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Jun. 10th, 2012 09:37 pmI usually am not interested enough in the superpopular/big things to get into them when they're still shiny and new and everyone is talking about them, which has made following reactions to Snow White and the Huntsman interesting, to say the least. (And often uncomfortable. I'm not even going to pretend that I can activate the critical part of my brain for most of the movie because that part of my brain refuses to care, but I'm well aware that it has problems and there are valid criticisms. Many, however, seem to be judging it as a movie in which the two main characters are women [Both in the "I have higher standards for female driven narratives" way and the "but epic fantasy is about dudes way. The former really isn't any better than the latter.], and not simply as a movie. That said, everyone should hunt down James Franco's review. Because while I don't agree with him on everything, it's an excellent review.) Anyway, back to my point. Interesting reactions. Particularly in regards to visuals and accusing it of LotR ripoffs.
Am I the only one who watched 80s high fantasy? Because, seriously, watch these two movies and then get back to me about who ripped off who for visuals and imagery:
(BTW, I'm 90% surethat an early thought process that eventually led to SWATH was along the lines of "What if Elora had been grown up in Willow?"
Am I the only one who watched 80s high fantasy? Because, seriously, watch these two movies and then get back to me about who ripped off who for visuals and imagery:
(BTW, I'm 90% surethat an early thought process that eventually led to SWATH was along the lines of "What if Elora had been grown up in Willow?"
*dusts off her WHAT-fic icon*
Ah, chibi Akira and Hotaru, it's been so long since you saw daylight...
And in today's contribution to my continueing obsession: a quick look at fantasy movie badfic! Very quickly each...
ETA: Also, why all the Harry Potter crossovers? I swear, everything n exisance gets HP crossovers these days...
Ah, chibi Akira and Hotaru, it's been so long since you saw daylight...
And in today's contribution to my continueing obsession: a quick look at fantasy movie badfic! Very quickly each...
( read on... )
ETA: Also, why all the Harry Potter crossovers? I swear, everything n exisance gets HP crossovers these days...
*dusts off her WHAT-fic icon*
Ah, chibi Akira and Hotaru, it's been so long since you saw daylight...
And in today's contribution to my continueing obsession: a quick look at fantasy movie badfic! Very quickly each...
ETA: Also, why all the Harry Potter crossovers? I swear, everything n exisance gets HP crossovers these days...
Ah, chibi Akira and Hotaru, it's been so long since you saw daylight...
And in today's contribution to my continueing obsession: a quick look at fantasy movie badfic! Very quickly each...
( read on... )
ETA: Also, why all the Harry Potter crossovers? I swear, everything n exisance gets HP crossovers these days...
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Aug. 30th, 2007 08:19 pmJust because I'm away from my hard drive with hundreds and hundreds of pics stored on it does NOT mean anyone gets to escape. As long as the obsession is at the forefront, you must all suffer.
This is just a list with a few pics for each of my favorite fantasy movies(and yes, I just reused some pics). The only order is alphabetical.
This is just a list with a few pics for each of my favorite fantasy movies(and yes, I just reused some pics). The only order is alphabetical.
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Aug. 30th, 2007 08:19 pmJust because I'm away from my hard drive with hundreds and hundreds of pics stored on it does NOT mean anyone gets to escape. As long as the obsession is at the forefront, you must all suffer.
This is just a list with a few pics for each of my favorite fantasy movies(and yes, I just reused some pics). The only order is alphabetical.
This is just a list with a few pics for each of my favorite fantasy movies(and yes, I just reused some pics). The only order is alphabetical.
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Legend: very quickly
Aug. 30th, 2007 02:26 amBecause I won't get to do the actual big post for a few days...
Legend is interesting because it's the forerunner for a few rather notable things. First of all, of course, it's one of Ridley Scott's earlier films and, even though it got severely watered down(I'm being nice...even though the movie we got is excellent, the difference between what Scott started with and what came out weas apparently enough to get him to swear off fantasy films forever because the studios at the time weren't willingly to invest in something of the scope he wanted for Legend) it has heavy influences on his later work, especially Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven, particularly in cinematography. Also, though much higher tech, a VERY large amount of the visuals and imagery in the Lord of the Rings trilogy is from Legend(when I first saw Fellowship of the Ring, there were several scenes that, in terms of visuals, almost seemed to be directly lifted from Legend. Don't get me wrong, this isn't remotely a slam against LOTR...half the things that make good movies good is taking what's come before and putting it to good use. And LOTR certainly isn't alone...there's a scene in Mirrormask where Helena transforms that is eerily similar to Lily's transformation in Legend, and the transformations share thematic and character progression similarities, too.
Then there's the final scene. Now, while I love Legend, it's not necessarily one of my absolute favorites...it's not in my top 10 movies but might hover around the top twenty. But the final scene? One of the best, most beautiful and romantic movie scenes ever, and there's barely any dialogue. In fact, the only dialogue is Jack's "I love you." It's about the beauty and innocence of youth and love and the young's idea of fairy tales, without letting you forget the darker reality. Sadly, there doesn't seem to be a decent video of it on youtube, or I'd post it(all I found was one of those where someone pointed a video camera at their TV.) So instead, I bring you a video.
ETA: Also of note is that while Tom Cruise has a few other movies that I like, this is one of only 2 where I like Cruise himself. The other is The Last Samurai.
Legend is interesting because it's the forerunner for a few rather notable things. First of all, of course, it's one of Ridley Scott's earlier films and, even though it got severely watered down(I'm being nice...even though the movie we got is excellent, the difference between what Scott started with and what came out weas apparently enough to get him to swear off fantasy films forever because the studios at the time weren't willingly to invest in something of the scope he wanted for Legend) it has heavy influences on his later work, especially Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven, particularly in cinematography. Also, though much higher tech, a VERY large amount of the visuals and imagery in the Lord of the Rings trilogy is from Legend(when I first saw Fellowship of the Ring, there were several scenes that, in terms of visuals, almost seemed to be directly lifted from Legend. Don't get me wrong, this isn't remotely a slam against LOTR...half the things that make good movies good is taking what's come before and putting it to good use. And LOTR certainly isn't alone...there's a scene in Mirrormask where Helena transforms that is eerily similar to Lily's transformation in Legend, and the transformations share thematic and character progression similarities, too.
Then there's the final scene. Now, while I love Legend, it's not necessarily one of my absolute favorites...it's not in my top 10 movies but might hover around the top twenty. But the final scene? One of the best, most beautiful and romantic movie scenes ever, and there's barely any dialogue. In fact, the only dialogue is Jack's "I love you." It's about the beauty and innocence of youth and love and the young's idea of fairy tales, without letting you forget the darker reality. Sadly, there doesn't seem to be a decent video of it on youtube, or I'd post it(all I found was one of those where someone pointed a video camera at their TV.) So instead, I bring you a video.
ETA: Also of note is that while Tom Cruise has a few other movies that I like, this is one of only 2 where I like Cruise himself. The other is The Last Samurai.
Legend: very quickly
Aug. 30th, 2007 02:26 amBecause I won't get to do the actual big post for a few days...
Legend is interesting because it's the forerunner for a few rather notable things. First of all, of course, it's one of Ridley Scott's earlier films and, even though it got severely watered down(I'm being nice...even though the movie we got is excellent, the difference between what Scott started with and what came out weas apparently enough to get him to swear off fantasy films forever because the studios at the time weren't willingly to invest in something of the scope he wanted for Legend) it has heavy influences on his later work, especially Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven, particularly in cinematography. Also, though much higher tech, a VERY large amount of the visuals and imagery in the Lord of the Rings trilogy is from Legend(when I first saw Fellowship of the Ring, there were several scenes that, in terms of visuals, almost seemed to be directly lifted from Legend. Don't get me wrong, this isn't remotely a slam against LOTR...half the things that make good movies good is taking what's come before and putting it to good use. And LOTR certainly isn't alone...there's a scene in Mirrormask where Helena transforms that is eerily similar to Lily's transformation in Legend, and the transformations share thematic and character progression similarities, too.
Then there's the final scene. Now, while I love Legend, it's not necessarily one of my absolute favorites...it's not in my top 10 movies but might hover around the top twenty. But the final scene? One of the best, most beautiful and romantic movie scenes ever, and there's barely any dialogue. In fact, the only dialogue is Jack's "I love you." It's about the beauty and innocence of youth and love and the young's idea of fairy tales, without letting you forget the darker reality. Sadly, there doesn't seem to be a decent video of it on youtube, or I'd post it(all I found was one of those where someone pointed a video camera at their TV.) So instead, I bring you a video.
ETA: Also of note is that while Tom Cruise has a few other movies that I like, this is one of only 2 where I like Cruise himself. The other is The Last Samurai.
Legend is interesting because it's the forerunner for a few rather notable things. First of all, of course, it's one of Ridley Scott's earlier films and, even though it got severely watered down(I'm being nice...even though the movie we got is excellent, the difference between what Scott started with and what came out weas apparently enough to get him to swear off fantasy films forever because the studios at the time weren't willingly to invest in something of the scope he wanted for Legend) it has heavy influences on his later work, especially Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven, particularly in cinematography. Also, though much higher tech, a VERY large amount of the visuals and imagery in the Lord of the Rings trilogy is from Legend(when I first saw Fellowship of the Ring, there were several scenes that, in terms of visuals, almost seemed to be directly lifted from Legend. Don't get me wrong, this isn't remotely a slam against LOTR...half the things that make good movies good is taking what's come before and putting it to good use. And LOTR certainly isn't alone...there's a scene in Mirrormask where Helena transforms that is eerily similar to Lily's transformation in Legend, and the transformations share thematic and character progression similarities, too.
Then there's the final scene. Now, while I love Legend, it's not necessarily one of my absolute favorites...it's not in my top 10 movies but might hover around the top twenty. But the final scene? One of the best, most beautiful and romantic movie scenes ever, and there's barely any dialogue. In fact, the only dialogue is Jack's "I love you." It's about the beauty and innocence of youth and love and the young's idea of fairy tales, without letting you forget the darker reality. Sadly, there doesn't seem to be a decent video of it on youtube, or I'd post it(all I found was one of those where someone pointed a video camera at their TV.) So instead, I bring you a video.
ETA: Also of note is that while Tom Cruise has a few other movies that I like, this is one of only 2 where I like Cruise himself. The other is The Last Samurai.
