Helen’s mother was a Greek and Zeus seems to be Greek in myths where he takes on human forms, so it makes a lot of sense for Helen to be portrayed as Greek
A movie might just be loosely based on real events, or even apocryphal ones, but that doesn't give anyone the right to cast Jackie Chan as Martin Luther King just because it might not be meant to be "historically accurate".
And before you rant about "mythology, blah, blah, not real, artistic licence, blah", yes, is it mythology, set in the Mediterranean. It would be like casting an African actress to play Amaterasu from Japanese mythology.
You could definately cast Jackie Chan as MLK, or even better; a white person, if there is creative intent behind the choice and you aim to tell the audience something or provide a certain perspective by doing it.
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u/OscarMMG 13d ago
Helen’s mother was a Greek and Zeus seems to be Greek in myths where he takes on human forms, so it makes a lot of sense for Helen to be portrayed as Greek