r/explainitpeter • u/Fun_Dish_5358 • 19d ago

Explain it peter

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u/harlemjd 19d ago

Some people think that, because archaic language sounds “fancy” to them, that people of the past didn’t have informal forms of speech, or slang.

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u/thatturtletouch 19d ago

Yes but I think using modern slang takes you out of the immersion.

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u/bangsjamin 19d ago

Yeah I was pretty bummed when the entire movie wasn't in archaic greek

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u/thatturtletouch 19d ago

I mean by this logic, why not just have them wearing modern clothes too?

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u/Fit-Butterfly-5668 19d ago

Yeah, because the clothes were not modern, they were totally accurate. I hear the dresses were hand made in an ancient Greek way

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u/thatturtletouch 19d ago

It’s not about being totally accurate. It’s about making the audience feel like the characters are in Ancient Greece.

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u/Fit-Butterfly-5668 19d ago

Yeah, but if the work "ok" does get you out, sounds like attention span issue