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Post by ck100 on Sept 15, 2020 18:24:23 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2020 18:26:00 GMT
You need to see that video on YouTube where Ahmed went through hell. It’s so damn sad. |
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Post by lowtacks86 on Sept 15, 2020 18:27:07 GMT
Doubtful. I don't think anyone even really knew who Ahmed Best was back then. It would be like asking people about the actor that played C3P0 (Joe Schmo has no idea who Anthony Daniels is) If he were to try and do a comedy, nobody would look at it think "Oh God, it's the guy that played Jar-Jar" particularly since mass media like Twitter and Facebook didn't exist.
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Post by ck100 on Sept 15, 2020 18:41:17 GMT
You need to see that video on YouTube where Ahmed went through hell. It’s so damn sad. Yeah, I've seen that. You do feel bad for the guy. All he wanted to do was entertain and it especially hurt him since he put a lot of effort into the character. I can't say my opinion on Jar Jar has changed. I still dislike him. But I do feel bad for Ahmed and am glad to see things improved for his life over time.
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Post by Marv on Sept 15, 2020 18:48:02 GMT
Truth be told...I was like 14 when that movie came out and I didn’t mind JarJar really. He wasn’t my favorite character but he was comic relief and geared toward the kids in the audience. He was fine.
It woulda been amazing if he wound up being a dark Sith Lord the whole time, like that fan theory/rumor that went viral a few years back breaking down all his scenes and explaining where and when he was secretly using the force. My 15 year old self would’ve s-it his pants if there was a Darth Jar Jar reveal.
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Post by ck100 on Sept 15, 2020 18:55:27 GMT
The advantage Eddie Murphy had was a TV show that is watched by millions each week that let him cut loose with his own material and characters (Saturday Night Live).
Ahmed was kind of handicapped by green screen, a CGI suit, weak writing and directing, etc. Phantom wasn't exactly the best showcase for whatever talents Ahmed has.
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Post by Prime etc. on Sept 15, 2020 19:07:33 GMT
The fact is R2D2 was cuter and less annoying.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Sept 15, 2020 19:29:08 GMT
Too bad he was screwed out of being in The Adventures of Pluto Nash or Norbit.
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Post by dwightmachinehead on Sept 15, 2020 19:47:54 GMT
Don't think so. If I saw Jar Jar Binks in the street, I wouldn't confuse him with Ahmed Best.
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Post by politicidal on Sept 15, 2020 19:57:13 GMT
You need to see that video on YouTube where Ahmed went through hell. It’s so damn sad. Yeah, I've seen that. You do feel bad for the guy. All he wanted to do was entertain and it especially hurt him since he put a lot of effort into the character. I can't say my opinion on Jar Jar has changed. I still dislike him. But I do feel bad for Ahmed and am glad to see things improved for his life over time. Indeed. What McGregor said next really sums it up. You know, our films weren’t much liked when they came out, by my generation who loved the first ones,” McGregor said. “I think people of our generation wanted to feel the way they’d felt when they saw those first three movies when they were kids, and George [Lucas] wanted to take our ones in a different direction, he had a different idea. It was tricky at the time, I remember. But now, all these years later, I’m really aware of what our films meant to the generation they were made for, the children of that time. They really like them. I’ve met people who, they mean a lot to them, those films, more so than the original three, and I’m like, ‘Are you kidding?’”
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2020 20:08:08 GMT
Don't think so. If I saw Jar Jar Binks in the street, I wouldn't confuse him with Ahmed Best. I think what he’s saying is he was blacklisted by Hollywood, not because he was recognizable as Jar Jar... but because executives in Hollywood don’t understand why things work and don’t work. They heard the hate and backlash of Jar Jar Binks and automatically didn’t want to hire him. Thinking he was a dud. |
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Post by dwightmachinehead on Sept 15, 2020 20:10:02 GMT
Yeah, I've seen that. You do feel bad for the guy. All he wanted to do was entertain and it especially hurt him since he put a lot of effort into the character. I can't say my opinion on Jar Jar has changed. I still dislike him. But I do feel bad for Ahmed and am glad to see things improved for his life over time. Indeed. What McGregor said next really sums it up. You know, our films weren’t much liked when they came out, by my generation who loved the first ones,” McGregor said. “I think people of our generation wanted to feel the way they’d felt when they saw those first three movies when they were kids, and George [Lucas] wanted to take our ones in a different direction, he had a different idea. It was tricky at the time, I remember. But now, all these years later, I’m really aware of what our films meant to the generation they were made for, the children of that time. They really like them. I’ve met people who, they mean a lot to them, those films, more so than the original three, and I’m like, ‘Are you kidding?’” The hate they got built over time. It was the internet that created a cult of hatred towards the prequels and it became fashionable amongst nerds to rip on them. You had guys like Simon Pegg doing his comedy shtick on them, the Red Letter Media guys comparing it to some perfect Star Wars movie in their imagination. At the end of the day, they were big budget b movies. When the phantom menace was released it got a decent reception at first
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Sept 15, 2020 21:55:20 GMT
Hmmm... that's interesting. I never saw that Ahmed himself got any backlash, and to be completely honest, it never occurred to me that he would. To be perfectly clear my opinion is that I don't like Jar Jar. Not Ahmed Best. Ahmed was given a character to portray, and he did what he was directed to do by that characters creator. It wasn't Ahmed's fault at all. But I guess other people are stupid and lay the blame on the wrong thing. Everything that's wrong with TPM lays squarely at the feet of Lucas. Not anyone else. Lucas created it, he wrote it, he directed it.
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Post by CrepedCrusader on Sept 15, 2020 21:59:14 GMT
Star Wars fans: "I feel so bad that we after so unreasonable back then. They didn't deserve that."
Also Star Wars fans: "The sequels are the worst thing ever!!!! SJW!!! Libtard!!! Let's go call Kelly Marie Tran "Ching Chong Ding Dong" on her social media, lol!"
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Post by twothousandonemark on Sept 15, 2020 22:36:46 GMT
Ppl weren't looking for the next Eddie Murphy from SW prequels. We found him via Chappelle's Show.
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