"Moon Knight" Director Slams Two DCEU Films For Egyptian Misrepresentation

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This problem Diab found in both movies isn't anything new, as Hollywood has a long and nasty habit of inaccurately depicting other countries and their cultures on film.

A room of Egyptian artifacts in "Moon Knight"

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"In my pitch [for Moon Knight]," said Diab, "there was a big part about Egypt, and how inauthentically it has been portrayed throughout Hollywood's history. It's always exotic - we call it orientalism. It dehumanizes us. We are always naked, we are always sexy, we are always bad, we are always over the top."

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