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re: Why did "Gladiator" work and "Troy" didnt?
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:51 pm to Rittdog
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:51 pm to Rittdog
it pissed off certain critics due to how it handled the source material (which is bullshite)
it was kind of hokey and pitt was not good in it. bana was excellent as usual, though
to an extent, achilles doesn't translate to modern society. he really was a whiney fricking bitch in the illiad. the attack on his honor doesn't translate to modern society, imho.
the production values/cinematography weren't as high as gladiator. i can give troy a pass somewhat because a typhoon completely wrecked their original locations/settings
it was kind of hokey and pitt was not good in it. bana was excellent as usual, though
to an extent, achilles doesn't translate to modern society. he really was a whiney fricking bitch in the illiad. the attack on his honor doesn't translate to modern society, imho.
the production values/cinematography weren't as high as gladiator. i can give troy a pass somewhat because a typhoon completely wrecked their original locations/settings
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Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:57 pm to SlowFlowPro
The Gladiator wasn't very good. The backstory was mediocre. the action was hard to see with the camera moving so much. There was no sense of drama or that Maximus would die early or was in any real danger. And he was almost like a superhero.
The friendship plot was not developed enough with the fellow slaves and his becoming their leader was poorly done. There was no one to challenge him as the leader, he is just made it.
Troy was not very good either, but I don't want to get into its Achilles' heel.
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