The hardships of being socially minded
Sep. 28th, 2016 12:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bjornwildeThings I wish: That they hadn't replaced The Ancient One with a white woman.
I'd really like to see Dr. Strange but I don't wish to support problematic casting like that. And yet the movie does feature an expanded role for Wong, who in the comics was simply the man servant/body guard, and altering the role of Mordo to be a black man now. Of course, that is potentially problematic since Mordo is a villain in the comics, but so far there has been nothing to suggest he will be a villain in this movie.
I'd love it if Mordo becomes an antagonist but not a villain. Like he branches off from the Ancient One's team (the Masters of Mystic Arts as the prelude comic calls them*) and makes his own team that does things just a little differently but still is fighting the good fight.
I'm hating the guilt tripping posts I am seeing regarding this. How if you see the movie and pay for it you are racist trash or have no right to call yourself an ally. This movie isn't quite so black and white folks. Sorry, bad analogy. Especially since these same posts are advocating people to watch it illegally via torrents. Cause creators and crew have no rights to being paid or some shit.
I think if I do see it, it will be matinee or I'll wait until it's available to digitally rent.
*Could they have picked a stupider name?
I'd really like to see Dr. Strange but I don't wish to support problematic casting like that. And yet the movie does feature an expanded role for Wong, who in the comics was simply the man servant/body guard, and altering the role of Mordo to be a black man now. Of course, that is potentially problematic since Mordo is a villain in the comics, but so far there has been nothing to suggest he will be a villain in this movie.
I'd love it if Mordo becomes an antagonist but not a villain. Like he branches off from the Ancient One's team (the Masters of Mystic Arts as the prelude comic calls them*) and makes his own team that does things just a little differently but still is fighting the good fight.
I'm hating the guilt tripping posts I am seeing regarding this. How if you see the movie and pay for it you are racist trash or have no right to call yourself an ally. This movie isn't quite so black and white folks. Sorry, bad analogy. Especially since these same posts are advocating people to watch it illegally via torrents. Cause creators and crew have no rights to being paid or some shit.
I think if I do see it, it will be matinee or I'll wait until it's available to digitally rent.
*Could they have picked a stupider name?
