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HOLLYWOOD REDEFINES THE MEANING OF ‘ASIAN’

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Swinton
Swinton

HOLLYWOOD, California (The Adobo Chronicles) –  First, Emma Stone was cast to play Allison Ng, a Hawaiian-Asian character in the newly-released film, ‘Aloha.’ Now, Tilda Swinton is about to play an Asian character in a comic film now in production.

The Oscar-winning actress is poised to star as the Ancient One in the upcoming Marvel superhero film Doctor Strange, despite the character’s originally written gender and ethnicity. The character is supposed to be a 500-year-old Tibetan sorcerer.

While Marvel’s consideration to cast a female as the male Sorcerer Supreme is being praised by some fans of the franchise, others are upset that a white actress has been cast as an Asian character.

In traditional Marvel storylines, the Ancient One was a peaceful male farmer of Asian descent, which Swinton is most certainly not.

Not everyone is offended or upset by this new Hollywood trend of casting white actors to play Asian characters.  Asian actors see this as an opportunity for them to be cast as white, blue-eyed and blonde characters.

Will Hollywood cast Michelle Yeoh as the new Wonder Woman?

 

 

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THE MISSING LINK IN THE FILM ‘ALOHA’

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Crowe, director of 'Aloha'
Crowe, director of ‘Aloha’

HOLLYWOOD, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – One of the biggest criticism about the newly-released film, ‘Aloha,’ is the casting of Emma Stone as a ‘hapa,’ a Hawaiian term that refers to someone who is of mixed heritage.

Stone plays the role of Allison Ng (pronounced ‘ING’), a U.S. Air Force pilot who is a quarter Chinese, a quarter Hawaiian, and a quarter Swedish. (Stone, in real life, is part Swedish.)

Asian American groups have protested the fact that the character was not played by an actress of Asian or Pacific Islander heritage.

The film’s director, Cameron Crowe (‘Jerry McGuire’) maintained that  because of her Swedish heritage, Stone was a perfect fit for the role.

Critics, however, continue to be puzzled by a missing link to the character of Allison Ng. “If Ng is supposed to be a quarter Chinese, a quarter Hawaiian, and a quarter Swedish, what race or ethnicity is the remainding quarter? ” the critics asked.

Crowe could not give a response and referred media questions to the film’s writer.

Oh  wait, Crowe IS the writer.

 

 

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‘ALOHA’ DIRECTOR CAMERON CROWE TO CRITICS: WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL?

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Emma Stone plays the role of Allison Ng in the newly-released film, “Aloha”

HOLLYWOOD, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Cameron Crowe, director of ‘Aloha,’ is finally breaking his silence and is responding to the long list of criticism regarding the absence of Asians and Pacific Islanders in this newly-released film set in Hawaii.

Native Hawaiians are protesting the use of their most sacred and revered word as the title of the film which had nothing to do with the local culture. Asian Americans have also criticized the fact that the stellar cast of ‘Aloha’ does not include a single Asian American actor. The most recent criticism of the film is that a white actress (Emma Stone) was cast as Allison Ng who is supposed to be part Hawaiian and part Chinese.

Crowe did not address the choice of the film’s title but mentioned that Stone’s character was supposed to be also part Swedish. More importantly, Crowe said that “No Hawaiians or Asians were harmed during the filming of ‘Aloha,’ so what’s the big deal?”