We have temporarily locked this thread. Since it is Memorial Day weekend, the lock will be brief, users should be able to discuss the movies being released this summer. However, recent activity in this thread has gone well beyond discussing the film itself.

Please rein in the trolling, ad hominem attacks, thread derailing, and disrespectful behavior. We understand there is a gray area regarding this film's casting and the overlap between culture and politics. The topics are being covered by news and industry publications, so it makes sense for it to be discussed.

We also recognize that users will have strong feelings about a film adaptation of a 2,700-year-old literary work that is a cornerstone of the Western canon. While we are not preventing that conversation, if you are unable to discuss the subject without personally attacking other users, trolling, thread derailing, or disrespectful comments, please refrain from posting.

If your commentary is limited strictly to casting choices and industry politics, this is not the appropriate forum. There is another forum on the platform dedicated to those types of discussions exclusively. This forum is for discussing the movie itself, and the "politics of casting" should not be the dominant subject here, regardless of the source material.

You can expect an unlock later on today.

Thanks and Gig 'Em!
-Moderator