Marvin
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There has never been a popular and successful batman that was a little person and wore a tutu. I'd argue that the most popular and successful incarnation of this brand was that cartoon coming out of the 80's and those movies going into the 90's.It depends.
If you're a fan of something and waited much of your life to see it finally adapted you're going to have standards. You don't want to see Batman played by a midget wearing a tutu.
Why? Because the details that made you a hardcore fan have been disregarded pointlessly. I think it's reasonable to be critical in such cases.
Fans can pick and choose their favorite form of these characters, often times this means the comic books. But the filmmakers that expect a big return on their investment really only owe it to themselves to honor what made the brand worth investing in from their stand point(especially in the same medium). To which end I'd say Shredder can be a few different things tonally. As long as it engages those kids that made it popular and successful.
Batman in the comics has always had jet black hair and most often times blue eyes. Christian bale had neither. To lesser degree, I'd say the same about they way they conveyed cap's 'eff you Aryan nation' hair colour(but I'm not familiar with white people's hair distinctions) but I don't think he was blonde enough. Either way, such things seemingly don't matter to people.Because, looks matter. Lets assume for a second there would be for example a superman movie where the lead actor happens to be blonde. Unacceptable because Superman has a distinct look. Black hair, blue eyes, white. I would accept a blonde or ginger superman as much as I would a black superman, namely I wouldn't. The actor could be the best thespian in the world if he doesn't fit look wise it doesn't matter, he's not suited for that role.
Just saying.
"The battle for equality is not without it's share of hypocrisy."Replacing white characters is less of a big deal because they're a dime a dozen.
Minority characters are relatively rare so replacing them with a white actor is like killing an animal on the endangered species list.