Should Jim Sturgess Have Played "Yellowface" in "Cloud Atlas?"

When I first read about actor Jim Sturgess playing "yellowface" in the film, "Cloud Atlas," I was reminded of something that happened my freshman year in college. I'd signed up for two theater electives, one was "The History of Film," the other, "Theatrical Make Up." I was very excited because both classes were being taught by a professor, Harvey Flaxman, who had important commercial credits as the writer and producer of the cult classic film, "Grizzly."

In THoF class I was shocked...