The first thing that really impressed my about this movie was the breadth and scope of the sets. Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin depict interesting renditions on classical events and figures. Napoleon's outrageous behaviour and obsession with his height was pretty comical. I liked the Robin Hood scene a lot because it seemed like if that story had actually gone down, it would have been more like this... The merry men are very sparing on formalities and John Cleese adds a lot of his personal style of humour to the scene - in a moment reminiscent of many of his Monty Python sketches, he ambiguously accepts/tricks them in giving him the massive treasure that the midgets (dwarves?) show off to him from previously visited times - early 1800s during a French attack, Ancient Mesopotamia - where they steal King Agamemnon's Crown and all of his treasure (gotta feel bad for the guy losin his crown :0). I liked the Michael Palin's appearance; it seemed very in-character for the types of roles he plays which are always funny.
The ending was quite bizarre... I guess the "it was all a dream" realization was a cool theme back then. Although it does tie the ending back to the beginning somewhat. I didn't really fully understand the sleep-bridge between these worlds? Maybe it's just supposed to be accepted.
Regarding my discussion on Legend, it is interesting to note that in this film the all-powerful item is a map - a man made item.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Legend
This movie seemed really interesting but I found it super hard to follow. The continuity between scenes was petty sketchy at times, and by the end of the movie I had a pretty vague idea of what actually happened.
I enjoyed the fantasy world that Ridley Scott created - it was interesting to see the human, Tom Cruise, be in a position that felt subservient of his environment and the mythical creatures that inhabited it, such as the unicorns. I thought it was notable that the unicorn horn was the all powerful item in this film - usually it seems to be something more man-made - a ring, a sword, a wand or a tome. In this film, the ring was significant in a very different way; it was part of a chain of events that screwed up the whole fantasy world and sent it into winter.
The princess character is hopelessly naive, and doesn't appreciate the potential consequences of her actions or the ridiculousness of her requests - like throwing her ring into a river and saying that whoever found it, she would marry. This puts Tom Cruise, our intrepid hero, out of commission for a minute, and events transpire without Com Truise there to save the day - of course lady does nothing to help.
In all what made the most lasting impression on my were the effects and the world that was created. The story is very secondary in my mind.
I enjoyed the fantasy world that Ridley Scott created - it was interesting to see the human, Tom Cruise, be in a position that felt subservient of his environment and the mythical creatures that inhabited it, such as the unicorns. I thought it was notable that the unicorn horn was the all powerful item in this film - usually it seems to be something more man-made - a ring, a sword, a wand or a tome. In this film, the ring was significant in a very different way; it was part of a chain of events that screwed up the whole fantasy world and sent it into winter.
The princess character is hopelessly naive, and doesn't appreciate the potential consequences of her actions or the ridiculousness of her requests - like throwing her ring into a river and saying that whoever found it, she would marry. This puts Tom Cruise, our intrepid hero, out of commission for a minute, and events transpire without Com Truise there to save the day - of course lady does nothing to help.
In all what made the most lasting impression on my were the effects and the world that was created. The story is very secondary in my mind.
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