Okay, can someone tell me why they got ethnic Chinese actresses to play a Japanese Geisha? There is no freaking way a Chinese woman would have been allowed to be a Geisha during the 1930's. Period. End of story. The lack of a Japanese lead actress is the fatal flaw in this film. I won't see it.
Only Hollywood would be this stupid.
"Oh, they all look alike".
Liberal Hollywood: racists, when all is said and done.
Be Seeing You,
Chris
By this argument, actors of Polish descent should never be cast in a Jane Austen movie because there were no Polish families among the landed gentry of 18th century Dorsetshire.
Racism has nothing to do with it.
It is ridiculous to insist directors match precise ethnicities to roles in movies.
"Okay, can someone tell me why they got ethnic Chinese actresses to play a Japanese Geisha? "
That is why it is called acting. Ot is always an interpretation and not reality.
Because they think Americans can't tell the difference? It's Hollywood, so they think, "She's Asian, what the hell difference does it make?" ;)
Okay, can someone tell me why they got an ugly ethnic Chinese actress to play a Japanese Geisha? ;)
I'm not being sarcastic with this question... I'm just wondering: How does someone know the difference? I need to know because I've unwittingly insulted many people of Asian descent by assuming they are Chinese, for example, instead of Korean.
All my ancestors were from Italy, and I look it, but most people assume my ancestry is German, for some reason. Germany did horrendous things during WWII (and, for that matter, Italy wasn't perfect either), but the mistake doesn't insult me. I guess there's so much anger between Asians that the mistake insults them...?
They all look alike? ...
That's because Japanese women are too short to play the role.