Although the movie did cast a few Indian characters, they're cast as the evil characters. There were other minorities cast as minor characters (a few seconds of African American actors. We're supposed to applaud that, really?)
I have no problem with all-white casts when it comes to LotR and Narnia, because they _are_ based on European cultures. But having white actors play the main characters in an Asian culture-based series is just...insulting =/ It reminds me of that Elvis movie where the "African American" female protagonist was played by a white woman in black make-up. Or Charlie Chan movies only taking off when they start casting white guys instead of Asian guys as Charlie Chan >_>
Disclaimer: I'm not in the Avatar fandom and never watched a single episode, but one can hardly avoid the racefail discussions sprouting all over LJ these past few years.
*butts in*
I have no problem with all-white casts when it comes to LotR and Narnia, because they _are_ based on European cultures. But having white actors play the main characters in an Asian culture-based series is just...insulting =/
It reminds me of that Elvis movie where the "African American" female protagonist was played by a white woman in black make-up. Or Charlie Chan movies only taking off when they start casting white guys instead of Asian guys as Charlie Chan >_>
Disclaimer: I'm not in the Avatar fandom and never watched a single episode, but one can hardly avoid the racefail discussions sprouting all over LJ these past few years.