![]() During this period of Italian film history, there was a tendency of creating immense and incredible productions, with films featuring spectacular set design. Its origins can already be found in the early Italian cinema of the 1910’s. The mechanic of pairing the past to a large cinematic scale or scope isn’t exclusively modern. What I described as the ‘large-scale movie epic’, are those films that take the ancient past as subject matter and transform them into these big blockbuster movie events, characterised for example by an incredible scope of action, a wonderous setting, and, more and more in digital times, a reliance on practical or computer-generated visual effects. My goal here is mainly to give a short overview of a tendency that I think is noteworthy and, above all, interesting. Note that I will only talk about a mere handful of films, though there’s a vast amount of ‘antiquity films’ that could be discussed here. For this post, let’s look at one of the most popular forms of ‘resurrecting’ the ancient past: that of the large-scale movie epic. ‘Antiquity’ is a broad term, of course, and doesn’t exclusively restrict itself to Greek and Latin history: there’s many thriving cultures or interesting periods we can talk about, like Ancient Egypt, Scandinavia, Mesopotamia, Asia, Mayan culture, but also, for example, Biblical times. Having studied ancient Greek & Latin literature myself, this time period holds a special place in my heart, and I thought it appropriate to devote a blog post to ‘antiquity films’. (The question remains, though, for how long.) The medium of film (or TV) plays no small role in prolonging the power and nature of history. In the ± 120 years that cinema has existed, there’s been a vast amount of period/costume dramas, for example, or other films projecting a fragment or vision of the past on the big screen.Īn interesting period to look at is that of antiquity, otherwise known as ancient history. On the other hand, however, it should also be noted that the past is still here. Modern evolution is regularly seen as a malevolent attempt to replace or ‘destroy’ the place of the historical past in our modern society, and this view is quite often completely justified. “Hopefully you come out inspired and entertained,” says Butler.įor the full interview, watch the video above.Ĭopyright 2023 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.We live in a time that has often been described as a period of rapid technological evolution, heightened consumerism and where work ethic has become more important than ever before. This allows the viewer to see themselves in these characters and get absorbed into the crazy circumstance they find themselves in. Unlike a lot of modern action movies about superheroes, all the characters in “Plane” are ordinary people, with flaws and all. The movie situates the viewer with the characters who also have to trust their pilot, played by Butler, to get them home. The overall theme of the movie is trust, as Butler’s character has to trust someone accused of murder to save everyone and get home to his daughter. This movie has a little bit of everything, crossing multiple genres including action, survival, drama, and thriller, with a bit of comedy thrown in for good measure. ![]() The movie is called “Plane,” and host Tati Amare got a chance to catch up with the famous actor in the lead role.īutler says the movie starts with a nice introduction to the characters and how the plane works, but very shortly in you’ll be, “grabbing onto your seat and buckling up for the rest of the movie.” A new movie stars Gerard Butler as a pilot that is put into an unimaginable situation where he must save his passengers and crew after a crash landing. Get ready to go on a thrill ride without leaving your seat in the theater. ![]()
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