Finance, Business, Economy ISRAELrealNATION, What Do You Think? Social media users are demanding that the public boycott the anticipated Hollywood blockbuster film [Exodus: Gods and Kings] due to what critics say is the movie’s miscasting and the underrepresentation of minorities. The movie, which stars British actor Christian Bale in the lead role of Moses, features predominantly Caucasian actors playing parts of ancient Egyptians. Boycott advocates say that director Ridley Scott’s fielding of a predominantly white cast is historically inaccurate since most of the Egyptians at the time were dark or olive-skinned. Critics were angered that the only blacks deemed fit to appear in the film were cast in the role of thieves and servants. Scott raised eyebrows when he told Variety last week that the racial makeup of the cast was motivated primarily by economic concerns. ISRAELrealNATION: 1) Do you believe that the present boycott movement is at all concerned about whether or not this film even cast Jews, whatever their skin color, whatever they look like, to play the primary roles of Amram and Yocheved, Moshe Rabbeinu, Aaron, and Myriam, not to mention the people of Israel, generally? 2) Do you believe that there is any special reason that this film is being released prior to the December holidays, rather than prior to Passover, which would normally seem more business savvy...? 3) Do you believe that this boycott movement is related to the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement by attempting to make films about the ancient history of the Jewish people less profitable, and thereby censor them from production? 4) Will you join the boycott? Why or why not? YouTube (20th Century Fox): youtube/watch?v=t-8YsulfxVI Jpost (article in full): jpost/Not-Just-News/Should-Hollywood-blockbuster-Exodus-be-boycotted-due-to-lack-of-black-actors-in-key-roles-383858
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 17:16:29 +0000
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