The Odyssey (2026)
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Adebisi
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I've completely given up on caring about race casting and just boil it all down to "all actors are tools" in their ability to be used by a great directors to make great movies, and also "tools" in the sense that they are retarded.
Give me a great story and great direction and I could care less about race casting. For me that battle is lost.
Give me a great story and great direction and I could care less about race casting. For me that battle is lost.
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Siliconemelons
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jayrebb
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It's being trickled out to manage reactions for whatever engagement metrics they are trying to go for.
If they released the casting first there would be an overwhelming backlash and the movie would be written off easier, with a stronger narrative of failure behind it.
It had gathered a narrative of failure anyway, but not as strong or intense as it would have been if the casting was fully announced when it was completed. Delaying controversial casting announcements mitigates the intensity. People who were favorable to the movie before the casting announcement will still give it a chance.
If they released the casting first there would be an overwhelming backlash and the movie would be written off easier, with a stronger narrative of failure behind it.
It had gathered a narrative of failure anyway, but not as strong or intense as it would have been if the casting was fully announced when it was completed. Delaying controversial casting announcements mitigates the intensity. People who were favorable to the movie before the casting announcement will still give it a chance.
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Aldarion
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Exactly. Imagine being so demoralized you defend your brainwashers actions on the internet. That is something truly special. Its almost enough to make you respect the skill of the demoralizers.
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Drinsic
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uniqueuser
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retarded casting choices (e.g., black Helen) usually predict retarded choices in other aspects of a film.
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moonarchia
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moonarchia
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Sheriff Cad
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I think what he's saying is if they make shitty choices otherwise than casting also, then the movie will be shitty and you can avoid it for being shitty rather than for shitty casting. I don't agree with that, I think casting can ruin an otherwise good movie, but it's an opinion.
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Caeden
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If it’s correct is it still an opinion?
My take is there was a lot of bad faith race swap casting done the past decade. Makes me less inclined to just “see what a particular actor can do in a role despite race.” I think that’s where we were about 1999. But then specifically race swapping white or white adjacent historical dramas and myths for fighting oppression…naw. It’s one sided. So I guess I’m saying a fact isn’t an opinion.
Sheriff Cad
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The opinion part is whether race-based casting ruins the movie for you. For him it doesn't, for me (and everyone else posting) it sure seems to.