I thought it was lazy casting using the same actor who played Johnny Storm as Cap.
I on the other hand can't have enough of Chris Evans in my movies. His casting as Captain doesn't bother me. I'd love it if they made a second Losers movie, and have it crossover with Avengers and have Jensen be a descendant or some such. :glee:
I think it's safe to say there isn't a movie in existence that couldn't be improved in some way, whether because they fail on gender or race or whatever. I'm aware of those issues. I know they exist. It's just that in a larger scheme of things here they are not issues that are high on our list of priorities. For us more volatile issues are questions of religion (I'm Muslim, by the way) and ethnic affiliation.
Maybe it's good Hollywood's not bothering to make such movies anymore, if those are the results we can expect. They're all about making money (preferably huge amounts). They're not interested in progression and innovation, except maybe on a technical level. Just look at the amount of adaptations and remakes and re-imaginings and sequels. The last thing I expect from Hollywood is to be enlightened. Perhaps there will be other studios who will be willing to make a really good movie about the struggles of a superheroine.
One thing we've always found interesting (and sometimes annoying) about Americans is that you guys seem so... flashy? I guess? So gung-ho about everything; you want everything right now, you want change to happen right away. We go about it very slowly. So, Like I said, I live in a very patriarchal society, but I can see changes happening around me every day. I teach academic writing at a university, and I have various groups in my classes: computer science, information systems, economics, political science... Every year there are more and more girls. In some groups the percentage is 60:40 in favor of girls. Most of our instructors are women who hold PhDs. we go about our jobs, making connections, and then we have guests from the US who immediately go, You must demand this! You must ask for that! and we know such attitude would NEVER work here. So we say, Yes of course, and go about our business again when they go home.
I try hard to not hate a character Oh I don't bother trying not to hate a character! I have plenty of them I hate, LOL. What I do is try to never say that in public. The farthest I go is, I'm not very interested in character such and such, but I mostly just avoid saying even that because I know there's someone out there who probably loves them, and to whom that particular character means a lot. (Unless I'm particularly riled, but that happens very rarely.) All I have to do is think about how I felt when someone bashed my favorites and it's usually enough to make me keep my mouth shut.
I feel like I've rambled a lot! :D I'm willing to have a go at many things, why not? Life is too short and bitter not to try to take whatever enjoyment you can out of it. In the end I'll leave you with a quote from one of my faves, a fellow named Darien Fawkes: "I believe the glass is half full. Unfortunately, it is filled with blood."
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Date: 2011-10-03 09:23 pm (UTC)From:I on the other hand can't have enough of Chris Evans in my movies. His casting as Captain doesn't bother me. I'd love it if they made a second Losers movie, and have it crossover with Avengers and have Jensen be a descendant or some such. :glee:
I think it's safe to say there isn't a movie in existence that couldn't be improved in some way, whether because they fail on gender or race or whatever. I'm aware of those issues. I know they exist. It's just that in a larger scheme of things here they are not issues that are high on our list of priorities. For us more volatile issues are questions of religion (I'm Muslim, by the way) and ethnic affiliation.
Maybe it's good Hollywood's not bothering to make such movies anymore, if those are the results we can expect. They're all about making money (preferably huge amounts). They're not interested in progression and innovation, except maybe on a technical level. Just look at the amount of adaptations and remakes and re-imaginings and sequels. The last thing I expect from Hollywood is to be enlightened. Perhaps there will be other studios who will be willing to make a really good movie about the struggles of a superheroine.
One thing we've always found interesting (and sometimes annoying) about Americans is that you guys seem so... flashy? I guess? So gung-ho about everything; you want everything right now, you want change to happen right away. We go about it very slowly. So, Like I said, I live in a very patriarchal society, but I can see changes happening around me every day. I teach academic writing at a university, and I have various groups in my classes: computer science, information systems, economics, political science... Every year there are more and more girls. In some groups the percentage is 60:40 in favor of girls. Most of our instructors are women who hold PhDs. we go about our jobs, making connections, and then we have guests from the US who immediately go, You must demand this! You must ask for that! and we know such attitude would NEVER work here. So we say, Yes of course, and go about our business again when they go home.
I try hard to not hate a character
Oh I don't bother trying not to hate a character! I have plenty of them I hate, LOL. What I do is try to never say that in public. The farthest I go is, I'm not very interested in character such and such, but I mostly just avoid saying even that because I know there's someone out there who probably loves them, and to whom that particular character means a lot. (Unless I'm particularly riled, but that happens very rarely.) All I have to do is think about how I felt when someone bashed my favorites and it's usually enough to make me keep my mouth shut.
I feel like I've rambled a lot! :D I'm willing to have a go at many things, why not? Life is too short and bitter not to try to take whatever enjoyment you can out of it. In the end I'll leave you with a quote from one of my faves, a fellow named Darien Fawkes: "I believe the glass is half full. Unfortunately, it is filled with blood."