I hate to say this but a lot of the really good actors might also have a think accent. While some people don't mind a lot of people find accents hard to track, thus making the film less popular. I wouldn't mind if they got that fellow who played Sayid from lost but it is what it is...Kiju said:
Critic Accuses Prince of Persia of "Whitewashing"
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Neither am I. This is very interesting indeed. I'm going to reserve any opinions I have on whether Jake's participation in this movie has a negative or positive effect until I see it.anthony87 said:
It's not based on real life persian culture, it's based on a videogame. And the guy in the videogame was white, so that seems like perfect casting to me.
That's a silly priority for casting roles. You choose an actor because you believe that they can act the role effectively. By picking a race first, you're cutting down your choices of who to cast without assesing what the character is like.
Also, I recall the Prince in the Sand of Time trilogy had a distinctly english accent; surely that's what the film is trying to emulate. This filmmaker (whoever the hell he is, I can't seem to find his face on the web) is a bit late to the party.
Also, I recall the Prince in the Sand of Time trilogy had a distinctly english accent; surely that's what the film is trying to emulate. This filmmaker (whoever the hell he is, I can't seem to find his face on the web) is a bit late to the party.
The film character looks like the game character. Where was the furor over the Mario Bros film for having Bob Hoskins instead of an Italian actor?
Tis nonsense, Hollywood has always and will always make fantastical films that aren't worth worrying about too much.
Move on, there's nothing to see here...
Tis nonsense, Hollywood has always and will always make fantastical films that aren't worth worrying about too much.
Move on, there's nothing to see here...
If I was complaining about it, I'd have complained about it. I mentioned it, nothing more.Marmooset said:
If you see a complaint in my message, you're grasping at straws.
I tend to agree with you but when all the people that don't go to see the film because of that reason equal out to millions of dollars I can see their point. Think of all those foreign films that no one sees because of accent or subtitles. They only make a little money if they win an oscar. Even those ones don't earn a lot. But like I said I still wouldn't mind that fellow from Lost play the role.Kiju said:
Was the Prince in the Sands of Time games Persian or white? He looked pretty white to me. It doesn't really make sense with the setting, but maybe a white actor was chosen in order to be accurate to the games? jake Gyllenhaal does look rather like the prince from Warrior Within to me.
Is this the same guy who bitched because King Arthur was filmed in English instead of Latin/Gaelic?
I couldn't care less who is in the movies I watch. Obviously I have a few favourite actors, but I prefer to see performances from unknown actors, they all need a chance and there is usually some great tallent waiting to be found.
Even so, Persian or otherwise? I couldn't care less. As long as these people can act and play the part well, who really cares? Jake Gyllenhall was great as the prince, the film itself wasn't great buy hey that's not his fault.
So I can see both sides of the argument here and it isn't one that particularly bothers me.
Even so, Persian or otherwise? I couldn't care less. As long as these people can act and play the part well, who really cares? Jake Gyllenhall was great as the prince, the film itself wasn't great buy hey that's not his fault.
So I can see both sides of the argument here and it isn't one that particularly bothers me.
I'm sure someone has pointed both of these out already, but
1. Persia is not actually a place anymore, so hiring a "Persian" actor is quite impossible.
Brown hair, blue eyes...doesn't look very Middle-Eastern, does he?
There's nothing wrong with Gyllenhaal. Or Gyllenhappy. Gyllenhorse? Whatever we're calling him these days.
1. Persia is not actually a place anymore, so hiring a "Persian" actor is quite impossible.