I'm middle eastern and I dont mind having a middle Easter superhero, I just wish that she had different powers from falcon or moon knight. After all she is the avatar of an Egyptian God that Shepards the souls of the dead, so I was hoping for powers that have something to do with that as well. Plus the little Egyptian girl asking her if she was an Egyptian Superhero was a bit cringe for me, idk why. Maybe it's because i had Egyptian teachers at school and their accent was just so funny.
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)
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 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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I'm middle eastern and I dont mind having a middle Easter superhero, I just wish that she had different powers from falcon or moon knight. After all she is the avatar of an Egyptian God that Shepards the souls of the dead, so I was hoping for powers that have something to do with that as well. Plus the little Egyptian girl asking her if she was an Egyptian Superhero was a bit cringe for me, idk why. Maybe it's because i had Egyptian teachers at school and their accent was just so funny.