Posted on 05/15/2023 1:02:25 PM PDT by Red Badger
Netflix’s “Cleopatra” documentary has turned into an epic disaster. The audience despises the “woke” show that absurdly portrays a fair-skinned Greek woman as an “African queen.” Adding fuel to the fire, critics have also slammed it, labeling the documentary a complete failure, falling even below the quality of cheesy afternoon soap operas. It’s an embarrassing flop that leaves you scratching your head, wondering why Netflix would humor Jada Pinkett Smith’s inner racist and air such utter trash.
On the flip side, Elizabeth Taylor’s rendition of Cleopatra came remarkably close to capturing the essence of the legendary figure.
Beauty Flashback: Elizabeth Taylor, Cleopatra
Naturally, the liberal critics conveniently avoided addressing the absurd and offensive casting choices, opting instead to criticize the subpar acting and lackluster plotlines.
Daily Mail:
Writing for the Telegraph, Anita Singh said was an ‘over-abundance of former soap stars’ which made the new drama documentary’ a misfire’.
She penned: ‘You’re left wondering why Netflix didn’t just throw another £100 million at it and make a lavish, soapy drama instead of this halfway house.
‘I’ll admit that I now know more about Cleopatra than I did before – narratively it flows well, and does a halfway decent job of explaining why she was such a significant figure.
‘But it’s too soapy for serious history fans, and not enough of a soap for viewers who like juicy historical dramas.’
Looks like the critics almost hit the bullseye for once as the audience score landed at a cringe-worthy 1%, and honestly, that’s still seems too high.
Is Netflix about to have its “Bud Light” moment, where they pump the brakes on the wild woke train and return to delivering entertaining, fact-based historical shows that people actually love?
Probably not…
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Yes, we’re dripping with sarcasm here, but sadly, Netflix would probably jump on board with this idea without a moment’s hesitation.
And they wonder why their customer base is shrinking every day................
Will this give Netflix - or Disney or any other large studio - pause as to the consequences of switching out races and making characters who weren’t black, black?
(the Little Mermaid comes to mind, being portrayed by a black actress).
NO.
They’ll double down and continue to race switch.
Alexander Hamilton.
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Declared Black, see Broadway play.
It is a matter of costs.
Netflix began selling other companies productions. Presently much, perhaps most of what they offer is their own productions. The cost on self produced new material is much greater than selling the work of others.
Then there is the negro/queer presence that pervdes almost all redN programming. Rates have risen to the breaking point.
FreeVee is eating their lunch
Netflix can’t make a profit doing what they want. Their time has come because they can’t continue along the want to path because every body and their brother in law has entered the business as serious competition
She was British-American.................
Goes to show that all blacks are leaders in all fields historically Einstein next.
There is absolutely NOTHING to suggest that either Queen Charlotte or Cleopatra were in any way black, descended from or had any Black Africans in their families - NADA, ZIP, NEVCHEVO.
Ideology is a powerful driving force, even more powerful than basic greed...........................
I live in the Panhandle, near Destin, under Alabama!....................
Very Greek.................
Half GREEK............................
“If you want to send a message, call Western Union,” - Sam Goldwyn (attrib)......................
There was a good reason old time Golden Era actors were put under contract. They could not make any public statements or appearance not approved by the studios. Goldwyn and the others knew that politics would ruin profits. The actors were basically told to keep their mouths shut.........................
I see it as an effort to diminish the presence of Caucasians in culture and entertainment, I’m not ok with that.
Next time you see a Target ad, look for a white male
Well, we are a few genes away from being a chimp or a tree, so anything is possible. Who knows what the Chi Coms may be splicing together to make there version of super soldiers.
Close enough for government work
I didn’t say there was proof, but that the idea got started because of subjective opinions about her physiognomy.
Some opinions! one woman is obviously Greek, the other European.
Best take those “subjective opinions” and file them under utter ignorance, if not down right stupidity.
I have no idea what you mean, or what ‘Greek’ has to do with the belief some have had of Charlotte’s ancestry:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz#Ancestry
please read more closely and it would not be so confusing for you!
I think you are confused.
I began conversing with you in response to your post 36, which referenced Queen Charlotte being played by two Black persons.
I simply stated that opinions about Charlotte’s ancestry have been put forth for a very long time; it’s not just some brand new, ‘woke’ idea.
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