You're the Devil in Disguise
Mar. 21st, 2013 07:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bedsitter23I reported recently on the claim that The History Channel's The Bible miniseries was casting Obama as the Devil- a claim first noticeably brought up by Glenn beck, who is usually busy fighting against tea party-type pro wrestling villains
The story has since given us this 'but, but, liberals' story..
HBO's Game of Thrones had used a Dubya mask and put it on a stick.
To be fair, I don't have a problem with either one. Making Obama the Devil played well with my Conservative "friends" and The Bible really doesn't have much else going in its favor.
It's a series of scenes acted out of the Bible. However, given that scenario, it makes it impossible for the actors to really develop their character. The actors needing to make an impact in a hurry tend to overact. Nor are the special effects much to crow about. Filming The Bible is an ambitious project, but in some sense, I think the producers weren't ambitious enough.
Of course, the Obama story has given away to a bigger question.
Why are all The Bibles villains black and JC & the Heroes white?
Diversity Inc did an interesting article which includes the fact that while actor Mehdi Ouzaani has played Biblical villians for years, he is a Moroccan who doesn't particularly look like Obama on his day off.
The article then goes on with a list of actors who have played the ultimate bad guy in recent years, and they are usually white- Nicholson in Witchs of Eastwick, Pacino in The Devil's Advocate or are big red evil horned beasts - Tim Curry in Legend and uhhh... the Devil in South Park.
Time similarly questions why The Devil can't be this cloudy evil character a la the largely hidden hooded Emperor Palpatine. Also, suggesting, maybe going the other direction and casting the Devil as the ultimate 'you can trust me' confidence man a la the Devil from such portrayals as the Twilight Zone's "Escape Clause".
The story has since given us this 'but, but, liberals' story..
HBO's Game of Thrones had used a Dubya mask and put it on a stick.
To be fair, I don't have a problem with either one. Making Obama the Devil played well with my Conservative "friends" and The Bible really doesn't have much else going in its favor.
It's a series of scenes acted out of the Bible. However, given that scenario, it makes it impossible for the actors to really develop their character. The actors needing to make an impact in a hurry tend to overact. Nor are the special effects much to crow about. Filming The Bible is an ambitious project, but in some sense, I think the producers weren't ambitious enough.
Of course, the Obama story has given away to a bigger question.
Why are all The Bibles villains black and JC & the Heroes white?
Diversity Inc did an interesting article which includes the fact that while actor Mehdi Ouzaani has played Biblical villians for years, he is a Moroccan who doesn't particularly look like Obama on his day off.
The article then goes on with a list of actors who have played the ultimate bad guy in recent years, and they are usually white- Nicholson in Witchs of Eastwick, Pacino in The Devil's Advocate or are big red evil horned beasts - Tim Curry in Legend and uhhh... the Devil in South Park.
Time similarly questions why The Devil can't be this cloudy evil character a la the largely hidden hooded Emperor Palpatine. Also, suggesting, maybe going the other direction and casting the Devil as the ultimate 'you can trust me' confidence man a la the Devil from such portrayals as the Twilight Zone's "Escape Clause".
