Film Adaptations

JGuy Grungeman · 08-10-2016, 12:15 PM

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Yes but I'm not going to get my panties in a knot because they changed the race of one of the masked characters. Did you know that they're using ENTIRELY DIFFERENT ACTORS WHAT THE **** DON'T KILL MY CHILDHOOD.

They changed 3. Four if you count Jason who looks tanned enough to be another race. I can see making him a Mexican. What annoys me is the political correctness behind it. Taking the black ranger being the black guyt as an insult, they made hin Chinese when the person with the Chinese name is played by a Mexican chick, or at least an American girl with two pure Mexican parents. And they change the smart guy into the black guy because a black guy having average human intelligence is not politically correct. As if skin color had anything to do with IQ. That's what bugs me. They already had a Chinese girl with a clearly Asian family named. I never knew a Mexican who's last name was Lang. That's what annoys me.

And since this is a film adaptations board, I think I can make a common complaint that people have about film adaptations, Power Rangers or not.

**Frownland** · 08-10-2016, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman

They changed 3.

Well that changes everything. OVER THE LINE!

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Four if you count Jason who looks tanned enough to be another race. I can see making him a Mexican.

dude are you serious?

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What annoys me is the political correctness behind it. Taking the black ranger being the black guyt as an insult, they made hin Chinese when the person with the Chinese name is played by a Mexican chick, or at least an American girl with two pure Mexican parents. And they change the smart guy into the black guy because a black guy having average human intelligence is not politically correct. As if skin color had anything to do with IQ. That's what bugs me. They already had a Chinese girl with a clearly Asian family named. I never knew a Mexican who's last name was Lang. That's what annoys me.

You are annoyed for very stupid reasons that are based on your assumptions about the thought process of the casting team. Ranting about political correctness is as obnoxious as whining about any other imaginary demon like the war on christmas or cultural appropriation.

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And since this is a film adaptations board, I think I can make a common complaint that people have about film adaptations, Power Rangers or not.

And since this is a discussion forum, I can discuss why I think your opinion is ridiculous. It's a cheap movie adaptation that's bent on appealing to nostalgia and there will probably be a shitload of other reasons why you should complain about it instead of a hyped up victimized rant about political correctness.

JGuy Grungeman · 08-10-2016, 12:31 PM

But reinventing the nostalgia doesn't give the audience any reason to be nostalgic. If things get changed around, then the original reasons why it's so nostalgic won't be in the movie. It's not a childish nreason or a ridiculous one. It's a common complaint fans or former fans have. And just so you know, political correctness is extremely evident in movies, even to the point where things don't make sense, like how I've mentioned casting a Mexican girl as a Chinese girl multiple times.

**Frownland** · 08-10-2016, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman

But reinventing the nostalgia doesn't give the audience any reason to be nostalgic.

Does the scary black man or the Asian girl turn the whole thing upside down for you?

JGuy Grungeman · 08-10-2016, 12:39 PM

That was racist.

I have nothing against racial diversity. But at least make sense with it. Trini's choice was what set me over the edge, not Zach's or Billy's. What sets me over the edge was that they already had a black guy and a Chinese girl, so there was no reason to switch the races of the other two members, except for one possible reason: political correctness. They don't want the black ranger being black, because that's "racist." So they make the smart guy the black one. Racial diversity is something the Power Rangers writers have always insisted on from the first team. What bugs me is that they change the races for the sake of their political agenda. It's the politics that bug me. Politics wriggles its way into every little thing on the planet, and now it wiggles its way into changing the races in an adaptation. People didn't bitch over Zach being black in the original series, and they shouldn't today. And if there's some other reasoning behind this change, I can't think of one. All I know is I've seen millions of complaints about changing appearances. Heck, people are complaining about the new suits. So why would the actors be any different?

**Frownland** · 08-10-2016, 12:41 PM

What a dramatic and hyper victimized rant view of the world you have. It must suck to constantly be upset about things that don't matter in the slightest all the time.

JGuy Grungeman · 08-10-2016, 12:45 PM

So you don't think the media is constantly promoting it? Like I said, I have no problem with it as long as it's logical. You're the one who's not getting it. All you're doing is calling me whiny without a statement. And to be fair, I've seen you complaining about the stupidest little things in music before, but that's what a music forum is abouyt so I forgot all about it. I see people complaining about the little things here all of the time. If you're not a fan or former fan of the show, you don't really get to judge its level of representation as well as a guy who followed them for about 6 years.

Bottom line is your experiences with film are not the same as mine, and you're not going to change my opinion. I'm not the only fan who has complaints about the cast.

**Frownland** · 08-10-2016, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman

So you don't think the media is constantly promoting it?

Damned liberal media all trying to make us think people is equal or some stupid progressive stuff of that ilk. What happened to the good ole days?

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Like I said, I have no problem with it as long as it's logical.

The logic behind it is that they cast different actors. Whoa.

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You're the one who's not getting it. All you're doing is calling me whiny without a statement. And to be fair, I've seen you complaining about the stupidest little things in music before, but that's what a music forum is abouyt so I forgot all about it. I see people complaining about the little things here all of the time. If you're not a fan or former fan of the show, you don't really get to judge its level of representation as well as a guy who followed them for about 6 years.

It's funny when people whine about not whining.

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Bottom line is your experiences with film are not the same as mine, and you're not going to change my opinion. I'm not the only fan who has complaints about the cast.

Well congratulations, you have company in your over the top sensitivity to the change in the race. Is it going to upset you if they don't drive a 90s model car in the movie?

JGuy Grungeman · 08-10-2016, 12:58 PM

Well, when interviews state that they wanted to be more racially sensitive...

**Frownland** · 08-10-2016, 01:01 PM

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Well, when interviews state that they wanted to be more racially sensitive...

Boycott the movie by not seeing it and watch those hippy libtards go broke. Personally, I'm not going to see it because it looks like a ****ty movie and a cash grab.

08-10-2016, 12:31 PM	#53 (permalink)
JGuy Grungeman Primo Celebate Sexiness Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,662	But reinventing the nostalgia doesn't give the audience any reason to be nostalgic. If things get changed around, then the original reasons why it's so nostalgic won't be in the movie. It's not a childish nreason or a ridiculous one. It's a common complaint fans or former fans have. And just so you know, political correctness is extremely evident in movies, even to the point where things don't make sense, like how I've mentioned casting a Mexican girl as a Chinese girl multiple times. __________________ I'm a pretty nice troll if you ask me.

08-10-2016, 12:39 PM	#55 (permalink)
JGuy Grungeman Primo Celebate Sexiness Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,662	That was racist. I have nothing against racial diversity. But at least make sense with it. Trini's choice was what set me over the edge, not Zach's or Billy's. What sets me over the edge was that they already had a black guy and a Chinese girl, so there was no reason to switch the races of the other two members, except for one possible reason: political correctness. They don't want the black ranger being black, because that's "racist." So they make the smart guy the black one. Racial diversity is something the Power Rangers writers have always insisted on from the first team. What bugs me is that they change the races for the sake of their political agenda. It's the politics that bug me. Politics wriggles its way into every little thing on the planet, and now it wiggles its way into changing the races in an adaptation. People didn't bitch over Zach being black in the original series, and they shouldn't today. And if there's some other reasoning behind this change, I can't think of one. All I know is I've seen millions of complaints about changing appearances. Heck, people are complaining about the new suits. So why would the actors be any different? __________________ I'm a pretty nice troll if you ask me.

08-10-2016, 12:41 PM	#56 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	What a dramatic and hyper victimized rant view of the world you have. It must suck to constantly be upset about things that don't matter in the slightest all the time. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-10-2016, 12:45 PM	#57 (permalink)
JGuy Grungeman Primo Celebate Sexiness Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,662	So you don't think the media is constantly promoting it? Like I said, I have no problem with it as long as it's logical. You're the one who's not getting it. All you're doing is calling me whiny without a statement. And to be fair, I've seen you complaining about the stupidest little things in music before, but that's what a music forum is abouyt so I forgot all about it. I see people complaining about the little things here all of the time. If you're not a fan or former fan of the show, you don't really get to judge its level of representation as well as a guy who followed them for about 6 years. Bottom line is your experiences with film are not the same as mine, and you're not going to change my opinion. I'm not the only fan who has complaints about the cast. __________________ I'm a pretty nice troll if you ask me.

08-10-2016, 12:58 PM	#59 (permalink)
JGuy Grungeman Primo Celebate Sexiness Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,662	Well, when interviews state that they wanted to be more racially sensitive... __________________ I'm a pretty nice troll if you ask me.