Do you see any asian directors in hollywood that is populated? The only person that I KNOW was the guy who made Broke Back Mountain and THAT'S a Hollywood movie. There's only ONE chinese guy and the rest are white people. Good luck at laughing at that...
I don't need to laugh as your post already proves you know little. Asian directors may not have a large audience but they are available and quite market able.
You mentioned Ahn Lee.
You forgot
- Bruce Lee
- M Night Shyamalan
- Justin Lin
- John Woo
- Tarsem Singh
- Wanye Wang
- Joan Chen
- And many, many others
Your narrow minded view that Asians can't somehow make a Hollywood movie is moot as you've already contradicted your own argument. There is plenty of proof at how much money or successful their movies have made FOR AMERICAN audiences!
If you're wondering why there aren't more then try to understand that Hollywood, their primary objective is to make money. Not many Americans will be able to enjoy a movie or genre they have little knowledge of; hence why American movies do well in America and abroad but it is really simple minded to assume that other markets aren't profitable. You know it might be a bit of a shock but Japanese directed movies probably do pretty well in Japan and Korean movies probably do pretty well in Korea. We just don't receive the coverage because *ding* Hollywood can and does dictate what we watch.
Seriously if you think every movie needs to be a blockbuster smash then step back, observe the audience and subject matter. Maybe take some time to study a bit like Golden Boy. Maybe go and explore other genres and see what else is out there. Not ever movie needs a Bruckheimer explosion, or doves from a John Woo movie. You should give great consideration on Asian cinema, Hollywood or not because you're really missing out on all kinds of good films.
I can't be mad; just a little sad that you didn't back your argument up a little better.