Excitement over the upcoming Exodus: Gods and Kings film has turned into protests over the all-white leading cast. The action-packed film is an adaptation of the biblical story of Moses—a Hebrew who was adopted by the Pharaohs daughter and frees the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. While white actors were cast in the lead roles, black actors were cast as slaves. The Ridley Scott-directed movie features Christian Bale as Moses, Sigourney Weaver as his adopted mother, Queen Tuya, John Turturro as Pharaoh Seti, and Joel Edgerton as Moses adopted brother, Ramses II. Bloggers and Twitter users quickly protested the casts lack of diversity. Its White Moses Versus White Pharoah Saving A Bunch Of White Guys From The Other Bunch Of White Guys, None Of Whom Should Actually Be White, read a headline on movie blog site Twitch. How can you make excuses for whitewashing Ancient Egypt?! #BoycottExodusMovie, one Twitter user posted. Theres no way I will support subliminal racism. White people are always our heroes huh? Even for the Egyptians. #BoycottExodusMovie, another said. The iconic 1956 film The Ten Commandments also had an all-white cast. The film starred Charlton Heston as Moses, Yul Brynner as Ramses, and Anne Baxter as Nefertiti. The racial climate, number of black actors, and opportunities provided to then were very different in 1956, however. christiantoday/article/exodus.gods.and.kings.faces.boycott.calls.over.all.white.lead.cast/38984.htm
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 09:45:42 +0000
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