Red Dawn remake controversy
The long-delayed remake of the red scare film, Red Dawn – now a cult classic – is the subject of some interesting controversy. LA Times is reporting that the film’s villains were suppose to be the Chinese, but with recent events in the real world, have caused many potential buyers overseas to become nervous with Chinese villains. The original film had evil Russians. “”[Because] potential distributors are nervous about becoming associated with the finished film, concerned that doing so would harm their ability to do business with the rising Asian superpower, one of the fastest-growing and potentially most lucrative markets for American movies, not to mention other U.S. product.”
They elaborate on the controversial changes. “As a result, the filmmakers now are digitally erasing Chinese flags and military symbols from Red Dawn, substituting dialogue and altering the film to depict much of the invading force as being from North Korea, an isolated country where American media companies have no dollars at stake.”
So the Red Dawn remake is an action version remake of Team America: World Police? Producer Tripp Vinson talks about the decision. “We were initially very reluctant to make any changes … but after careful consideration we constructed a way to make a scarier, smarter and more dangerous Red Dawn that we believe improves the movie.”
Is this an okay sensitive change, or another E.T.-like cop-out (they removed the word terrorists for the DVD a few years back after 9/11). So we can’t fight someone who already owns our country’s soul because MGM needs a box office hit? Thoughts?
LOL I love how Asians are just so interchangeable to Americans. “Problem with them being Chinese? Fuck it, make ‘em Korean nobody will notice!”