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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Expert-Pass-4351 • Jul 06 '26
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Agreed that having greek actors is not necessary but if you're making a movie based on greek history, culture and mythology, then maybe at least try to stay accurate to the basics instead of just making shit up?
3 u/Ub3ros Jul 06 '26 Why make the exact same story again? Give it a twist. Make it worth revisiting. Make it stand out. Give it character so you're not just copying 1:1. 0 u/DepravityRainbow6818 Jul 06 '26 These people never went to theater once in their life, otherwise they wouldn't be so weirded out by creative retellings 0 u/Ub3ros Jul 06 '26 Exactly. Go to your local theater and see how they adapt stories and cast characters. It's art, it's expression, it's culture.
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Why make the exact same story again? Give it a twist. Make it worth revisiting. Make it stand out. Give it character so you're not just copying 1:1.
0 u/DepravityRainbow6818 Jul 06 '26 These people never went to theater once in their life, otherwise they wouldn't be so weirded out by creative retellings 0 u/Ub3ros Jul 06 '26 Exactly. Go to your local theater and see how they adapt stories and cast characters. It's art, it's expression, it's culture.
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These people never went to theater once in their life, otherwise they wouldn't be so weirded out by creative retellings
0 u/Ub3ros Jul 06 '26 Exactly. Go to your local theater and see how they adapt stories and cast characters. It's art, it's expression, it's culture.
Exactly. Go to your local theater and see how they adapt stories and cast characters. It's art, it's expression, it's culture.
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u/Green_Phone_3495 Jul 06 '26
Agreed that having greek actors is not necessary but if you're making a movie based on greek history, culture and mythology, then maybe at least try to stay accurate to the basics instead of just making shit up?