Why Sofia Is An Amazing Choice For Agatha

why sofia is an amazing choice for agatha

so i am extremely happy with the cast and think the choices are so amazing! but i’ve also seen skepticism about the choice for agatha, mainly either about her skin tone and that her actress is very, very gorgeous and not at all unattractive like the books made her out to be.

i started thinking about why the team made this decision, and it kind of ties into a feeling i had that some of the themes in sge would be adjusted for the movie. first of all, the whole ugly does not mean you’re evil and you can still be a good person despite being ugly message is just… heavily outdated. it’s not a message that will reach the audience in this day. because everyone knows that, and i don’t think anyone will find it to be a relatable message anymore especially cause agatha’s mainly looked down on because she’s goth and… goths don’t get bullied anymore ?? so the plot of the books just don’t WORK for this film especially not in this decade.

so that leads to the question: why is agatha an outcast? why is she treated poorly by the people around her? well, i believe that’s where race comes in. in this age, racism, whether it be in the form of stereotypes, violence, lack of media representation, it’s a very big issue and black people are still not being represented properly.

addressing the racism of the real world through agatha, who is shunned by her town, immediately thought of as evil without giving her a chance both in gavaldon and at the school, not seeing herself as a princess or equal to the evers in her class and sophie… not because she wears all black and has super pale skin or whatever reason worked in the books, but because of the racism that is persistent in her world and our world.

seeing agatha’s story about how she started out shunned and stereotyped and won her own fairytale, her own prince, and respect from everyone as a black woman will be so inspiring to black girls who never saw themselves in stories like these. it’s so inspiring of the casting team to make the main protagonist a woman of color and i am so happy someone as talented and wonderful as sofia wylie gets to play our agatha.

for people who are saying that you wish agatha was played by a light-skinned actress or that “we already have nicola and dot as black women,” i’d advise you to choose your statements carefully. you may not have intended it, but they are fairly racist remarks and you don’t know who you could be hurting by saying this.

and yeah, i can understand why some people may be upset about her not matching her appearance in the books, and i have to say, the books and the movies are separate. the movie is an adaptation of the books, of course things will be changed to make the movie as inclusive and successful as possible without the weight of some parts of the book holding it back. i see two stories: book sge and movie sge. of course each of these will be different in their ways but that’s the beauty of it - the movie is one story and the book is another.

DAY ONE OF TIT BOOK CLUB

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Ok I’ve decided I’ll stop screaming in my posts.

I trust everyone has done the reading 👀👀👀

Anyway! To spark the discussion, here’s three questions to start with! reblog or reply with the answer

What is the most iconic line in the first five chapters of TIT?

The best character in the first five chapters beside the trio (the one you find the funniest, the most intriguing one)

Rate the first five chapters on a scale from 1-10, either based on how the rest of the book compares or simply in general

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quilleily

8 months ago

please wake up

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they make me sick quille art magisterium sad gays fr fr ig this kind of counts as titversary day 2? titversary sorry i want validation and motivation rn cooking like a chef im a five star michelin

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quilleily

8 months ago

telia nation rise up

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woah the magisterium telia never considered that ship before i love women loving women loving women loving women

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quilleily

1 month ago

are ya really best friends if your minecraft ocs arent undead/immortal exes with a tragic past (feat. quille, @quilleily's oc!)

(for context, sada is a zombie and quille is a ghast)

also, because of the ghast update:

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quilleily

4 years ago

Any tips for panel layout for pacing? I feel like yours really lends itself to the stories u tell.

thank u. its random comic tips which may or may not answer your question time, cookie edition

did that help

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quilleily

8 months ago

OH THIS IS BANGERRRRRR WOWOWOWOWOWWWW

...the Only Way Out Is Through A Fairy Tale.

...the only way out is through a fairy tale.

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school for good and evil sge AMAZINNGNGGGG CRIED REAL TEARS

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quilleily

1 year ago

Mais Doodles De Jogos Vorazes Que Eu Fiz No Começo Do Ano Passado

Mais doodles de jogos vorazes que eu fiz no começo do ano passado

eng: more hunger games doodles i made at the beginning of last year

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quilleily

8 months ago

Will humanity ever be free of the influence of Edna Mode? Can any of us so much as consider the character design for a hero or villain without her manifesting in the room, fully aware of our sins?

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1 year ago

snow day☃️

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