Meanwhile

[intertext]

Looking at the poster for the new Beowulf movie on Neil Gaiman's Blog, and thinking how it inexplicably looked like Lara Croft, then viewed the trailer and discovered that Angelina Jolie is in it, and seems, in fact, to be playing Grendel's mother (!!!) who somehow becomes, from what I can gather from the trailer snippet, responsible for giving Beowulf his power (!!!!!). Don't worry, I'm not going to rant. I find it vastly amusing. And I believe in some ways that it's actually okay for people to muck about with Beowulf. After all, it comes from an oral tradition, and got mucked about with by the Christians in the first place, so why not put the comely Angelina in it? You've got my vote :)

Comments

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

I really, really want a good Beowulf movie and this one at least has a promising cast. The previous efforts I have seen have been dire especially the Icelandic one with all the Scotsmen hitting themselves on the head with rocks.

[marri.livejournal.com]

I just watched the trailer for that this morning, actually. It looks like Angelina is playing the exact same character she did in Alexander *shudder* only transplanted to another time and place.

I agree that Beowulf is fine to muck about with since it's an oral tradition tale, and I'm not particularly attached to the story myself, but I can't help but cringing a little inside when I see how Blockbustery they're making it look. It's why I couldn't like King Arthur; far too flat and one-dimensional. I guess it appealed to modern audiences. :p

[intertext.livejournal.com]

well, and it's 3D, which is pretty tacky right off the bat. I've read/heard some people raving about the soundtrack, but it just sounded loud and bombastic to me. But don't you think the poster is JUST like Lara Croft? It's almost exactly the same pose, and the long braid and everything.