He also mentioned the movie’s “East-meets-West” narrative of humans joining to fight monsters, wondering if critics would have the same opinions after seeing it.
#THE GREAT WALL MOVIE WHITEWASHING SKIN#
Matt Damon helped me confront my internalized racism and learn to love the skin I’m in #ThankYouMattDamon- Mark Tseng Putterman February 16, 2017ĭamon said in an NBC News interview on Monday (February 13) that he thought much of the backlash came from a promotional poster that prominently featured his face and name. ”The last two movies I had come out were ‘The Martian’ and ‘Jason Bourne,’ and both of those posters were my face and my name, and they did really well,” he said. #thankyoumattdamon- Ariana Zhang February 16, 2017 #thankyoumattdamon for finding the asian within yourself to save china, and represent our marginalized community :)- grace February 17, He was also gracious enough to show me the art of dumpling-wrapping. #ThankYouMattDamon, because of you, we have such good moral fiber and brought great honor to our families. #ThankYouMattDamon /3Jo1ZBSGAV- SJPaul February 16, 2017 Here’s a sample of the other fake praises Asian Americans tweeted yesterday: #thankyoumattdamon- Jenny February 16, 2017
#THE GREAT WALL MOVIE WHITEWASHING HOW TO#
Matt Damon taught me how to use chopsticks.
# THEGREATWALL /o4WlEHtAma- Jenny Yang February 16, 2017 THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU’VE DONE TO SAVE THE CHINESE PEOPLE, MATT DAMON. Damon’s fans have previously used the hashtag to praise his work, but Asian-American comedian Jenny Yang revived it early yesterday morning after attending a screening: Movies like “The Great Wall” position White characters as saviors of Asian people, while others like “ Ghost in the Shell” star White actors as Asian characters. #ThankYouMattDamon satirizes the film’s representation of broader industry trends that prioritize White performers over Asian ones. Despite “The Great Wall’s” predominantly Asian cast and Chinese director, Zhang Yimou (“Hero”), Damon receives top billing. In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, the filmmaker addressed concerns that The Great Wall, his upcoming monster movie starring Matt Damon, is whitewashing Chinese history. Their search for gunpowder eventually pits them-and a Chinese military order-against extraterrestrial monsters. Critics lampooned the film and its White star Matt Damon (“The Martian”) yesterday (February 16) with the trending hashtag #ThankYouMattDamon.Īccording to the film’s IMDb page, Damon stars as one of several European mercenaries in turn-of-the-first-millennium China. “ The Great Wall,” which opens in theaters today (February 17), is the latest movie to face accusations of Whitewashing Asian characters.
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