This strikes me as a topic that has been covered tons of times but I scrolled through all the pages and didn't see it. So if it has been, let's reopen it.
Discuss.
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I did sixty in five minutes once...
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Hmmm, interesting... so you found the aussie accent strange, but you totally bought romans speaking english, with an english accent
Like Pacino says, Funney
I'm sure that you've realize by now that Spaniards, in the traditional sense, are white. You do know this, right? Is Penelope Cruz anything but white? Antonio Banderas? Andy Garcia? Is there much difference in the look of Spaniards, Italians or even Greeks, for that matter? I don't think so. Furthermore, Crowe didn't employ an Australian accent in the film..or at least, he tried not to. You must be confusing "Hispanic" with "Spanish." In North America, we are more familiar with the multi-bred Hispanics that are from Puerto Rico, Mexico and Central American and Caribbean regions. Many of these people and their look is the result of hundreds of years of breeding with the indigenous populace (indians) and blacks.
So yeah, Spaniards are caucasian...like any other nationality in southern Europe.
I can never figure out why anyone would care about the actor's accent in a movie like this. The English language didn't even exist when this movie is set (the closest thing to it is the language spoken by the Germanic people at the beginning of the movie). Nobody knows what ancient Latin sounded like. Nothing matters less in this kind of movie. I mean, did you think Charlton Heston used a proper Hebrew, or Egyptian accent in The Ten Commandments? It's ridiculous.
But I can guaranteed you that you can find people in Italy, France, and Spain who look just like Russel Crowe, although I don't believe that matters much, either.
Idiots often confuse Latino with Spanish, Spanish are white of course. The reason some Latinos look white depends on how much Spanish is in their make up. Boxer Saul Alvarez is the perfect example.
shareRussel Crowe is dark haired with blue eyes. Yeah....Spaniards certainly don't have this feature.
Maybe I would've agreed if Brad Pitt or Paul Bettany were playing Maximus...
Obviously you've never been to Spain, an European country where you can meet dark haired people with blue eyes and also blonds. You prove to be pretty ignorant LOL
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You are quite an ignorant on Geography and History, or you should know that Spain is a country in Southern Europe and most Spaniards are as white as Italians, Frenchs or Portugueses. It's not Spain's fault that many dumb Americans think Spanish is a race. Open a book about Latin America's History and you'll learn why most people are mixed race there.
shareWhy would we need to discuss a topic that's so stupid.
Get a life OP.