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re: Orlando Bloom to be the next Batman? (Plus Idris Elba debate)
Posted on 8/12/13 at 5:36 pm to RonBurgundy
Posted on 8/12/13 at 5:36 pm to RonBurgundy
My argument didn't fall flat just because you can't handle anything but a white bread batman.
I used String jokingly. I could have used Luther, the gatekeeper, or captain as well. Idris is great in everything.
Elba would fricking OWN batman. Some people not being able to see past stupid race bullshite isn't his fault.
ETA: I think batman must be white because he always has been is a super weak argument.
I used String jokingly. I could have used Luther, the gatekeeper, or captain as well. Idris is great in everything.
Elba would fricking OWN batman. Some people not being able to see past stupid race bullshite isn't his fault.
ETA: I think batman must be white because he always has been is a super weak argument.
This post was edited on 8/12/13 at 5:40 pm
Posted on 8/12/13 at 5:39 pm to TreyAnastasio
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Some people not being able to see past stupid race bullshite isn't his fault.
Tell me…if they were to re-boot Blade, and cast a white actor in the role of the character, how do you think people will react? The fact of the matter is…casting Idris Elba as Bruce Wayne/Batman would simply be seen as casting a black man in a traditionally white role for the purposes of buzz. I don't care if he's the greatest actor on earth, I'd rather have Orlando Bloom cast as Bruce Wayne than Idris Elba because Bruce Wayne is supposed to be white.
This post was edited on 8/12/13 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 8/12/13 at 5:43 pm to TreyAnastasio
Batman has been around for about 80 years and he has always been white. Changing his race would be a huge change to his character and would shite on his long history.
Posted on 8/12/13 at 6:28 pm to TreyAnastasio
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My argument didn't fall flat just because you can't handle anything but a white bread batman.
No your argument fell flat because you flat out said "I just don't care(read know) anything about the other characters". That overtakes the case for Batman-you only know him through non comic form, which means at some point you were unfamiliar until you watched a cartoon or live action movie.
The Phish fan would prefer a brand label mainstream hero to burn through talented actors than giving a talented actor a great role that would define the character to mainstream audiences-and one he is better suited for.
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white bread batman.
Batman has always been considered a lapsed episcopalian- read WASP,or catholic which is central to his parents characterics. So yeah, being white is central to his character. Since it took until 1979 for the Episcopal church to denounce the KKK(and 1991 to declare racism a sin), yeah it's safe to say Bruce Wayne in his late 30s probably isn't black. The Wayne were always considered early settlers of this country and inherently wealthy because of it.
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Given the wealth of support for both major theories about Batman's religious background (Catholic and Episcopalian), it seems most likely that both are correct, and that Bruce Wayne's father (the source of Batman's surname, English heritage, wealth and social standing) was an Episcopalian, while his mother (the key source of Bruce's early religious upbringing and ingrained religious feelings) was a Catholic.
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Besides all of this, great black actors should play great black superheroes-it's the best way for true diversity in comic movies. Lefty Liberal Hollywood is too stupid see this and are more concerned about a built in audience, but audiences find great movies-particularly if they are tied to a connected universe.
This post was edited on 8/12/13 at 6:30 pm
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