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Originally Posted by MMM
I will address this comment, though. There is nothing to say Americans won't watch movies starring Asian people. The success of Asian actors and Asian movies in the US is testament to that. I think you are barking up the wrong tree with this theory.
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First of all its not my theory in that I didnt make it up. I read it on the net and quite a few people think it. The site racebending.com puts it forward and many reviews that Ive read have hinted that this might have been the case. I think the theory makes sense though.
Second of all let me rephrase. Im not saying that Americans are not willing to watch Asians in lead roles or Asian themed movies.... just proposing that the STUDIO made a marketing decision to remove the Asian influence to make it MORE appealing. I dont think its that far fetched. I mean I cant really explain it any other way... M Night Shyamalan had a rich and detailed world with rounded characters to work off of, not to mention an already established worldwide fanbase so why would he go and change it?