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The Last Samurai
Sat, Dec. 6th, 2003 01:36 amThe bad started before the movie did! We bought tickets to the 8:15 showing to find out that they had overbooked the theater and there were no seats left for us =(. Boooo. I didn't know they even did that. Sounds like airlines. The boy was more mad than me, as I was mostly kind of confused. But we saw the next one at 9:20, and jeez there was a giant line forming half an hour before the thing started! I didn't even know there was hype or buzz or whatnot.
The movie itself ( here: )
Is it just me or is this year year of the giant epic movies? There's this. There's Troy, which I MUST see! I have had the Iliad in my head since I was about seven, and I'm not as bogged down by scholarly-type thoughts. Besides, the story of Troy has been told so often that it's kind of like a fairy tale or a legend -- each retelling is interesting and doesn't really have to be faithful. Like fanfiction on big screen. Then there's Return of the King. I watched the previews in the theater, on the small tvs, waiting for the next showing of Last Samurai, and damn it if I wasn't moved to tears. And I've seen that trailer several times! It's just so giant and so epic, in a way it could only be with the weight of two other movies behind it. Plus, I love the shots of Theoden, Eomer and Eowyn. So sad Theoden is going to die =(. I personally think it is getting more popular thanks to LotR and especially Helm's Deep. Nothing quite gives me chills like that scene with the uruk-hai all drumming their spears in the rain. Guh.
ETA: Apparently Troy's coming in the summer! Argh, more wait! Oh well... less movies to crowd in now. I'm out of the movie loop -- any indies really getting critical buzz right now? Seems like it's mostly these blockbuster type things that are getting Oscar buzz.
The movie itself ( here: )
Is it just me or is this year year of the giant epic movies? There's this. There's Troy, which I MUST see! I have had the Iliad in my head since I was about seven, and I'm not as bogged down by scholarly-type thoughts. Besides, the story of Troy has been told so often that it's kind of like a fairy tale or a legend -- each retelling is interesting and doesn't really have to be faithful. Like fanfiction on big screen. Then there's Return of the King. I watched the previews in the theater, on the small tvs, waiting for the next showing of Last Samurai, and damn it if I wasn't moved to tears. And I've seen that trailer several times! It's just so giant and so epic, in a way it could only be with the weight of two other movies behind it. Plus, I love the shots of Theoden, Eomer and Eowyn. So sad Theoden is going to die =(. I personally think it is getting more popular thanks to LotR and especially Helm's Deep. Nothing quite gives me chills like that scene with the uruk-hai all drumming their spears in the rain. Guh.
ETA: Apparently Troy's coming in the summer! Argh, more wait! Oh well... less movies to crowd in now. I'm out of the movie loop -- any indies really getting critical buzz right now? Seems like it's mostly these blockbuster type things that are getting Oscar buzz.