More asian 'haters'?
I'm not asian, but on recent movies they show more often on the opposites roles or antagonists people from eastern asia countries... another example is the remake of Red Dawn, North Korea invading USA??? is that credible?
shareWell I believe in this circumstance they are cast in the antagonist role because of the fact that Korean breakers are amazing and dynamic. That's just real life, they have far more impressive movements than Americans do, and the American argument is more for the fundamental aspects of breakin such as footwork and musicality. Also this script was ripped either directly from Mighty Ducks 2 or Best of the Best, breakin crews don't have coaches, that's just stupid and if they did, it wouldn't be some Emilio Estevez wanna-be basketball coach who's down on his luck and can't find his razor. So I don't think this is Asian hating, I think it's an extreme lack of creativity and a poorly developed script, because in reality all of the crews going to BOTY are good guys and all have a back story worthy of winning the event.
shareThere are plenty of strong powermovers from the US. The difference is that the Korean scene as well as most of the scenes in East Asia are still built mainly around blowups and power. This is why many of the bboys coming out of Asia these days tend towards the power end of things. It's the flashy stuff that wows non-dancers, gets put in advertisements/tv shows/movies, and in Asia at least, is generally rewarded by the judges.
The American "argument" isn't "more for the fundamental aspects of breakin such as footwork and musicality." The US scene has had much more time to evolve and tends to allow for a greater diversity of styles and specialties. Having powermoves and blowups isn't necessarily an easy ticket to win battles in the US. Korea's scene has evolved a bit from the early 2000s when it was almost entirely focused on powermoves but it is still restrictive in terms of the type of breakers that are favored.
There isn't any "Asian hating" in this movie. The director is a gyopo (Korean American) and is also somewhat of a Korean nationalist based on his output and involvement as a filmmaker.