Comment on Mystery Men was the flop superhero comedy that deserved better
slickgoat@lemmy.world 1 month agoHe plays an Englishman, and there is a long history of Victorian Brits becoming infatuated with Indian culture. The reference is obscure, but definitely there.
ech@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Exactly. In fact (spoiler-ish warning), he plays a regular-ass American cosplaying an Englishman that’s in turn cosplaying being an Indian mystic. The extra layer does a lot of work to keep it in good taste.
set_secret@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Hes a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude.