Snake Eyes : G.I. Joe Origins (2021)
 

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7 year old me thought Snake Eyes was one of the coolest characters ever. I'm in...

So...Snake Eyes is Asian now?

Yep

Never got into GI Joe, dollies or cartoons or any of it. And those movies from a couple years back didn't help. This looks like an improvement, but I'm not coming in with any investemtn. NTTAWWT.

Humph.

I’m conflicted.

It makes it more realistic instead of a blonde hair blue eyed white boy

Oh, you're right. I would hate for something to ruin the verisimilitude of the G.I. Joe universe.

Well you’re the one questioning why he’s Asian now.

Rachel Nichols helps the movie immensely, as does a raven haired Sienna Miller with the sexy librarian glasses in an all leather getup if you feel like giving it a watch.

Similar to casting Jason Momoa as Aquaman in comparison to the comic which Aquaman is blonde hair Blue eyed white dude.

Momoa is Hawaiian, and it makes sense that such a descent is ruler of the ocean

I already do too much of this, ie. watching stuff I don't enjoy because one of the actresses is so attractive.

Zoey's Infinite Extraordinary [can't even remember the name of it] Playlist comes to mind, no way in heck I'd watch it on its merits, but Jane Levy is lovely.

I mean, if I could get away with it, I'd be rocking an Arashikage tattoo on my forearm.

So needless to say, I'm pretty excited about any and all Joe content, even if the immortal Larry Hama (who wrote the filecards on the original 3 3/4 figurines, as well as the entire run of the Marvel comic both before and after resurrection) is not involved.

One of the largest attractions of Snake Eyes was the mystery behind who he was, his silence and who was behind the mask.

This is stupid IMHO.

People get way too attached to a certain look when casting established characters. Too many movies/shows have been ruined because the casting stuck to a look rather than ensuring ability/fit for the role.