Why it flopped in Asia?
It seems that it did not do well in Asia. See this review to see why https://youtu.be/2S4VYsOx7XA
Another person who thinks race is controversial instead of racism being controversial.
He claims that objects in the background do not get blurry as expected, but the clip he shows to demonstrate this, does in fact show a blurrier background and a foreground that is more in focus.
He has some good points on wooden acting though.