Jake Gyllenhaal Stole Gamer's Video Game and Identity

[theotherbaldwin]

(cross-posted to my video game / nerd culture blog here)

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[erf_]

I'm far more offended by the comments neo-Nazis are leaving on that Sci-Fi Wire blog post. Since when has "Aryan" been either a legitimate racial category or a reliable indicator of whiteness? (Actually, I can answer that one: 1943.)

They might as well have responded to Haghdoosti's Chinese geisha remark with, "Oh, what are they making such a fuss about. They're all Mongoloids, aren't they?"

Also, I think Haghdoosti has confused the Prince of Persia games of her youth with the Prince of Persia games this film was based on. The classic Prince of Persia looked a little like Disney's Aladdin and was a quaint, charming swashbuckler when he wasn't dying gruesomely. This Prince of Persia is a watered-down, family-friendlier incarnation of a brooding time-travelling douchebag. (Not that the games weren't good, but, well. Wrong remake to make a film out of

[theotherbaldwin]

Nick's LJ, as long as you can make sure you don't step in a pile of fail, in spots has some interesting discussions of both suitable Iranian and Persian actors, as well as the impact casting JG did and did not seem to have.

They might as well have responded to Haghdoosti's Chinese geisha remark with, "Oh, what are they making such a fuss about. They're all Mongoloids, aren't they?"

Thank you, I was thinking just the same thing.

[nbda1997]

In terms of casting characters who are supposed to be of Arab decent, most of the top people in Hollywood are Jewish. Take that for what it's worth...

[akktri]

Prince of Persia was a cheesegasm. Since it was based on a nearly impossible rotoscoped video game, the only true nods to the game I could figure out was the fact he jumped a lot, avoided deadly traps, and lived in Arabia