It would've been better if Ben was at least black.
Not some random white guy. And I'm not being racist, cause' I'm white, ahaha.
shareI know, it's just something that was established in the beginning. It works better when Ben is a black guy, even if there's nothing at surface level to justify it. People always complain about all white casts, and then they take a movie and get rid of the only black character and replace him with another white guy.
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what are you talking about it?
it is a remake, right? they go out of their way to call a major character Ben, and in the original it was a black character, so yeah, the "role is black" as you put it.
wanna have another random white character in the REMAKE? well, call him something else. its not like there is a shortage of names, only ideas...
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there is no need for insults, i believe.
of course i understand there are no written rules. but this specific character's racial background is a part of a pretty damn significant point (although originally not intended). would you cast a white character named Medea in a remake? how about Malcolm X?
i am exaggerating of course, but that's the whole point. this was not just another character, but an integral, even central part of a film, which actually added quite a lot to the whole experience. it is just a great waste to simply pick up a name and no traits.
look - here Ben is actually first on the list of Top Black Characters in Science Fiction - http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2010/02/top-ten-african-american-characters-in-sci-fi/
i guess, i'm saying that although there are no specific rules, my brain advises me not to throw away great opportunities like that and put a little more effort into acknowledging the greatness of the original.
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