Fappy said:
The first time I saw a trailer for Gods of Egypt I cried laughing. Not only does the movie just look plain pants-on-head-retarded, but every fucker is white! Like, seriously??!?! It's 2016, guys! We can cast people who at least look Egyptian, can't we?
Christ's sake.
The Last Samurai part of the segment was amazing, and the quote from Ridley Scott was... disheartening.
Truth be told though, I might be remembering Last Samurai wrong, but Tom Cruise was never supposed to be the last samurai in that movie at all, no?
And the Ridley Scott quote, while it might be disheartening, is it surprising. Or even racist? Its just common sense. And has nothing to do with racism tbh. Want to make a blockbuster with several tens of millions for budget....you cant expect to cast some unknown egyptian guy. Is it sad? Maybe, but lets be honest. Big names tend to make big money. And thats true for everyone. Will Smith is black, and he's a good "earner". Its about popularity and earning potential, not skin color.
That said, I find it retarded when you cast anyone unfit for their role. I didnt much care for the casting of Idris Elba in Thor, since its based on northern mythology (or a version of it) and should feature white people. It turned out fine though.
I didnt like Samuel L. being cast as Fury, even though I LOVE S.L.J., and that turned out fine.
But neither would I want Spawn to be cast as a white guy. Or Black Panther (imagine the outrage). Or Luke Cage.
I like my characters to look as they're supposed to. And that shouldnt be a problem, and it has nothing to do with racism. I wouldnt like a Joker with Orange hair either. Because thats not how the joker should look. I didnt like the Jared Leto design with tattoos, and I wasnt alone.
When it all comes down to it, its about making money. Not about hollywood people refusing to aknowledge black actors. Its possible to not like something without being racist. I hate rap and its entire culture, but it has nothing to do with the color of someones skin. I hated the homie-bots in Transformers 2 too. And they certainly didnt have a skin-color. Racism is slowly becoming watered out as a word, and while white people playing historical people from other cultures is fucking retarded I choose to vote with my wallet in those cases and simply skip it.
The rest is a gray area containing a lot more stuff that supposed racism.