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…
Hold onto your remote controls! Netflix is ready to take us on an exhilarating rollercoaster ride through the captivating world of cocaine in their upcoming documentary. Brace yourselves for an electrifying blend of eye-opening revelations and addictive storytelling, because when it comes to pushing boundaries, nobody does it quite like Netflix…
Yes, we’re dripping with sarcasm here, but sadly, Netflix would probably jump on board with this idea without a moment’s hesitation.
my only regret is that i have only one netflix to cancel and i already did that several months ago ...
>>>I’ve never seen a Greek woman........................<<<
I don’t know if you’re serious or just kidding, however, if you’re serious and you live close enough, take a day trip to Tarpon Springs and you’ll see Greek women!
They're racist in that part of the world? Me? I just find the whole thing to be woke. But it's whatever. Alexander Hamilton was black, ya know?
Weren’t the Ptolemies’ strictly Greek?
Halle Berry would have been a good choice 30 years ago. She’s 56 now.
Still pretty today. Anyway, the point is that if they wanted to go woke, they should have chose somebody who's hot. Like Halle Berry in her prime.
If you have seen Jennifer Aniston you have.
Ptolemy I Soter was Macedonian Greek; it’s been suggested that he may have been a half-brother of Alexander.
Cleocatra?
“Cleo is supposed to have been not good-looking, but had enough other skills to keep adversaries at bay”
Uhhh the clap?
Q: What do Greek women put behind their ears to make themselves more attractive to men?
A: Their feet.
The rest of the Cleopatra/Cleopatra VII keywords, sorted, duplicates out, emphasis added:
She was plain looking. But she had a great mind and was politically smart. Also she came from a power family of the 1st century BCE. Powerful men were drawn to her, because she was someone you could rule the world with. As a side, the oldest painting of her shows her with red hair.
Imagine a white man playing MLK— The cries would be heard around the world.
The director a dyke Iranian who openly admits she wanted this
Like the series Spartacus had blacks and promoted queers from a homosexual director who also claimed he was social engineering
Often Hollywood places their wokeness over money
Yes even those folks people claim run Hollywood which runs counter to the stereotype
I doubt Warner or Mayer or Goldwyn would have but this is a new bunch
Yes, they have to insinuate their politics into everything they do. They can’t help themselves. The y believe everyone else thinks like they do, because they speak only to other liberals in their self-made echo chamber.
I have been an Asimov fan since the 60’s.
Thanks for the heads up.
Miss Cleo was black, but Cleopatra wasn’t!..........................
All Netflix original productions are negros and queers, every one, all the time. The story line is always secondary to tne negros and queers
Netflix caught the disesae from ACORN TV
Alexander Hamilton........................
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