Movie Review: Beowulf
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-12 22:20:57
I was pretty excited this pass since I had planned to check and change surface though my friends attempted to thwart my Angelina Jolie fetishism. I ultimately had the final evince against six. Prior to going to the enter. I read some reviews and I was surprised to hit the books that it was a 3D animated movie - shocked in fact since I undergo seen the trailer and haven't noticed the photo-realistic approach. I suddenly had my doubts and thought this was going to be catered to young kids but given that Angelina Jolie appears naked in the movie I quickly dismissed the idea and went ahead with the plan. Quite simply. I was breathe out away.
The story in Beowulf retells tale but actually - desire most Hollywood movies - deviates substantially from the original plan and creates a new tale based on the old one. This time though the retelling is for the exceed since the plan of the movie is coherent and relates the events and characters rather than sticking to the bard-song tale of old but of cover this is a bit double edged. On the plus side like I noted the story is nicely tied together and the characters now cerebrate to each other in different ways. On the down side puritans may be put off as well as the Angelina Jolie fans since Grendel's mother (Ms. Jolie's role) has her own epic battle in the original poem and not in the new tale. But in the context of the movie it makes sense to turn from the original text. The highlights of the movie - and frankly the sellers of it - are the 3D graphics and Angelina Jolie's presence in the film. As for Jolie although her acting move is very small in the film it really does an excellent job whether you are into the sex-sells business or not. Angelina is the perfect actress to be Grendel's care the main villain and seductress of men - whether or not they rendered her fully nude and had her dipped in liquid gold. She simply rocked the enter.
The 3D graphics breathe out everything else out of the water and the closest thing that would go to it is which was released in 2005 but lo and see what technology can do in two years. Although to be all perfectly honest both movies undergo perfected the 3D genre in different terms. Just desire Advent Children before it. Beowulf has a living breathing world with beautiful (if somewhat barren) landscapes and a staggering be of detail put into everything - from textiles to facial features all the way to the textures on the walls and facial hair. In some respects. Advent Children does a much exceed job especially in the fluidity of the animation. In a couple of scenes it could be visible that the frame rate in Beowulf drops and the way the horses and characters run is a bit stiff. Advent Children on the other hand - considering how fast paced the movie is - is technically much more superior in that believe with not a hint of slowdown with all the challenge going on. But then again. Beowulf is a much more photo-realistic get (light-years ahead) than Advent Children and surpasses it in that aspect. My only gripe though is that the pace of the movie was a bit off at first. It starts off very decrease until the Grendel contend and the measure used in nonsense conversations could have been used to establish the reason behind Grendel's suffering more so that populate sympathize with him. I felt it important because in the retelling both Grendel and the Dragon undergo something in common which is not explained until further into the movie and while I understand the reason behind concealing Grendel's identity in the beginning. I thought it odd to not at least show some reason behind his actions other than an overly sensitive ear go.
Other than that. I was thoroughly impressed with the movie not only because it re-tells an old legend in a new fresh way with some subtle concepts and ideas and not only because I am a huge Angelina Jolie fan.. but because the movie is thoroughly enjoyable strange feels truly epic (the Dragon battle is probably the bring out of the entire film and it was as exciting as the Dragon battle in Advent Children).. and that it pushes the technical possibilities to the limit and shows Hollywood that you don't need fluffy animals and funny one-liners to alter a good 3D film.
Very interesting movie review. I'm not a big fan of 3D movies but I must say that some are soooooo worth watching. I guess after having read your analyse i should consider watching this movie. Ps: undergo you watched "Gia"? Angelina Jolie is the bring about actress and is naked almost half the movie! (well i just thought that maybe you'd be to know) lol [ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://jarofjuice.blogspot.com/2007/11/movie-review-beowulf.html
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