(11-18-2015, 04:49 AM)Oli! Wrote:(11-18-2015, 01:18 AM)Benedict Whiteraven Wrote: <-- Has degree with a focus on Egyptology. Â Where do I even begin . . .
Tell us about the white people
Ptolemaic dynasty????????
Romans????????????????
Though I suspect Mediterranean white does not count as white in this argument. (also not really relevant to the movie's setting, that trailer was a hot mess)
(11-18-2015, 05:59 AM)Oli! Wrote: People with little to no ethnic connection to the culture and location used as the backdrop for the film are cast in the entirety of its important roles and most others, to the point where the actual races that have a tie to that location and mythology have virtually no presence, while speaking with out-of-place accents.
That's both this film and the theoretical Black Norsemen film I have presented, to the letter.
The best you'll get is Egyptian nationals speaking Egyptian Arabic which is no more accurate to the film's setting than white actors speaking English. (Not that there's much of a setting. The plot seems to have little to nothing to do with ancient Egyptian mythology. The only thing "Egyptian" about the film is the aesthetic, but even that is an inaccurate mashup of time periods and artistic liberties)
Did you hate The Odyssey for having a non-Greek cast that spoke with British accents? If so, I will fight you
Ultimately, I don't know what's going on it's 2 am and I've been up well over 24 hours. I'm in agreement that the movie's pretty awful (especially the gratuitous abuse of cgi). If you want accuracy, go watch a documentary, read books or build a time machine or something idfk.
EDIT: edits galore I'm gone now, have fun Oli.
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