Q: Should live-action movie remakes stay true to the ethnicity of the original characters?

interdisciplinary studies freshman
âI donât think so, because you donât have to be a certain way or look a certain type to be good at something. And I donât think that your race, or your color, or whatever, determines what you can do or what you canât do.â â
âYes. It keeps the story intact and helps you visualize it better, I guess.â

mechanical engineering freshman

electrical engineering sophomore
âPues yo pienso la verdad que muchos niños como vemos son diferentes tipos de colores, diferentes nacionalidades, diferentes culturas. AsĂ que si ellos se sienten identificados con cierto carĂĄcter, pues, Âżpor quĂ© no deberĂan ser las nuevas asĂâ?
âThat is, like, a tricky question, because at the same time you are doing what you saw. However, if you are, like, redoing it, itâs because you want to, like, include everyone as well. So, like, I feel like there is a limit. However, like, the production, sometimes they [donât] know how to stay right in that limit instead of, like, passing that limit, you know?â

kinesiology sophomore

clinical practice freshman
âI feel like if the ethnicity of the character doesnât necessarily influence the plot of the movie, it shouldnât really be important. But if the ethnicity of the character is something that defines the character, then they should keep it as it is.â
–Compiled and photos by Abigail Ollave

