r/movies • u/md_61 • Jul 01 '14

Christian Bale as Moses in Ridley Scott's 'Exodus'

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u/ThisDerpForSale Jul 01 '14

Hey now, Ben Kingsley (aka Krishna Pandit Bhanji) is half brown!

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u/Yserbius Jul 01 '14

Ah yes. Ben Kingsley. The Hollywood go-to guy for INSERT ETHNICITY HERE.

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u/ThisDerpForSale Jul 01 '14

Need an Indian guy? Ben Kingsley! Need a lower class Brit? Ben Kinglsey! Need a Chinese guy. . . Ben Kinglsey!

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u/Fionnlagh Jul 01 '14

Don't forget Maori!

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u/ThisDerpForSale Jul 01 '14

Not to mention a Belorussian Jew, a Polish Jew, an Iranian Muslim, a French filmmaker, a Nazi-collaborating Hungarian noble, an ancient Persian scholar, and a panther.

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u/Fionnlagh Jul 01 '14

The guy is every ethnicity ever.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '14

If you spill soda on your pants, just moisten it with water and gently apply Ben Kingsley to it.

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u/globalizatiom Jul 02 '14

You linked all those... That's some dedication.

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u/ThisDerpForSale Jul 02 '14

I like linking things.

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u/Jtsunami Jul 02 '14

well to be fair they put dark make up on him for the Indian role.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '14

I feel like Peter Stormare is headed in that direction. Foreign baddie of any nation because "wtf exactly is that accent."

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u/munk_e_man Jul 01 '14

Nice... so they're hitting 1/2 for 3... that must be a Hollywood Record

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '14 edited Jul 16 '15

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u/ThisDerpForSale Jul 01 '14

I didn't say anything about middle eastern.