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Post by Ashe Raven on Feb 24, 2005 23:13:08 GMT
Unless of course someone blows up Boston
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Post by maniacs on Feb 25, 2005 9:38:42 GMT
I agree with what fallingstar is saying. I have to say that I do find it a little tiresome in that whenever the British criticize anything it's obviously because they hate everybody or are just whiners etc. as if they are unique on this planet for that. If the British were the ones with all the money and power, making what they wanted while ignoring everyone else (and I'm pretty sure they'd be just as bad as those in Hollywood if they were in this position) you can bet Americans would be just as critical and damning as the Brits. I'm British!!! Its not about America ripping off Brits etc. Id be just as fed up if the BBC had done a modern take of it.
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Post by Ashe Raven on Feb 25, 2005 14:00:17 GMT
They did
Radio 2, 1967 and it wasn't half bad
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Post by timeship2 on Feb 25, 2005 17:38:14 GMT
Maniac
LOL I just read what I wrote and I can see how you misinterpreted it! I was ranting against certain Americans, not the British for always saying that Brits only criticize because it was done by an American which as we know is not true. I was trying to say, as you did that, if it was the other way around, the result would be just the same.
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Post by heruursmith on Feb 26, 2005 12:58:13 GMT
I am looking forward to this movie a great deal - as well as the Pendragon one too. I must admit to being somewhat dismayed that it had the scenario transferred to a modern American setting as I found the setting of the original so atmospheric and different. The original book (and Jeff Waynes Musical version) created in me a previously unfound interest in Victorian culture and attitudes and history etc. So I am very glad that Pendragon pictures is making the effort to convey this in their (hopefully great) version...
I am more open to the the Steven Spielberg version now that I have seen a bit of it, and he does after all usually have a very great ability to direct some very great movies.
I think that what still wrankles a bit with me (and perhaps some others) is not that he is an American, but that the movie is set in America at all. From a foreign perspective, there can be a very ethnocentric and parochial attitude from American movie studios, who seem to think that Americans will not be interested (or be able to relate to) movies that are set in other countries. When a book is adapted to an American setting it can sometimes seem a bit nationalistic and arrogant to do so when looked at from the outside.
I am not saying that this is necessarily always a fair perception, or one that takes into account all of the factors that go into such decisions - but one that is at times made stronger when movies are made based on historical events (e.g. U571) and the same thing happens. From what I have read, the movie U571 made the heroic characters into US servicemen instead of British (like they were in real life) and this doesn't go down well with people who feel that it glorifies the US for something that they didn't even do. Also the new movie(s?) based on John Christopher's Tripods trilogy it seems will have the action transferred from the UK and Europe and Africa to the USA instead.
It seems a bit narrow of the writers/studios/producers to do this as if audiences will not go and see a movie unless it screams out the patriotic virtues of the United States. I would have thought that the success of movies such as The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy and Harry Potter that are either set in the UK or in a fantasy world that is nonetheless a very English creation would have given US movie makers the insight that audiences both American and overseas are quite able to enjoy international scenarios and themes.
However - some people have rightly pointed out that the US is the strongest military power in the world - and that seeing it not being able to combat the alien invasion will (if handled well) be a very powerful storyline. Perhaps Steven Spielberg may be able to show that military might isn't always the greatest power there is. To see a modern world humbled by alien terror will be pretty awesome and scary I imagine. As some other people have pointed out to me - H.G. Wells' original book was set in a contemporary setting and that was the thing that made it so scary to the people who read it in that time. So we may (perhaps in our small human way) react more emotionally to seeing our own generation being wiped off the face of the planet than say the people of 100 years ago... But that is possibly not giving the Pendragon Pictures version the leaway to make powerful human drama that is relevant and scary and thought provoking despite the fact that the people in it are from a different time and setting.
So I look forward to both interpretations!
Kamael
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Post by DareDevil on Feb 26, 2005 15:37:46 GMT
Maniac LOL I was ranting against certain Americans, not the British for always saying that Brits only criticize because it was done by an American which as we know is not true. Well, I'm not an American ;D but I did notice (some) Brittish seemingly have trouble with an American making this movie. It really is big reason for many. I know they don't agree but i do keep reading it pretty often, not directly, though But when you read it, it is what their biggest objection seems to be coming down to. I could misread it but it is something I read in many of their messages. Other than that, with hardly anything known of a movie that's not even been released yet, I have trouble understanding what else it could be about. Still, having said that, many more are looking forward to the movie, so I won't say it's ALL the british complaining about a movie more is NOT known of than is ;D
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Post by maniacs on Feb 26, 2005 15:45:42 GMT
I dont think its cause its AMERICAN. Its the propaganda and the culture influence behind it. Unfortunatly SS knows that if it bombs in America it won't make as much money as it could.
Therefore he's going to go for the Hollywood production. Its just how your blockbuster films are influenced. In Britain it seems hard to get a good film financed unless it's very slow and dull, but arty! Just the way they work.
Unfortunatly I have to say that with the new 'cell' revelation on other posts I've just lost some enthusiasm!
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