Here's How 'Moon Knight' Director Single-Handedly 'Fixed' Egypt on Screen
Before 'Moon Knight' premiered on Disney Plus, the series' director Mohammed Diab lamented that Hollywood almost always gets his homeland wrong, vowing to fix that. Did he fix that?
The episode 3 of 'Moon Knight ' brings Marc Spector/Steven Grant to Egypt, and it seems that this country is finally depicted properly – at least according to the fans who have watched the episode.
Before 'Moon Knight', you could rarely see Middle Eastern and African countries presented as modern civilizations (Wakanda does not count, people). But not in the series directed by Mohamed Diab, who particularly focused on picturing Egypt in the way he always wanted to see it on screen, but never got such a chance because of Hollywood's stereotypes.
One of the most annoying things about Hollywood's view of the Middle Eastern and African countries was that sandy-yellow filter, as if there are no other colors in this part of the world. Not in 'Moon Knight'.
And yes, Egypt has more things to show than pyramids and camels. After all these years, who could have thought.
It was one of Diab's goals to avoid the so-called "orientalist" look in 'Moon Knight', which is why he assembled a team that would perfectly celebrate the power of Egyptian creativity. Among the show's creators are Egyptian composer Hesham Nazih and editor Ahmed Hafez. Moreover, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Diab made sure during the production that 90 percent of the Egyptian roles were secured by his fellow countrymen.