• Viceversa@lemmy.world
    3·
    10 hours ago

    It’s a myth.

    It’s a myth of ancient Greece.

    In my opinion the appearance of an actor may be irrelevant for the theatrical piece, but for cinema miscast will damage the overall image.

    • aGlassDarkly@piefed.zipEnglish
      2·
      9 hours ago

      Bullshit. It’s a modern take on an ancient myth where half the characters are barely described physically. Nothing about people who never existed can be miscast by skin color, unless you’re going to try to tell me that this is meant to be a historical reenactment of, again, events that never happened.

      I suppose Charybdis could be miscast if they used a kangaroo, but frankly I haven’t seen the movie and don’t know if that part is even depicted.

      • Viceversa@lemmy.world
        2·
        9 hours ago

        Nothing about people who never existed can be miscast by skin color

        You’re ready to throw ethnological context out of the window?
        It seems pretty important to the myth representation.

        • aGlassDarkly@piefed.zipEnglish
          1·
          9 hours ago

          If seeing a black person in a movie ruins the “myth representation” for you, maybe just skip going to see it. No one’s going to drag you to a theatre and strap you into a chair.

          • Viceversa@lemmy.world
            3·
            8 hours ago

            It would be strange to me to see a Caucasian person in a film adaptation of a myth of ancient China or of an African tribe as well.

            • aGlassDarkly@piefed.zipEnglish
              1·
              8 hours ago

              Maybe skip those too, then ¯_(ツ)_/¯

              There isn’t a shortage of movies. I’m willing to bet someone is out there pandering to your preference for historically accurate skin tone in fictional stories where it’s barely described and has no meaning in relation to the plot.