Equal Representation via Films

[Batmon77]

Originally Posted by WestMan

I would say alien races are severely under represented in Star Wars if you want to go with that narrow viewpoint. The problem with The Last Jedi is that the good guys were diverse and the bad guys were mostly white. It should be both or neither.

The reality of life is that even with diverse populations such as the United States... most races prefer to stick with each other. I remember in high school one time... a group of black kids were playing on one side of the court and a group of white kids were playing on the other. They all knew each other and they were friendly with each other. But subconsciously they separated. So when you see a checklist of every nationality on screen... It does look odd... because that doesn't represent human nature.

Spider-Man Homecoming was another recent movie that felt like the casting was forced. Every skin color was equally represented. If they were trying to go for an authentic, 2017 NYC high level public science school, it should have been 60% asian. The casting should always feel authentic. And it really didn't.

I think there are trends in Hollywood that take place over a decade or two and then switch. In the 80's and 90's, the popular thing on TV was interracial marriage between a white and black person. Now the popular thing is same sex couples and diverse casts. The "token" gay person or couple in almost every show is obnoxious... especially when that population is only 1 to 3 percent of the actual population. Watching Grey's Anatomy with a 3rd of the doctors being black is laughable. Most doctors are white or Asian. Our entertainment should represent us as a people... not a fringe subsection that twists the norms of society.

I find an all white or Asian or black cast to be much more believable then the current trend of pure diversity on screen. It just isn't realistic.

They casted two main side characters with Asian actors.
Compare that to the Raimi cast.

Whats more realistic?