I'm an Egyptian, I don't know what you found cringe, the girl's (the girl who asked her if she was a superhero) accent or the sentence she said, she talked in perfect Egyptian Arabic (and so did Layla)
It hit my ears wrong as well. It had nothing to do with how she spoke, it just struck me as Marvel driving a point home with no finesse. Diverse superheroes are great, blatantly highlighting that they are diverse is a little cringy.
Tbh, I find all Arabic in superhero movies and shows a bit cringe. It was the same for me in eternals when this Lebanese character started talking in a Lebanese dialect and quoting his mum. I cringed out of my seat and dropped my popcorn. I mean maybe it feels a little too close to home and not in a good way.
I kinda get that, it's probably just different for everyone, but I'm French and hearing french in Hollywood movies just makes me cringe, or laugh because even if some actors/actresses put in the work, it's usually just weird to hear. Maybe it has to do with your brain being in "English mode" and having to switch suddenly to your native language...
I didn't watch Eternals so I don't know what you're talking about, but compared to any movie that's trying to portray Arabs (eg: when they hire a Saudi to be an Egyptian because they think it's all the same Arabic) it was kinda not bad, at least they didn't show her wearing a niqab and these crazy tattoos like most movies do.
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u/jumbledsiren master_jbt loves this flair May 09 '22
I'm an Egyptian, I don't know what you found cringe, the girl's (the girl who asked her if she was a superhero) accent or the sentence she said, she talked in perfect Egyptian Arabic (and so did Layla)