1) The beginning narration of the movie, or what I will call its 'proem', poses questions and makes statements about everlasting kleos through future generations knowing the names and deeds of heroes. However, one addition the moviemakers add to the movie's 'proem' is an emphasis on love. From an audience/advertising standpoint, this line is directed to those who are not hugely interested in action movies.
Essentially, I see the concentration on love as a modern day scheme to entertain a wider audience. Movies are about making money, so the bigger the audience base the better sales will be. Stereotypically, action movies are for men and romantic movies are for women. By introducing romance into an action movie, the movie will, to some degree, entertain a larger audience. This is a very common mash up in modern cinematography, if one looks at Deadpool for instance. The modern audience situation is very different from Greek and Roman society. I'm …show more content…
Of course, in Ajax, he was quite meat-headed and seemed like he was roiding-out pretty hardcore; nonetheless, I liked Menelaus enough to put him on my list as one of the best of the Achaeans, personality wise. However, in the movie, I thought the characterization of Menelaus took on a more crazy guy vibe than the character of Menelaus had in the Iliad.
Huge freak out moment when I saw that Sean Bean (Ned Stark and Boromir) was Odysseus. I absolutely love this actor, and I think he fits perfectly into the film … but not as Odysseus. I agree that he says the right things; however, the actor himself doesn’t fit the role in my opinion. Once again, Odysseus’ physicality is emphasized, not his sharp mind. When Bean talks about his god given gift, it doesn’t seem to fit. He isn’t cunning enough, and his supposed ability to ‘convince’ people to help him falls flat. Overall, I love the actor, but not as Odysseus. I demand a
Essentially, I see the concentration on love as a modern day scheme to entertain a wider audience. Movies are about making money, so the bigger the audience base the better sales will be. Stereotypically, action movies are for men and romantic movies are for women. By introducing romance into an action movie, the movie will, to some degree, entertain a larger audience. This is a very common mash up in modern cinematography, if one looks at Deadpool for instance. The modern audience situation is very different from Greek and Roman society. I'm …show more content…
Of course, in Ajax, he was quite meat-headed and seemed like he was roiding-out pretty hardcore; nonetheless, I liked Menelaus enough to put him on my list as one of the best of the Achaeans, personality wise. However, in the movie, I thought the characterization of Menelaus took on a more crazy guy vibe than the character of Menelaus had in the Iliad.
Huge freak out moment when I saw that Sean Bean (Ned Stark and Boromir) was Odysseus. I absolutely love this actor, and I think he fits perfectly into the film … but not as Odysseus. I agree that he says the right things; however, the actor himself doesn’t fit the role in my opinion. Once again, Odysseus’ physicality is emphasized, not his sharp mind. When Bean talks about his god given gift, it doesn’t seem to fit. He isn’t cunning enough, and his supposed ability to ‘convince’ people to help him falls flat. Overall, I love the actor, but not as Odysseus. I demand a