The Real Gods of Egypt
First and
foremost the fact that the entire lead cast with exception of Chadwick Boseman
who plays Thoth, being of European Caucasian decent is asinine. It's a historic
fact that the Gods of Egypt portrayed in this film were of African descent
containing large amounts of melanin in their DNA. Simply meaning that the
characters being portrayed were in real life are black. The original statues
found in Egypt shows round noses, braided hair, and big lips; these are physical
characteristics of black people
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"The civilization of Egypt and of Africa in general,
is the most written about and least understood of all known subjects. This is
not an accident or an error in misunderstandings the available information.
Except for Egypt, African people have been programmed out of the respectable
commentary of history. Europeans have claimed the non-African creation of Egypt
in order to downgrade the position of African people in the world history. They
have laid the foundation of what they call Western Civilization on a structure
that Western mind did not create. In doing so, they have used no logic. This is
why there are fictional movies like Gods of Egypt." Dr. John Henrik Clarke
The higher authority refuses to acknowledge this fact and
have even stirred up debates about the location of Egypt. There have been
arguments about whether or not Egypt is a part of Africa or West Asia. I know
it's ridiculous. James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) was an American archaeologist
who was regarded as one of the world's foremost authorities on archaeology and
history of Egypt and the near east, referred as "the Orient." He
studied at Yale and became a professor of Egyptology at the University of
Chicago in 1905. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. endorsed Breasted with 1.5 million
dollars to create a sub institute based on his teachings a part the University
of Chicago. In 1916 Breasted published a history textbook entitled Ancient
Times, which consisted of two chapters on Egypt. Breasted specifically depicted
the ancient Egyptians as "brown-skinned men...with dark hair."
Ancient Times was revised in 1935 the same year as Breasted death now stating
Greek and Roman physicality. Coincidence, I think not.
The content of the movie is highly inaccurate and should
only be looked to as a fictional movie. DO NOT take this movie literal by any
means. For one the names used to portray the characters are also contradicting
history because they're intertwining the Greek Gods names and the Egyptian
Gods. Those are two completely different locations, time periods, and overall
historic contributions. Set also known as Seth is the God (netcher) of
disorder, war, and storms and also the brother and murderer of Ausar, who is
ultimately defeated by Heru. If you were to watch this movie your next question
would be, who is Ausar, because no character in the movie is named Ausar,
right? Wrong Ausar is the original Egyptian name for the character Osiris. The
names of the African Holy Royal Family of Ausar, Aset, and Heru were changed by
the Greeks to Osiris, Isis and Horus. These names were later referred to as the
"Father, Son, and Holy Ghost" in early Christiandom. The character
Thoth was originally the Egyptian name Djhuiti. He's the God associated with
divine articulation of speech, writing, science and medicine; often referred to
by the Romans and Greeks as Hermes and Mercury. Hathor originally Het in Egypt
was the wife of Heru, also identified with Aphrodite and Venus by the Romans,
the goddess of Love. Europeans invaded Egypt taking and replacing their entire
culture and replacing it with European characteristics. See now how could you
title a movie Gods of Egypt while using all Roman Greek names? These are
obvious inaccuracies that I found simply by looking up the cast, so I guarantee
you there's more inside of the actual movie.
This is not a review on the actual story line or acting
inside of the movie, because I have yet to see the movie. Due to these highly
inaccurate and offensive historic flaws inside of the movie, I will not support
Gods of Egypt in any way, nor would I encourage others to.
"The content of the movie is highly inaccurate and should only be looked to as a fictional movie. DO NOT take this movie literal [sic] by any means." This movie is advertised as a fantasy/action film much like other movies inspired by Greek gods (Immortals, Hercules). I don't think anyone in their right mind would consider this as a source for any kind of historical/mythological information.
ReplyDeleteOn your point, I agree that the movie is white-washed, but the "race" of the Egyptians is a point that has been debated for many years. Egypt is a "cross-roads of the world" and has a VERY long history. To claim that all Egyptians were black is wrong and, in my opinion, problematic. Egyptians had no hierarchical system based on the color of one's skin: there was no "black or white" differentiation. It is most likely that Egyptians had leaders and citizens of various skin tones, not just indigenous Africans.
The idea of blackness is a modern distinction, and although it plays a very real part in society today, you can't really apply it to ancient history. In reality, although they could have casted more African and Arabic characters, there were people who looked somewhat like Gerard Butler in ancient Egypt. I think your article is inflating the problem and trying to create a divide where there isn't one. It probably would have been better for you to write an article about white-washing in movies in general.
1. The Kemet dynasty actually saw themselves as blacks. 2. My post is specifically towards this movie because of the title being Gods of Egypt and them not using the Gods of egypt. 3. I simply state facts and says nothing offensive towards white people, therefore do not contribute to racial division. The only people who should be offended by my post are ones that do not believe this to be true
ReplyDelete"1. The Kemet dynasty actually saw themselves as blacks." One out of the 30+ dynasties, and the fact that Kemet saw themselves as black based on their skin tone is debated (again, racial distinction wasn't really a thing back then). Obviously there were black people in Egypt but they weren't all black.
Delete"2. My post is specifically towards this movie because of the title being Gods of Egypt and them not using the Gods of egypt." The names of the Gods of Egypt evolved along with the long history of Egypt. To credit them as non-Egyptian would be completely wrong. Egypt has a LONG and diverse history and it seems that your trying to ignore that fact entirely. (Again, the fact that the Kemet dynasty allegedly "saw themselves as blacks" doesn't support your overarching point.)
"3. I simply state facts and says nothing offensive towards white people, therefore do not contribute to racial division. The only people who should be offended by my post are ones that do not believe this to be true." The idea of Blackness or Whiteness is NOT a fact, it's a matter of opinion. They were human. I didn't say anything about your article being offensive towards white people, I just think that your concern is misdirected/uninformed/jumping to conclusions which is the true danger of fighting racism in the media and in general.
The fact that you will not support this movie because of historical inaccuracies is wrong. Obviously it is a fantasy/adventure movie. Don't support this movie because it had the chance to cast more "people of color" and it didn't. Not because they're not all black.
Yes, Egypt has a long line of ethical background but the names specifically used in this movie to tell the story were greek gods. that's the entire point of the article. How can you name a movie specifically referring to egypt, but use greek mythology. Inaccurate. And who cares the point is the it's clearly culturally inaccurate, and the fantasy fiction is only a label because of the "superhuman" affiliation not because the people didn't exist.
DeleteI think it's in your best interest to do more research. Your claim that they show Greek mythology is wrong. The names are modernized (there's a reason that Ausar, Aset, and Heru sounds like Osiris, Isis, and Horus). They were Egyptian gods. The movie isn't about Zeus or Hera. (Also, the Greeks and Egyptians had a cultural exchange so it seems like your fabricating a problem.) Movie people aren't so stupid to name a movie about Greek gods "The Gods of Egypt". If you go to a museum in Egypt, an informed tour guide would tell you that there were many names for the Gods over time and names like "Isis" are the most mainstream. It makes sense that they use those names. The movie never claimed to be a culturally accurate representation of Egypt. You could have made a strong point about cultural appropriation for corporate gain, instead you make misinformed conclusions. Honestly, a minuscule amount of people still believe in Paganism, it is seen by most as "fantasy" and isn't a large part of Egyptian culture today. I'm not sure many people would be offended by people trying to make an entertaining and fantastical story inspired by the Gods of Egypt. I think you need to re-read your article and it will be clear where you went wrong.
Deleteif we all agree that the movie is wrong who cares of how it's said
ReplyDeleteWow, very bad point. Let us look at the statement "The Holocaust was bad". Two people agree on this proposition. However, one person thinks that the Holocaust was bad because it killed so many jews and the other thinks the Holocaust was bad because Hitler didn't finish the job. It is very important to point out WHY something is wrong. This article is mostly nonsense and avoids the real issues.
DeleteThe article is about misrepresenting Egypt and it's gods. I think you want it to be about more than what it is
DeleteZeus & Hera are not the only gods in greek mythology. Heru "Prehistoric netcher from Nubia who became a central figure in the trinity of ancient times. son of ausar and aset who is often represented as a falcon. Referred to as the "son of god" and called Horus by the Greaks. He was later identified with Apollo during the Greek-Roman era." Sooooo, idk maybe you should read past the books you're handed. I agree I could've cleaned up my execution but don't ignore the truth just to be right. I never said all people in egypt or africa were black. Yes, most Africans still to this day don't identify as "black," but that wasn't the purpose of this article. The purpose was simply to state that the movie is inaccurate, I have other post that I can write or weigh in on Egypt. There's always going to be an opportunity to discuss the topic so why put it all in one post. This post was about the gods of egypt and nothing more. Another thing is that you'd be surprise at the number of people who use movies as references.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great article, the last time they tryed to this with the Ridey Scott Exodus gods and kings. In this movie, they pretty much ran with the same idea, but they went with a non-fiction theme, which was ridiculous. With this on they went with the fiction theme and did even worst, it is truly a great time on the planet the aboriginal,people are waking up and the darkness is coming to the light. I read somewhere that the tool 30 million to create this big lie and the first week they did 13 million, so that mean not even Europeans are falling for the bullcrap, peace.
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