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IYO what is the greatest story ever told?
Posted on 2/11/16 at 7:33 am
Posted on 2/11/16 at 7:33 am
I'm posting this on the movie board hoping for real responses and not a bunch of nonsense.
For the sake of the thread lets omit The Bible
I'll go obvious and nominate "The Epic of Gilgamesh"
The fact that it is one of the oldest recorded stories we know of makes it a strong candidate, because in order for it to have survived many thousands of years and still be well known today means it must've been crazy popular in its time.
Also the story has everything we want in a story, power, sex, intrusive, villains.
A powerful king meets an equal foe who he defeats and befriends, they go on epic monster slaying quests, defeat a weapon sent by gods. There's sadness with Enkidu's death and mystery with Gilgamesh's search for immortality. It's an extremely interesting story still today even though it's incomplete.
There's my long winded nomination
For the sake of the thread lets omit The Bible
I'll go obvious and nominate "The Epic of Gilgamesh"
The fact that it is one of the oldest recorded stories we know of makes it a strong candidate, because in order for it to have survived many thousands of years and still be well known today means it must've been crazy popular in its time.
Also the story has everything we want in a story, power, sex, intrusive, villains.
A powerful king meets an equal foe who he defeats and befriends, they go on epic monster slaying quests, defeat a weapon sent by gods. There's sadness with Enkidu's death and mystery with Gilgamesh's search for immortality. It's an extremely interesting story still today even though it's incomplete.
There's my long winded nomination
This post was edited on 2/11/16 at 7:35 am
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Posted on 2/11/16 at 7:34 am to Tiger1242
Njal's Saga
Posted on 2/11/16 at 7:35 am to Tiger1242
Empire strikes back
Posted on 2/11/16 at 7:35 am to Tiger1242
"I shall tell you the story of William Wallace".
Posted on 2/11/16 at 7:38 am to Tiger1242
The Never Ending Story
Posted on 2/11/16 at 7:44 am to Tiger1242
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for real responses and not a bunch of nonsense.
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Empire strikes back
Posted on 2/11/16 at 7:48 am to Tiger1242
The Literary purist in me says L'Morte D'Arthur, but my vote probably goes to the Odyssey.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 7:49 am to Freauxzen
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for real responses and not a bunch of nonsense.
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Empire strikes back
Well it did happen a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. Any story that can survive time and hop galaxies is one of the greatest stories ever told.
This post was edited on 2/11/16 at 7:54 am
Posted on 2/11/16 at 8:09 am to Tiger1242
The Longest Day
The Birth of a Nation
How the West was Won
The Birth of a Nation
How the West was Won
Posted on 2/11/16 at 8:09 am to Freauxzen
I couldn't resist.
For literary responses I'll go with:
Odyssey
Count of Monte Cristo
MacBeth
For literary responses I'll go with:
Odyssey
Count of Monte Cristo
MacBeth
Posted on 2/11/16 at 8:17 am to Tiger1242
The Aeneid
Posted on 2/11/16 at 8:21 am to Tiger1242
The Lord of the Rings
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
Posted on 2/11/16 at 8:26 am to Freauxzen
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The Literary purist in me says L'Morte D'Arthur, but my vote probably goes to the Odyssey.
This
Posted on 2/11/16 at 8:33 am to Tiger1242
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
Harry Potter
Posted on 2/11/16 at 8:34 am to Tiger1242
The Count of Monte Cristo
Nonfiction: Band of Brothers
Nonfiction: Band of Brothers
Posted on 2/11/16 at 8:39 am to John McClane
I'm gonna be unpopular and say the Odyssey isn't that great of a story. For such a long journey home, most of it is spent in one place, with him playing house with a nymph. I mean, good for Odysseus, but that's hardly epic. I like the IDEA of the Odyssey, but the story itself sags in the middle.
If we're going epic poems, I'm going the Iliad. And, it does not get enough love, the Song of Roland.
And considering how often the story is ripped off and repurposed, you have to give credit to Romeo and Juliet. I'm a MacBeth guy myself (or Hamlet or, if we're going for an underdog, Titus Andronicus), but Romeo and Juliet is perhaps the most told non-Biblical story in the English language. It just keeps getting adapted for modern times.
If we're going epic poems, I'm going the Iliad. And, it does not get enough love, the Song of Roland.
And considering how often the story is ripped off and repurposed, you have to give credit to Romeo and Juliet. I'm a MacBeth guy myself (or Hamlet or, if we're going for an underdog, Titus Andronicus), but Romeo and Juliet is perhaps the most told non-Biblical story in the English language. It just keeps getting adapted for modern times.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 8:47 am to Baloo
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And, it does not get enough love, the Song of Roland.
Great addition to the thread. It's on my bookshelf.
I'm going to add the full extended edition of The Stand to the thread.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 8:55 am to Breesus
Harry Potter
The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings
Star Wars
The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings
Star Wars
Posted on 2/11/16 at 8:59 am to Tiger1242
Man walking on the moon.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 9:11 am to Tiger1242
The WaterBoy
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