - but at the same time - isn't this movie just taken from the true story, not exactly BASED on the true story? or whatever I'm
trying to say. IDK. Either way, I dont' really see the big deal.
[but then again, I WAS pissed off when they redid the 9/11 workers who hoisted the flag but that, to me, is WAY way f-ing different] |
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