Dialectic, Cultural and Phenotypical transposition...
Why is it that in many American films, we use British accents for the most good and selfless of protagonists, or the most evil villains? This doesn't just apply to sci-fi and fantasy films, but to historical dramas, like 300. (Okay, they took some license with the historical account, but it is about Greek warriors! Why didn't they choose a Greek
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Alexander suffered from the same problem-- out of place accents.
I'm playing Assassin's Creed and it has the same problem-- every beggar in Jerusalem has a cockney accent. It's awful.
Then again, I think you have to either go for complete authenticity (in most cases impractical) or be value-neutral on accents. I can think of great historical films that I think have no problem with accents, but then I'm sure people from the UK wonder why all this historical figures have American accents. It's just a question of perspective. I consider certain actors to be without accent, but people from different parts of the world would disagree.
Once one has admitted that there is no universal "accentless" speech, then does it really matter what one substitutes for a historically accurate and authentic accent?
As for why segments of Japanese pop culture are obsessed with European blondes.. I've no idea. They just are :)
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