Post by Timothy on Nov 29, 2009 20:56:48 GMT -5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8EA7EbFX4k
... This does not bode well.
First off, I guess Disney couldn't find a Middle Eastern actor to play the film's titular character. Really? Jake Gyllenhal is as Middle Eastern as Disney could find? In all fairness, this wouldn't be the first time they've had this problem.
Also, why perpetuate the hilariously shallow cliché of using British accents when setting a story "in ancient times"? When the trailer announces that "there are some who wish to destroy the world" does the movie imply the Middle East, the actual globe or England? The actor's voices should have passports for all of the traveling their accents have done thus far...
... This does not bode well.
First off, I guess Disney couldn't find a Middle Eastern actor to play the film's titular character. Really? Jake Gyllenhal is as Middle Eastern as Disney could find? In all fairness, this wouldn't be the first time they've had this problem.
Also, why perpetuate the hilariously shallow cliché of using British accents when setting a story "in ancient times"? When the trailer announces that "there are some who wish to destroy the world" does the movie imply the Middle East, the actual globe or England? The actor's voices should have passports for all of the traveling their accents have done thus far...
My faith in Disney's abilities is at an all-time low now. Thank you, Timmy.