The rank hypocrisy around the casting of the Oddssey as opposed to Moana is absolutely insane. Both are fiction, yet both are solidly rooted in real cultures and peoples. The notion that it's bad to swap one, but not the other blows my mind.
Having said that, had they done something like O Brother did and adapted the story out of the ancient Greek context, this would be a different story.
https://x.com/romanhelmetguy/status/2076329554264666348?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
" It might seem hypocritical that Variety praises Moana for respecting Polynesian culture while attacking you for wanting Nolan’s Odyssey to respect Greek culture. But there’s actually a consistent moral through-line: They just hate White people."
The hypocrisy is astounding but incredibly unsurprising. The Critical Drinker recently made note of this and I think he did it in his Moana review!
ReplyDeleteThe hypocrisy is incredibly blatant, yet those who engage in it see nothing wrong with their idiocy.
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