[enragebait]

I had to stop watching one of the Transformers movies when in the opening conflict they had to go beat up on some Muslims.

And those French gangster movies where the Turkish guy is the cool villain eroding lawful civic French values.

I find it refreshing when a plot is balanced with a white guy antagonist undermining the lawful order.

Whatever you think feel or believe, evil lurks within every kind of person. Our entertainment would reflect this as all forms of art imitate life.

[ghusto]

That's actually the point of the post. It's both boring and a disservice when we pretend otherwise. White guy as the main villain? Sure, let's go! Non-white characters _can not_ be bad under any circumstances? Boring and predictable.

[everdrive]

I was stuck on a plane years ago and it was the only reason I watched a transformers movie. The back half of the movie had the American villain CEO travel to China, where the pure and correct Chinese CEO discovered the evil corruption of the American CEO, and reluctantly saved the American CEO as he immediately switched from "movie villain" to "cowardly child."

I never did look up if I'd watch an international version, and whether the US release was different, but pandering was quite surprising.

[throw2827363]

I seen the reverse too, where the American hero teaches "the natives" how to act. Does that mean Hollywood was pandering to the American audience?

[everdrive]

Well obviously yes. I never said that was good either.

[JohnTHaller]

Hollywood movies pandering to China often results in movies that are parodies of themselves