He was real yellow.
D'oh!
Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if the very first version that Homer ever recited to people was very different from the version that was eventually written down.
Yeeaaahh, I've been waiting for that.
Probably in some cases, sure. But absolutely NOT in every case. Certainly not in my case. It should be possible to discuss this without someone throwing the standard blanket accusation. There can be other reasons, whether you can imagine them or not.
I doubt that very much, I'm pretty sure Nolan cast the movie based on who he wanted to work with and who fit the roles. I find it very hard to believe he's really so petty that he would cast people in the movie just to piss off his potential audience.
By Nolan? That’s absurd.
Perfect.
Musk's basic aesthetic judgment, to dignify his gibberings about her suitability for the part, is utterly worthless. He approved the Cybertruck design.
I personally feel that the Helen character would likely have been served better by casting someone of a more Mediterranean variety. But what to I know?
As for the historical accuracy of the armor and vessels used, Hollywood frequently seems to sacrifice accuracy for "kewl factor". In the 1981 film Excalibur, for example, Gabriel Byrne's Uther Pendragon, Morgana and a number of other characters wore full plate armor. Uther was said to have lived around the 5th or 6th century, but plate armor didn't come into use by soldiers and knights until around 13th to 14th century. It's farby* and suspension of disbelief is necessary if one happens to know a little about history when watching these things.
* "Farb" (noun) and "farby" (adjective) is a (bit of a pejorative) term used in historical reenacting/living history circles towards newer members of units who have inappropriately modern-looking uniforms and/or equipment. This usually happens when it's hard to find something that looks good/right or is too expensive. The term "farb" comes from the longer sentence, "Far be it for me to tell you, son, that what you're wearing is NOT period-correct." God help them if they whip out a cell phone to take pictures in the middle of a tactical demonstration with spectators.
I agree with your point regarding Excalibur as far as it goes. However, I think it's a mistake to classify Excalibur as demonstrating any aspirations of being a historical film on any level in the first place. It's pure fantasy, start to finish. Accordingly, it has no aspirations to have fidelity to any historical period, nor does it require them. Anyone who's "pulled out of the film" because the armor is not supposedly period accurate is blind to far more serious ahistorical elements, mainly such as the essential role in the story of magic and the supernatural. The choice of armor should be a cue, one cue among others, that we shouldn't be trying to place it in any historical period. It's meant to be timeless and other-worldly. There's no conceit that it "could have happened".