'Aloha's Cameron Crowe Apologizes for Racist Casting in Film Starring Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone

When Aloha, a movie starring Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone, was announced it angered a few people. Native Hawaiins felt the film was both racist and disrespectful to their culture. With all the criticism director Cameron Crowe has avoided interviews but on his blog, TheUncool, he opened up about his Asian casting of Stone as the one-quarter Hawaiin Allison Ng.

According to Crowe, Stone's character was based on a real-life redhead who was constantly explaining her heritage.

"As far back as 2007, Captain Allison Ng was written to be a super-proud ¼ Hawaiian who was frustrated that, by all outward appearances, she looked nothing like one. A half-Chinese father was meant to show the surprising mix of cultures often prevalent in Hawaii," Crowe wrote.

"Extremely proud of her unlikely heritage, she feels personally compelled to over-explain every chance she gets. The character was based on a real-life, red-headed local who did just that."

Also in the blog, Crowe went on to say that he employed many locals and cast several roles with Hawaiian actors. He also says that if anybody is to blame in all the controversy that it's him. "If any part of her fine characterization has caused consternation and controversy, I am the one to blame."

Still, despite all that was said about the movie, Crowe is proud of the movie. In the post, he lauded Stone for all her tireless research for her character. He ends the blog by saying he's anxious to tell more stories with racial diversity. "So many of us are hungry for stories with more racial diversity, more truth in representation, and I am anxious to help tell those stories in the future."

Do you think Cameron Crowe should have apologized for his film Aloha?