Le 11/06/2011 16:23, Vafa Khalighi a écrit :
The problem is that some people think they are the center of the
universe and the rest
have only one purpose: to harm them!
Can you name one single movie of Hollywood which was not offensive to
Persians?
Err, Terminator?
or Let me ask my question the other way, Can you name a movie that has
been made about any of Persian heros? A movie about Cyrus the great? a
movie about Dariush the great? a movie about Ariobarzanes? A movie
about Surena? and the list goes on.
There are many unsung `heroes' in Hollywood.
Let me say that some people here in Greece
did not like the movie either because Alexander was portraited as
a homosexual.
Well, history says he was.
Historians debate, at best. Homesexuality might not even be a
well-defined concept in that respect.
Further homosexuality originated from Greece.
That is absolutely stupid. Homosexuality (if one can conflate what this
term denotes now and a reality more than 2000-year old) existed in
ancient Greece, but elsewhere too.
How do you expect to be respected and well-considered if you go on with
such prejudice yourself?
No one can deny that Alexander burnt Perspolis and killed many
innocent Persian, so much for an angel.
Conquerors are seldom angels, no matter whether we're talking about
Alexander, Napoleon -- or Darius, for that matter. That some people find
them fascinating nonetheless is a frightening trait of the human species.
Of course
you could say the similar things about the "300" movie/comic book,
but you and many/some
of my compatriots should realize that artists should be freeto
express themselves.
Artists can be free to do whatever they want as long as they do not
try to make bogus!
Artist are free to express themselves; /we/ shouldn't mistake them for
historians.
Best,
Paul
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