tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post312236170729160610..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Mohegans left out of 21Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-11724584928351358692008-04-07T12:51:00.000-07:002008-04-07T12:51:00.000-07:00I love how you state the producers' motivation as ...I love how you state the producers' motivation as if it were fact. But as usual, this is nothing but your opinion--i.e., a guess.<BR/><BR/>It wouldn't have taken any screen time to make the main characters Asian rather than white, as they were in reality. This change suggests the producers' shallow and stereotypical thinking.<BR/><BR/>Similarly, the producers omitted any reference to an Indian casino or <A HREF="http://www.bluecorncomics.com/sovreign.htm" REL="nofollow">tribal sovereignty</A>. I'm guessing they didn't want any hint of America's multicultural complexity to discomfort their largely white audiences.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-32702530839303096442008-04-06T21:00:00.000-07:002008-04-06T21:00:00.000-07:00Writerfella here -- Apparently, 21 is 'the lit...Writerfella here --<BR/> Apparently, 21 is 'the little movie that could.' It has been the No. 1 film for two consecutive weekends, pulling in $46.1 million in 10 days. Trackers now predict it will reach $75 millions, darn good for a movie that cost less than $35 million to make...<BR/>All Best<BR/>Russ Bates<BR/>'writerfella'writerfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111681906238053379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-21130298239782396272008-04-04T16:30:00.000-07:002008-04-04T16:30:00.000-07:00Writerfella here -- writerfella and cuz Milton...Writerfella here --<BR/> writerfella and cuz Milton saw 21 Thursday. While the film is not told linearly, it does contain a linear 'caper' story that was derived from the totality of the book. And in one hour 44 minutes or so, there simply isn't room for any and all details of the original book. When writing such a screenplay, each minute receives an inherent justification questioning: WHY is the writer showing this particular minute? Plus, it was interesting to writerfella that one of the Asian characters that survives to the screenplay is shown as someone who 'comps' himself, grabbing anything and everything in Vegas that is not nailed down. But then again the biggest thief of all winds up being the Kevin Spacey character, who doesn't steal ANYTHING small...<BR/>All Best<BR/>Russ Bates<BR/>'writerfella'writerfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111681906238053379noreply@blogger.com