<p>It’s like saying Japanese interment camps are the fault of the Japanese.</p>
<p>The current Russian government is no longer communist. It is more like an elected dictatorship sort of like mubarak in egypt. Much of Russia’s power is based on gangster criminal behavior.</p>
<p>People and leadership are two different things. It’s unfair to descriminate/be biased against people (especially people who left - many because they don’t like the government) because of the sins of the government.</p>
<p>I feel like in general, Asians in America are portrayed in a positive light. They’re usually seen as smart and hard working. A lot of other races are associated only with bad stereotypes. Just because a few movies have Asian villains Hollywood has something against them. I mean the villain can’t be white every time just so no one is offended.</p>
<p>Here’s a list of the top 100 movies of 2012 (grossing): [2012</a> Yearly Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo](<a href=“http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2012]2012”>Domestic Box Office For 2012 - Box Office Mojo)</p>
<p>It’s fair to say that there are very, very few major Asian characters in these movies. There is an Indian lead character in one, Life of Pi, and also important characters in Marigold Hotel. As noted, the bad guys in Red Dawn are North Koreans (it’s a remake of a movie in which the bad guys were Russians, by the way). Aside from that, there are few Asians at all, good or bad. This is worthy of criticism, as is the absence of Latino characters. There are more African-Americans in lead roles than in the past, though.</p>
<p>That movie was pretty awesome, though. </p>
<p>When I read about Kim Jong-Un’s latest chest thumping scandal, I can’t help but think about the odds of Olympus Has Fallen actually happening. </p>
<p>It’s a movie. People shouldn’t be that offended because it is fiction. OP, I wonder if you think black people are mad because of the movie Django?</p>
<p>That is different, because there are tons of black protagonists in movies. I’m talking about balance.</p>
<p>The white slave owners were definitely the antagonists…so are white people offended?</p>
<p>There a many black antagonists in movies. Moreso antagonists than protagonists. There is an outcry within the black community about the way black people are portrayed in the media and in entertainment, but with Tyler Perry making such a positive influence things are turning around. </p>
<p>Perhaps the Asian community should start making their own movies as well?</p>
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<p>That is different, because there are tons of white protagonists in movies. I’m talking about balance.</p>
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<p>Well why doesn’t the Asian community follow the examples of the black community. Contribute to how the entertainment industry views them?</p>
<p>The basis of this thread is somewhat twisted. You can’t completely control how people overreact to a movie. It’s a terrorist movie, clearly. </p>
<p>What are your thoughts on Zero Dark Thirty, OP?</p>
<p>"I do not know what damage Russians have done inside the USA. What examples can you share? "
-One famous Rassian, the one who took his shoe off and bang on the podium with it, warned that they will be on American streets. Yes, it was very long ago. But history is way too important to neglect and specifically in this case because, guess what, they did come at the most crucial time. Yes, they were here, hidden on the streeets in the 60s, providing arms and washing the brains. Well, while arms killed few, brain washing did much more damage and still continues on and will NEVER EVER stop.<br>
Blessed are those with their head in the sand. However, while not seeing and not hearing are 2 hude advantages, suffocating is a real danger especially when the whole country is keeping head in the sand.</p>
<p>Hollywood cares about one thing: money. African-Americans are a significant audience for movies–that’s what the success of the Tyler Perry movies really shows, and Hollywood reacts to that. I’m not sure Asian-Americans are (or are seen as) a discrete market segment like that.</p>
<p>A number of artsy movies from Asia have been successful in the U.S.–“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” of course, was a success.</p>
<p>hunt - unless they stopped marketing in Asia, it is considered a huge market for Hollywood films. May be they are making the gamble that Asians don’t like North Korea either.</p>
<p>The villain in Iron Man 3 is “The Mandarin.”</p>
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<p>Not a real gamble. Most Asians, even Mainland Chinese people have nothing but contempt for North Korea. </p>
<p>The following was made by a group of Mainland Chinese filmmakers some years back:</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JVJ1hA-WOE[/url]”>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JVJ1hA-WOE</a></p>
<p>Search youtube for the other parts.</p>
<p>Pokes fun at regional geopolitical situation, North Koreans, Asian stereotypes in martial arts flicks, Americans, etc.</p>
<p>There went 30 minutes of my life.</p>
<p>I’m curious to see how the Mandarin will be presented in Iron Man 3. He’s the classic nemesis of Iron Man in the comics, and originally he was portrayed in a very stereotypical manner. In recent years, he’s been a more complex character–although still Chinese. In the movie, he’s being played by Ben Kingsley, so we’ll see.</p>
<p><a href=“http://movies.yahoo.com/news/robert-downey-jr-promotes-iron-man-3-beijing-110152528.html[/url]”>http://movies.yahoo.com/news/robert-downey-jr-promotes-iron-man-3-beijing-110152528.html</a></p>
<p>BEIJING (AP) Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr. has traveled to Beijing to promote “Iron Man 3,” which was filmed partly in China and features well-known Chinese actors.
At a news conference Saturday, Downey who reprises the role of Tony Stark in the upcoming movie said he’s fascinated with Chinese culture and loves Chinese movies, while urging the local audience to see the superhero film.</p>