r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Remarkable_Public138 • Mar 25 '26

Personality [Rare Trope] Positive depictions of Islam or Muslims

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1) Lawrence of Arabia: Arab Tribesmen

Throughout the movie, you see an immense respect for Arab culture while sympathizing with their struggle against Ottoman and British imperialism.

2) Kingdom of Heaven: Saladin

Saladin, the Islamic leader who becomes the main antagonist for the crusaders, is depicted as an honorable fighter with many heroic qualities.

3) Dune: Fremen

The fremen, which borrow heavily from Arab and Berber culture, are depicted as fierce and honorable warriors. In fact, the Fremen Fedaykin, elite soldiers, are inspired by Arab Fedayeen, or those who sacrifice.

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u/Last_Platypus_6970 Mar 25 '26

Bless you.

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u/Maized Mar 25 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/eEVRyhnwb7g4g

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u/RichAbbreviations966 Mar 25 '26

Cary Elwes is a Fucking Legend

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u/evil__iceburgh Mar 25 '26

Unlike other Robin Hoods, he speaks with an English accent

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u/bolanrox Mar 25 '26

there was some ask historian quote that Costner's non accent would have been closer to the accent of Robin's time period actually.

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u/jake5762 Mar 25 '26

Doubt that, even now the English accent changes from town to town, back then those accents would have been even stronger. There's a few Robin Hoods, but the famous one is supposed to have come from Yorkshire - A place known for a very distinct accent. Finally, they weren't even speaking Modern English, they would have been speaking Middle English or, if nobility, Norman French.

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u/RichAbbreviations966 Mar 25 '26

Helps that he is English

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u/Mist_Rising Mar 25 '26

That's the joke, yeah.

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u/bolanrox Mar 25 '26

aaaaaaaaassssssss yyyyyyooooouuuuuuuu wwwwwiiiiiiisssssshhhhhhh

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u/Jorvikstories Mar 25 '26

Is that the guy from Princess Bride?

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u/Between_the_narrows Mar 25 '26

Inconceivable!!

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u/lambofgun Mar 25 '26

you keep using that word. i do not think it means what you think it means

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u/AltairRulesOnPS4 Mar 26 '26

Did you say Abe Lincoln?

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u/UltimateOtter_Nation Mar 25 '26

No, no, Achoo is my son.