Race means very little to me, and in fact I find the current obsession with race pretty socially backward - so as you'd imagine I really don't care when it comes to films. It's really all about the character. Their race should mean virtually nothing. The only exceptions are: the off-chance race is absolutely CENTRAL to the character themselves, or it's based heavily on a historical figure (with the film's goal of showing an accurate portrayal rather than historical fiction). I can kinda, sorta see why there may be a bit of resistance of swapping a long-established character's race as well (which is often just for the sake of doing so), but as long as the new actor is hired for their merit and is a legit great choice for the role, I again couldn't care less.
Otherwise it means nothing. These are ACTORS after all, and this is fiction. Their role is to act.. in fictional works. As far as I'm concerned, the best actor gets the role. Meritocracy and all.. baked-in traits like race be damned.
Last edited by DarthMetalliCube - on 19 June 2023
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