YouTube sensation KevJumba hit it right with his latest video on the Hollywood version of all-time Asian anime favorite Dragon Ball:
He could not have said it better.
And mind you, this is not the first time Hollywood made an Asian hero white. In the original book called Starship Troopers, the hero, John Rico, is Filipino. But in the Hollywood movie adaptation, he became an Argentine white man.
Well, Jackie Chan and Jet Li are asians…
Posted by carlo at April 19, 2009, 6:01 pmYou know, I really dug the background music the youtube video used.
I agree with you and him completely. But I’ve ZERO faith that this movie is gonna turn out well. What’s more outrageous is that the director is a FRIGGIN ASIAN TOO! Go, Asian Uncle Tom (or should we call him Tom Ojisan or Tom Shu Shu)?
Posted by Nightdreamer at April 21, 2009, 11:39 amLee: The world owes a lot to us Asians, especially to you Chinese people
Carlo: precisely. Asians are there only if the movie involves kung fu or karate.
Kris: I’ve seen the movie. Didn’t like it at all.
Posted by J at April 21, 2009, 7:37 pm@J LOL really? What did you expect from the same guy who made such quality films like Final Destination?
Posted by Nightdreamer at April 22, 2009, 9:43 amnext time, who knows it will be Rizal as Joe?!
Lol
Posted by ORManuel at April 23, 2009, 6:56 amGoku is ASIAN!!!
Jon Foo as Son Goku
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNH9MuBSbfE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo8HVJ5vNJI
JJ namimiss ka na naman haha
Posted by Jesus at May 1, 2009, 1:51 amGoku - Daniel Henney
Vegeta - Jet Li
Let’s Support Asian’s in Hollywood and Stop Racism.
Posted by CW at December 23, 2009, 6:51 pmThis is good that we can take the business loans moreover, it opens up completely new chances.
Posted by JordanGolden32 at February 28, 2010, 5:05 amThe DragonBall movie sucked! Clearly Americans haven’t seen enough old asian martial arts films.
Posted by Pao at April 22, 2010, 4:21 pm
Yup! I agree with you. They think we aren’t as cool as them..but I believe we are cool. Why would they make Dragon Ball into a movie?! right? See you soon Jj.
Posted by Lee Angelo at April 15, 2009, 12:49 pm