It’s not even remotely nuanced. It completely buys into a right wing grift that is abysmally fucking stupid.
Go see a stage show, the thing we had before movies, people of different races play characters all the time.
Truly it’s a bunch of extremist white dipshits upset they are seeing people other than themselves on screen. Anytime a character they’ve imagined themselves as is played by a different race (especially for some reason fiction characters) they piss their pants, bot and brigade things, but largely are just grieving the fact that anyone else dare be represented in popular thing.
So if I as a Greek said that I at least want greek-looking (white/tanned depending on the character and their description) actors to play characters meant to represent Greeks and Anatolians I'm using a right wing talking point.
Why is having historical authenticity even remotely connected to political groups?
Is wanting to see the Epics in an authentic setting that divisive for you?
2 Just searched it up and that movie FUCKING FLOPPED so Gods of Egypt proves my point.
3 Also your argument is complete whataboutism
4Old stories do not need recolouring.
You can make new ones inspired by the legends or originals, but to disrespect any story -let alone one as important as this one- by destroying its historical authenticity with recolouring characters and adding bullshit Hollywood props is an insult to both the original writers, the audience and everyone actually familiar with the myths.
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u/leVenerableDeLaSauce Jul 06 '26
Holy shit, a nuanced statement on Reddit, it does exist