Magnetic Takehiro Hira (so good in “ Lost Girls and Love Hotels” and who really needs to be cast as Ken Watanabe’s son or brother in something) plays Japanese crime boss Kenta. Joe” franchise, which is something of a relief as well.
#SNAKE EYES GI JOE MOVIE#
The movie feels more like a yakuza picture than something from the previously established “G.I. He starts as a boy witnessing his father’s murder, then shows up as a grown, scrappy loner on the no-holds-barred-fighting circuit calling himself “Snake Eyes.” The new film thankfully obviates that question.Īs the movie’s set before Snake Eyes stopped talking (either by vow of silence or combat injury, depending on the origin version), the character will come across as downright gabby to longtime fans.
Joe: A Real American Hero,” said in the new film’s promotional materials he was once asked by a young Asian American fan “why the most badass ninja in the world is a white guy,” and it stuck with him. Larry Hama, the Asian American writer and artist who created the popular comic book “ G.I. Here, he’s played as an Asian American boy by Max Archibald (“The 100”) and as a man by Henry Golding (the Malaysian-British star of “ Crazy Rich Asians”). On such occasions, he has been depicted as blond and blue-eyed … as one would imagine most ninjas to be? In the previous films, he was played by the brilliant physical performer Ray Park (best known as Darth Maul of “Star Wars”) and “Kickin’ It” star Leo Howard. The resident ninja of the good-guy military unit known as the “Joes,” Snake Eyes has rarely been shown in the toy-comic-cartoon-movie franchise without his iconic black mask. If nothing else, the franchise would deserve serious credit for shrugging off the grand old tradition of cultural erasure as a butter-on-your-popcorn bonus, “ Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe” fans finally get an extended look behind the mask of their favorite ninja and, thank goodness, he’s Asian. We will continue to note the various ways readers can see each new film, including drive-in theaters in the Southland and VOD/streaming options when available. Because moviegoing carries inherent risks during this time, we remind readers to follow health and safety guidelines as outlined by the CDC and local health officials. The Los Angeles Times is committed to reviewing new theatrical film releases during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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