스테레오타입을 벗겨낸 재현

드라마 <문 나이트(Moon Knight)>

https://collider.com/moon-knight-director-mohamed-diab-interview/

'Moon Knight' Director Mohamed Diab Breaks Down the Finale, From Layla's Big Moment to That Post-Credits Scene

문나이트Moon Knight 를 보고 두고두고 볼 가치가 있다고 생각한 감독의 인터뷰. 재현representation 의  문제를 자각하고 있고, 비이집트인, 특히 서구 시각의 스테레오타입을 벗어나 있는 그대로의 살아 있는 이집트를 보여준다는 것의 중요성, 디즈니 공주들이 제시하는 전형적인 미에서 벗어나 다양한 아름다움을 보여줄 수 있게 되었다는 것 ••• 이 모든 것이 현대 대중문화의 정수인 마블Marvel 에서  메가폰을 잡았기 때문에 가능했다는 걸 너무나도 잘 알고 있는 감독.

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So I'm really happy about that, but the most important thing is representing my country and my part of the world. You don't know how people in Egypt are treating the show. They're treating it like their Black Panther, to see Egyptians behind the camera, Egyptians in front of the camera, for it to feel that we're seen for the first time, to see our country [as] not just desert but the urban city that it is, with its beauty and music. We put [in] a lot of Egyptian music, and people loved it. In a way, a lot of people in the third world feel like they're culturally defeated. You know what I mean? So today, to feel like we're seen and people are interested in our culture current, it was a big thing. The moment that Layla becomes a superhero, that's a historical moment for us. My daughter... since she was three years old, she's 10 right now, [but] she was telling me, "I want to straighten my curly hair." Because all the Disney princesses have straight hair. But today to see someone who looks like her and looks beautiful, and she's a superhero, you don't know how important that is for us. That's why I wish everyone gets seen and everyone gets represented. It's really important.

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