"Mummy, Daddy, how come Sokka and Katara don't look like us anymore?" lawl
You've got a point. I mean if Sokka and Katara look kind of Indian why the hell are you gonna cast someone pale white to do it??!!! I hope they at least spray tan them for the movie.
oh great...mccartney's off....now we have a bigger problem.... an indian guy with a BRITISH acsent is acting as Zuko.... dammit!!!! white ppol for water tribe was frustrating but indian people for fire nation? now that's just sick....real sick T_T well, obviously, the cast picking sucks, i think every person in their right mind knows that. they better make up for the movie, BIG TIME!!!
ANY sort of "whitewashing" by the producers does such a disservice that even people who are NOT fans of the show think that it's offensive! So just imagine how the DIE-HARD FANS MUST FEEL!!! REMEMBER, AANG AIN'T WHITE!!!!
However, there is SOOOOO much OBVIOUS proof that they are VERY MUCH influenced by REAL ASIAN cultures here on Earth that IN ORDER TO PORTRAY THEM EFFECTIVELY AND AUTHENTICALLY ON THE BIG SCREEN, ESPECIALLY IN A LIVE-ACTION MOVIE, THE CHARACTERS MUST BE BASED ON THEIR EARTH COUNTERPARTS (i.e. Sokka and Katara are Inuit, Aang is Tibetan, Zuko and Iroh are Japanese, Toph is Chinese, etc.) !!!
In order to stay true to the goddamn storyline, one MUST have the characters be ASIAN!!! Alright, I will concede this: the people in the world of Avatar do not necessarily have to be the exact Asian decent that we have here on Earth IN THEIR OWN WORLD because (again, technically) the world of Avatar is NOT our Earth but rather a fantasy Earth made up entirely of Asiatic background.
Will you pissy pants fanboys shut up? I guess it doesn't matter how much acting experience they have, just as long as they're Asian. Fucking weaboos. Do anyone one of you hard to please fanboys even care about something more important, like, I don't know. Maybe STAYING TRUE TO THE GODDAMN STORY.
The characters are part of the story and Avatar is a very character driven show so not staying true to them is just as bad as messing with the actual storyline
Hip hop was invented in the 20th Century in a multiracial society. Your point is about as intelligent as saying only white people should sing Opera.
A thousand years ago the French were all White Europeans. So were the English and Scottish. That's why we would not expect to see any other race in a film like Braveheart or Joan of Arc.
Avatar is based on a mythical Asia, not a mythical Europe.
the point is, just because certain mannerisms, clothing styles, hell all of the cultural trapping might point to a certain ethnicity or group of ethnicity ( i find it interesting that any kind of asian would satisfy the the retards) does not unto itself mean the people in the fiction ARE that SUGGESTED ethnicity.
seems very closeminded and frankly pigheaded to assume that wearing a kimono immediately means that person is japanese.
Lol something more intelligent? than a 12 yr old making goofy voices while ranting? You claim to be 39, but your whiny little ad hominem just proves my point: you have no valid reason why these actors must be white.
Oh save the pretentious bullshit for the opium heads you hang out with. I don't agree they shouldn't be white. As i have said many times now- you have yet to give me one concrete piece of evidence that they must be asian.
it's sad that u are okay with them being anything but white. what a fucked up world you live in.
How concrete does it have to be, when everything about the culture and myth points towards an Asiatic world?
By the way, most Asians do not have pronounced epicanthic folds, so that would be out. white people do not have eyes that cover one third of their head.
The eye colour points towards their element. Blue eyes = water tribe
Yellow eyes = Fire Nation
There are also blond and blue eyed Inuits.
Okay, why don't you prove to people why Avatar should be played by caucasian actors?
you can insult me all you like. you think that because i dont agree with your assessment i have a limited perspective, but guess what amigo, ive traveled to most of the countries where these bending nations are supposedly based on. And no matter what the racial composition is, the movie industries of those countries are never concerned with representing the minority.
In fact even white properties are often if not always cast with asian actors. Check out the beijing all chinese version of shakespear sometime its a hoot.
As for hollywood being slanted towards white people? so what? this is still demographically a mostly white nation. if you want to see indians go rent a bollywood movie, if you want to see samurai go find something by kurosawa.
And i know answers come quickly, it doesnt take much thought to cry "thats racist!"
I didn't know that debating skill was composed of alternating between insulting someones intelligence and accusing someone of racism, oh and now of being "scared" of the point of argument.
yeah you go girl!!..or guy, but whatever!!! i am so on ur side! i mean why stick in america? asian people ARE obviously better in martial arts. actually they're the best! americans are like....tails or if in sentences, asians are the words while americans are the comma ^-^ no idea why i said. it sounded better in my language XD
well good to see a racist asian popped in. how many people would bet that if a white person said :white people are better at..." thered be hell to pay.
but i will give asian props, pol pot was far better at genocide than hitler, and japans expansionism in the 40s was far more devastating than anything from europe.
OH, and Razmere, if you can check and see if there is gonna be some other cartoon or anime oriented live action movies. I got some unconfirmed info that they're gonna try and do something like that.
Okay, seriously, this is why I do not like live action movies when it came from anime or cartoons, they totally fucked up DB:E from what I heard, nearly every character was OOC. and now we have a Whitewashed version of Avatar, one of the best children cartoon/anime fusion ever known which have been easily given so many on the internet ideas for fanfics.
I just read that they are casting only Asians and other ethnic groups as extras, yep the only people in this movie who are going to be casted right will be the ones with no lines
hahaha thanks for that you really expressed everything ive wanted to say!! ...you know you sound a lot like sokka lol they should have cast you in his role! lool
For me, it's fine that Aang will be played as a white actor. He doesn't really look EXACTLY Asian. But my major casting problems are with Katara, Sokka, and Zuko. The actors aren't Inuit or Asian. It will ruin the whole movie!!!
Ok, I had hilarious fun, this was a very good and productive rant! Thanks for joining in the struggle! Can I post a link to this vid on my blog roundup? I'm trying to have a comprehensive roundup to... nearly all links XD
I totally agree. I mean like seriously. Jessie Mccartney (Whatever his name is suppost to spelt like.), well he's uh, I guess okay to cast as Zuko(I know they can find someone better than that "pretty boy"). But having white people play Katara and Sokka? Oh god, do these people look at the skin color? Avatar:The Last Airbender has asain written all over it. I mean seriously the culture, the way the building looks, the clothes, the food, etc. If I sound racial in anyway, I appologize.
and have asian names and r based off of asian cultures and some them even look asian(Mai, Toph, Azula, Zuko) and Katara and Sokka r clearly Native American or Eskimo.
Actually, i don't mind if a few chracters are white instead of asian. But the four i most want asian or not white are katara, sokka, iroh, and zuko. aang doesn't matter, becuase, not to sound racist, but he doesn't have asian eyes really. sorry if that comes out racist.
I complely agree with the whole "Not bragging about it". I mean, when you watch thw show and don't even agnoledge the fact that its asian culture, thats when you realise that the creators truely are ethically diverse.
Thank you for speaking out!!! The creators of this show intended the characters to be nonwhite, and Paramount screws that up for cash. If they really want to get us to pay 9 bucks for this, change the cast
Apologies on my part. I just think that the best counter to racial thoughts is to rid our minds of racism entirely. A "naive" human (child maybe) doesn't understand racism because racism is an illusion we make ourselves. So, to follow Monk Gyatso's example, surrender the illusion.
Racism is a prejudgment that one makes, as well as discrimination.
And for something to be "real", it must exist apart from perception. Remember that old question "If a tree falls and no one's around to hear it, does it make a sound?" Well, if human's didn't exist to think, would there be racism [in terms of how we think it)? No; it is a construct of prejudgments that only exist for the person who thinks them up.
What your REALLY saying is that racism only exists in the minds of those who are discriminated against because of their race. By that same extension you're saying that any anger, indignation, degradation and pain they would feel is unwarranted and 'not real'.
Discrimination and racism EXIST. No amount of sugar-coating it and trying to pass it off as something deep is going to change that. Google Japanese Internment camps. Still an illusion?
There is none because life as we recognize it, cannot live there. Therefore life is an illusion. Which means YOU are an illusion and therefore so is your pointless question.
MY question; are Asian Americans being EQUALLY and FAIRLY recognized in the public media? Name me 5 AMERICAN-MADE FILMS that Asian-Americans are prominently featured in and they have to have been made in the past decade. If discrimination is indeed an 'illusion', then you should be able to prove it with adequate evidence.
If you care about Avatar and want its integrity maintained in the movie then act now. Write a letter to: Nick Movies Re: The Last Airbender movie 5555 Melrose Place Modular Bldg #213 Los Angeles CA 90036 USA Blinding Edge Pictures 100 Four Falls Corporate Center Suite 102 Conshohocken, PA 19428
altough i will say that hollywood is and has always be really white washed. they probably just wanted to use famous names to get better publicity. so this happens all the time. nice outfit by the way.
This comment has received too many negative votesshow
what are you talking about. its a friggin cartoon. its not like people will see their faces. it doesnt matter what skin color they are if you cant even see them. if it were a motion picture then i can see people being upset, but its not its a cartoon.youre not looking at the actors so why should you be affended or even care?
I agree with you completely Razmere! I was completely turned off by the entire live action video when I saw the official casting list. I mean, seriously, it's a cultural injustice to make all the cast members white.
Why can't Jack deSena just play Sokka? He practically looks the part. Besides, there is no way that anyone could even come close to being as great a Sokka as deSena was. And if they are going to cast a white person to play Katara, they might as well make it Mae Whitman. She even has blue eyes and long hair that can be dyed dark brown. And zachary tyler eisen does look like more like aang than noah ringer does. (Noah Ringer is way too buff and tall)
If they cast all the voice actors, who all actually do look the part (except maybe Jessie Flower, who plays Toph), then it probably would work just as fine. Then at least all the characters would sound like what we're all used to hearing them sound like.
I believe that the only white guy that can play in this movie is..............
HUGH JACKMAN as Zhao.
I mean if you compare Zhao and Wolverine by their rage and sideburns those two are a perfect match, though one has claws and the other has fire, but heck they are perfectly formidable.
And since this is planned to be a cast of unknowns in general, Hugh Jackman as Zhao would be like Sir Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan in STAR WARS 4 to the cast of what were previous unknowns as well.
oh yeah and about the comic it was supposed to be brought out the same time as the finale but because of the writers strike the already completed finale had to be postponed resulting in the comic coming out early
I'll say this, having white people play Zuko and Aang I can understand. But having white people play Sokka and Katara? That is muffed up, thanks for letting us know.
This may sound/read weird, but I think they could get Dante Basco, the guy who did Zuko's voice, to play Zuko. If you've ever seen him, you know he is in shape. Still pretty young looking despite the fact that he's 33 (he played a high school student in Take The Lead with Antonio Banderas 2 years ago). And has some Martial Arts and Swordsmanship training. With a litle make-up and some training I personally think he could do it.
that's what I said!!!!! he would be so good for it! he has the acting, the martial arts, the looks, and the voice(lolz duh). he would be so perfect for it, but no go pic freaking jesse mcartney. yeah that makes sense -_-
I'm just surprised Michael and Brian are okay with this. They said they're working very close with M. Night so they should be able to have some say in this. But I guess if they say the cast M.'s picked is okay, we have no choice but to wait and see if they made the right decision. The characters I think could be played by white people are Aang, Toph, Ozai, Iroh, Ty Lee, and maybe Zuko. Every1 else is clearly not white, especially The North and South Water Tribes.
Even though the articles that EW and other sites have said/typed "Shyamalan Casts The Last Airbender", and "The problem's that the actors he chose are all white for predominantly Asian roles."? I think there's more to it than what we've been told is all.
It's truly unbelievable. One of the reasons I love Avatar is because it's so respectful to a variety of different cultures. From Inuit to East Asian to Indian to Mesoamerica, I could see all the diverse influences. And now this? The only acceptable thing I've heard is that Jason Isaacs might play Zhao. Seeing as he voiced the character, that's fine with me as long as he doesn't have his Lucius Malfoy hair. The only decent thing about this is that Jesse will have A LOT of brain damage from Zuko.
this is only in my opinion but maybe just maybe they should consider casting the voice actors as the cast for the movie, i mean at least Dante Basco could play a good zuko
This is just so insulting. The Avatar world is asian based, with asian culture, customs, traditions, writing, and asian/inuit based people! What the heck was Shamalyn thinking?
so true! they are making the movie for a reason and the reason is to be like the show but its not going to be like the show cause they are putting all these white people and the characters arent white!!! and the director is indian and his putting white people! and i think jessie mccartney wouldnt be a good Zuko and the dude from twilight cant be sokka and the girl cant be katara its just wrong
To be honest, the racial issue doesn't worry me that much. What concerns me is that most if not all of the characters should have at least the very basic martial arts training. I mean, how do you do a magic Kung Fu movie when none of the actors actually know any Kung Fu???
I say fuck McCartney. Look for talented kids in legit Kung Fu schools - real martial arts is the way to go.
i agree with you guys!! Azula needs to be chineese lol. & they said it would be mostly unknown actors & we bring in jesse mccartney & etc.. Geez, this is stupid! AANG AINT WHITE!
WAIT! M Night wanted to use UNKNOWN actors....WTF! I don't really mind some of the cast is white...although...if its Sokka and Katara...YES! GET A TAN! They have to not be pale!
Okay okay, hold on a sec. Just to be one of the few people who want's to play the devil's advocate here, this doesn't have to play with their skin color. This could just be that they are somewhat good actors (I honestly don't know, I don't know any of them.)
This is a very sensitive subject here, but think about it. Imagine the casting calls (if their were any) would you rather someone getting the part because of talent or because of sink color? Think about it.
It's a totally sensitive issue. I mean, there's a line between proper representation of the Asian community and type-casting. Like Ertha Kitt as Catwoman. She was African-American when Catwoman up to that time had been portrayed as White but she did so well that the Catwoman legacy is incomplete without her. Since my own post a few hours ago, I did some reconsideration but tanning the cast may be as bad as blackfacing actors (althouth blackface was not done for authenticity but for hatefulness)
Good point! All I am saying is what should count the most how well they can act. I mean if a person can't memorize lines and just isn't very good should they get the part becuase the are naturaly the right skin color?
Also, my freind and me were talking and I think he knows the true reason behind all this. He said "Dude, this is M. Night Shaymalan right? So the twist here is it's not really Live action but GC animated. We are all just playing his game!" He wouldn't listen to me after.
not to be rude. but when your casting for say an asian role. your supposed to put how they look like into the equation. for example, what if denzel washington wanted to try out for the role of zuko, who might i add is extremly pale. they're not going to say fine you got the part. they have to put how they look into account. so they have to find someone who looks like zuko and can act like him too.
So pick an Asian that looks like him (can't be that hard seeing as ZUKO'S ASIAN.
Denzel Washington, or any other black person, getting picked to play Zuko or Aang would bring up the same argument--why the hell can't they just be Asian!??
Racism isn't just a black and white thing--its an any and every race thing.
Absolutley, but what if you knock on a Zuko look a like and he can't act? Would you still put him in?
Also, I did a little resarch on Mr. Macarthney (did I spell that right?) I haven't seen him do any phyisical acting, but he did do the voice of Roxas in KHII so he already has half the battle down of acting, voice and feelings is a really hard part of acting. I would know, because I am one.
I actually don't really have that big of a problem with Jessie playing Zuko (they do kinda look alike if you dye his hair). But for people like Sokka and Katara--well, they could have at least TRIED to find actors that looked KINDA like them. I'm sure that there are darker-skinned people out there that could have done a good, or better, job.
But dark doesn't "sell", according to Hollywood. You can't have "colored people" playing lead roles unless its crucial to the plot.
You are right, but you would want the better actor. I think Hollywood doesn't care about having an all white cast, but also this is M. Night, so unless he is secretly rasict I don't know what's going through his mind.
Wait... yes I do! "It's a super racial TWIST!!" That's all I can think up of.
Dude at some parts U sounded like Soka. cool n I agree with what u have said.
mezlelove 1 year ago
cool Razmere FTW
JRzing 1 year ago
...im stil waiting for your New Moon review XD
DJFlychick 2 years ago
they did the same casting for the dragon ball movie they had a white goku lol
DopeZillaa 2 years ago
I sorta don't care about the avatar characters being asian. If the whole world is seperated by nations, I don't think they'll all be Asians.
RebelTaxi99 2 years ago
i know but was you your i idea you know what i mean
imsosorrymike 2 years ago
did you create razmere hes awsome?
imsosorrymike 2 years ago
I AM Razmere.
TheRazmereShow 2 years ago
"Mummy, Daddy, how come Sokka and Katara don't look like us anymore?" lawl
You've got a point. I mean if Sokka and Katara look kind of Indian why the hell are you gonna cast someone pale white to do it??!!! I hope they at least spray tan them for the movie.
manafxxsenikteb 2 years ago
You have a strong point the culture background that the world within avatar is Eastern
King88Me 2 years ago
if there could be an Asian captain America then there would be a white avatar lol
thunder2rain 2 years ago
you should be a va, you have a good voice. lol.
slave2f8 2 years ago
Nice mask! :P But isn't that very warm?
KyleMiruitsij 2 years ago
oh great...mccartney's off....now we have a bigger problem.... an indian guy with a BRITISH acsent is acting as Zuko.... dammit!!!! white ppol for water tribe was frustrating but indian people for fire nation? now that's just sick....real sick T_T well, obviously, the cast picking sucks, i think every person in their right mind knows that. they better make up for the movie, BIG TIME!!!
ash666emo 2 years ago 2
well...it's kinda ok they could just pour bleach all over him and let it stay there overnight katara the white chick can have a tan. easy as pie.
crunchy1023 2 years ago
WTF! Saka is white! I new this would happen!
bkaspar95 2 years ago
youre awesome!! :)
TamzinQ 2 years ago
Yeah I know what talking about.
Yeah rant !
Hinatachan121 2 years ago
ANY sort of "whitewashing" by the producers does such a disservice that even people who are NOT fans of the show think that it's offensive! So just imagine how the DIE-HARD FANS MUST FEEL!!! REMEMBER, AANG AIN'T WHITE!!!!
hookahvision 2 years ago
However, there is SOOOOO much OBVIOUS proof that they are VERY MUCH influenced by REAL ASIAN cultures here on Earth that IN ORDER TO PORTRAY THEM EFFECTIVELY AND AUTHENTICALLY ON THE BIG SCREEN, ESPECIALLY IN A LIVE-ACTION MOVIE, THE CHARACTERS MUST BE BASED ON THEIR EARTH COUNTERPARTS (i.e. Sokka and Katara are Inuit, Aang is Tibetan, Zuko and Iroh are Japanese, Toph is Chinese, etc.) !!!
hookahvision 2 years ago
In order to stay true to the goddamn storyline, one MUST have the characters be ASIAN!!! Alright, I will concede this: the people in the world of Avatar do not necessarily have to be the exact Asian decent that we have here on Earth IN THEIR OWN WORLD because (again, technically) the world of Avatar is NOT our Earth but rather a fantasy Earth made up entirely of Asiatic background.
hookahvision 2 years ago
Maybe you ungreatfull fanboys deserve to have your favorite show shat on.
darthjosh1108 2 years ago
Will you pissy pants fanboys shut up? I guess it doesn't matter how much acting experience they have, just as long as they're Asian. Fucking weaboos. Do anyone one of you hard to please fanboys even care about something more important, like, I don't know. Maybe STAYING TRUE TO THE GODDAMN STORY.
darthjosh1108 2 years ago
The characters are part of the story and Avatar is a very character driven show so not staying true to them is just as bad as messing with the actual storyline
LEAFtea57 2 years ago
true? there is no confirmation they are asian, thats kind of racist in itself.
btw the using that goofy voice just makes you sound like a twink.
syngar99 2 years ago
Every Asian that sees the series knows it's Asian based, particularly SE-Asian and any non-Asian who saw the show knows it's Asian based.
What are you stating then?
Asian background with Caucasian people?
mad8london247 2 years ago
hookahs pot based ranting aside, ive said i recognize that asian based is NOT the same thing as actually being asian.
by your assertion hip hop must be performed by blacks. are all french people white?
syngar99 2 years ago
Hip hop was invented in the 20th Century in a multiracial society. Your point is about as intelligent as saying only white people should sing Opera.
A thousand years ago the French were all White Europeans. So were the English and Scottish. That's why we would not expect to see any other race in a film like Braveheart or Joan of Arc.
Avatar is based on a mythical Asia, not a mythical Europe.
mad8london247 2 years ago
no its a mythical WORLD.
the point is, just because certain mannerisms, clothing styles, hell all of the cultural trapping might point to a certain ethnicity or group of ethnicity ( i find it interesting that any kind of asian would satisfy the the retards) does not unto itself mean the people in the fiction ARE that SUGGESTED ethnicity.
seems very closeminded and frankly pigheaded to assume that wearing a kimono immediately means that person is japanese.
syngar99 2 years ago
I've seen some Caucasian women wear kimonos.
How many European woman have you seen depicted wearing Kimonos in the last century?
Would you expect to see an Asian in King Arthur's Court?
Is that racist or merely logic?
Come up with something more intelligent.
mad8london247 2 years ago
Lol something more intelligent? than a 12 yr old making goofy voices while ranting? You claim to be 39, but your whiny little ad hominem just proves my point: you have no valid reason why these actors must be white.
syngar99 2 years ago
The world is alot larger than your obtuse mind.
I have given you several points to educate you.
At least, THank you for agreeing that the actors should not be white.
mad8london247 2 years ago
Oh save the pretentious bullshit for the opium heads you hang out with. I don't agree they shouldn't be white. As i have said many times now- you have yet to give me one concrete piece of evidence that they must be asian.
it's sad that u are okay with them being anything but white. what a fucked up world you live in.
syngar99 2 years ago
How concrete does it have to be, when everything about the culture and myth points towards an Asiatic world?
By the way, most Asians do not have pronounced epicanthic folds, so that would be out. white people do not have eyes that cover one third of their head.
The eye colour points towards their element. Blue eyes = water tribe
Yellow eyes = Fire Nation
There are also blond and blue eyed Inuits.
Okay, why don't you prove to people why Avatar should be played by caucasian actors?
mad8london247 2 years ago
I don't need to prove anything. My point is the one currently supported by the studio.
You are a 40 yr old man crusading (yes thats the world im using) about a fucking cartoon. Isn't there a better use of your activist heroism?
seems like your last admittances prove my point more than yours nez pa?
syngar99 2 years ago
Supported by the Hollywood Machine that is, at the least, prejudiced and at worse, racist.
Look at the video. Slanted Screen and say whether you agree with the studios.
I'm a 40 year old man with nephews and nieces who will see the AVatar DVDs. They will not see the racist movie.
The activism part does not take up much time. The answers come automatically.
Your kind tend to have a very limited view of the world and it's easily broken down.
mad8london247 2 years ago 2
you can insult me all you like. you think that because i dont agree with your assessment i have a limited perspective, but guess what amigo, ive traveled to most of the countries where these bending nations are supposedly based on. And no matter what the racial composition is, the movie industries of those countries are never concerned with representing the minority.
syngar99 2 years ago
In fact even white properties are often if not always cast with asian actors. Check out the beijing all chinese version of shakespear sometime its a hoot.
As for hollywood being slanted towards white people? so what? this is still demographically a mostly white nation. if you want to see indians go rent a bollywood movie, if you want to see samurai go find something by kurosawa.
And i know answers come quickly, it doesnt take much thought to cry "thats racist!"
syngar99 2 years ago
Excuse me? You mean the Shakespeare that has been translated and adapted several hundred times?
I've seen the Japanese version of Midsummer nights Dream. I tend to watch different adaptations every year. It's called theatre.
Your debating skills are sorely lacking for a supposed 29 year old.
I leave you to this last.
Why are you so scared of an Asian lead in a film based on Asian myth and legends?
mad8london247 2 years ago
I didn't know that debating skill was composed of alternating between insulting someones intelligence and accusing someone of racism, oh and now of being "scared" of the point of argument.
syngar99 2 years ago
You do follow the same pattern.
1. They're not Asian, it's only an Asian influenced world.
2. Why are the people being racist towards White people?
3. It's demographically a mostly White Country.
mad8london247 2 years ago
you obviously do have a bone to pick with the amount of representation nonwhites get in the media. All I represent is the voice of reason
All of my points are based on fact, yours are based on ephemeral and imagined wrongs.
syngar99 2 years ago
how the fuck can YOU be the voice of reason here?!
i am an asian who is absolutely disgusted by the casting choices!!
the creators owe a great debt to the people who's culture inspired the show
and the movie should be a way to repay this debt by casting asians to lay the lead rolls
whites get lead rolls all the time!
i really have no problem with whites
but i dont like how they are changing up things in the media
i demand a change!
mienftw 2 years ago 7
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Lol, ah so because an asian is mad, that's supposed to be a deciding factor? Rofl.
syngar99 2 years ago
well, he does have a point, they owe those people. sadly they are brainless T_T
ash666emo 2 years ago 6
because its unethical
mienftw 2 years ago 4
This comment has received too many negative votes show
talk about a meaningless comment
syngar99 2 years ago
u only say that cuz u know its true
mienftw 2 years ago 2
This comment has received too many negative votes show
i only say it because you are a retard
syngar99 2 years ago
yeah you go girl!!..or guy, but whatever!!! i am so on ur side! i mean why stick in america? asian people ARE obviously better in martial arts. actually they're the best! americans are like....tails or if in sentences, asians are the words while americans are the comma ^-^ no idea why i said. it sounded better in my language XD
ash666emo 2 years ago 2
well good to see a racist asian popped in. how many people would bet that if a white person said :white people are better at..." thered be hell to pay.
but i will give asian props, pol pot was far better at genocide than hitler, and japans expansionism in the 40s was far more devastating than anything from europe.
syngar99 2 years ago
all races have done something they regret in history ok!?
and yes all races have their strong points so i suggest u shut the fuck up
mienftw 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
lo, i suggest you shut the fuck up and hit puberty
syngar99 2 years ago
ok
1: the whole show is based on asian and inuit cultures
2:their philosophy
3:food
4:martial arts
5:general appearence
mienftw 2 years ago 2
ok
1. dont comment if you dont read the responses.
2. see 1
syngar99 2 years ago
ok
1. u got nothing else to say
HA!
mienftw 2 years ago
12 year olds..gotta love em.
syngar99 2 years ago
Any Asian, presume an Asian that looks like the character of Aang and Zuko,.
any Inuit/Yupil p[resumes ones that look like Sokka and Katara.
Both are from the same racial group.
Much like Tom Cruise played a German officer in Valkyrie. Right racial type, but wrong language.
mad8london247 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
and dont worry , u wont be a parent any day soon
and i doubt your kid will have any sort of intelligence to make social commentary.
syngar99 2 years ago
Wow you used 3 comments to say absolutely nothing well done
LEAFtea57 2 years ago
that makes two of us
syngar99 2 years ago
Four! your on a record now dont give up
LEAFtea57 2 years ago
btw dont use words like racial tolerance if you dont know what it means
syngar99 2 years ago
and where do you morons stand on white roles be recast with blacks? or asians? hrpocrites
syngar99 2 years ago
OH, and Razmere, if you can check and see if there is gonna be some other cartoon or anime oriented live action movies. I got some unconfirmed info that they're gonna try and do something like that.
Cross177 2 years ago
Okay, seriously, this is why I do not like live action movies when it came from anime or cartoons, they totally fucked up DB:E from what I heard, nearly every character was OOC. and now we have a Whitewashed version of Avatar, one of the best children cartoon/anime fusion ever known which have been easily given so many on the internet ideas for fanfics.
Cross177 2 years ago
I... expected it to be crap the second I heard Shyamalan was fondeling... er... touching it anyways.
SuperDuckyWho 2 years ago
THOSE BASTARDS! THAT'S JUST MESSED UP
628Wubbles 3 years ago
hey remediable what i told you Samual L. Jackson might be Uncle Iroh.
AaronTheGamingGeek 3 years ago
I just read that they are casting only Asians and other ethnic groups as extras, yep the only people in this movie who are going to be casted right will be the ones with no lines
LEAFtea57 3 years ago
FUCK THEM RACIST MOVIES MAKERS!
NtlgntNrg 3 years ago 3
I KNOW!!! LAST TIME I CHECKED "AVATAR" WASENT BLEACHED!!!!!!(and im white and im STILL MAD!!!)
sokka1313 3 years ago
hahaha thanks for that you really expressed everything ive wanted to say!! ...you know you sound a lot like sokka lol they should have cast you in his role! lool
Nigromancy 3 years ago
now dev patel is playing zuko -_-
iwantoyoy0 3 years ago
this i totally off topic but u sound like spiderman! lol. i agree, they should at least find someone who looks like them -_-
iwantoyoy0 3 years ago
LOL i hate the cast. I am sending my letter tomorrow.
Trilinguist 3 years ago 2
For me, it's fine that Aang will be played as a white actor. He doesn't really look EXACTLY Asian. But my major casting problems are with Katara, Sokka, and Zuko. The actors aren't Inuit or Asian. It will ruin the whole movie!!!
pinkstrawberry64 3 years ago
Well said Raz...well said indeed.
Nightscream452 3 years ago 3
Nicely Put Raz! Nicely put!
Nightscream452 3 years ago
*applauds*
Ok, I had hilarious fun, this was a very good and productive rant! Thanks for joining in the struggle! Can I post a link to this vid on my blog roundup? I'm trying to have a comprehensive roundup to... nearly all links XD
Raieinraire 3 years ago 2
Sure! Go right ahead!
TheRazmereShow 3 years ago
I totally agree. I mean like seriously. Jessie Mccartney (Whatever his name is suppost to spelt like.), well he's uh, I guess okay to cast as Zuko(I know they can find someone better than that "pretty boy"). But having white people play Katara and Sokka? Oh god, do these people look at the skin color? Avatar:The Last Airbender has asain written all over it. I mean seriously the culture, the way the building looks, the clothes, the food, etc. If I sound racial in anyway, I appologize.
-Tiffany
sakura848 3 years ago
dude jesse mccartney is an offense. more because of WHO he is not the clour of his skin. zutarians everywhere are cutting themselves
Emilyrox121 3 years ago 2
I think that the show is about none Asian characters who wear asiany clothes and do asiany stuff etc.
Ganxiba 3 years ago
and have asian names and r based off of asian cultures and some them even look asian(Mai, Toph, Azula, Zuko) and Katara and Sokka r clearly Native American or Eskimo.
Bag2218 3 years ago 2
Actually, i don't mind if a few chracters are white instead of asian. But the four i most want asian or not white are katara, sokka, iroh, and zuko. aang doesn't matter, becuase, not to sound racist, but he doesn't have asian eyes really. sorry if that comes out racist.
atomicorangutan27 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Avatar is not Asian has asian stuff but it is not asian understand stupid idiot
KilluaXxGon 3 years ago
Buildings- Asian. Food- Asian. Writing- Chinese. Fighting- Asian. Mythology- Asian. Religion- Asian. Names- Asian. Customs- Asian. Character appearance- Asian.
Do you live in a bubble, KilluaXxGon?
This casting would be like casting the people in Memoirs of a Geisha as black people.
Zaeiir 3 years ago 3
then what is it...white ppl?
and how do explain Katara and Sokka they are definitely NOT WHITE!!!
sexfanatic 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
u suk! avatar es perfact go to hell
Aang4world 3 years ago
Ok, this vid just finally turned me to be angry Avatard fan. I'm FIGHINT BACK! Well, in the best way I can...
It's SO wrong in so many ways...not only in the race thing (which is bad enough) but the personalities are SO SO SO wrong!!!!!!!!!!!11
Hello, my Zuzu deserves A LOT better actor than pretty boy Jesse Mcartney! Hell no! -_-
dreamflyer333 3 years ago 4
lol you are hilarious! i subscribed. =]
LeggySpunk 3 years ago 5
I complely agree with the whole "Not bragging about it". I mean, when you watch thw show and don't even agnoledge the fact that its asian culture, thats when you realise that the creators truely are ethically diverse.
LegoGear 3 years ago 2
I'm still laughing about his costume xD
ProDreamer3 3 years ago 3
What? You don't like the costume? LOL
TheRazmereShow 3 years ago
Thank you for speaking out!!! The creators of this show intended the characters to be nonwhite, and Paramount screws that up for cash. If they really want to get us to pay 9 bucks for this, change the cast
atomicorangutan27 3 years ago
*applauds*
paracletelux 3 years ago
lol 'prematurely balding' i agree something must be done i(nillabear) wrote my letter of complaints and i posted my horrified reaction
ChocoNillaSwirl 3 years ago
they could tape their eyes to make them look asiany or use make up to make them look like none whites
Ganxiba 3 years ago
PLEASE tell me you're joking..
SunnasChariot 3 years ago
Apologies on my part. I just think that the best counter to racial thoughts is to rid our minds of racism entirely. A "naive" human (child maybe) doesn't understand racism because racism is an illusion we make ourselves. So, to follow Monk Gyatso's example, surrender the illusion.
AuroraBoredom 3 years ago
Excuse me; race itself may be an 'illusion'. Racism and discrimination are NOT. They are VERY real and have REAL consequences.
SunnasChariot 3 years ago 2
Racism is a prejudgment that one makes, as well as discrimination.
And for something to be "real", it must exist apart from perception. Remember that old question "If a tree falls and no one's around to hear it, does it make a sound?" Well, if human's didn't exist to think, would there be racism [in terms of how we think it)? No; it is a construct of prejudgments that only exist for the person who thinks them up.
AuroraBoredom 3 years ago
Your attempt at sounding philosophical is FAIL.
What your REALLY saying is that racism only exists in the minds of those who are discriminated against because of their race. By that same extension you're saying that any anger, indignation, degradation and pain they would feel is unwarranted and 'not real'.
Discrimination and racism EXIST. No amount of sugar-coating it and trying to pass it off as something deep is going to change that. Google Japanese Internment camps. Still an illusion?
SunnasChariot 3 years ago
... ^_^ Alright. Answer me this question please: is there racism on Jupiter? Why or why not?
AuroraBoredom 3 years ago
There is none because life as we recognize it, cannot live there. Therefore life is an illusion. Which means YOU are an illusion and therefore so is your pointless question.
MY question; are Asian Americans being EQUALLY and FAIRLY recognized in the public media? Name me 5 AMERICAN-MADE FILMS that Asian-Americans are prominently featured in and they have to have been made in the past decade. If discrimination is indeed an 'illusion', then you should be able to prove it with adequate evidence.
SunnasChariot 3 years ago
All i care about is to change the casting decisions, especially Prince Zuko. You guys should help, and ponder about the illusions of life later.
atomicorangutan27 3 years ago
I know, I know, sorry :(
It's just people who basically claim that 'racism doesn't exist' are FULL of themselves and clearly posses no real world knowledge.
SunnasChariot 3 years ago 2
thats ok.
atomicorangutan27 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Because it's so hard to get a tan these days... Without actually seeing how the characters are portrayed, this whole dispute is ridiculous.
AuroraBoredom 3 years ago
celestialnubian 3 years ago 3
very well spoken. I think you summed it up quite well..
ryokomsama 3 years ago
prematurely balding prince zuko..LOL xD
asianazula 3 years ago 2
altough i will say that hollywood is and has always be really white washed. they probably just wanted to use famous names to get better publicity. so this happens all the time. nice outfit by the way.
lenajaymes 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
what are you talking about. its a friggin cartoon. its not like people will see their faces. it doesnt matter what skin color they are if you cant even see them. if it were a motion picture then i can see people being upset, but its not its a cartoon.youre not looking at the actors so why should you be affended or even care?
lenajaymes 3 years ago
Uh... yes people WILL see their faces. It's LIVE-ACTION MOVIE we're talking about.
SunnasChariot 3 years ago
I agree with you completely Razmere! I was completely turned off by the entire live action video when I saw the official casting list. I mean, seriously, it's a cultural injustice to make all the cast members white.
luvlichrissi 3 years ago
razmere you are awesome!
guibin 3 years ago
I totally agree with you razmere. This is ridiculous. They might as well have casted Jack Nicholson as Katara...
kailaniskyandsea 3 years ago
Okay, Jack Nicholson as Katara is AWESOME!!!!
Okay.... maybe not...
TheRazmereShow 3 years ago
Why can't Jack deSena just play Sokka? He practically looks the part. Besides, there is no way that anyone could even come close to being as great a Sokka as deSena was. And if they are going to cast a white person to play Katara, they might as well make it Mae Whitman. She even has blue eyes and long hair that can be dyed dark brown. And zachary tyler eisen does look like more like aang than noah ringer does. (Noah Ringer is way too buff and tall)
LilaDeCiel 3 years ago
If they cast all the voice actors, who all actually do look the part (except maybe Jessie Flower, who plays Toph), then it probably would work just as fine. Then at least all the characters would sound like what we're all used to hearing them sound like.
LilaDeCiel 3 years ago
I am fascinated by this razmere thing.
MaiAriSquee 3 years ago
As soon as i heard they where doing this i knew it would flop.
darkfallmage7 3 years ago
I believe that the only white guy that can play in this movie is..............
HUGH JACKMAN as Zhao.
I mean if you compare Zhao and Wolverine by their rage and sideburns those two are a perfect match, though one has claws and the other has fire, but heck they are perfectly formidable.
And since this is planned to be a cast of unknowns in general, Hugh Jackman as Zhao would be like Sir Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan in STAR WARS 4 to the cast of what were previous unknowns as well.
AspergianMind 3 years ago
GAH! Aspergianmind, you are so right. hugh jackman is perfect for Zhao!
mermer202 3 years ago
Right on creepy guy! I am so mad at this casting list.
That Martin Luthar King Jr. comparison, that is EXACTLY the same thing I said when this came out. I didn't say Robin Williams though.
Wolvenfire86 3 years ago
Wait, what Twilight pretty boy's playing Sokka?
LilMissPoison 3 years ago
What does this guy look like?
commandershadereturn 3 years ago
ASIAN PRID
BeastRider300 3 years ago
hes not blading it a old fasion haircut
halfdragonhal 3 years ago
NO NO NO NO FUCK NO!!! HELL FUCKING NO! *kills McCartney* WHAT THE FUCK!! WHO DID THIS GOD DAMN CAST LIST?! THEY NEED TO BE SHOT!
(Okay so I wont be killing anyone! But still!)
animegalz 3 years ago
No way am I putting up with this I'm going to sign that petition.
psb456 3 years ago
oh yeah and about the comic it was supposed to be brought out the same time as the finale but because of the writers strike the already completed finale had to be postponed resulting in the comic coming out early
CannonBolt112 3 years ago
zuko shaves his head
CannonBolt112 3 years ago
I'll say this, having white people play Zuko and Aang I can understand. But having white people play Sokka and Katara? That is muffed up, thanks for letting us know.
some1killmeplease 3 years ago 7
A white person playing Aang, I can understand, but Zuko? FUCK NO! An Asian could do a MUCH better job portraying Zuko
commandershadereturn 3 years ago 2
This may sound/read weird, but I think they could get Dante Basco, the guy who did Zuko's voice, to play Zuko. If you've ever seen him, you know he is in shape. Still pretty young looking despite the fact that he's 33 (he played a high school student in Take The Lead with Antonio Banderas 2 years ago). And has some Martial Arts and Swordsmanship training. With a litle make-up and some training I personally think he could do it.
some1killmeplease 3 years ago 2
that's what I said!!!!! he would be so good for it! he has the acting, the martial arts, the looks, and the voice(lolz duh). he would be so perfect for it, but no go pic freaking jesse mcartney. yeah that makes sense -_-
trubluperson 3 years ago
I'm just surprised Michael and Brian are okay with this. They said they're working very close with M. Night so they should be able to have some say in this. But I guess if they say the cast M.'s picked is okay, we have no choice but to wait and see if they made the right decision. The characters I think could be played by white people are Aang, Toph, Ozai, Iroh, Ty Lee, and maybe Zuko. Every1 else is clearly not white, especially The North and South Water Tribes.
some1killmeplease 3 years ago
Yeah, they worked close with M. Night but they really didn't have a say because Paramount was in charge of all the auditioning/casting. :(
dtahroamas 3 years ago
Even though the articles that EW and other sites have said/typed "Shyamalan Casts The Last Airbender", and "The problem's that the actors he chose are all white for predominantly Asian roles."? I think there's more to it than what we've been told is all.
some1killmeplease 3 years ago
'twould be a bit weird though since there are several scenes where Zuko is snoggin and groping a 14 year old.
Chirios1 3 years ago
Uh... Zutara doesn't happen so it doesn't matter.
commandershadereturn 3 years ago
zuko gets off with mai like 15 times in one episode.
Chirios1 3 years ago
i agree with you 100% I'm going to start writing tommorow.
AiOrikasa 3 years ago
And I had hopes for you, Shymalan.
avatargirl92 3 years ago 3
It's truly unbelievable. One of the reasons I love Avatar is because it's so respectful to a variety of different cultures. From Inuit to East Asian to Indian to Mesoamerica, I could see all the diverse influences. And now this? The only acceptable thing I've heard is that Jason Isaacs might play Zhao. Seeing as he voiced the character, that's fine with me as long as he doesn't have his Lucius Malfoy hair. The only decent thing about this is that Jesse will have A LOT of brain damage from Zuko.
EvanSol919 3 years ago 3
this is only in my opinion but maybe just maybe they should consider casting the voice actors as the cast for the movie, i mean at least Dante Basco could play a good zuko
dedarksage 3 years ago 2
Dante is 31 years old and Filipino. He looks nothing like Zuko.
CD2DAMAX33 3 years ago
This is just so insulting. The Avatar world is asian based, with asian culture, customs, traditions, writing, and asian/inuit based people! What the heck was Shamalyn thinking?
kanaplz 3 years ago 3
seriously, jessie mcartny?? (I DON'T CARE IF I SPELLED IT RIGHT!!!!) what were they THINKING!??!?!!?!?!?!??
jaella08 3 years ago 4
They were probably thinking of Twilight, actually.
"The fans'll be all over him, right? Right?"
SgtHydra 3 years ago 4
so true! they are making the movie for a reason and the reason is to be like the show but its not going to be like the show cause they are putting all these white people and the characters arent white!!! and the director is indian and his putting white people! and i think jessie mccartney wouldnt be a good Zuko and the dude from twilight cant be sokka and the girl cant be katara its just wrong
baby22good4u 3 years ago 2
To be honest, the racial issue doesn't worry me that much. What concerns me is that most if not all of the characters should have at least the very basic martial arts training. I mean, how do you do a magic Kung Fu movie when none of the actors actually know any Kung Fu???
I say fuck McCartney. Look for talented kids in legit Kung Fu schools - real martial arts is the way to go.
Hotora86 3 years ago
It should be an all asian cast, not an all white cast.
This is really just a giant insult to the asian community.
SgtHydra 3 years ago 4
AMEN MY BROTHA!
the whole thing is so unbelievable.
luvmymusic33 3 years ago 3
i agree with you guys!! Azula needs to be chineese lol. & they said it would be mostly unknown actors & we bring in jesse mccartney & etc.. Geez, this is stupid! AANG AINT WHITE!
shegostalker 3 years ago
WAIT! M Night wanted to use UNKNOWN actors....WTF! I don't really mind some of the cast is white...although...if its Sokka and Katara...YES! GET A TAN! They have to not be pale!
NinthChimera 3 years ago
yer i know!! wouldnt that be the most obvious thing to consider when casting them !?!?
FriendlyMushrooom 3 years ago
Okay okay, hold on a sec. Just to be one of the few people who want's to play the devil's advocate here, this doesn't have to play with their skin color. This could just be that they are somewhat good actors (I honestly don't know, I don't know any of them.)
This is a very sensitive subject here, but think about it. Imagine the casting calls (if their were any) would you rather someone getting the part because of talent or because of sink color? Think about it.
Demongunner7 3 years ago
It's a totally sensitive issue. I mean, there's a line between proper representation of the Asian community and type-casting. Like Ertha Kitt as Catwoman. She was African-American when Catwoman up to that time had been portrayed as White but she did so well that the Catwoman legacy is incomplete without her. Since my own post a few hours ago, I did some reconsideration but tanning the cast may be as bad as blackfacing actors (althouth blackface was not done for authenticity but for hatefulness)
Wadjet 3 years ago 2
Good point! All I am saying is what should count the most how well they can act. I mean if a person can't memorize lines and just isn't very good should they get the part becuase the are naturaly the right skin color?
Also, my freind and me were talking and I think he knows the true reason behind all this. He said "Dude, this is M. Night Shaymalan right? So the twist here is it's not really Live action but GC animated. We are all just playing his game!" He wouldn't listen to me after.
Demongunner7 3 years ago
not to be rude. but when your casting for say an asian role. your supposed to put how they look like into the equation. for example, what if denzel washington wanted to try out for the role of zuko, who might i add is extremly pale. they're not going to say fine you got the part. they have to put how they look into account. so they have to find someone who looks like zuko and can act like him too.
toookoooldrew118 3 years ago 2
So pick an Asian that looks like him (can't be that hard seeing as ZUKO'S ASIAN.
Denzel Washington, or any other black person, getting picked to play Zuko or Aang would bring up the same argument--why the hell can't they just be Asian!??
Racism isn't just a black and white thing--its an any and every race thing.
wolfrun1234 3 years ago 4
Absolutley, but what if you knock on a Zuko look a like and he can't act? Would you still put him in?
Also, I did a little resarch on Mr. Macarthney (did I spell that right?) I haven't seen him do any phyisical acting, but he did do the voice of Roxas in KHII so he already has half the battle down of acting, voice and feelings is a really hard part of acting. I would know, because I am one.
Demongunner7 3 years ago
I actually don't really have that big of a problem with Jessie playing Zuko (they do kinda look alike if you dye his hair). But for people like Sokka and Katara--well, they could have at least TRIED to find actors that looked KINDA like them. I'm sure that there are darker-skinned people out there that could have done a good, or better, job.
But dark doesn't "sell", according to Hollywood. You can't have "colored people" playing lead roles unless its crucial to the plot.
That's what's up.
wolfrun1234 3 years ago 3
You are right, but you would want the better actor. I think Hollywood doesn't care about having an all white cast, but also this is M. Night, so unless he is secretly rasict I don't know what's going through his mind.
Wait... yes I do! "It's a super racial TWIST!!" That's all I can think up of.
Demongunner7 3 years ago