Equal Representation via Films

[Falaskan]

This is something of a hot topic lately, and I don’t know how much thought has been put into it.

Many films today have been lambasted for putting story second and diversity first. The all female reboot of Ghostbusters, reviews for Black Panther, and even plot points in Star Wars. The complaints have picked up steam and seem pretty rampant all across the board.

I must ask...why do films set in different cultures (such as Gods and Kings) not get as lambasted for white washing casts? Sure it did to an extent, but nothing like films that seem to “check off diversity boxes” do.

I suppose therein lies the rub. Does it matter if they check off diversity boxes? It’s not as if all films in our history have been played by one race of actors...therefore there isn’t much logic in acting like a film that promotes diversity will automatically suffer storywise, and as you always learn in science classes, correlation doesn’t always cause causation.

With that said I think we need to admit the complaints are in the least about a plot not playing out as expected, at the worst it delves into a darker side of humanity that none of us want to admit we personally suffer from.

So I doubt every response here will be well thought out and logical, but I think this tumultuous escalation needs to stop. I think it’s a window into general society, and it seems pretty dim if you ask me.