Children of War

[younggiftedandblack]

Hey look it's another white guy save the poor colored people movie.

CHILDREN OF WAR

02.20.07
By Micah Robinson
We’ve seen lots of onscreen dramas regarding the major battles of World War II, but one of the least covered aspects of the period involved a smaller, but just as brutal conflict that kicked off when Japan invaded China just a few years prior. The Sino-Japanese War was actually a rather one-sided conflagration where Japan occupied parts of China and killed tens of millions as China struggled to hold out through stalemate and attrition.

Sony Classics has acquired a new drama set in this turbulent locale called The Children of Huang Shi. As you may have gathered by my usage of the word “set,” this isn’t the story of that conflict, but rather a more “conventional” tale of a conscientious reporter (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) who leads a bunch of war orphans to a remote village away from the fighting. Along the way, he’s assisted by two locals and a nurse, respectively played by Chow-Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh, and Radha Mitchell.

Given that it’s the story of a white guy magically swooping in and helping some poor ethnicity, I’m surprised that Ed Zwick isn’t directing this, but I guess he can’t be everywhere at once. In his stead, veteran hack Roger Spottiswoode

[returntosender]

it's funny how this 'white man saves foreign culture' theme is so rampant that everytime it's mentioned it's always in a tongue in cheek way. No one can even take this seriously anymore, and reading about something like this is almost always met with an eye roll. Note the sarcasm in the writer's tone.

EDIT: BTW, I'm an advocate of providing links when ever something is quoted, both for verification and in case someone wants further details. Like me.

BTW, is micah a girls' name or a guy's name? I think it's unisex.

[younggiftedandblack]

Originally Posted by returntosender

it's funny how this 'white man saves foreign culture' theme is so rampant that everytime it's mentioned it's always in a tongue in cheek way. No one can even take this seriously anymore, and reading about something like this is almost always met with an eye roll. Note the sarcasm in the writer's tone.

EDIT: BTW, I'm an advocate of providing links when ever something is quoted, both for verification and in case someone wants further details. Like me.

BTW, is micah a girls' name or a guy's name? I think it's unisex.

Sorry about that.

Link

I think Micah's a guy.