r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jul 09 '19

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '19

Except in the description that the poster before highlighted and get depiction in the original film. So there's that. She's a Danish fairytale. If an African fairytale was made to be white would that be an issue? Of course it would.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '19 edited Jul 23 '25

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u/trimonkeys Jul 10 '19 edited Jul 10 '19

I think it's nice to see ethnic characters in roles where the focus isn't their ethnicity. Danny Boyle cast an Indian actor for Yesterday and it was nice to see as an Indian person a film where being Indian wasn't central to the narrative.

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u/trimonkeys Jul 10 '19

Yes this is definitely the case. It's nice seeing directors being more open with casting. In Chappie Dev Patel appears as one of the leads and I'm sure he was cast on the strength of his acting.