The fact that you identified strongly with Marcie despite her racial ambiguity renders her racial identity irrelevant. I can only believe that if Charles Schulz had made her explicitly Asian, he would now be excoriated for perpetuating stereotypes.

In “the Freshman,” Brando was deliberately made up to approximate his “Godfather” appearance. That was the central joke of the whole movie.

The character he was playing, Jack Crabbe, was 121 years old in that clip. Hoffman has a way to go before the comparison becomes legitimate.