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There is a time and place for demographic accuracy. If you are shooting some kind of historical reenactment I can see the argument it enhances immersion (or at
by extr 2y ago
There is a time and place for demographic accuracy. If you are shooting some kind of historical reenactment I can see the argument it enhances immersion (or at very least, doesn't break immersion) to use actors that fit the demographic of the group being portrayed. I can also see an exception for historical figures that have a widely known image (eg: I could buy that it would be little jarring to see Denzel Washington play George Washington).
However, most "historical" films are not historical reenactments. They are usually character dramas that are using a historical period as a backdrop to tell some other type of story. For me personally I see this more in the tradition of live theater. If the race (or even gender) of the characters isn't massively integral to the plot, it's fine and good to cast whoever acts well in the role. Cleopatra and the little mermaid are literally fairly tale characters, could not imagine caring what the race of the actress playing them is.
- AmericanChopper 2y ago> There is a time and place for demographic accuracy. If you are shooting some kind of historical reenactment I can see the argument it enhances immersion Of course, and I can’t say I ever noticed the race or gender of characters until recently. If movies/TV were was always just equally non-accurate then it would be fine, but that’s not how entertainment works. A man can be replaced by a woman or a transgender, a white character can be replaced by a non-white actor, and anybody can be made gay/bi/++. But the reverse is never allowed. It’s not some insane conspiracy theory either, these are basically the new rules of film making. https://www.oscars.org/awards/representation-and-inclusion-standards https://www.oscars.org/awards/representation-and-inclusion-s... For people that are aligned with this political agenda, I’m sure it’s good for them. But I’m personally just not interested, and I think there’s quite a few people out there with the same views as me on this.
- mpalmer 2y agoI'm fascinated to know what you think of Mickey Rooney's performance in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Or the travesty of yellowface that is the flashback sequence in the Manchurian Candidate.