It's directed by Roger Zemeckis - director of such "classics" as
Forrest Gump, Who Shot Roger Rabbit and Back To The Future 1, 2 & 3. I
predict the following:
1. Sex will be present, but only of the nudge-nudge wink-wink variety.
Expect lots of soft-focus shots of Angelin Jolie et al half-undressed
in furs and leather.
2. No characterisations worth a damn. It will be a live-action cartoon
of the sort Richard Lester used to do so well.
3. A happy ending. The critics will describe it as "tacked-on".
4. The hero gets to kiss the heroine
5. Lots of slow-mo violence, no blood
6. It will be seen as a fable of the current administration's policies
by liberal critics; as a "good romp" by the rest.
7. Violence on a massive scale will be done to the original; only the
names will be the same. Only the "brand" will remain, a hook for the
following ...
8. English teachers will take their students to see the film, if only
to try and awaken *some* interest in literature. "Look, look, englit
*can* be sexy".
9. I'll download it at some stage so that I can laugh at it over a beer.
10. Lots of bad acting done by great actors.
I've been trying to work out how, where and when Zemeckis was
"ground-breaking". I've come to the conclusion that it was in his
garden with the work being done by his Hispanic gardener.
Roger
On 10/19/07, Joanna Boulter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Depends how much violence has been done to the original tale. I don't
> suppose for one minute the film follows the poem accurately. "Nah, you gotta
> get some SEX into this or it'll never sell."
>
> joanna
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robin Hamilton" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 1:38 AM
> Subject: Re: Beowulf
>
>
> > The bit that got me was "the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother". You'd
> > have to be really seriously into S&M to think that.
> >
> > But then ...
> >
> > R.
> >
> >> Well at least for the next few years fewer teenagers will need to ask,
> >> "uh, whut's a beowulf?..."
> >
>
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