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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 7064498" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p>I actually thought one of the good things about the show was its cultural sensitivity. And that's been true for all the Marvel TV shows mostly. It portrayed martial arts as an international thing; for example, Jessica Henwick (of Singaporean Chinese & white Zambian-English descend) played a Chinese character practicing Japanese martial arts. Her sensei (Bakuto, a Japanese if ever I heard one) is played by Ramon Rodriguez (of Puerto Rican descent). And the martial arts styles appearing in the show are all across the map. The message, as I understood it was: <strong>It don't matter your race, hometown, or creed. Everybody is kung-fu fighting!</strong></p><p></p><p>Jessica Henwick is well-written and well-cast as Colleen Wing; I found her to be a show stealer in many of her scenes; when she talks about what Bushido means to her, you can really feel the passion and discipline. Sure, there were things I didn't care for – there's a cliche Asian femme fatale at one point (and not done humorously in a tongue-in-cheek way) & I didn't find the attraction between Colleen and Danny explained well enough (he comes across as preachy and undisciplined) – but overall I would feel comfortable watching the show with my Asian friends. We might laugh at a moment or two, but nothing offensive. YMMV.</p><p></p><p>Well, except my Asian friends who are sophisticated critics of TV/film. In which case I'm pretty sure they'd also have some choice words for the show's other weaknesses.</p><p></p><p>I do think there was a missed opportunity in exploring the monks of Kun-Lun, casting more Asians there, what that culture was like and how it influenced Danny. While I like the general approach of "I'm already a hero, and I reference my backstory casually" in the other Marvel shows, I think Iron Fist would have benefitted greatly from doing a more involved origin story for Danny, whether revealed in interesting flashbacks (the brief ones in the show felt hollow) or through a "starting as a kid and becoming a hero" montage.</p><p></p><p>As far as Finn Jones, he's a decent enough actor. The miscasting for Iron Fist/Danny Rand was not a race issue IMO. It was just a mismatch of that particular actor's talents with what the role needed (compounded by very little time for training).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 7064498, member: 20323"] I actually thought one of the good things about the show was its cultural sensitivity. And that's been true for all the Marvel TV shows mostly. It portrayed martial arts as an international thing; for example, Jessica Henwick (of Singaporean Chinese & white Zambian-English descend) played a Chinese character practicing Japanese martial arts. Her sensei (Bakuto, a Japanese if ever I heard one) is played by Ramon Rodriguez (of Puerto Rican descent). And the martial arts styles appearing in the show are all across the map. The message, as I understood it was: [b]It don't matter your race, hometown, or creed. Everybody is kung-fu fighting![/b] Jessica Henwick is well-written and well-cast as Colleen Wing; I found her to be a show stealer in many of her scenes; when she talks about what Bushido means to her, you can really feel the passion and discipline. Sure, there were things I didn't care for – there's a cliche Asian femme fatale at one point (and not done humorously in a tongue-in-cheek way) & I didn't find the attraction between Colleen and Danny explained well enough (he comes across as preachy and undisciplined) – but overall I would feel comfortable watching the show with my Asian friends. We might laugh at a moment or two, but nothing offensive. YMMV. Well, except my Asian friends who are sophisticated critics of TV/film. In which case I'm pretty sure they'd also have some choice words for the show's other weaknesses. I do think there was a missed opportunity in exploring the monks of Kun-Lun, casting more Asians there, what that culture was like and how it influenced Danny. While I like the general approach of "I'm already a hero, and I reference my backstory casually" in the other Marvel shows, I think Iron Fist would have benefitted greatly from doing a more involved origin story for Danny, whether revealed in interesting flashbacks (the brief ones in the show felt hollow) or through a "starting as a kid and becoming a hero" montage. As far as Finn Jones, he's a decent enough actor. The miscasting for Iron Fist/Danny Rand was not a race issue IMO. It was just a mismatch of that particular actor's talents with what the role needed (compounded by very little time for training). [/QUOTE]
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