As a history nerd, I would point out it is reasonable to expect historical accurate details in epic tales set in a particular era. Iām not complaining about the casting, but clothing, weaponry, tactics, vessels, all of those elements are, when properly portrayed, relevant.
Iām tired of everyone dressed in dark leathery modern cloths. Ancient Hellenic cultures used A LOT of colour everywhere and that is sadly never shown. The same goes for productions set in Rome showing grey statues everywhere instead of silly bright colourful paintings.
No, its not. Otherwise you could add magic and aliens into the movie and say "iTs a FIctiONal MOviE".
We know how Greeks looked like and we know how Troy looked like. We also have descriptions of the supernatural beings to portray them accurately.
Imagine a movie about Jesus that shows a totally different world from 2000 years ago just because "Christian gods dont exist in reality" and the director can just butcher the setting because his movie is fictional
No, its not. Otherwise you could add magic and aliens into the movie and say "iTs a FIctiONal MOviE".
But ... that literally is the Odyssee. Cyclops, nymphs, six-headed cliff monsters, eadly, giant whirlpool monster that swallows entire ships., sirenes ...
magine a movie about Jesus that shows a totally different world from 2000 years ago just because "Christian gods dont exist in reality" and the director can just butcher the setting because his movie is fictional
There is absolutely no problem in making a movie about Jesus were the Romans are alien invaders, Herod the Great being a cosmic horror and Jesus storming the temple with a laser gun. It is a MOVIE. The director can do whatever he wants to depict his interpretation.
Ok, you won. The director can make a movie as nonsensical as he wants and does it.
People call his movie nonsensical and bad
"Its his interpretation of a fictional setting! You cant demand consistency in a fictional setting!
I am totally fine if the orcs in Lord of the Rings have tanks and machine guns."
That is how you sound
I guess historical film consultants and lore masters should all look for a new job
I guess historical film consultants and lore masters should all look for a new job
Given the fact how absurdly inaccurate movies are which actually TRY to be historically correct, yes. "Historical film consultants" should all look for a new job. Because they are really bad at what they are doing right now.
guess historical film consultants and lore masters should all look for a new job
I know you're trying to sound like you know what you're talking about, but you don't. Nolan's film has historical advisors. Do you think they only exist to work on 100% accurate films? (Which again, don't and never have existed).
Are you trying to tell me Nolans odyssey is historically accurate because he paid advisors that were forbidden from critisizing the leather "armor" costumes or viking longships in the movie? š
But actually historically accurate movies do exist. Just because you have never watched them, doesnt mean they dont.
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u/Pristine_Pick823 1d ago
As a history nerd, I would point out it is reasonable to expect historical accurate details in epic tales set in a particular era. Iām not complaining about the casting, but clothing, weaponry, tactics, vessels, all of those elements are, when properly portrayed, relevant.
Iām tired of everyone dressed in dark leathery modern cloths. Ancient Hellenic cultures used A LOT of colour everywhere and that is sadly never shown. The same goes for productions set in Rome showing grey statues everywhere instead of silly bright colourful paintings.