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Well it seems as if there were some very disappointed viewers over the weekend of the blockbuster smash "The Hunger Games".
The casting directors in Hollywood decided to cast a few lead characters in the film as being dark skinned where in the book they had no physical description and could have been casted as any ethnicity, as well as casting characters according to the author's description.
I think it is interesting that some who viewed the movie had less empathy for these characters when they were killed when the characters had brown skin, as well as not understanding why black characters were cast in leading roles.
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But when it came to the casting of Rue, Thresh, and Cinna, many audience members did not understand why there were black actors playing those parts. Cinna's skin is not discussed in the book, so truthfully, though Lenny Kravitz was cast, a white, Asian or Latino actor could have played the part.
But. On page 45 of Suzanne Collins's book, Katniss sees Rue for the first time:
…And most hauntingly, a twelve-year-old girl from District 11. She has dark brown skin and eyes, but other than that's she's very like Prim in size and demeanor…
Later, she sees Thresh:
The boy tribute from District 11, Thresh, has the same dark skin as Rue, but the resemblance stops there. He's one of the giants, probably six and half feet tall and built like an ox.
Dark skin. That is what the novelist, the creator of the series, specified. But there were plenty of audience members who were "shocked," or confused, or just plain angry.
There are images of twitter posts on the article linked above.
Why do you suppose there is less empathy for brown skinned people in our society? What is driving it? Is it the media at large (entertainment and news)? Is it time for a public relations makeover for brown skinned people in the United States?
Well it seems as if there were some very disappointed viewers over the weekend of the blockbuster smash "The Hunger Games".
The casting directors in Hollywood decided to cast a few lead characters in the film as being dark skinned where in the book they had no physical description and could have been casted as any ethnicity, as well as casting characters according to the author's description.
I think it is interesting that some who viewed the movie had less empathy for these characters when they were killed when the characters had brown skin, as well as not understanding why black characters were cast in leading roles.
There are images of twitter posts on the article linked above.
Why do you suppose there is less empathy for brown skinned people in our society? What is driving it? Is it the media at large (entertainment and news)? Is it time for a public relations makeover for brown skinned people in the United States?
Probably because brown skinned people are so fond of killing each other.
Oh, I'm sorry, were you expecting a serious answer to your patently ridiculous question? Hey, some people feel a certain way, Surely we can assume everyone therefore feels that way!
Probably because brown skinned people are so fond of killing each other.
Oh, I'm sorry, were you expecting a serious answer to your patently ridiculous question? Hey, some people feel a certain way, Surely we can assume everyone therefore feels that way!
The lead characters in the movie were white. There were supporting black characters as well as supporting white characters. Supporting roles mostly garner a lukewarm reaction from an audience unless the role or the actor is outstanding. In this movie, the only memorable supporting role had Woody Harrelson performing it. IMHO
Well it seems as if there were some very disappointed viewers over the weekend of the blockbuster smash "The Hunger Games".
The casting directors in Hollywood decided to cast a few lead characters in the film as being dark skinned where in the book they had no physical description and could have been casted as any ethnicity, as well as casting characters according to the author's description.
I think it is interesting that some who viewed the movie had less empathy for these characters when they were killed when the characters had brown skin, as well as not understanding why black characters were cast in leading roles.
There are images of twitter posts on the article linked above.
Why do you suppose there is less empathy for brown skinned people in our society? What is driving it? Is it the media at large (entertainment and news)? Is it time for a public relations makeover for brown skinned people in the United States?
There are 310 million people in this country some don't like Black people why is this shocking to you?
I made no presumptions at all, nor am I setting up an argument. I asked for opinions.
You are the one being presumptuous, and your reply is still incoherent.
Yes, you did. You said: Why do you suppose there is less empathy for brown skinned people in our society?
You presume that there is less empathy for brown skinned people in our society - your basis for this is the fact that some people who saw a movie disliked the fact that blacks were cast as certain characters.
If you do not know what you yourself are writing...
Yes, you did. You said: Why do you suppose there is less empathy for brown skinned people in our society?
You presume that there is less empathy for brown skinned people in our society - your basis for this is the fact that some people who saw a movie disliked the fact that blacks were cast as certain characters.
If you do not know what you yourself are writing...
Seems as if you took the questions quite personally. Do you think I wrote the questions specifically for you? Do you have a chip on your shoulder today?
I'm not making presumptions, I read an article and asked a question, if you want to answer the question read the article I posted then feel free to answer.
I asked:
Why do you suppose there is less empathy for brown skinned people in our society? What is driving it? Is it the media at large (entertainment and news)? Is it time for a public relations makeover for brown skinned people in the United States?
I'm not looking for flamers in here. Answer the question or find another thread to flame.
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