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Beirut: The Hollywood Film That Has Nothing To Do With Beirut
If you thought Hollywood had reached peak disappointment, meet the new movie Beirut about a US diplomat named Mason Skiles (lol wut?) who returns to Beirut to save his cool white friend because we, the savage brown people, kidnapped him. I am paraphrasing but this is the gist.
Of course the Lebanese element of the movie is juxtaposed with a serene and courteous israeli representation.
The movie is to be released on April 13th, if that date seems peculiar it’s because it is the date usually referred to as the starting point of the civil war.
Cherry on top: IT ISN’T EVEN FILMED IN BEIRUT. IT IS FILMED IN MOROCCO. WELL DONE.
When will we retire this storyline? White people come to the primitive Middle East and school us on being human, all the while wearing aviator sunglasses and remaining calm, cool, and collected while we wave guns in their faces.
Here are a few people who said it best:
You can watch the trailer here but like, mish daroure.
Of course the Lebanese element of the movie is juxtaposed with a serene and courteous israeli representation.
The movie is to be released on April 13th, if that date seems peculiar it’s because it is the date usually referred to as the starting point of the civil war.
Cherry on top: IT ISN’T EVEN FILMED IN BEIRUT. IT IS FILMED IN MOROCCO. WELL DONE.
When will we retire this storyline? White people come to the primitive Middle East and school us on being human, all the while wearing aviator sunglasses and remaining calm, cool, and collected while we wave guns in their faces.
Here are a few people who said it best:
You do know #Beirut is the capital of Lebanon right ?
— Baudouin El Khoury (@Baudouin_EK) January 12, 2018
The movie filmed in Morocco
The music is maroccan (or north african)
The actors/extras are American, British, Maroccan, Algerian, French and Israeli
Can’t you people even try ?? https://t.co/DUVnOTwFy6
Lebanon sweetie I am so sorry that ugly ass white people would make a movie like this https://t.co/aJkH8EWGBR
— Samer/سامر (@WaladShami) January 12, 2018
So apparently all you need to make a Hollywood movie about the Middle East is a bunch of random brown actors, ~oriental~ music in the background and a fake ISIS equivalent.
— 🔭 (@_symptomrecital) January 12, 2018
john hamm,,,,, take your shirt off and apologise for the movie Beirut please..
— نِهال (@totheleft_) January 12, 2018
Yay. The Arabs are bad. White Americans are brave heroes. Another movie where Americans, saving humanity and the whole solar system, defeat the filthy terrorist Arabs who do nothing but hijack planes and kill civilians. Keep it up Hollywood! https://t.co/H2M45CA3K3
— خَلِيلْ (@aidkhal) January 12, 2018
Shu zakkarkon fina w leh tzakkartouna https://t.co/D2ZaCPr6Ve
— HUMBABA THE TERRIBLE (@hb_254) January 12, 2018
All white cast. Locals portrayed as barbaric. “Oriental” music. Not even filmed in Lebanon. Trash https://t.co/3dLM5KbHlL
— مليسا (@Mel20Lemon) January 12, 2018
You can watch the trailer here but like, mish daroure.
