Definitely racist, like the "yellow peril" works of fiction it's clearly spoofing (Fu Manchu seemingly being an inspiration, and I think a fair amount of the exoticism is in the vein of the Mikado), but arguably distinct from the "red menace" plot of the source book, I gather.That being said, I think some of the more specific criticisms of racism listed here might be overly cynical:I'd assume (and I stand open to correction on this) that Elstree studios in the mid 70s didn't have access to a particularly wide array of big-name asian actors to play the lead villain in a Disney movie.I'm not excusing the practice of white actors portraying other ethnicities, to be clear, just that it's reasonable to assume it was done for sake of convenience rather than to deliberately denigrate a race.Having the villains be bumbling is generally an essential part of a light comedy knock-about romp; and it is not like the British protagonists are portrayed as anything other than bumbling stiff-upper-lip stereotypes themselves.The criticism that the plot revolves around Wonton Soup is simply dishonest: The chinese antagonists don't know the microfilm is a recipe for soup, and indeed it is preserving *a grandmother's secret family recipe* out of familial duty that is the motivating factor.Which might be equally racist, if someone were to argue instead that the tropes it plays up are that oriental cultures are overly concerned with preserving family honour / traditions and respecting their elders.I think every single stock comic character teaches children that "stereotyping is funny", if they are put into jokes that actually work. I personally failed to get into the premise, I don't mind silly plots but I just don't feel like it connects at all. Disney later removed the scene from the movie. Disgusting! "Giving is easy asking is hard." Your angry rant at it just makes your serious point look less serious. Gross. If you enjoy watching the rain as it falls on someone else's parade there is no finer place to do so than in the Daily Mail comments section. How they were really only slowing down their speech or using an ambiguous accent that wasn't really specifically Asian? Are you serious? Read 3 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Chinese spies, led by Hnup Wan, follow him, so he hides the microfilm in the bones of one of the large dinosaur skeletons. Perhaps my mind blocked it out given how unbelievably dated and un-PC his performance, and much of this 70's Disney farce is. More details at Cast; Crew; Details ; Genres; Cast. Another in an increasingly regular series of limericks based on recent events: Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Being a kids film doesn't excuse it, it makes it worse by teaching kids that stereotyping=funny. There's something really likable about the character (the bit in the climactic fight where he and Nimmo politely sit back and drink tea is great), so my struggle here is frustrating. This…, In early 1923, Kansas City, Missouri animator Walt Disney created a short film entitled Alice's…, THIS IS CLONED FROM boxd.it/Lb60 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - …. The Native Americans in Peter Pan are drawn with bright red skin and are mute except for the chief, who communicates in broken English. She and…. Escaping from his captors, Lord Southmere hides the microfilm in the bones of a large dinosaur at the National History Museum. He is roly-poly and bumbling like Charlie Chan, and is mysterious, manipulative and sly like Fu Manchu.
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