The exciting tales told on the television produce a tubular sentiment. From highly advanced scholars to little elementary kids, entertainment has been a robust business that resonates in the hearts of people. Not to mention that blockbusters earn vast sums of money with their advanced storytelling. What people always remember are the characters. With so many different films, there must a plethora of diverse main characters, right? Wrong!  Of course there are exceptions but the general consensus is that Hollywood loves their Caucasian actors. 

With the live-action adaptation of the 1995 anime film “Ghost in the Shell”, people got their undergarments in a twist after hearing the casting of Scarlett Johansson for the lead role as the Major. People argue that the Major does not have to be Asian since she is a cyborg and her physical form is an assumed one. Nevertheless, this is just Hollywood taking advantage of any opportunity to cast a white person. The original film was essentially an Asian holy land, with Hong Kong inspired settings and an Eastern philosophy based story. Now they are tainting its beauty with a Caucasian lady. This isn’t the only recent film too. Disputes about the upcoming Death Note film on Netflix is also seen as a victim of white-washing. Just how they invaded foreign lands, they are now invading foreign movies.

Not many major mainstream movies have a non-white actor as the lead role. This could pose a problem to children of different ethnicity looking for a hero or heroine. Their race is underrepresented in this racial hotpot of a country. Of course, Caucasian actors and actresses should still be cast for lead roles, but the spotlight needs to be passed on more frequently.