![]() ![]() However, after watching Death Note, my personal view was challenged. The ‘issue’ of Johansson’s casting as Major didn’t really bother me¹, except for the ethics of opening the market to Asian or Asian-American actors, which I absolutely support. Great stories have a universal appeal, and when cultural boundaries are addressed it’s because they have something to add to the story itself.įor example, when I watched Ghost in the Shell earlier this month, I found myself thinking that Major was a character that could be played by anyone from anywhere. ![]() To some extent, it was ‘whitewashing’ the stories what ultimately hurt the narratives.Īs a viewer, I’ve always believed that stories that go above and beyond frontiers have more power to them. Protagonists Major and Light were played by non-Asian actors Scarlett Johansson and Nat Wolff.īut I would argue that changing the characters’ ethnicity wasn’t really the main problem of the films. For example, one of the earliest issues both films faced was the accusation of ‘whitewashing’ their originally Japanese characters. In fact, the two films have unexpectedly similar circumstances that have plagued their production and reception. Having two different premises, sources, genres and studios behind it, you would be tempted to think at least one of them would triumph. Two manga/anime-to-movie adaptations have come out this year, courtesy of the US.
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