Recently, Regé-Jean Page, the actor of the TV series "Bridgeton", made racist allegations about the casting of the "Krypton" crew. Reggie Jean Page told The Hollywood Reporter that he wasn't selected to play superhuman's grandfather role in the Syfy television network's Kryptonian series of films because he was black. Page responded on social media, tweeting:
"Hearing these conversations now does no less harm than it did then. Frankly, these clarifications hurt almost even more. ”
"I'm still doing my thing, we're still doing this work, we're still flying."
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Geoff Johns, director of Syfy Television Networks, rejected Page because he thought Superman's grandfather could not have been black.
A spokesman for Jeff Jones denied the allegation in a statement, saying, "Jeff never said superman can't have black ancestors, nor did he say superman can't be black. Over the decades, there have been all sorts of versions of Superman in comics, so he can be of all sorts. However, Krypton was initially considered by fans to be a prequel to Superman: Man of Steel, so the protagonist should be the young Henry Cavill (Superman). ”
The Hollywood Reporter's assessment of Jeff's statement was "revealing how blind he was to his own biases."
Since last year's Freud affair led to the "Black Lives Matter" movement, "political correctness" in the United States has intensified. In the atmosphere of "political correctness" in the film and television circle, there are no black characters in film and television dramas because of racial discrimination; black people cannot win awards because they are racist; black actors cannot get roles, but also because of racial discrimination.
In today's Hollywood, political correctness is as important as the violent rating of movies.
Disney's live-action version of the Little Mermaid movie, "The Little Mermaid" is R&B black female singer Halle Bailey. This incident caused a great public opinion storm, and many people said that they could not accept the "princess" who grew up to become a black person. But Disney insisted that Hans Christian Andersen did not explicitly state that the Little Mermaid was white, and there were black people in Denmark, and anything was possible. Hollywood's elite naturally agrees, from mariah Kelly to shady queen Harry Berry, who has publicly supported Belle's casting.
The commercial part of the entertainment industry always points to what the public wants. At the 2019 Oscars, Disney's hero movie "Black Panther" made a big splash, and this popcorn film that was mediocre in terms of plot, special effects, performance, etc. won seven Oscar nominations in one go. With 200 million investments earning 1.3 billion box office and 3 Oscars, what better way to explain fame and fortune?
Disney got a taste of the sweetness in Black Panther, and since then they've all played the politically correct card in their blockbusters: Black Captain America in Avengers 4; Black Captain America in Toy Story 4 for the first time in the series; Most of the main voices in The Lion King are black; Beyoncé is the mentor of the new "Little Mermaid" Bailey; "Frozen 2" does not say...
In recent years, the American Film Academy has been trying to get rid of the notoriety of "racial discrimination". In 2016, they were all nominated for the Acting Awards for two consecutive years white, leading to a large number of black stars to boycott the Oscars. So starting in 2017, black films became big winners, including Moonlight Boy in 2017 and Green Book in 2019.
Oscar is being renovated. Under a new rule, only films that meet strict quota criteria and inclusion criteria are eligible for Best Picture nominations. As it happens, these criteria are imbued with "politically correct" group thinking, which includes: at least one male lead or supporting actor must be a minority, and about 30 percent of the actors are disabled, gay, bisexual, or female characters.
Mel Brooks, a Hollywood filmmaker, says political correctness is the death of comedy. He said his Western parody film The Scorching Saddle would never be made today because it used the word that begins with n (nigger).
Four-time Oscar winner Clint Eastwood said of his film, "A lot of people think my film is politically incorrect, but I think it's funny and bold. We are now in an era of political correctness, where we are committing suicide and we have lost our sense of humor. ”
"I've never been cautious in my words, because I've been in this business for so long, what can they do to me?" The era of political correctness in which we live is of no benefit to anyone. It takes everyone away and weakens society. It seems unnecessary for people to take themselves so seriously. It seems that I am lucky that I grew up in a time when everyone loved to joke. There is nothing wrong with politics, because everything is a joke with a sense of humor. People sometimes lose that feeling and take themselves and others seriously. I think they missed a lot of things and didn't like the differences that we all had. ”
The Little Mermaid turns black, it doesn't matter if it conforms to reality, Superman can also have a black grandfather. Whether the audience looks awkward or not, this is a special demand in this special era and market.
Legend has it that Reger-Jean Page is running for the next James Bond, which makes us wonder if he is using the "politically correct" atmosphere of Hollywood to morally kidnap the cast. The future movie version of "Superman" will also be remade, and maybe one day he will actually wear his cloak.
The process of fighting for freedom and equality has never been a smooth road, but in this day and age it has become a weapon of moral kidnapping. If one is not careful, it may not only be moral, but even institutional.