invisibleink405
Best character in the books too.
his good
Phoenix_07
Well then, if we wanna get specific, Minho is Korean. And not only is he one of the male leads, but the best character in the books, much more interesting than Thomas, imo.
they were all interesting
[/quote]Danzence
Why would an American company make a film set in America etc where they falsely represent the actual proportions of the people from Asia etc? Of course they're going to be primarily Black / White, that's what most of America is made up of.[/quote]
Huh what?
junk_Email76
doesn't matter at the end the protagonist/hero will always be a caucasian male... that's hollywood
Not if you dont do anything about it
npanou
Do you get pissy when all Bollywood's protagonists are native Indians? How about how every south Korean movie in the past 10 years had south Korean protagonists (not to mention frequently racist depictions of westerners as buffoons or psychopaths)? I'm not american or Caucasian, but i don't understand why Hollywood is automatically expected to fulfil some sort of diversity quota. They can make whatever *beep* films they want that people will pay for, deal with it.
Not anymore Herimone Granger is black now
do-arellano-mayra
Also in the future there will be even more racial mixing. It's good that there are movies like maze runner that present overweight people, asian and african american leaders and include actors like Giancarlo Esposito who is evidently Mixed. That's how future will look like.
when are they going to show a white person related to a chinese person?
do-arellano-mayra »
Anyway the future will look less white honey and maze runner is a futuristic flick.
Go to Chicago New york and LA. Use your internet if you can't afford travelling. Open your eyes.
There are not worse blinded people that the ones who refuse to see. Asian cinema doesn't need to present diversity but Hollywood cinema does if they want to stay in the market and be believable.
OH yes they DO since there whiter then white folk living and thriving in Korea china and Japan!
Yet they are not recognized yet!
Anyway american cinema has become more diverse and will become even more if they want to survive. They have to reflect the reality of the country.
How is the PC Diversity reflecting the country? Where is the white guy related to the Korean or Chinese person?
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You have a point here, but they were still not totally hero like, more a part of the team and therefore they had no leading parts in the movies. The Maze Runner is different in that sense. Star Trek has always been ahead of the time though.How is the Maze Runner different? It's still the white kid who is the hero.
well blame the director
keyvenx
It's sad that America gets so much flak for having less non-white characters while the rest of the world continue populating all their movies with primarily their own race.
How many Indian movies with Caucasian leads or secondary roles?
How many China/HK/Taiwanese movies with Caucasian or secondary roles?
How many Indonesian movies with Caucasian or secondary roles?
etc etc
Give anyone an inch and they demand a foot. America should stick with all-whites and tell the whiners to shut up.
Want a diverse crew of actors? Fund your own damn movie.
NONE
Thats what I find so tragic since even in those countries races are mixing more and more
yet they are int represented. In those countries did you know in Japan there are white on white people in Northern Japan they are ANinu and are not recoganized by Japanese people
Phoenix_07
It's sad that America gets so much flak for having less non-white characters while the rest of the world continue populating all their movies with primarily their own race.
How many Indian movies with Caucasian leads or secondary roles?
How many China/HK/Taiwanese movies with Caucasian or secondary roles?
How many Indonesian movies with Caucasian or secondary roles?
etc etc
Uh...that's because America is a melting pot of different races and cultures, which is why people want diversity in movies. Whites are no longer the majority.
All those countries you listed are obviously not going to have a Caucasian lead, because for one thing, there is no need to. The population in China consists of predominantly Chinese people, and their culture/rules is strictly Chinese.
So where is the white person related to minho?
DUDE get out of the house or read up online there are plently of black white living in china Japan and they are not recoginzed in there country they are born into
if they are they are worshipped like idols but they shouldnt look TOO white
northbay28
Yes, it's the Jews, who BTW are only 4% of the U.S population. However it all comes down to money. The Jewish moguls who run Hollywood are in it for the business, not to satisfy the 6% of Asians in American who want to see themselves as heroes on film.
So when they make films, they're going to cast whoever they think will sell the most tickets.
exactly and people still dont get that
iheartentertainment
@wjwoe: I agree. that was a really good choice. I was thinking the same thing. We need to see more of other cultures on screen
and more races and religions and whites being related to koreans like minho
saniainen-748-829141
Luckily asian guy wasn't doing typical doing typical things asian stereotypes, like being fast and solving mathematical/ingeneering/sciency problems, oh wait! And black guy wasn't doing what positive black guy clichés do in every other movie, like being smart or being leader(like in almost every cop movie), oh wait!
Maybe girl isn't just a pretty face, nope, she could be replaced by a rose and it wouldn't effect the plot.
If something, it's forced half baked divercy filled with racial clichés and stereotypes. And a real hero, the main characcter was still white! It's a step back.
How is it a step back?
when is there going to be cousins like Rae Dawn Chong and her half brothers and sisters who look white and there both chinese and white?
Or Kelly Chows family who looks yellow and white
akrisluvskev
Hollywood in America was started by white people, yet every race wants recognition. God forbid a cast is all white then race cards from every minority is thrown in the pile. If whites are so horrible, why does every one want to be around us. Stop expecting the white man to coddle you start your own industries and exclude us.
exactly
to solve the race religious problem the authors need to tell us what race and religon they are
da_rc
when you say Asian, do you mean Asian or East-Asian? Because there's been Asian heroes before. The Guru is a movie with an Indian guy as a lead character (although the actor was born in England).
Asia is HUGE. You've got the middle east, the Indian peninsula and of course east asia (where you can add China if you'd like).
Always bothers me when Americans say Asian and only refer to half of Asia China + East Asia)
well do you include Russia since thats in asia too
and everybody now tacks on INDIA as ASIAN! which is *beep*
do-arellano-mayra
Jorge and Brenda played by mixed actors are also leaders in the second movie. That's refreshing.
How are they mixed raced? Did you know some whites are mixed race Keanu Reeves Dean Cain
Max Mingella!
his indian Chinese and english
Oh Tommy Chong
mmw_rocket
Um, there are a lot of Asian people who live in America. Americans do not equal white people though a lot of people seem to think so.
I was happy to see an Asian character. Hollywood generally "whitewashes" Asian characters (like in Starship Troopers, Edge of Tomorrow, The Last Airbender, Aloha). Yet if a character that is often white gets turned black there are a million "Heimdall is supposed to be white" threads.
As far as the "hero" being from the country they are from, Hollywood loves Australian and British leads playing Americans but people only freak out about " race ".
are you serious about Airbender then stop making them look WHITE ON WHITE!
That is not how a chinese person looks or Japanese or Korean!
Yeah they do since that is a major difference
LiveTogetherDialAPhone »
I, too, was impressed to see a strong, masculine Asian male lead in this film. He even has an Asian-sounding name. Definitely a step up for Hollywood. I was cringing throughout the maze scenes thinking he was going to get offed at any minute, but he made it all the way to the end.
The character development was a bit lacking, sure, but that's a complaint toward the entire ensemble, not just Minho. Now all we need is a strong Asian male character who isn't written to be asexual.
How is having a ASIAN sounding name helping? not all of them sound that way
OH no his character Survivies all through the series
the character Development is lacking in all of them not just him
Look like Tarzan talk like Jane! HAHA
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