Sorry to jump into the middle of the hair discussion but i just wanted to add my two cent in on Mr Chatwin as Goku. I don't Like it! I have nothing against the actor and i think that he is one great role away from becoming as good an actor as Joseph Gordon Levitt. However, The entire casting for this movie is a load of crap that looks like it was concocted by someone to fail for a tax write off! (Like Ewe Boll Movies!!!!).
From talking with my friends, that dont share the same sentiments as I do, I gathered that the high execs of the movie industry must be stupid! My friend explained to me that having a bunch of asian people in a movie may spook execs and they might not think they will get there money by the butt-loads. My thoughts are that the way America is sucking up every piece of asian culture that could be out there, Why would they not just cast this movie with Asian actors. They have done so for two of the characters but why not the whole thing? Thats almost as dumb as Akira, now being made, with leonardo Dicaprio as Kineda! This is what i was worried about. OH and the fact that Akira is taking place in Neo-New York???? These are dark days my friends.
The simple point is this. (No I'm not a racist) Changing the Ethnicities of characters takes away the cultural feel that made Dragonball loveable. Whether or not you believe Goku was asian or white. He was raised in a japanese environment, taught japanese culture, married a japanese wife, and had a half japanese kid, who ate japanese meals (At a rapid pace). I cant for the life of me understand why people are so bent on destroying art these days, and god only knows why we have all lost the ability to sustain mythos for that said art. Dark Days Ahead!~
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