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Karate Kid remake
I had a longer post, but most of it was boring.
Karate Kid: Good movie. Solid on its own, not just as a remake.
Best part: Dre's hair and his mother's hair. I love it. It was one of the first things I noticed about their characters. They have natural black hair! (Also see general lots and lots and lots of non Caucasian characters and only a couple Caucasians in perfectly appropriate secondary roles.)
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Dear people behind Airbender live action: Look, good ethnic child actors. Why couldn't you find any?
Dear people behind Percy Jackson movie abomination: Look, good child actors. Period. Why couldn't you find any?
ETA: I call that the best because it literally thrilled me. The movie is good, far more than just character design. But just given all the institutionalized racism... it was so -nice- to see black characters not being turned into mockeries of themselves AND allowed to not try to look white!
Karate Kid: Good movie. Solid on its own, not just as a remake.
Best part: Dre's hair and his mother's hair. I love it. It was one of the first things I noticed about their characters. They have natural black hair! (Also see general lots and lots and lots of non Caucasian characters and only a couple Caucasians in perfectly appropriate secondary roles.)
Open random notes:
Dear people behind Airbender live action: Look, good ethnic child actors. Why couldn't you find any?
Dear people behind Percy Jackson movie abomination: Look, good child actors. Period. Why couldn't you find any?
ETA: I call that the best because it literally thrilled me. The movie is good, far more than just character design. But just given all the institutionalized racism... it was so -nice- to see black characters not being turned into mockeries of themselves AND allowed to not try to look white!