Like an empty time capsule in tattooed tartan pajamas

[sovay]

I had not realized until tonight how early exposure to The Blues Brothers (1980) teaches a person to recognize Nazi dogwhistles, but I was linked to this article about a pseudo-Celtic fascist-prop TV series in attempted development and as soon as I read that "our present filmmaker froths about the Globalist Multicultural Romans bringing African soldiers over to oppress the Britons," I heard Henry Gibson through a bullhorn: "White men, white women, the swastika is calling you . . . The Jew is using the Black as muscle against you." Illinois Nazis.

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[lauradi7dw]

Not the same folks, but someone pointed out on twitter the other day that the casting of Denzel Washington as Macbeth doesn't make sense because there weren't Black people in Scotland.

If you want a non-Nazi Celtic-esque mash-up, I recommend Roar, where recommend mostly means I wanted Heath Ledger's hair. I kinda still do
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z-LQXBYyRWs

[cmcmck]

Try telling that to Ellen More of Edinburgh.........

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_More

My husband is from Stirling and a medieval historian and he can tell tales of historical black women there too.

Macbeth has also been Japanese, Zulu and other nationalities too.

[dramaticirony]

One of my all time favorite films is Maqbool (2003) which sets the Macbeth story among gangsters in Mumbai who, after all, have the same sort of immorality, propensity to violence, and honor codes as nobility. The witches are corrupt cops with a fondness for horoscopes and desire to play one faction of mobsters off against another.

More naturalistic than most Bollywood films, the two musical numbers are diegetic, occurring at a religious festival and a wedding.

[jesse_the_k]

Mmmmmm, this sounds wonderful, thanks!

[sovay]

One of my all time favorite films is Maqbool (2003) which sets the Macbeth story among gangsters in Mumbai who, after all, have the same sort of immorality, propensity to violence, and honor codes as nobility.

I have heard good things about that movie for years, and will add your good things to the list! Speaking of Shakespeare re-settings, have you seen Prince of the Himalayas (2007)?

[minoanmiss]

someone pointed out on twitter the other day that the casting of Denzel Washington as Macbeth doesn't make sense because there weren't Black people in Scotland.

You'd think people would just be grateful to get to watch Denzel Washington act, but noooooooooo.

(I kind of want to introduce that whiner to to concept of "whitewashing" and its extensiveness, but better minds have probably already tried.)

[sovay]

You'd think people would just be grateful to get to watch Denzel Washington act, but noooooooooo.

Between poverty and pandemic, my chances of seeing Washington do Shakespeare in person are just about nil, so, seriously.

(I kind of want to introduce that whiner to to concept of "whitewashing" and its extensiveness, but better minds have probably already tried.)

Life is too short for Nazi sea lions. Real sea lions are much better.

[sovay]

Not the same folks, but someone pointed out on twitter the other day that the casting of Denzel Washington as Macbeth doesn't make sense because there weren't Black people in Scotland.

Thus demonstrating a buy-one-get-one-free willful ignorance of both history and theater. Of course someone did.

If you want a non-Nazi Celtic-esque mash-up, I recommend Roar, where recommend mostly means I wanted Heath Ledger's hair. I kinda still do

I don't think I even knew this show existed!

Much more recently, I have heard fun things about Britannia (2018–).