Can’t Hate on Kubo Without Hating on Legend of Korra and Prince of Egypt

brigpod:

sighmabean:

Kubo was a perfect movie. Perfect. It was constantly upping the ante on its gorgeousness and overall action. Definitely the most thrill-heavy of the Laika pictures.

Ignore the whitewashing complaints. The representation is there on screen and if it doesn’t count then neither does Korra, Aang, Prince of Egypt, and even MIYAZAKI! The majority of the cartoons people reblog here on tumblr aaaall star white actors as the majority, no matter the race of the character.

Get a new argument and stop being lazy. And stop ruining the positive flow of energy for a movie that’s trying its damnedest to be accurate and respectful of the culture it’s based on.

Agreed.

Just watch the damn movie in theaters and support it. IDAF is the VA’s are white, at least the damn models actually look Japanese and not generic Asian as many other companies have done.

I used to have a lot of image problems when I was younger. I really wanted to have more white features. My eyes were too slanty, my nose too down drooped and my face too flat. Any child of Japanese descent seeing this movie is going to see these features portrayed beautifully.

It also wasn’t based on America’s favorite aspects of Japan: Mechas, Kaiju and Anime. There is so much more to Japan than that shit. There are macaques, the battling beetle culture,
and Gashadokuro; all featured in the film. For that, I thank Laika.

Yes, we do need more Asian roles in Live Action characters, but I draw the line on VAing. The visuals outweigh the voices used. The voice actors are chosen on how well they speak and what fits the character, not by what their ethnicity is.

If we keep making these bullshit complaints, people will become to afraid to make anything new and diverse. We’ll be stuck with grizzled white dude movies and movies that will never tread into other countries folklore and cultures.