"The Starmaker" <starmaker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 16:23:03 -0400, "Dave D" <dave.D@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Mason Barge" <masonbarge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>> "The Starmaker" <starmaker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>>> Did you know that Shrek is Jewish?
>>>
>>> Maybe it would be more accurate to say that he's a "Yiddish
character".
>>> A
>>> lot of the humble people in the movie are, while the royalty in the
>>> movie
>>> are more Christian/European. The whole schmear seems based on
medeival
>>> Eurpoean, put-upon peasants, with a heavy component of Jews/outsiders
>>> who
>>> have to live by their wits.
>>>
>>> But I agree, I think the basis of the character, and the style of the
>>> legend, is very Jewish.
>>
>> The accent is Scottish. In fact on the first movie DVD commentary it
says
>>that Canadian Mike Myers tried it originally with an Canadian accent. A
>>lot
>>of the phrases like 'going the right way for a smacked bottom' come from
>>his
>>childhood with British parents in Toronto.
>>
>> So calling Shrek Jewish, Oy Vay! is a stretch.
>>
>
> You have to understand "movie making"...If it's Jewish name, the
> accent is removed.
>
> *They* don't want a Jewish voice accent in their films...that would
> "turn off" the audience. This is all calculated in advance.
>
>
>
> Now, did you see the movie "Independence Day"?
>
> That is probably the only recent movie where they have a "Jewish
> character", with a Jewish stereotype in it.
>
> The part of the Jewish stereotype character is played by actor Judd
> Hirsch. He plays a grubby unshaven old Jewish guy...
> uses a lot of Hebonics to bring out the Jewish character...
>
>
> The credits read:
> Judd Hirsch .... Julius Levinson
> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116629/
>
>
> But the name Julius is Italian or Greek.
>
>
> How many people you know in this world who's first name is Julius?
> Why did they gave him an Italian or Greek, instead of a Jewish name
> like Max?
>
> It's calculated that way....these things are discussed in the
> bathrooms.
Wow. You're paranoia would be amusing if it wasn't so sad. You are the
Bizarro world Uncle Leo.
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