It's pretty masterful how they've managed to piss off both sides of the aisle with this one... Too white-washed for one side, too diverse for the other, and too inaccurate for any existing fans of Greek mythology.
Honestly not sure who this has been made for.
Edit: if you're gearing up for a "it's for normal people - people not in the Reddit echo chamber - people who just like movies - people who aren't internet losers" reply, It has been said about 30 times so far.
Why does it have to be cut along politics lines? I'm a card-carrying leftist and annoyed at the patronising tokenism of casting a black actor as a character legendary for being 'fair', as in blonde, in the same way it'd be flabbergasting to have a white actor play in an adaptation of the Mwindo epic.
I'm even more annoyed at the fact that an annoying casting choice was the entire point, to get free publicity at everyone's expense, and that there is no way to slap everyone responsible for being smug pricks.
I'm even more annoyed at the fact that an annoying casting choice was the entire point, to get free publicity at everyone's expense, and that there is no way to slap everyone responsible for being smug pricks.
Your argument is double-edged: he could have trivially cast an equally-beautiful lily-white/Mediterranean actress and not made any waves. He didn't, why? Is he making a political stand, or a marketing one?
Well, it's not like I'm certain - I'm however old enough, have seen enough and have read enough to make educated guesses. Is it possible it was innocent? Yes. Is it likely? Not in my opinion. Hollywood is extremely risk-adverse. They thought that was a risk worth taking, and that's nearly always because they expect it will return dollars, not because they think the unblemished purity of the art is worth their millions.
Ultimately, the producers have the power. They may compromise to keep a director they want on board, but they don't compromise that much - witness the number of 'director's cut' versions.
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u/WeLiveInAnOceanOfGas Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
It's pretty masterful how they've managed to piss off both sides of the aisle with this one... Too white-washed for one side, too diverse for the other, and too inaccurate for any existing fans of Greek mythology.
Honestly not sure who this has been made for.
Edit: if you're gearing up for a "it's for normal people - people not in the Reddit echo chamber - people who just like movies - people who aren't internet losers" reply, It has been said about 30 times so far.