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Originally Posted by Spider2YBanana
You're missing the point. Those films were made that way because they were aimed at a target audience.
As I've already said, I'd be beyond pissed if they recast Lando as a white dude. So this isn't a racial issue.
It's an issue of what's appropriate to the production. And shoehorning in a black Phantom, especially when THE ENTIRE REST OF THE CAST IS WHITE (apart from Piangi, who had to be black because he has to sound somewhat like the Phantom due to the scene where he's replaced mid-song), just reeks of bullshit.
And, as I said, as a consumer, it completely took me out of the play.
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I don't know shit about Phantom of the Opera so I'm definitely out of my wheelhouse here, but is being white central to the character?
I can understand why someone would be annoyed if they did a George Washington biopic and cast Idris Elba as the lead. Or Tom Hanks cast as Frederick Douglass.
But if you're just bitching because you'd rather see a white guy then that's just weird.