(11-18-2015, 07:10 AM)Oli! Wrote: It doesn't even have to be historically accurate, I just want people that are billed to be from a place / culture to look like they are from that place and / or belong to that culture. I don't really care about the actual history, and I think the aesthetic actually looks great. It's just that the cast they chose does a disservice by perpetuating a widely believed and damaging inaccuracy about this culture.
Also, it's more than just the aesthetic and the names used; Set vs. Horus for the Throne of Everything is an actual Egyptian myth, complete with eye-gouging. This movie is comparable to a retelling of the Odyssey, in fact.
From what's shown in the trailer, it's a very poor retelling of the myth and I wouldn't say it's at all comparable.
Choosing to forego historical accuracy is damaging to the culture, and changing the cast to one that "looks the part" doesn't help much. In fact, it would probably hurt the film because unfortunately, white is what sells, white is familiar, white is safe.
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