Try finding an American actor who looks like this:

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Originally posted by Marcus:
I could have sworn you posted the same on the first page of this thread. Nah..

Try finding an American actor who looks like this:

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Marcus, while I think that image can be close to Tut, I don't know if I trust those reconstructions. Tut's likeness is not a secret. There are a number of busts of him from his own time.

And btw, finding an American actor who looks like that reconstruction would not be difficult.

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Originally posted by Wally:
Spike Lee shot scenes from Malcolm X in Egypt. He was also allowed to film in Mecca!

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Originally posted by Marcus:
"Tut's likeness is not a secret"

I'm not so sure, Kem. Let me first say that I agree that this reconstruction may not be accurate. Second, while the art of the Amarna period is MORE realistic than earlier Egyptian art, I don't think it's completely realistic.

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well here is where i have a fundamental issue with a few people. it may be that these reconstructions are accurate. but over 3000 years ago, someone looked at tut at made a bust of him. i personally would trust the latter more so than a modern computer reconstruction of someone who's been dead for a few thousand years.

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Originally posted by neo*geo:
Occasionally, western film makers do get to shoot in Egypt but it's difficult. The government has to approve of the subject and content. A great deal of scrutiny would be given to a film that deal's with Egyptian history(especially one with African Americans in leading roles). There is also a certain amount of regional poltics to be expected from a movie about Egyptians saving the Jews from being slaughtered by the Arab-looking Assyrians. It would be nice to have Upper Egyptians take part in a film like the one being proposed but it's far from likely.

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Originally posted by Kem-Au:
in reality i'd agree that it's unlikely that we'd see an upper egyptian in a western movie unless s/he spoke flawless english and had a name that could sell tickets in american theaters. but they could at least get upper egyptian extras. if they can be paid to dig, they can be paid to stand around in a flick.

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I agree that we most likely wont see Saaidi's starring in an American film on Egypt. My point was that it'll be unlikely that they could even be used as extras because it's difficult to get permission to do American movies in Egypt. The same goes for Sudan which would be the logical second choice of locations. They would have to either shoot it in Morocco or in Hollywood and extras are usually taken from the local population.

On the Tut reconstruction, I agree that the busts of King Tut were closer to reality than the reconstructions. Tut's skull was so badly damaged that the artists who conducted the reconstruction surveyed the faces of several Egyptian men from Luxor in order to fill in some of the gaps. Therefore, we know what he MAY have looked like but we can't say it is 100% accurate.

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On the Tut reconstruction, I agree that the busts of King Tut were closer to reality than the reconstructions. Tut's skull was so badly damaged that the artists who conducted the reconstruction surveyed the faces of several Egyptian men from Luxor in order to fill in some of the gaps. Therefore, we know what he MAY have looked like but we can't say it is 100% accurate.

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I don't think it's even remotely accurate, for the reason you stated, and also because there is A LOT of guesswork involved regardless - especially in facial reconstructions from skeletal remains from thousands of years ago.

The thickness of the skin and the shape of the eyes, lips, nose and mouth, etc. were all based on the faces of a select few men from the Luxor area.

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Originally posted by SAFI:
HE WAS A POET AND SINGER, A LOVER OF ALL THE ARTS,HE WAS THE FIRST PHAROAH TO GIVE HIS PEOPLE FREE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION.HE FOUGHT FOR TRUTH AND REALISM IN ALL ASPECTS OF HIS LIFE.HE INTRODUCED MONOTHEISM AND MOST PROBABLY DIED FOR THAT REASON.

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Hi Safi,

Welcome to the board. While I do consider Akhenaten to be an interesting individual, it is highly unlikely that he introduced monotheism to Egypt. Their texts mentioned that there was only one God long before Akhenaten.