Your post seems to leave out a key detail: "authentic to their history and culture." You mean a history and culture of mass genocide, colonialism, and violence. You know perfectly well why it is a charged topic and why white privilege gives people anxiety.
It's almost like because they're white and it is placed during 1750s Denmark they have to have some form of racism or some shit. Like if these woke ass journalists actually read history of any European country you'll find its roots in BEING enslaved by Africans and Middle Eastern nations and paid little to no attention to the slave trade. The fact people actually believe European countries were extremely racist in the 1700s is astonishing. The most racist people during that time WERE the very same people they claim were 'oppressed' then and are 'oppressed' today. There is SO much propoganda pushed by a small group of ignorant black people who claim to be fighting racism while they're the ones KEEPING IT ALIVE.
From my perspective, the journalist indeed made a point. A point of no return for Mad's career in case he says smth like "South Korean movies have default inclusiveness, why not Danish"
What great point? That is just the stupidest question. Everyone in Denmark was white at that time. Journalists should read a book about it, and so do you.
Diversity = Not white. This isn't complicated. That shouldn't be what it means, but it unfortunately is. And this is the problem. You cannot tell an authentic European historical story and cast it accurately and qualify for awards. But you could tell an authentic Japanese story and win all the awards. An authentic African story and win all the awards. They will never ask you to "diversify" a story set in ancient China, because it is already 100% "diverse" even though you are reality seeing one race of people. That is a double standard that needs to go away. It's beyond stupid, and nobody can mention it in public because dishonest weasels will call them racist. The insanity of Hollywood is why I recommend watching less movies and reading more novels. They're better anyway, and free from agendas for the most part.
I think less and less people can take the Oscar ceremony seriously and view that reward as an accurate measurement for excellent achievements in motion pictures.
Yep. Awards are now just "diversity awards" like the term "diversity hire" which is becoming pretty prevalent in western countries. Stinks for minorities, too, because even the ones that earn jobs and accolades now have to contend with peers, colleagues, etc. wondering if they got the award, job, accolade, etc. due to skin color.
Yea its weird hes kinda using the Korean movie to show the problem with all of this stuff. I think He just poorly worded it because English is his second language
Or he kinda laid it out beautifully for people that watch this clip in its entirely will feel how stupid it is to force diversity in every situation@@radesaul
I was suckered in by the caption at the first, then I actually listened to what the journalist was saying. Completely right. It sucks that in order to get awards, you MUST complete the tick box of 'have a diverse cast even if it breaks the immersion.'
This reporter had good intentions, he just really struggled to word the question properly. He's basically asking, "Does it concern you that your film is ineligible to win any american film awards because of a lack of diversity, but south korean films like parasite are still elligible?"
it was clearly a real struggle trying to communicate that to two non-native speakers while also being a non-native speaker himself. I feel bad for him, mads reaction must've made him feel like shit lol
The reporter isn't attacking the film based on its lack of diversity but is actually attacking the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and their hypocrisy. Parasite is also lacking in diversity (even moreso that The Promised Land since there is at least some multicultural representation) but it gets a free pass to win best picture because they are not white (Nordic as the reporter here states) but this film will not be eligible.
@@JayzsMr Forced diversity is a joke and it was created by hypocrites with an agenda.A movie is supposed to tell a good story and not to brainwash people.
@randomhandle253: Parasite won in 2020. The new rules from what i've read were announced in 2020 don't come into effect until the 2024 awards. Ergo no such requirements were in place for Parasite.
Well, he had a very weird way of saying it then. Especially because here in Denmark the overwhelming majority of us are 100% against wokeist nonsense. We even ban "trans-women" from womens sports, because they are.. Men.
@@Stinkyremy I keep hearing that the woke is creeping into Korean media. I haven't seen it personally but apparently it's only a matter of time. I hope they are wrong.
I would love to see a movie based on historical Africa and have a reporter ask why there weren't more European and Asian people in it. Won't ever happen of course, because racism is only tolerated in one direction.
I love Mads' reaction but I have to say the reporter has a good point when me mentioned that Parasite which lacks in diversity but being korean got nominations and even won I believe
They've actually misunderstood the reporter, which is mostly the reporters fault for structuring the question as he did, but I'm still glad that they gave such a no-nonsense answer!
I think the reporter was also questioning the "Diversity Rule" because he pointed out "Parasite", which also lacks diversity but also eligible for the picture award thing. so the reporter actually wanted to say: "do you think it's fair that an South Korean movie with all asian actors can be eligible for an award, but The Promised Land casting all Nordic actors cannot be eligible?" basically saying Hollywood is racist against white people.
seems like most people missed the journalist's point - he's not criticizing their lack of diversity he's suggesting that it's unfair that a Danish movie with all Nordic actors isn't eligible but a Korean movie with all Korean actors is.
The reporters' point was pointing out the awards' hypocrisy of lack of diversity being permitted for a South Korean movie (Asian), but not one from Denmark (White). He could've phrased it a bit better, since everyone is sick and tired of lazy cancellation attempts.
@@nothingness863 I keep seeing people use this as a retort, but I honestly feel like you're missing the point. The important key details are that there is no diversity in Parasite, it is capable of winning awards (we know this because it did years ago), and if it were released next year, it would still qualify for the award meanwhile a denmark film would not. The reporter basically was saying that the new upcoming rules are unfair and ironically anti diversity since its excluding specific groups of people.
@@bobsteven2363 I'm not advocating for dumb racist rules. reporter did a bad job conveying his message, and Mikkelsen was annoyed by this topic from the beginning, disregarding the intent of the journo
The reporter should've started with: "Do you think it's fair that Parasite casting all South Korean actors can be eligible for the award. But your movie casting all Nordic actors cannot be eligible for the picture award?"
Hmm 🤔, it kind of puts Klaus Schaub’s comment “The pandemic represents a rare but narrow window to reimagine and reset our world.” into a whole new light huh?
Not "the world". The rest of the planet hasn't changed that much really, and whatever changes were fairly predictable and mild. Now, if you were talking about the US (and a few of its closest allies and its bitterest adversaries), then yes, they've gone insane. And they've devolved fairly quickly.
It appears that many comments have missed the reporter's intended message, and Mikkelsen seems to have reacted hastily. The reporter's question was evidently about how they plan to compete with films considered diverse, like "Parasite," which he specifically mentioned. The concern raised was whether a movie with an all-Nordic cast would receive the same recognition and be seen as diverse enough. If people could approach the topic of 'diversity' with less emotional reaction, they might have been able to better grasp the reporter's perspective.
The question is addressing something interesting about hollywoods and the oscars hypocrisy. He's not being an idiot, he's making a point about it but they don't seem to get what he's saying. I will say however that yeah films shouldn't be made with oscars in mind at all...they are art and that's why Mads and the director laugh his question off.
Mad respect for Mads who can barely contain himself towards the end of the director's answer. How much restraint he showed in doubling over with laughter.
So you didn’t understand what the reporter said either then… The journalist was pointing out how nonsensical the Oscar rules on diversity are, Mads’ reaction was pretty silly if you ask me
I think you missed the point when he said, you are putting us on the spot.... the reporter was making a valid point, but trying to fuck them in order to do it.
When you listen the journalist, it's interesting to think that he wanted in fact to turn the subject on the other side. Especially when he explains a complete korean movie can compete but not a danish one. In this way, it would have been something to discuss.
He made a great point saying that Parasites is considered diverse, despite the fact that there are only Koreans in this film, but mads Mikkelsen movie not being considered diverse is just madness
Poor reporter was just trying to point out the hypocrisy of Hollywood, and wasn't able to word his question right. Came off looking like a fool himself.
Why does Mads have to be a smartass about it? I don't feel the reporter is making a big deal about the lack of diversity. He's asking if they're concerned about not qualifying for awards. He should just say, "No. I'm not concerned. I'd rather make a historically accurate film than make it inaccurate in order to win awards."
It's a shame he didn't understand the point about an all Korean movie being eligible but an all Danish movie isn't, I'd like to know what he thinks about these racist policies
@@darumaichi The guy asking the question referred to Parasite, the South Korean movie that won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. He mentioned that an all Korean film is eligible for awards but an all Danish film is considered "not diverse" and ineligible for awards.
They made a movie in my country about a woman rediscovering herself in her 50s, with a plot heavily attached to our culture and customs which I think is the reason why people liked it so much, nationally and internationally, and also the reason this movie went on film festivals around the world, earned a bunch of nominations and even won some of those. Years later they made an American remake with a fancy American actress on front. They "adapted" the storyline and writing to fit American audiences' standards (god forbid them of doing anything for anybody else) meaning they moved the whole story to an American city, but while also trying to keep the "spicy input" of our culture (it's not Mexico, sorry for misleading you), a mixture that resulted in a box office flop. I'm sure Americans were confused about choosing to digest the movie as an artistic representation of the culture they were born in, inviting them to celebrate themselves, against an artistic representation of a culture unknown to them, inviting them to bask in other people's lifestyles. For me it takes a different mindset to watch national, foreign or Hollywood blockbuster films. It would be very weird for me watching a french film about burgers and semiautomatic weapons. Both movies, original and remake, have the same name. The original is the one that succeeded and gave birth to the unsuccessful remake, but guess which one pops up if I type in the name on Google. Now, feel free to come here and talk to us about diversity and cultural appropriation.
It was actually a really good question. Diversity wise this film is the same as Parasite. Mads Mikkelsen was quick on the trigger but i can imagine he's gotten that question a couple of times.
@@nothingness863 thats why the reporter wanted their opinion on the new rules. He actually wanted to ask their opinion on why an South Korean movie with all Korean actors, can be eligible for the award. But your movie casting all Nordic people cannot be eligible for the award? Do you think Hollywood is racist against white people and how should this be fixed.
@@rennisdodman8739 I'm not interested in those discussions, no one is. there is no demand on the market for diversity, diversity is not a quality criteria of the product, no one is paying for diversity
I love how Mads is so surprised and upset by this question, same goes for Nikolaj. I know the reporter meant to point out that they can't go to the Oscars, but why should they make a movie just to be nominated by the Academy??? I love how they don't care about it, and made their own version of the movie, with their own visions. Oscar is just. I'm glad that it was asked, this problem has to be addressed at events like this, but it's sad at the same time, that you can't create anything without being questioned about "diversity".
So stupid, the academy gets more and more irrelevant with each passing year unless a sensational thing happens, and implementing those idiotic rules only makes them look even more out of touch with reality and normal, rational people. Mads' reaction and response was spot on. This movie looks great, A Royal Affair was very good, and it's nice that the director and Mads made another film together.
Can't believe both Mads and Arcel, and a lot of people in the comments, got wooshed so hard by this reporter's question. People need to learn to listen or be less stupid. He wasn't criticizing the movie for lacking diversity at all. He was criticizing the rules of the awards having double standards as they somehow consider an all-Korean cast "diverse" but an all-Danish movie can't even apply for the awards. That's racist bullshit he was trying to point out, but unfortunately it flew over their heads.
There is something really wrong with "lack of diversity" people and their crusade for diversity. There is also something really wrong with societies who advocate historical lies. Shout-out for Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Arcel, for consistency and historical accuracy in their movies.
I'm not sure the journalist was trying to "denounce" the movie because of a lack of diversity, but he should have put the question better. It was equivocal. However, I hope directors, casting, producers, whoever, would go and say out aloud, "I didn't get a diverse cast because I don't give a flying f about diversity. I choose the actors better suited for the roles. It is MY job to do that. If somebody wants a movie to answer to their ideals, they can make their own movie". And, by the way, whatever competition demands compliance or imposes restrictions to movie makers - or any artist, for that matter - should be left to themselves and be ignored by artists and public.
The question is legit, the movie lack the diversity to be able to receive some awards, the question does it bother them? And how is it fair that the same rules don't apply on a Korean movie
@@JohnWick-ps9ib The reporter was criticising the Oscar’s diversity quotas by somehow saying that Parasite is “diverse” with a cast of all South Koreans yet this film isn’t “diverse” because it has a cast of all Scandinavians. It’s a perfectly valid question and I’d have hoped that Mads would address the point rather than making out the reporter is the one saying the film isn’t diverse, it’s the Oscar rules he was quoting and asking about… I can’t believe how many people have failed to understand this… 😂
It seems fitting that the Danish journalist mangled the question and the very excellent point he was trying to make to the point that even his fellow Danes were confused, seeing as even the festival was disrespectful enough to mangle Mads' name, "Mikklesen"? Really?
I think the journalist didn't find a good way to ask his question. He actually had a point and wanted to point out the paradox that there is in the film industry regarding "diversity" and how some movies are considered "diverse" just because their characters are not white although they portray a very homogenous cast of characters.
I know of a case where one man divorced his wife, the mother of two children, because there was no “diversity” in his family: they were all light-skinned. Is he right?
An obnoxious feminist from the Swedish Film Institute wanted to give Mikkelsen a leaflet at Cannes a few years ago. He looked at her and said, "If it's some Swedish feminist thing, I'm not interested." :)
What BS? European people are told they can't make movies about their history and expect them to win Academy Awards. A certain percentage of cast or crew need to be non-white for the movie to be eligible. It's a legitimate question.
Mikkelsen and Arcel were actually stupid here, and so are you, as none of you have actually understood what the reporter was saying. He didn't say the movie isn't diverse enough. He was saying it shouldn't matter for the awards that it has almost only white/Danish people in it, and that the awards hold double standards for allowing an all-Korean cast to he eligible but not an (almost) all-Danish cast. Get it?
@@ingwiafraujaz3126 there were no diversity rules when parasite won the award, so the only one who look dumb here is you. journalist has failed to ask the question properly tho, so they are both reasonably and expectedly annoyed by this topic.
Glad you made the movie. I am tired of people thinking everyone in the world needs diversity. Please stop asking stupid questions nobody cares about diversity too many things happening in the world to keep asking about diversity. You make a movie about Africa or China nobody asks about diversity. This person just wants his 5mins., of fame and he does not get it. Good for you guys to stop him and standing up for yourselves:) Mikkelsen you GO:)
Denmark is historically one of the most “White” countries in the world .. Even in my Childhood in the 1960’s - 1970’s .. People of color was extreemly rare … I was around 11 years old in 1977 when i saw a black person in real life for the first time …
The journalist had a point, too bad Mikkelsen didn't get it, cause it would be a great discussion around the stupidity of these new norms of Hollywood and Oscars
Guys the Reporter ask the question wrong 🤦♀️ Ok he wanted to talk about how Hollywood is being hypocritical with how the danish film wasn’t eligible to get into the diverse competition but the Korean film “Parasite” was (hence both films basically lacking diversity) and he wanted to know how the danish film director felt that parasite won that competition despite both of films lacked diversity? Obviously he started the question off using “lack” and when people here that they thing negatively and then it went downhill, the reporter should of asked the question a different way imo but don’t hate the guy obvi English isn’t his first language
The new rule for films is that they must be inclusive and diverse with characters and set crew and others involved in making a movie. The movie Promised Land with Mads Mikkelsen is about class structure and saving a Romany girl from racism as part of the story. That it is about Danish people of Denmark in the 1700’s there was not a lot of diversity, or that it was not about the slave trade at that time, because there was a slave trade. But this is not a story about that. So, what does a totally inclusive and diverse team look like? Will it need to have a white, black, brown, Asian, Indian, Arab, every other person the planet, man or woman, a trans, someone with dwarfism, a disabled person, a deaf person, a blind person, a deaf and blind person who is a mute as well. The list is endless. Where does creative license fit in story telling? The fact is that film making must fit the new rules to be in the running for an Oscar. Does getting an Oscar mean anything really, is it relevant. Do people want to get awards just because they fit a check box? I loved the debate about Snow White with the replacement of the dwarves, and a Little person stated that those are the only roles for people with dwarfism. I mean there are black, white, brown, gay, lesbian, and trans people with dwarfism and not one them got a look in. Stating that there aren’t many roles for them, they are not going to be the leading man or woman, the love interest or hero. So, inclusivity is blind to the reality of the human experience and discriminatory. Seriously the woke are so boring. That everyone must have a pronoun is vile, people must do it to keep a job. Tragic to have to play along, that is not true acceptance of others. It is lip service.
Wasn't the guy's question whether they thought iwas fair that an all korean cast could be eligible for an oscar, but an all danish cast won't because of lack of diversity? It's a good question.
Diversity is only for people who are not logical. I do not want my historians, pilots, soldiers, surgeons politicians and firefighters to be diverse. I only want them to be the best.
The fact that reporters are asking these asinine questions is a sign of our times. What does diversity have to do in historic Denmark? Common sense jeez.
I don't know that the journalist agreed with the premise that this movie needs to be diverse, but he was bringing up that the new rules put up by the Academy Awards would make this film ineligible. So this means that any movie that's focused on a story that takes place in Europe from five hundred years or so ago, may not be eligible for the Academy Awards, but a movie made in any other part of the world w/ a non-diverse cast would be eligible
journalists ask these questions because they want the narrative. Why defend this? It's despicable identity politics. teh left are haters that hate art most of all.@@Berendo4ever
The Journalist was misunderstood. He actually makes a good point and he wonder why the movie was not allowed to compete in Best picture because it is seen as a movie with lack of diversity and compares it with the Korean movie Parasite which was allowed to entry the competition. That movie has a full korean cast (no diversity either) and was accepted.
Thank you for posting this. I hate seeing 'forced diversity' in modern entertainment. It ruins the story and makes one question why they are there in the first place. Guess rewriting history is the way of the woke.
exactly, soon there'll be a movie about a snow white who is potrayed in the tale as someone with snow-like skin but yeah we'll settle with a latina with tanned skin
Wow, the reporter can't phrase his question properly. He was on their side but he sounded like he was criticizing them. I feel bad for him for being misunderstood, but at the same time it's totally his fault for failing to ask a question when he's a reporter.
The reporter was right but he led off the question with the statement that the movie lacked diversity. Of course it does! He should’ve just immediately went to the new rules instead it sounded like he was giving his opinion that the movie wasn’t diverse enough. Typically and rightfully, people immediately tune out what comes after that because people that harp on that usually don’t have good points to follow. Mads tuned out the rest of his question after his initial reaction. The director listened. those restrictions are nonsense. Will be interesting to see how crappy(or Korean film dominated) the Oscars best picture list becomes since people can only write dictated scripts now
I'm glad to know Denmark isn't as foreign to an American as South Korea. It's probably more so since we don't have a massive military presence there preserving their freedom.
If you'd like to give us your land to place a US military base on, we'll consider you foreigners again and make your actors eligible to win a pointless little statue. Sound like a good deal?
joking or not but the fact this kind of question pop up meant this is what movie making about, a diversity without thinking about plot point. It is also very funny when the journalist take parasite as example for diversity because from what i recall, they are all korean cast and the movie is not even that good to begin with. And I believe it only got oscar cause its korean which further prove a point hollywood oscar meant you need non all white , 2SLGBTQIA+, etc
The clip that went viral makes it seem like the reporter was a woke ideologue scolding Mikkelsen and Arcel, but I think he's trying to make a point against it.
Mads laughed before the reporter made his real point.. he assumed (and he would have been right 9 times out of 10) that it was going to be the same old diversity bs.
News outlet are misinterpreting this. The reporter, albeit in a convoluted and not very clear manner, actually raised a very good point. A racially homogeneous movie like this one (justified by the historical setting by the way) will be shunned by the Academy while a racially homogeneous movie from Korea or Japan or Africa will be accepted AND celebrated. Same premise, different standard. And that's the opposite of inclusivity and equality.
Imagine people wanting to tell a story that is authentic to their history and culture. How dare they.
Your post seems to leave out a key detail: "authentic to their history and culture." You mean a history and culture of mass genocide, colonialism, and violence. You know perfectly well why it is a charged topic and why white privilege gives people anxiety.
Marxists ALWAYS seek to tear down and rewrite history. Their mission is to completely erase a country's culture and replace it with their own.
Barbarians!!!!!
It's almost like because they're white and it is placed during 1750s Denmark they have to have some form of racism or some shit. Like if these woke ass journalists actually read history of any European country you'll find its roots in BEING enslaved by Africans and Middle Eastern nations and paid little to no attention to the slave trade. The fact people actually believe European countries were extremely racist in the 1700s is astonishing. The most racist people during that time WERE the very same people they claim were 'oppressed' then and are 'oppressed' today. There is SO much propoganda pushed by a small group of ignorant black people who claim to be fighting racism while they're the ones KEEPING IT ALIVE.
They? He or she or it
I would love to see more diversity in Nigerian movies
😂😂😂
Yes what about all the nordics that where sold as slaves to black africans. It was actually a thing!!
And Bollywood films 👍
Don't force your woke shit on to other countries. It's white people doing it to themselves due to historic guilt.
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The journalist actually made a great point. How can an all Korean movie be eligible but not an, almost, all Danish movie?
because we live in an antiWhite dystopia
Yes he made a great common sense point. Why are Whites not considered diverse?
From my perspective, the journalist indeed made a point. A point of no return for Mad's career in case he says smth like "South Korean movies have default inclusiveness, why not Danish"
What great point? That is just the stupidest question. Everyone in Denmark was white at that time. Journalists should read a book about it, and so do you.
All korean movie? You watched all korean movie?
Diversity = Not white. This isn't complicated. That shouldn't be what it means, but it unfortunately is. And this is the problem. You cannot tell an authentic European historical story and cast it accurately and qualify for awards. But you could tell an authentic Japanese story and win all the awards. An authentic African story and win all the awards. They will never ask you to "diversify" a story set in ancient China, because it is already 100% "diverse" even though you are reality seeing one race of people. That is a double standard that needs to go away. It's beyond stupid, and nobody can mention it in public because dishonest weasels will call them racist. The insanity of Hollywood is why I recommend watching less movies and reading more novels. They're better anyway, and free from agendas for the most part.
This 100%
Who gives a hoot about those stupid awards anyway
I agree. Books are better and more accurate anyway. I hate this wierd diversity requirement. Ridiculous.
Yes this is the problem. They had to include a token brownie to qualify.
It's pretty obvious why these morons have this double standard. It's because the "eViL eUroPeAnS that colonised the planet 😭"
Mads Mikkelsen's initial reaction is perfect.
Agree, adequate reaction)
He’s just as bored of this as we are
@kimilsungthefirst6840 they don't care......they are part of the everything is woke cult
@@kimilsungthefirst6840THANK YOU. SOMEONE IS PAYING ATTENTION
I can see the disgust inside him, but very profesional indeed
I think less and less people can take the Oscar ceremony seriously and view that reward as an accurate measurement for excellent achievements in motion pictures.
maybe it was, 20years ago...
The last time I remember thinking of the Oscars as somewhat legitimate was back when The Departed won best picture. So... oh god, 2007.
It's just a measurement of woke
I loved the Oscars. I loved Eurovision. Now... It's just political nonsense. Can't stand either of them.
Yep. Awards are now just "diversity awards" like the term "diversity hire" which is becoming pretty prevalent in western countries. Stinks for minorities, too, because even the ones that earn jobs and accolades now have to contend with peers, colleagues, etc. wondering if they got the award, job, accolade, etc. due to skin color.
I can't believe that apparently noone understands that the journalist wasn't against them but pointing towards the ridiculous award rules?
Yea its weird hes kinda using the Korean movie to show the problem with all of this stuff. I think He just poorly worded it because English is his second language
Or he kinda laid it out beautifully for people that watch this clip in its entirely will feel how stupid it is to force diversity in every situation@@radesaul
I was suckered in by the caption at the first, then I actually listened to what the journalist was saying. Completely right. It sucks that in order to get awards, you MUST complete the tick box of 'have a diverse cast even if it breaks the immersion.'
The question was pisspoorly phrased.. Mads Mikkelsens initial reaction shows it:
Here we go again with the woke BS..
@radesaul its a good film, but it's not diverse in the real definition. Its diverse cause its not white
This reporter had good intentions, he just really struggled to word the question properly. He's basically asking, "Does it concern you that your film is ineligible to win any american film awards because of a lack of diversity, but south korean films like parasite are still elligible?"
it was clearly a real struggle trying to communicate that to two non-native speakers while also being a non-native speaker himself. I feel bad for him, mads reaction must've made him feel like shit lol
The reporter isn't attacking the film based on its lack of diversity but is actually attacking the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and their hypocrisy. Parasite is also lacking in diversity (even moreso that The Promised Land since there is at least some multicultural representation) but it gets a free pass to win best picture because they are not white (Nordic as the reporter here states) but this film will not be eligible.
That's even worse
@@JayzsMr Forced diversity is a joke and it was created by hypocrites with an agenda.A movie is supposed to tell a good story and not to brainwash people.
@randomhandle253: Parasite won in 2020. The new rules from what i've read were announced in 2020 don't come into effect until the 2024 awards. Ergo no such requirements were in place for Parasite.
Well, he had a very weird way of saying it then.
Especially because here in Denmark the overwhelming majority of us are 100% against wokeist nonsense.
We even ban "trans-women" from womens sports, because they are.. Men.
@@hansemannluchter643 Oy vey goy, you can't say such thought crimes.
"yt peepo have no history or culture" - Also: "PUT US INTO YOUR HISTORY AND CULTURE, SENSE AND IMMERSION BE DAMNED"
Europeans have STORIED culture, literally. I think of americans when I think of 'white people'. Europeans identify with their countries rather.
100% 👏👏
they even wrote his name wrong!!! wtfff
You cannot create art with such preposterous restrictions
sure you can, as long as the cast is not white. The Korean movie was ok :)
Think if they told Picasso he couldn't use the color green. I think we would have seen a Picasso "Green Period"
Shame too because Korean cinema is fucking god tier.
@@Stinkyremy I keep hearing that the woke is creeping into Korean media. I haven't seen it personally but apparently it's only a matter of time. I hope they are wrong.
I can't wait for the day that we as a society are inoculated to this woke mind virus.
I would love to see a movie based on historical Africa and have a reporter ask why there weren't more European and Asian people in it. Won't ever happen of course, because racism is only tolerated in one direction.
Or a biopic on MLK starring Woody Harrelson.
@@prometheus5700 Or a Shaft movie with Shaft being re-cast as a white guy. Hoo boy would that unleash chaos.
@@prometheus5700 or maybe Anne Frank as a strong and independent trans black woman
Black people have special privileges now that no other race has, plain and simple
👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻.
I've seen a part of this video elsewhere, and the extra context here makes the reporter look a lot better.
Yes we all know the true men and women from nordic countries in 1750 were africans.
@@mrturbo84 the invention of climbing to trees and eating bananas
And asians and trans identifying they thems
Mads laugh fills me with joy.
Hey Netflix, I want my Polar sequel! F the critics.
i liked Polar aswell.
I love Mads' reaction but I have to say the reporter has a good point when me mentioned that Parasite which lacks in diversity but being korean got nominations and even won I believe
To be fair, the question should have been formulated differently.
@@hoti47 Yes that's true, 100%. Mads did great by turning the tables and asking the reporter about his opinion instead.
They've actually misunderstood the reporter, which is mostly the reporters fault for structuring the question as he did, but I'm still glad that they gave such a no-nonsense answer!
How can you Call yourself a Reporter if you dont know how to Structure a QUESTION???
@@ROBERTORIZZO-km9ox English is not his native language.
Then he should have given his question extra attention, or not asked it. @@damvid21
@@garygreen2317 Yes, I know, hence the poor structure.
I think the reporter was also questioning the "Diversity Rule" because he pointed out "Parasite", which also lacks diversity but also eligible for the picture award thing.
so the reporter actually wanted to say: "do you think it's fair that an South Korean movie with all asian actors can be eligible for an award, but The Promised Land casting all Nordic actors cannot be eligible?"
basically saying Hollywood is racist against white people.
seems like most people missed the journalist's point - he's not criticizing their lack of diversity he's suggesting that it's unfair that a Danish movie with all Nordic actors isn't eligible but a Korean movie with all Korean actors is.
The reporters' point was pointing out the awards' hypocrisy of lack of diversity being permitted for a South Korean movie (Asian), but not one from Denmark (White).
He could've phrased it a bit better, since everyone is sick and tired of lazy cancellation attempts.
there were no diversity enforcement when parasite won the award. it's called "academy aperture 2025" for a reason
@@nothingness863 I keep seeing people use this as a retort, but I honestly feel like you're missing the point. The important key details are that there is no diversity in Parasite, it is capable of winning awards (we know this because it did years ago), and if it were released next year, it would still qualify for the award meanwhile a denmark film would not. The reporter basically was saying that the new upcoming rules are unfair and ironically anti diversity since its excluding specific groups of people.
@@bobsteven2363 I'm not advocating for dumb racist rules. reporter did a bad job conveying his message, and Mikkelsen was annoyed by this topic from the beginning, disregarding the intent of the journo
The reporter should've started with:
"Do you think it's fair that Parasite casting all South Korean actors can be eligible for the award. But your movie casting all Nordic actors cannot be eligible for the picture award?"
It isn't that the world's gone insane that's terrifying, it's how quickly.
Hmm 🤔, it kind of puts Klaus Schaub’s comment “The pandemic represents a rare but narrow window to reimagine and reset our world.” into a whole new light huh?
Not "the world". The rest of the planet hasn't changed that much really, and whatever changes were fairly predictable and mild.
Now, if you were talking about the US (and a few of its closest allies and its bitterest adversaries), then yes, they've gone insane. And they've devolved fairly quickly.
Proud of my fellow Danes ❤
It appears that many comments have missed the reporter's intended message, and Mikkelsen seems to have reacted hastily. The reporter's question was evidently about how they plan to compete with films considered diverse, like "Parasite," which he specifically mentioned. The concern raised was whether a movie with an all-Nordic cast would receive the same recognition and be seen as diverse enough. If people could approach the topic of 'diversity' with less emotional reaction, they might have been able to better grasp the reporter's perspective.
You're probably right but the reporter did a terrible job of making his point clear and audible.
The question is addressing something interesting about hollywoods and the oscars hypocrisy. He's not being an idiot, he's making a point about it but they don't seem to get what he's saying.
I will say however that yeah films shouldn't be made with oscars in mind at all...they are art and that's why Mads and the director laugh his question off.
I think you're correct but he was terribly unclear and it didn't help that he was mumbling.
Mad respect for Mads who can barely contain himself towards the end of the director's answer. How much restraint he showed in doubling over with laughter.
So you didn’t understand what the reporter said either then…
The journalist was pointing out how nonsensical the Oscar rules on diversity are, Mads’ reaction was pretty silly if you ask me
I think you missed the point when he said, you are putting us on the spot.... the reporter was making a valid point, but trying to fuck them in order to do it.
@@GG-xd9vc no one did and no one cares what he wanted to say, he failed.
You can’t change history no matter how much it offends you
They changing the future
When you listen the journalist, it's interesting to think that he wanted in fact to turn the subject on the other side. Especially when he explains a complete korean movie can compete but not a danish one. In this way, it would have been something to discuss.
He was criticizing the racist anti-white woke double standards.
question: is sunak playing the markets, discretely??? ; )
I see the reporter had no ill intention. He basically asked if they were worried about not being eligible for Oscars.
This is what a lot of people are missing, maybe theure just not aware of the new rules, just a short clip going viral but missing context.
He made a great point saying that Parasites is considered diverse, despite the fact that there are only Koreans in this film, but mads Mikkelsen movie not being considered diverse is just madness
Poor reporter was just trying to point out the hypocrisy of Hollywood, and wasn't able to word his question right. Came off looking like a fool himself.
Poor reporter??? are you nuts.. just an IMBECILE- People have to stop asking Stupid questions GROW UP
Mads wasn't patient enough to hear the actual question.
Why does Mads have to be a smartass about it? I don't feel the reporter is making a big deal about the lack of diversity. He's asking if they're concerned about not qualifying for awards. He should just say, "No. I'm not concerned. I'd rather make a historically accurate film than make it inaccurate in order to win awards."
He didn't really listen to the reporter after he brought up diversity, because the reporter really misworded his question.
he is not a smartass about it, he is clearly and reasonably annoyed by this topic.
I like Mad's reaction. You can say that he also doesn't like this monstrosity called "diversity".
A lot of people reject that stupid crap.
It's a shame he didn't understand the point about an all Korean movie being eligible but an all Danish movie isn't, I'd like to know what he thinks about these racist policies
Diversity only imposed on whites, sounds like racism to me.
@@bobdondaWhy you said suddenly Korean movies?
@@darumaichi The guy asking the question referred to Parasite, the South Korean movie that won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. He mentioned that an all Korean film is eligible for awards but an all Danish film is considered "not diverse" and ineligible for awards.
They made a movie in my country about a woman rediscovering herself in her 50s, with a plot heavily attached to our culture and customs which I think is the reason why people liked it so much, nationally and internationally, and also the reason this movie went on film festivals around the world, earned a bunch of nominations and even won some of those.
Years later they made an American remake with a fancy American actress on front. They "adapted" the storyline and writing to fit American audiences' standards (god forbid them of doing anything for anybody else) meaning they moved the whole story to an American city, but while also trying to keep the "spicy input" of our culture (it's not Mexico, sorry for misleading you), a mixture that resulted in a box office flop. I'm sure Americans were confused about choosing to digest the movie as an artistic representation of the culture they were born in, inviting them to celebrate themselves, against an artistic representation of a culture unknown to them, inviting them to bask in other people's lifestyles. For me it takes a different mindset to watch national, foreign or Hollywood blockbuster films. It would be very weird for me watching a french film about burgers and semiautomatic weapons.
Both movies, original and remake, have the same name. The original is the one that succeeded and gave birth to the unsuccessful remake, but guess which one pops up if I type in the name on Google.
Now, feel free to come here and talk to us about diversity and cultural appropriation.
Who made the nameplates? The spelling of Mads Mikkelsens name is almost correct... 😀
It was actually a really good question. Diversity wise this film is the same as Parasite. Mads Mikkelsen was quick on the trigger but i can imagine he's gotten that question a couple of times.
so? those dumb rules are new
@@nothingness863 Totally agree, diverisity requirements is a step too woke.
@@nothingness863 thats why the reporter wanted their opinion on the new rules.
He actually wanted to ask their opinion on why an South Korean movie with all Korean actors, can be eligible for the award. But your movie casting all Nordic people cannot be eligible for the award? Do you think Hollywood is racist against white people and how should this be fixed.
@@rennisdodman8739 I'm not interested in those discussions, no one is. there is no demand on the market for diversity, diversity is not a quality criteria of the product, no one is paying for diversity
@@nothingness863 exactly. thats why he wanted to know their opinion. imo, all these diversity rules just make people more racist
I love how Mads is so surprised and upset by this question, same goes for Nikolaj. I know the reporter meant to point out that they can't go to the Oscars, but why should they make a movie just to be nominated by the Academy??? I love how they don't care about it, and made their own version of the movie, with their own visions. Oscar is just.
I'm glad that it was asked, this problem has to be addressed at events like this, but it's sad at the same time, that you can't create anything without being questioned about "diversity".
Mads is not upset. He is nervous because he does not want to say out loud what he really thinks out of fear of being canceled.
So stupid, the academy gets more and more irrelevant with each passing year unless a sensational thing happens, and implementing those idiotic rules only makes them look even more out of touch with reality and normal, rational people. Mads' reaction and response was spot on. This movie looks great, A Royal Affair was very good, and it's nice that the director and Mads made another film together.
Can't believe both Mads and Arcel, and a lot of people in the comments, got wooshed so hard by this reporter's question. People need to learn to listen or be less stupid. He wasn't criticizing the movie for lacking diversity at all. He was criticizing the rules of the awards having double standards as they somehow consider an all-Korean cast "diverse" but an all-Danish movie can't even apply for the awards. That's racist bullshit he was trying to point out, but unfortunately it flew over their heads.
Does anyone know who the journalist is?
There is something really wrong with "lack of diversity" people and their crusade for diversity. There is also something really wrong with societies who advocate historical lies. Shout-out for Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Arcel, for consistency and historical accuracy in their movies.
Who asked that question? What`s the name of the journalist?
who cares they dont need a platform
@@Rikitangoable Why for pointing out that there is a clear anti european white agenda?
Omg what is this interview wwwwwww I adore Mads so much pipipipi ❤❤❤❤❤
Woosh
Imagine doing a film/or period drama set in the 1900s and asking why there was no visible mobile phone use in it.
What is wrong with this world! Pfffffft
I'm not sure the journalist was trying to "denounce" the movie because of a lack of diversity, but he should have put the question better. It was equivocal. However, I hope directors, casting, producers, whoever, would go and say out aloud, "I didn't get a diverse cast because I don't give a flying f about diversity. I choose the actors better suited for the roles. It is MY job to do that. If somebody wants a movie to answer to their ideals, they can make their own movie". And, by the way, whatever competition demands compliance or imposes restrictions to movie makers - or any artist, for that matter - should be left to themselves and be ignored by artists and public.
The question is legit, the movie lack the diversity to be able to receive some awards, the question does it bother them?
And how is it fair that the same rules don't apply on a Korean movie
Once you understand that diversity is the codeword for "less whitey please" it will all make perfect sense.
What if they don't give a flying fck about an award here in the states?
The guy never asked a question. He just said "your movie lacks diversity so it can't get an award."
@@pleshlacis I agree
those rules didn't exist when parasite won the award. "academy aperture 2025"
The journalist is against the diversity bs too. Listen to what he actually says, folks 🙄
Is there any diversity in Bollywood films?
Mads Mikkelsen is the man and good for him for shutting this sh!t down.
No, he just wasn’t listening to the question the reporter asked, and clearly you didn’t either 😂
@@GG-xd9vcno no no, he understood it perfectly. It seems like you're trying to make an argument out of nothing.
@@GG-xd9vcI want to see a movie about MLK, and use a white actor to play MLK. You freaks are crying for more diversity, so fair is fair, right? 😂
@@JohnWick-ps9ib The reporter was criticising the Oscar’s diversity quotas by somehow saying that Parasite is “diverse” with a cast of all South Koreans yet this film isn’t “diverse” because it has a cast of all Scandinavians.
It’s a perfectly valid question and I’d have hoped that Mads would address the point rather than making out the reporter is the one saying the film isn’t diverse, it’s the Oscar rules he was quoting and asking about…
I can’t believe how many people have failed to understand this… 😂
You clearly didnt. the reporter wasn't saying it should've been diverse. he just worded the question poorly.@@JohnWick-ps9ib
I'm a brown person. Please! Keep it Nordic!
It seems fitting that the Danish journalist mangled the question and the very excellent point he was trying to make to the point that even his fellow Danes were confused, seeing as even the festival was disrespectful enough to mangle Mads' name, "Mikklesen"? Really?
I think the journalist didn't find a good way to ask his question. He actually had a point and wanted to point out the paradox that there is in the film industry regarding "diversity" and how some movies are considered "diverse" just because their characters are not white although they portray a very homogenous cast of characters.
Oy vay the Europeans actually have a culture and history shut them down.
How's that jew obsession working out for you, buddy?
Still living rent free inside that head of yours I see.😂
I know of a case where one man divorced his wife, the mother of two children, because there was no “diversity” in his family: they were all light-skinned. Is he right?
Mads Mikkelsen did a great job there, he basically said "take your bs to another place" 😂 I love Mads way more now. ❤
An obnoxious feminist from the Swedish Film Institute wanted to give Mikkelsen a leaflet at Cannes a few years ago. He looked at her and said, "If it's some Swedish feminist thing, I'm not interested." :)
@@sandorx4 Whoa! Really? Now i love him even more. Lol ❤️
Thanks for telling me. :)
What BS? European people are told they can't make movies about their history and expect them to win Academy Awards. A certain percentage of cast or crew need to be non-white for the movie to be eligible. It's a legitimate question.
Mikkelsen and Arcel were actually stupid here, and so are you, as none of you have actually understood what the reporter was saying. He didn't say the movie isn't diverse enough. He was saying it shouldn't matter for the awards that it has almost only white/Danish people in it, and that the awards hold double standards for allowing an all-Korean cast to he eligible but not an (almost) all-Danish cast. Get it?
@@ingwiafraujaz3126 there were no diversity rules when parasite won the award, so the only one who look dumb here is you.
journalist has failed to ask the question properly tho, so they are both reasonably and expectedly annoyed by this topic.
How did they manage to misspell Mads' name? Copy and paste 🤦🏻♂
They misspelled his last name!
Glad you made the movie. I am tired of people thinking everyone in the world needs diversity. Please stop asking stupid questions nobody cares about diversity too many things happening in the world to keep asking about diversity. You make a movie about Africa or China nobody asks about diversity. This person just wants his 5mins., of fame and he does not get it. Good for you guys to stop him and standing up for yourselves:) Mikkelsen you GO:)
Denmark is historically one of the most “White” countries in the world ..
Even in my Childhood in the 1960’s - 1970’s .. People of color was extreemly rare … I was around 11 years old in 1977 when i saw a black person in real life for the first time …
and it was a slave... just to be clear.
They spelled his last name wrong
The journalist had a point, too bad Mikkelsen didn't get it, cause it would be a great discussion around the stupidity of these new norms of Hollywood and Oscars
Absolutely
Rest rassured guys, same in France !
The correct answer would be “we don’t give a shit. Next question”
Let's make a movie where Muhammad Ali or Martin Luther King is white or Asian. After all, we need that diversity so damn much)))
tbh the interviewer wasn't being woke he was trying drive home a good point
How come Parasite coming from South Korea having cast from South Korea is different, from any Danish film with Danish cast in regards of diversity?
0:14 Never saw such an healthy Reaction for this Nonsense
Guys the Reporter ask the question wrong 🤦♀️ Ok he wanted to talk about how Hollywood is being hypocritical with how the danish film wasn’t eligible to get into the diverse competition but the Korean film “Parasite” was (hence both films basically lacking diversity) and he wanted to know how the danish film director felt that parasite won that competition despite both of films lacked diversity? Obviously he started the question off using “lack” and when people here that they thing negatively and then it went downhill, the reporter should of asked the question a different way imo but don’t hate the guy obvi English isn’t his first language
parasite won the award when those rules didn't exist
Good job Mads, big like!
Who asked the question?
its funny how a 100% nordic movie isnt elegable for the oscars when 100% korean movie is. doesnt seem right does it
Mads Mikkelsen legend
La historia recordará esto como una etapa oscura.
The new rule for films is that they must be inclusive and diverse with characters and set crew and others involved in making a movie. The movie Promised Land with Mads Mikkelsen is about class structure and saving a Romany girl from racism as part of the story. That it is about Danish people of Denmark in the 1700’s there was not a lot of diversity, or that it was not about the slave trade at that time, because there was a slave trade. But this is not a story about that.
So, what does a totally inclusive and diverse team look like? Will it need to have a white, black, brown, Asian, Indian, Arab, every other person the planet, man or woman, a trans, someone with dwarfism, a disabled person, a deaf person, a blind person, a deaf and blind person who is a mute as well. The list is endless.
Where does creative license fit in story telling? The fact is that film making must fit the new rules to be in the running for an Oscar. Does getting an Oscar mean anything really, is it relevant. Do people want to get awards just because they fit a check box?
I loved the debate about Snow White with the replacement of the dwarves, and a Little person stated that those are the only roles for people with dwarfism.
I mean there are black, white, brown, gay, lesbian, and trans people with dwarfism and not one them got a look in. Stating that there aren’t many roles for them, they are not going to be the leading man or woman, the love interest or hero. So, inclusivity is blind to the reality of the human experience and discriminatory.
Seriously the woke are so boring. That everyone must have a pronoun is vile, people must do it to keep a job. Tragic to have to play along, that is not true acceptance of others. It is lip service.
Wasn't the guy's question whether they thought iwas fair that an all korean cast could be eligible for an oscar, but an all danish cast won't because of lack of diversity? It's a good question.
in 2020 any cast would be eligible, since those rules didn't exist
@@nothingness863 Parasite still would eligible now, since it's not mainly white cast/white crew
Diversity is only for people who are not logical. I do not want my historians, pilots, soldiers, surgeons politicians and firefighters to be diverse. I only want them to be the best.
His name is misspelled 😐
I would like to see more diversity in south american soap operas, also in medieval chinese and korean tv series.
I don't care what they teach you in school, my grandma said all Danish people were BLACK.
The fact that reporters are asking these asinine questions is a sign of our times. What does diversity have to do in historic Denmark? Common sense jeez.
so many people bend the knee to BS
I don't know that the journalist agreed with the premise that this movie needs to be diverse, but he was bringing up that the new rules put up by the Academy Awards would make this film ineligible. So this means that any movie that's focused on a story that takes place in Europe from five hundred years or so ago, may not be eligible for the Academy Awards, but a movie made in any other part of the world w/ a non-diverse cast would be eligible
the reporter knows the policy to be absurd thats what he is asking. he doesnt support the policy
@@Berendo4ever- If anyone knows the name of the reporter, please let us know. I’d like to read what he’s written after this.
journalists ask these questions because they want the narrative. Why defend this? It's despicable identity politics. teh left are haters that hate art most of all.@@Berendo4ever
"Rules of diversity"
Nah, f the competition and f you too. I watch movies for the art.
The Journalist was misunderstood. He actually makes a good point and he wonder why the movie was not allowed to compete in Best picture because it is seen as a movie with lack of diversity and compares it with the Korean movie Parasite which was allowed to entry the competition. That movie has a full korean cast (no diversity either) and was accepted.
Thank you for posting this. I hate seeing 'forced diversity' in modern entertainment. It ruins the story and makes one question why they are there in the first place. Guess rewriting history is the way of the woke.
exactly, soon there'll be a movie about a snow white who is potrayed in the tale as someone with snow-like skin but yeah we'll settle with a latina with tanned skin
The real question is winning an Oscar really that big of a deal anymore.
I was really shocked at the lack of Korean and Chinese actors in "The Woman King" and "Emancipation." lol.
even the misspelled name cmon dude😭😭
And it's about time 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' got cancelled for its lack of diversity in black/African actors.
Wow, the reporter can't phrase his question properly. He was on their side but he sounded like he was criticizing them. I feel bad for him for being misunderstood, but at the same time it's totally his fault for failing to ask a question when he's a reporter.
The reporter was right but he led off the question with the statement that the movie lacked diversity. Of course it does! He should’ve just immediately went to the new rules instead it sounded like he was giving his opinion that the movie wasn’t diverse enough.
Typically and rightfully, people immediately tune out what comes after that because people that harp on that usually don’t have good points to follow. Mads tuned out the rest of his question after his initial reaction. The director listened.
those restrictions are nonsense. Will be interesting to see how crappy(or Korean film dominated) the Oscars best picture list becomes since people can only write dictated scripts now
That reporter love Russia Ukraine war
I'm glad to know Denmark isn't as foreign to an American as South Korea. It's probably more so since we don't have a massive military presence there preserving their freedom.
If you'd like to give us your land to place a US military base on, we'll consider you foreigners again and make your actors eligible to win a pointless little statue. Sound like a good deal?
Our gun-laws would have all you Yanks screaming bloody murder.
Not to mention that we have a form of voter-id...
Can't wait for a movie about Nigeria with Keanu reeves and Brad pitt.
The only appropriate reaction to these kinds of questions/statements/people is a full glass of water thrown to the face.
joking or not but the fact this kind of question pop up meant this is what movie making about, a diversity without thinking about plot point. It is also very funny when the journalist take parasite as example for diversity because from what i recall, they are all korean cast and the movie is not even that good to begin with. And I believe it only got oscar cause its korean which further prove a point hollywood oscar meant you need non all white , 2SLGBTQIA+, etc
Lol no parasite was amazing
@@landondonovanifyit was too Asian....see how it works
Parasite is top top tier
The clip that went viral makes it seem like the reporter was a woke ideologue scolding Mikkelsen and Arcel, but I think he's trying to make a point against it.
Mads laughed before the reporter made his real point.. he assumed (and he would have been right 9 times out of 10) that it was going to be the same old diversity bs.
Cheers to Mikkelsen! 🥳👍
Down with Hollywood's diversity quotas 👎😂
His reaction was Mad
we wuz daynish
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N Shieeeeeet.😂
News outlet are misinterpreting this.
The reporter, albeit in a convoluted and not very clear manner, actually raised a very good point.
A racially homogeneous movie like this one (justified by the historical setting by the way) will be shunned by the Academy while a racially homogeneous movie from Korea or Japan or Africa will be accepted AND celebrated.
Same premise, different standard.
And that's the opposite of inclusivity and equality.
I've seen a comment like "Should Danish cavalry ride zebras instead of horses? Or maybe there should be a camel unit?"
😄