What If Inception Was Recast With Black Actors?

[Mr.LV]

Its like Marvel is takin forever to make a Black Panther movie. Showin an advanced civilization of untouchable Black folk is too much for white folk to handle.

That shit been on the backburner forever.

 

[Ioniz3dSPIRITZ]

I believe the larger question is why is whiteness so normalized? Why are we still at this juncture? When a movie casts all white people it doesn't raise an eye brow it is considered "for general audiences" why though? White people aren't a majority of the world's population and if you include over seas markets arent even the majority of movie industry consumers.

However any movie that casts an all Black or an all Latino or all Asian cast is deemed as niche as if somehow the only people on earth that are universally relatable are white folks?

Whites have been conditioned to believe that they are the epitome. It wouldn't be much of a surprise if a movie like Inception was recasted with black actors and received little to no audience. Any movie that depicts blacks in a serious and powerful role debunks any preconceived notion society may have of us. They are content with blacks being the clowns and the "help" because it plays into their widely viewed conception of us. Our jobs as blacks shouldn't be to ponder over the reasons why some whites are the way they are and how to change it. That is an internal issue that they themselves will be forced to address as time moves on.

 

[Amotekun]

would be cool to see but.. would it be as critically acclaimed or commercially successful doubt it.. shit it might be straight to dvd

I think just say that just to say it. Dreamgirls did well, Ray and ABCs Black cast version of Cinderella with Whitney and Brandy was well received.

Blade which was a Snipes vehicle put Marvel on the map and comic book movies as a serious genre.

 

[Karl.]

Directors make the films. What if it was a black director? Who would it be and what black director could make this kind of film?

 

[gem$tone]

Its like Marvel is takin forever to make a Black Panther movie. Showin an advanced civilization of untouchable Black folk is too much for white folk to handle.

Nah, if they did this, then what race would the antagonist be?

Even though that airbender shit was garbage, you see how they did the cast.

Ain't no way they can make that film. They would have to make Asians the villains or aliens.

 

[StillFaggyAF]

i don't really mind the fact they had no black characters, i don't need a token black character in every film i see to enjoy it

 

[playmaker88]

i don't really mind the fact they had no black characters, i don't need a token black character in every film i see to enjoy it

that infuriates me more... remember the trend of adding white characters to black sitcoms....shit was so see through and corny

 

[Copper]

When a show is questioned about thiere lack of minorities they cry reverse racism

 

[Amotekun]

Its like Marvel is takin forever to make a Black Panther movie. Showin an advanced civilization of untouchable Black folk is too much for white folk to handle.

Nah, if they did this, then what race would the antagonist be?

Even though that airbender shit was garbage, you see how they did the cast.

Ain't no way they can make that film. They would have to make Asians the villains or aliens.

Exactly. White folks don't mind being the villains whent he protagonist is white a la Indiana Jones first Nazis and Russians. Fitting Black Pnather into the world of Euro trash coming to colonize Wakanda or attempting to is just gonna stir the pot especially in lieu of US and France recolonizing efforts in mali currently.

 

[gem$tone]

i don't really mind the fact they had no black characters, i don't need a token black character in every film i see to enjoy it

Yeah I know what you mean. Some movies are like that. Like that chronicle joint. Didn't need that black dude in that. He really seved no purpose other than the fall guy.

But I believe the thought here is why can't there be movies without the token white character and just a good decent all black film that isn't about black plight.

 

[Meta_Conscious]

if a nigga aint in a dress, or a slave... noone is watching that shit... (except ppl who like good movies)...

 

[StillFaggyAF]

i don't really mind the fact they had no black characters, i don't need a token black character in every film i see to enjoy it

that infuriates me more... remember the trend of adding white characters to black sitcoms....shit was so see through and corny

at the same time

Its like Marvel is takin forever to make a Black Panther movie. Showin an advanced civilization of untouchable Black folk is too much for white folk to handle.

Nah, if they did this, then what race would the antagonist be?

Even though that airbender shit was garbage, you see how they did the cast.

Ain't no way they can make that film. They would have to make Asians the villains or aliens.

I believe the larger question is why is whiteness so normalized? Why are we still at this juncture? When a movie casts all white people it doesn't raise an eye brow it is considered "for general audiences" why though? White people aren't a majority of the world's population and if you include over seas markets arent even the majority of movie industry consumers.

However any movie that casts an all Black or an all Latino or all Asian cast is deemed as niche as if somehow the only people on earth that are universally relatable are white folks?

this is also true

 

[Trollio]

Didn't watch that cracka movie

 

[The Lonious Monk]

Do play Devil's advocate (literally) white people really shouldn't be expected to be able to deal with things the same as minorities. We can watch movies with no blacks because we've been conditioned to expect that there will be little or no black representation. It's just part of being a minority and being underrepresented. Whites never have to deal with that, so when they do, it's foreign and uncomfortable for them. In a way, that's understandable. That's just how it goes. It may not be fair but it is a natural consequence of the existence of a majority and minorities.

 

[THIRDSUPREME]

would be cool to see but.. would it be as critically acclaimed or commercially successful doubt it.. shit it might be straight to dvd

I think just say that just to say it. Dreamgirls did well, Ray and ABCs Black cast version of Cinderella with Whitney and Brandy was well received.

Blade which was a Snipes vehicle put Marvel on the map and comic book movies as a serious genre.

Sangin, dancin, fightin..

These are not thinker movies... Don Cheadle and Denzel did a great job in Flight.

 

[playmaker88]

Or we can appreciate good movies.......just a notion

 

[dontdiedontkillanyon]

Miles could have just moved Cobb's kids abroad from the beginning. Would have saved them all that effort.

 

[p-tavern]

I believe the larger question is why is whiteness so normalized? Why are we still at this juncture? When a movie casts all white people it doesn't raise an eye brow it is considered "for general audiences" why though? White people aren't a majority of the world's population and if you include over seas markets arent even the majority of movie industry consumers.

However any movie that casts an all Black or an all Latino or all Asian cast is deemed as niche as if somehow the only people on earth that are universally relatable are white folks?

I was thinking something similar during breakfast today (but TV triggered it.)

With the white population shrinking per capita and the economic power of the rest of the nation growing, wouldn't it make financial sense for entertainment executives to start casting more shows with majority black or Latin casts, or even for more non-white networks to emerge? I mean ones that will get actual promotion behind them, marketing them to everyone and not just whatever race is represented heavily.

My initial conclusion while washing the dishes was that no amount of money made through such ventures would ever be deemed a suitable tradeoff in changing the social and psychological status quo of "white is right/normal."

 

[DarcSkies]

Zoe saldana is half Dominican and half puerto rican if I recall.

She's still is a nigger.

Realist post in the thread.

 

[Amotekun]

I believe the larger question is why is whiteness so normalized? Why are we still at this juncture? When a movie casts all white people it doesn't raise an eye brow it is considered "for general audiences" why though? White people aren't a majority of the world's population and if you include over seas markets arent even the majority of movie industry consumers.

However any movie that casts an all Black or an all Latino or all Asian cast is deemed as niche as if somehow the only people on earth that are universally relatable are white folks?

I was thinking something similar during breakfast today (but TV triggered it.)

With the white population shrinking per capita and the economic power of the rest of the nation growing, wouldn't it make financial sense for entertainment executives to start casting more shows with majority black or Latin casts, or even for more non-white networks to emerge? I mean ones that will get actual promotion behind them, marketing them to everyone and not just whatever race is represented heavily.

My initial conclusion while washing the dishes was that no amount of money made through such ventures would ever be deemed a suitable tradeoff in changing the social and psychological status quo of "white is right/normal."

Man I read Paul Mooney's Black is The New White and he mentions several occasions where Hollywood studios chose to black list or bar certain actors, him especially, for safer Black people. One instance is the movie Blazing Saddles. the part was written by and for Richard Pryor but they chose to go with another Black actor.

So Mooney made the observation that Hollywood would often times shoot themselves in the foot by being racist over making higher profits. There is a vested interest in making sure Black people are portrayed in certain lights and not others.