Did anyone else notice that the Omer's family had an Iranian accent and had Iranian names such as "shabnam", while they were meant to be "Arab" This is something that bugs me about Hollywood movies. Many films portray Iranians as Arabs. They consider Iranian to be Arabs, when we are very different. we don't even speak the same language.
It is like saying that Japanese and Chinese people are the same!
Now, I am not one of those drama loving people who loves to make a fuss on forums and elsewhere. ITs just that if you are going to make a movie that is going to cost you millions of dollars, why not research the cultures you are portraying.
Viewers lose respect for filmmakers who don't care about their audience or think that they are stupid enough not to notice little details in their movies.
As the Iranian character in the movie "Crash" says, "We are not Arabs!"
We have enough ignorance in the world without the mass media adding too it. Ignorance is the cause of all conflicts, misunderstanding and wars.
peace
Koorosh
It is like saying that Japanese and Chinese people are the same!
Now, I am not one of those drama loving people who loves to make a fuss on forums and elsewhere. ITs just that if you are going to make a movie that is going to cost you millions of dollars, why not research the cultures you are portraying.
Viewers lose respect for filmmakers who don't care about their audience or think that they are stupid enough not to notice little details in their movies.
As the Iranian character in the movie "Crash" says, "We are not Arabs!"
We have enough ignorance in the world without the mass media adding too it. Ignorance is the cause of all conflicts, misunderstanding and wars.
peace
Koorosh