It's weird how, in a lot of period films, no matter what European country they're from, characters will speak with a British accent. I mean, I'm pretty sure Julius Caesar was from Rome, not Sussex, amirite?

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The only reason I watch those is to listen to South African accents.

TalkingLlamer 0Reply

Like The Prince of Egypt. The pharoes have English accents but Moses and all the Jews have American accents.

528491 Yeah You Are +2Reply

I understand that for European countries -- as far as I know, they have an English accent because the people who taught them English were the Brits. 'Enemy At The Gates' is a good example of that, I think; they were all Russian (I think?).
And Greek/Roman accents are slightly different, almost their own accent... |D

Wakor +2Reply

The Jungle Book. Everyone spoke with English accents ... except the monkeys, who had African accents.

Simon Yeah You Are +1Reply

@Simon The Jungle Book. Everyone spoke with English accents ... except the monkeys, who had African accents.

Notice how I said "European" in my post.

I hope you know the difference between Europe and Africa.

monstrosity Yeah You Are -1Reply

@monstrosity Notice how I said "European" in my post. I hope you know the difference between Europe and Africa.

Isn't the Jungle Book set in India not Africa?

528491 Yeah You Are +3Reply

@528491 Isn't the Jungle Book set in India not Africa?

That would make sense, seeing as Rudyard Kipling was English and deeply imperialistic. Yes, it definitely is set in India.

I just keep making a fool of myself. -_-

monstrosity Yeah You Are 0Reply

@monstrosity Notice how I said "European" in my post. I hope you know the difference between Europe and Africa.

No, I don't, I was always under the impression that all continents were the same.

I meant it as an example of the context of the post - that movies, whether set or made in Europe or otherwise, tend to not given the characters accents that would be believable the curent setting/time period. I can understand translating to English for an Enlish-speaking audience, but most actors should be able to study and learn accents for a period piece, or a movie set in another area.

Simon Yeah You Are 0Reply

@Simon No, I don't, I was always under the impression that all continents were the same. I meant it as an example of the...

My apologies. I misread the post. For some idiotic reason I thought you said all the characters had African accents.

I was confused by that, as well, because I didn't remember many African accents in that movie. XD Makes much more sense.

Again, my apologies. I spoke before thinking.

monstrosity Yeah You Are 0Reply

Period films?

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