Dubious casting choices made by Disney left me feeling jarred
This is one of my favourite short stories by Frederick Forsyth.
I was looking forward to this film -- the visuals were nothing short of superb, but some of the elements introduced by Disney were disconcerting, even jarring.
It would appear that some of Disney's choices for acting talent were driven by political correctness. I very much doubt that there were that many black RAF personnel in 1957. The U. S. Air Force may have had many African-American personnel, but I doubt that the RAF had.
What I really found jarring, even grating, was an air-traffic-controller with a noticeable African accent. Could they not at least have featured an actor with a prominent English accent?
I was looking forward to this film -- the visuals were nothing short of superb, but some of the elements introduced by Disney were disconcerting, even jarring.
It would appear that some of Disney's choices for acting talent were driven by political correctness. I very much doubt that there were that many black RAF personnel in 1957. The U. S. Air Force may have had many African-American personnel, but I doubt that the RAF had.
What I really found jarring, even grating, was an air-traffic-controller with a noticeable African accent. Could they not at least have featured an actor with a prominent English accent?
- farkle-92742
- Dec 2, 2023