There are only a few movies I pay any attention to. One of them is about to hit the theaters tomorrow night. The new Pirates movie. I loved the first one - wasn't too pleased that the second one fell into the "middle" movie genre - no real beginning or end. So, I've been looking forward to the last one. I'm not even going to read reviews because it's one of the very few I'll take the trouble to just go see in the theater.

As far as I'm concerned, it's nearly impossible for a movie with Johnny Depp to go wrong. Even the second Pirates movie was okay because he was in it as he's one of the very best actors I've ever seen. And he's working with yet another wonderful actor in this movie Chow Yun-Fat.

Today I see this article...

Chow, whose acting range and stature in Asia have been compared with that of Robert De Niro, voiced frustration at racial barriers that persist in America's movie industry.

"Honestly, I prefer (to do) more dramas. In American society ... Asian actors are not accepted as leading men," he said in an interview last week for the "Pirates" publicity tour. "Maybe we have to wait for a few more years."

Looks to me like someone has been feeding him a line because they don't want to be bothered to make movies with him in the lead. Sheesh! It is NOT the American people... as should be evident from the extreme popularity of Crouching Tiger.

Note to studio heads... I'd go see a movie that starred Chow Yun-Fat in a leading role. He's been in very few movies here in the states. I actually went to the theater to see Crouching Tiger... yes, one of the few times I took the trouble. One of my favorite movies is The Replacement Killers, it's very stylized and very violent, but it's an excellent movie and he is outstanding. (note to anyone who will go out and rent this... it is NOT for kids - trust me on that one - if you have young 'uns, make sure they are soundly sleeping or out spending the night elsewhere or you will be dealing with nightmares)

The article goes on to say...

Film historian David Thomson said that while Chow has a shot at landing dramatic roles of the type popularized by action star Harrison Ford, he still faces an uphill struggle for romantic leads.

"We break down these barriers very slowly and I don't think we are doing we are doing it quickly enough to encourage an actor like Chow to think he will get away with it," Thomson said. "I think there is a great deal of racism in the country too."

What a tremendous bunch of BS... that's right, make yourself feel better by blaming the "American viewing audience" when they haven't even been given a chance to see movies with Chow as the star. The only ones here with a racial problem are the studio heads who won't cast him in more roles and Mr. Thomson who can't figure out that Americans will watch good movies with good actors no matter what their race might be.

Posted by: Teresa in Film at 03:38 PM | Comments (6) | Add Comment
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