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It’s worth noting that Vili recently told the Hollywood Reporter that he was never consulted about the film and feels it exploited his pain. “I’m still alive and well. If they had reached out to me, we could have worked together on a masterpiece. Instead, they chose to do a ripoff of my original story. I’m …
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Now, this sparked backlash for several reasons. In the US, May — usually called APAHM for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month — combines two separate groups that already have many diverse nations beneath their respective umbrellas. Since Asians greatly outnumber Pacific Islanders, what happens every year is the focus is almost exclusively on Asian people. …
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This post includes spoilers up to episode 6 of Andor. In A New Hope, we know the Jedi existed within living memory. Yet the main characters make it sound like the Jedi belong to a long-dead era, referring to them as an “ancient religion.” Luke Skywalker and Han Solo seem to think of them as …
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When it comes to adaptations, all bets are off – some stay as true to the original as possible, some shift things to move with the time, and others put their own new spin on the story. And these changes can have a HUGE impact on the landscape of LGBTQ+ representation in the media. Source: …
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