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Post by Athena on May 21, 2005 22:07:11 GMT -1
Oh great. What a fantastic poll. Well, ho hum. Just a reminder that there are NO wrong answers, except for options 2,3 and 6. Just joshing. Anyway, if you have any other favourite history movies please specify here. I think I have forgotten some of them.
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Post by Princess of Fishes on May 22, 2005 13:37:02 GMT -1
Ok well hate to be confusing but i meant to vote for king arthur
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Post by Lavita on May 22, 2005 15:45:12 GMT -1
Personally..i like Gladiator :)amazing cinematography
plus El Cid..oldie but good
i wasnt impressed at all with King Arthur...aided by the fact that Clive Owen was miscast
Troy is somewhat enjoyable on DVD..but i wasnt too keen on it in the cinema..ironically its now amongst my favourite films..Nothing has come close to beating Lord of the Rings yet! ;D
I think there is a Boudicca epic in the works...hope its good..if not i'll do a better one ;D
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Post by Princess of Fishes on May 22, 2005 18:18:42 GMT -1
Lord of the rings will always be THE BEST I love it it is sooooooo good!
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Post by Alex on May 22, 2005 19:29:40 GMT -1
but it's not a history movie  ....hmm well as for my pick i personally can't say..i haven't seen any really accurate historical ones that i would back....there are lots of good ones but no necessarily historically accurate ..i had to do a project for skool and everyone picked different movies...none of them seemed to be extremely accurate. but i do think Gladiator was good ;D |
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Post by Lavita on May 24, 2005 17:14:47 GMT -1
Lord of the Rings is a fantasy film..NOT a historical one..although the setting is archaic by our standards and somewhat reflecting old cultures: ie: Rohan were designed to reflect Vikings
but it is FANTASY...not history..which is an established true setting in recorded time of civilisations ;D
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Post by TruBellezzan on May 28, 2005 10:37:55 GMT -1
I voted Troy because it's the only I've seen, but i think they twisted the story a little on that, didn't they?
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Post by Lavita on May 28, 2005 20:16:43 GMT -1
yes..since the war of Troy is 10yrs long patroculs shud be Achilles' best friend and Paris should die in fighting and Helen subsequently marries on of Paris and Hector's other brothers. Plus the two sons she had with Paris are killed when Troy falls....thats what i know of the Illiad  |
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Post by HuntressDiana on May 28, 2005 22:12:03 GMT -1
The film Troy did take huge license with the myths.
For one thing Patroclus, as Lavita said, was Achilles' best friend, and lover. As she also said, the war was far far longer than the few weeks showed in the film.
Helen actually returns to Menelaus at the end, although if Troy hadn't fallen she would have had to have married one of the younger brothers of Paris and Hector, as was traditional. Years later, as told in the Odyssey, the pair are living perfectly happily to all appearances and Helen is blaming the entire thing on the Gods.
Andromache and Hector's son Astynax is killed by the Greeks, who throw him off a tower. Odysseus, although clever, was not the handsomest man by all accounts. And nearly all the princesses of Troy, including Andromache, are taken captive by the Greeks for concubines or slaves.
And they are only the major mistakes! I love classical mythology, so I really don't like things like these!
HuntressDiana
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Post by Lavita on May 29, 2005 14:46:17 GMT -1
yes...the play i have to study in Drama for A2 is Trojan Women...the follow up to Troy
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Post by Alex on May 29, 2005 15:12:07 GMT -1
wow coool..i never knew all that stuff about troy.i luv mythology ;D and ancient civilizations and stuff....i think ppl should at least TRY and make their history movies accurate...u have ppl thinkin the wrong thing if u dont...or at least put a note in about really happened if it doesnt all fit in the movie |
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Post by LaGondola on May 29, 2005 18:40:26 GMT -1
Coming to King Arthur they screwed up even more. That movie hasn't got anything to do with both the actual myth and the historical background. I have no idea how they came to that story  Was quite surprised when I watched it... But... can anyone of you think of a historically accurate movie at all? Even Schindler's List wasn't... |
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Post by LaGondola on May 29, 2005 18:45:30 GMT -1
Ok, I got one (I hope my spamming will be excused  ) "The Downfall" is historically correct |
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Post by Lavita on Jul 5, 2005 19:23:43 GMT -1
its all about the directors vision...film doesnt transfer word for word action for action from paper..they are different contexts. Plus the majority profit market of film lovers need the "eye candy" more than the factual basis. But the essence of the story should still be clear. An looking forward to the Beowulf film this summer! |
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Post by TruBellezzan on Jul 10, 2005 17:50:24 GMT -1
anyway, i didn't like troy that much although i did vote for it..... I thought it was trashy. And I bet half the people who went to see it, only went so they could see brad pitt half naked. I know my friend did.
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Post by Rosie on Aug 27, 2005 22:20:44 GMT -1
ok, i voted 'umm, i haven't seen any of these movies,' because i actually haven't. my favorite history movie is Miracle. the actual miracle on ice happened 25 years ago, so that counts as history, right? o and if any1 wants to hear about miracle, i just created a thread for it, and if any1 replies 2 that thread i'll post a summary
rosie
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Post by leriamontenegro on Nov 13, 2005 21:50:05 GMT -1
GONE WITH THE WIND FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Lavita on Nov 14, 2005 12:17:24 GMT -1
*Has never seen it* |
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Post by Rosie on Nov 14, 2005 18:54:13 GMT -1
*nods in agreement with Lavita*
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Post by TruBellezzan on Feb 18, 2006 13:43:39 GMT -1
I've read the book twice, and that's good..... Never seen the film though. I thought King Arthur was terrible. I've watched First Knight as well which is also about King Arthur and Guinevere and Lancelot, and though that is more true to the story (at least, I think it is ) I hate Richard Gere in it! Euggh!!! |
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....hmm well as for my pick i personally can't say..i haven't seen any really accurate historical ones that i would back....there are lots of good ones but no necessarily historically accurate 
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