Hollywood applies magic white out pen to the "True Story" behind Extraordinary Measures
Harrison Ford: Secretly Taiwanese? Hollywood sure seems to think so!
I know, I know. Whenever there's the tag, "inspired by a true story," you always have to take the 'inspired' part more seriously than the 'true story' bit, because Hollywood sez you can't handle the truth if isn't Hollywood-viable and cleaned up for the masses.
But Saff, what happened to telling good stories? Good stories means good characters. And anyone can play a good character.
Sure thing, pumpkin. So where is my Ben Franklin biopic starring Takeshi Kaneshiro as Ben Franklin?
Apples vs oranges?
How about: Avatar: The Last Airbender
or 21?
Asians: we're more than just your best friends (or mortal enemies). We have extraordinary things happen to us and boring lazy Sundays. Some of us can play the piano and some of us are part time thrashcore guitarists. Some of us aced advanced Calculus at 10, and some of us flunked high school Calculus three times.
We come in lots of different colors - from sienna browns to milk whites. Some of us are lactose intolerant. Some of us will cheerfully shiv you in the grocery aisle if you take Americone dream away from us.
Our cultures have been co-opted, adapted, evolved, and bastardized. We've done a lot of good and also terrible, dehumanizing acts of violence.
Some of us are super religious, some of us can't even remember the last time we went to a church (and didn't burst into heathen flames).
Asians: we're just like you.
Except when we're not a viable demographic.
I know, I know. Whenever there's the tag, "inspired by a true story," you always have to take the 'inspired' part more seriously than the 'true story' bit, because Hollywood sez you can't handle the truth if isn't Hollywood-viable and cleaned up for the masses.
But Saff, what happened to telling good stories? Good stories means good characters. And anyone can play a good character.
Sure thing, pumpkin. So where is my Ben Franklin biopic starring Takeshi Kaneshiro as Ben Franklin?
Apples vs oranges?
How about: Avatar: The Last Airbender
or 21?
Asians: we're more than just your best friends (or mortal enemies). We have extraordinary things happen to us and boring lazy Sundays. Some of us can play the piano and some of us are part time thrashcore guitarists. Some of us aced advanced Calculus at 10, and some of us flunked high school Calculus three times.
We come in lots of different colors - from sienna browns to milk whites. Some of us are lactose intolerant. Some of us will cheerfully shiv you in the grocery aisle if you take Americone dream away from us.
Our cultures have been co-opted, adapted, evolved, and bastardized. We've done a lot of good and also terrible, dehumanizing acts of violence.
Some of us are super religious, some of us can't even remember the last time we went to a church (and didn't burst into heathen flames).
Asians: we're just like you.
Except when we're not a viable demographic.