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Swede playing Matti Nykänen is a disgrace.


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Just like having a Norwegian playing the Swedish prime minister in Kingsman: The Secret Service.

Martin Scorsese IS the best

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He didn't play Swedish Priminister.

He played the prime minister of Scandinavia, so it made sense.

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Could be because Swedish actors are generally speaking talented, and Finnish actors sucks ass. Generally speaking. I'm a finn.

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Very, very true.
For this we have Teatterikorkeakoulu (=Theatre Academy) to thank for.

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Prft. Coulda scouted a better face in three days sitting in Roskapankki. Just a show up role with an accent. Bull to the swede.

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especially when they look like macully culkin

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He actually looks exactly like the real Matti did at that time - like a cherubic Scandinavian forest nymph. It's uncanny.

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Well, Hugh Jackman, an Australian, played an American. Is that a disgrace too?

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At least his character is made up....

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Did the US colonize Australia?
Did American scientists claim that Australians are an inferior race?
No... .? Know the difference

It's like a white person playing an Indigenous American...

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Have you heard the one about the Scandinavian who was so outgoing he looked down at someone else's shoes?

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yes, every actor should only ever play themselves, as pretending to be someone else is a disgrace.

i'm tired of dancing here all by myself

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Some roles are more sensitive than others.
White people playing poc for example...

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I did not see anything disgraceful about Edvin Endre's performance. What does Matti Nykanen think about it?

Ranb

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