Ridley Scott Tries To Explain Why The ‘Exodus: Gods And Kings’ Cast Is So White

[Bigbigguy]

Was just talking in class last night how they have been selling the "Egpyt isn't part of Africa" bullshyt for CENTURIES

I know black Egyptians so that bullshyt is false

 

[Rapmastermind]

another reason this movie gonna flop....i'm glad, now get back to making a good alien movie.....

"The Counselor" flopped and this will Flop. Hopefully this puts "Prometheus 2" on the fast track. Ridley needs to just stay in Sci-Fi. He's normally good with Historical Epics (Gladitor, Kingdom in Heaven) but I just can't take anymore whitewashing Egypt movies seriously. It's a great cast but wrong for a movie with this subject.

 

[Listen]

I'm still gonna see it....


but I may be in the minority.

 

[Birnin Zana]

nevermind.

 

[gluvnast]

If ignoring the fact the story of Exodus is fictional, based upon the Bible it was NEVER definitively stated the time period NOR even stated who was/were Ruler(s) of Egypt! We only say "Ramsese" because of the OLD Ten Commandments film. The TRUTH is ancient Egypt was indeed the epicenter/melting pot for virtually all races. That was just a fact. It wasn't all Black and for damn sure wasn't all White. Based on LOCATION along with being not just one of the very FIRST, but most successful ancient civilizations, if would be very naive that only one set race was EXISTING there. shyt even Cleopatra was white and SHE was an Egyptian pharoah. And even if she wasn't she integrated with Europeans which leads me to believe there was some integration among the people there, and with no assumption how deep or far it went.

And I say integration is because Moses, someone of a DIFFERENT race of people, was raised under the ancient ruler. He, himself was integrated.

So this so-called outrage isn't or shouldn't be too much to cry over. Hollywood always whitewashed its biblical figures, so that's not anything new. And the last Noah and Jesus movies that came out earlier this year were whitewashed. But AT LEAST give Ridley Scott SOME credit it for at least having a multicultural cast with the vast majority of Egyptians being portrayed BY black people and having a logical reasoning based upon location and cultural history of that country being a melting pot.

 

[Piff Perkins]

gotta say Ridley Scott's descent has been painful to watch, but this seals the deal: he's done. I'll probably see this on DVD one day just to see the battles.

 

[duckbutta]

tell me some big name actors that are not white, that can pull off those 2 roles?

Joel Edgerton is a big named actor?:yeah ok:

 

[duckbutta]

gotta say Ridley Scott's descent has been painful to watch, but this seals the deal: he's done. I'll probably see this on DVD one day just to see the battles.

Yeah I had him in my top 8 directors pretty much my whole life...but after the Promethues cash grab (oh i know lets make a movie that is supposed to be an aliens origin...but then say it's a stand alone movie...then use the entire movie to just ask questions about the aliens franchise instead of answering them...and then make another movie after that to answer the questions ) and then this Exodus B.S....I don't think I can even waste bandwidth on this dudes movies...

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

can't wait for tariq nasheed's post viewing analysis..

 

[duckbutta]

If ignoring the fact the story of Exodus is fictional, based upon the Bible it was NEVER definitively stated the time period NOR even stated who was/were Ruler(s) of Egypt! We only say "Ramsese" because of the OLD Ten Commandments film. The TRUTH is ancient Egypt was indeed the epicenter/melting pot for virtually all races. That was just a fact. It wasn't all Black and for damn sure wasn't all White. Based on LOCATION along with being not just one of the very FIRST, but most successful ancient civilizations, if would be very naive that only one set race was EXISTING there. shyt even Cleopatra was white and SHE was an Egyptian pharoah. And even if she wasn't she integrated with Europeans which leads me to believe there was some integration among the people there, and with no assumption how deep or far it went.

And I say integration is because Moses, someone of a DIFFERENT race of people, was raised under the ancient ruler. He, himself was integrated.

So this so-called outrage isn't or shouldn't be too much to cry over. Hollywood always whitewashed its biblical figures, so that's not anything new. And the last Noah and Jesus movies that came out earlier this year were whitewashed. But AT LEAST give Ridley Scott SOME credit it for at least having a multicultural cast with the vast majority of Egyptians being portrayed BY black people and having a logical reasoning based upon location and cultural history of that country being a melting pot.

:didn'tread:

Breh, let me tell you something...we hop in the Delorean...and we go back to Egypt long ago...turn the dial back to however far you want...you think we going to run into an Australian white dude...because that is who Joel Edgerton is...he's a white dude from Australia :usurematteroffact:

Think we going to run into somebody who looks like Sigourney Weaver :usurematteroffact:

 

[ORDER_66]

If ignoring the fact the story of Exodus is fictional, based upon the Bible it was NEVER definitively stated the time period NOR even stated who was/were Ruler(s) of Egypt! We only say "Ramsese" because of the OLD Ten Commandments film. The TRUTH is ancient Egypt was indeed the epicenter/melting pot for virtually all races. That was just a fact. It wasn't all Black and for damn sure wasn't all White. Based on LOCATION along with being not just one of the very FIRST, but most successful ancient civilizations, if would be very naive that only one set race was EXISTING there. shyt even Cleopatra was white and SHE was an Egyptian pharoah. And even if she wasn't she integrated with Europeans which leads me to believe there was some integration among the people there, and with no assumption how deep or far it went.

And I say integration is because Moses, someone of a DIFFERENT race of people, was raised under the ancient ruler. He, himself was integrated.

So this so-called outrage isn't or shouldn't be too much to cry over. Hollywood always whitewashed its biblical figures, so that's not anything new. And the last Noah and Jesus movies that came out earlier this year were whitewashed. But AT LEAST give Ridley Scott SOME credit it for at least having a multicultural cast with the vast majority of Egyptians being portrayed BY black people and having a logical reasoning based upon location and cultural history of that country being a melting pot.

DO YOU NOT SEE A fukkING PROBLEM WITH THIS BULLshyt OR NOT!!!!!????

 

[Dirty Mcdrawz]

Lets face it white ppl are just better actors
You have to live with it and not be bitter.
You have music and sports

........

Lets face it white ppl are just better actors

 

[BlackMajik]

I would rather a fukking ETHNIC JEW and a PAKISTANIAN play ancient Egyptians then fukking "WHITE" guys.... wtf is you smoking?!?!?

U still don't know what a "White" person is I see lol

Like I said u think an Anglo-Saxon is the only kind of white person That's alright a lot of folks don't know what they're talking about when it comes to shyt like this

 

[TheGodling]

If they wanted a big name actor they could've just gotten Djimon Hounsou, who not only happens to be an actual African but also has two Oscar nominations to his name. But of course that would've made too much sense.

 

[ORDER_66]

U still don't know what a "White" person is I see lol

Like I said u think an Anglo-Saxon is the only kind of white person That's alright a lot of folks don't know what they're talking about when it comes to shyt like this

GTFOH then if your not gonna explain the whole white = not anglo saxon bullshyt. gtfo if your not gonna be helpful and just an a$$hole...