We Will Endure

“Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing.” Main. Kpop. Little bit of J-Rock. Visit the Links Page For More.

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[renxiaoyao]

[homoriental-deactivated20170121]

why is this cracker the main character of a movie set in CHINA

[dimsumcart]

full offense but fuck this white guy lmao

[kuipernebula]

“1700 years to build. 5500 miles long. what were they trying to keep out?”

the huns. they were trying to keep out the huns. the huns were what were being kept out of china via the wall that china built. that great wall, which was built by china, was made to keep out the invaders, known as the huns. it was the huns who were being blocked by the wall that china built, which was a great weall. it was the huns who

[rasec-wizzlbang-blog]

uh, no? it says on the poster Matt Damon. They were trying to keep out Matt Damon.

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[frxstguardian]

I know that after seeing so many egregious examples of whitewashing, it’s infuriating to see yet another movie featuring a white man as the hero in a land that is definitely not white. But let me tell you why The Great Wall is different.

Unlike The Last Airbender, Prince of Persia, Ghost in the Shell, Gods of Egypt, and Doctor Strange, The Great Wall is not inserting a white actor into a role meant for a non-white actor. This is an original story by Chinese director Zhang Yimou (famous for Hero and House of Flying Daggers), filmed in Qingdao, China, and featuring one of the largest Chinese casts ever.

Did you only see Matt Damon in advertising? That’s because the Chinese people involved with the film know that Americans will recognize an American actor. This is targeted marketing. If you actually look at the cast, Damon co-stars with Chinese actors Andy Lau, Jing Tian, Han Lu, and more.

The Chinese film industry is trying to break into the American market by featuring a prominent American actor. Don’t boycott The Great Wall for attempting to appeal to American audiences. Matt Damon’s entire purpose is to lure Americans into the theater for Jason Bourne and expose them to Chinese actors already well known in China.

A similar example to The Great Wall is the upcoming action-comedy film Skiptrace starring Jackie Chan and Johnny Knoxville. A Chinese actor and a white actor are co-starring and the film involves a road trip from Mongolia to Hong Kong. If you’re still displeased with Matt Damon, go see that.

Tl;dr if you want to support Chinese people in movies, watch The Great Wall (Feb 17, 2017) and watch Skiptrace (Sep 2, 2016).

[citrus-sanctum]

If you do a little reading up on the film you’ll see that it’s fantasy based and there are monsters that they are fighting, this movie is not trying to rewrite history or tell fact, it’s just trying to tell a weird fantasy story rooted in China.

And the lead role was intended to be a white actor for story reasons, he’s an outsider, he was never meant to be Chinese, y’all need to chill and actually watch the films instead of getting all riled up about something you don’t want to see in the first place.

[micchi-monster]

I FEEL MUCH BETTER ABOUT THIS MOVIE SUDDENLY.

[heylupeheeeyy]

Proud Polynesian, our cultural dance costumes are so beautiful!

[misumipyon]

SO, as Moanas’ premiere date gets closer and the love for Pokemon sun and moon grows, i’d just like to remind people that THIS is real traditional Polynesian attire (samples of the diversity), and not a simple grass skirt, flower crown and green tube top is proper representation. Please be respectful and mindful.

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[natureac]

This blog will make you feel at peace

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[theverge]

Google Translate can now read signs for you in real time, which is just completely insane

[lady-hades]

!!!

[woodenaxe]

learn the language. this is so horribly lazy.

[thetruesora]

Going to a foreign country for a short visit? Learn the entire language you lazy american! Going to multiple foreign countries? Too bad learn every single one. Just stopping in a foreign country? Learn the language you piece of shit. How dare you translate Russian, a language that looks nothing like your native tongue. Why didnt you learn the entirety of Russian fluently? Durr hburr technology is bad fire is scary and Thomas Edison was a witch.

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[k-worlddd]

[just-shower-thoughts]

In Japan, radiation creates monsters (Godzilla) and in America radiation creates superheroes

[mallemerok]

Shockingly, it’s almost like Japan and America have very different narratives surrounding nuclear fallout. Now, if we all think very very hard, maybe someone could think of why this might be.

[antoniporowski]

How many fucking Ice Ages can they make. Who is asking for more Ice Ages

[paracite]

me: I can’t be sad if I’m asleep my dreams: sike!!

[thejwilightzone]

me: *calls a person my own age “kid”*

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[sniggadoodles]

self care tip: if you’re depressed or feeling down and don’t feel like leaving bed, change the sheets on your bed to nice, fresh, clean ones that smell good, and then take a shower or a bath, dress in clean pajamas, and go ahead and get back into bed. the tiny bit of work for the day will make you feel like you accomplished something, and you’ll feel clean and refreshed which will put you in a better state of mind.

[egberts]

this is the most flawless vine i have ever seen

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FUCKING JK ROWLING

REMUS LUPIN WAS BORN IN MARCH 1960 GUESS WHAT HAPPENED IN MARCH 1960 A FUCKING LUNAR ECLIPSE