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Beowulf - Movie - SPOILERS
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| Theresa |
So I went to go see this at the theater last night. I know it is based off of a very old mythological story, however, the movie has strayed enough from the original tale that I am a little lost.
Ok...
so Grendal is Jolie's son.
Grendal is what? A decaying human? A dragon that is in human form? WTF?
Jolie has unsuspecting men give her children - those children are dragons. The dragons can only be killed by the soft spot. For some reason, a dragon is also a human, or can be turned into a human?
Jolie's deals with the men make them immortal... Given how long she has lived, I assume she is also immortal. Does this mean that Grendal was immortal, and could not be killed unless one of his limbs was removed? Was he a dragon at some point?
I think there was a part in the movie that they tell the "tale" of the dragons, or something... and I may have been tuning out at this point, so perhaps I missed it, but can anyone reiterate? |
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| smakmagik |
| Is this based on Michael Crichton's 'Eaters of the Dead' ? |
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| jonze234 |
| that movie sucked. i suggest you take a couple shots of whiskey and forget you ever saw it. |
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| jonze234 |
| quote: | Originally posted by smakmagik
Is this based on Michael Crichton's 'Eaters of the Dead' ? |
| quote: | Originally posted by Theresa
So I went to go see this at the theater last night. I know it is based off of a very old mythological story, however, the movie has strayed enough from the original tale that I am a little lost. |
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| smakmagik |
| quote: | Originally posted by jonze234
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Yeah, Crichton's book was based on an original manuscript as well. Just wondered if he was involved in the making of the film. |
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| jonze234 |
| quote: | Originally posted by smakmagik
Yeah, Crichton's book was based on an original manuscript as well. Just wondered if he was involved in the making of the film. |
i don't know, but i don't think he did. |
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| nchs09 |
i read the book in hs... they made a movie out of the book? :wtf:
bad mover i say. |
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| eROs.au |
| I read a translated Beowulf (then again, who can read old english?) Beowulf doesn't die. Grendel and his mother do. |
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| leph555 |
| this movie will be |
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| Theresa |
| quote: | Originally posted by eROs.au
I read a translated Beowulf (then again, who can read old english?) Beowulf doesn't die. Grendel and his mother do. |
Beowulf does die, both in the old versions, and the modern ones.
| quote: | Originally posted by leph555
this movie will be |
I dunno, I thought it was a pretty good movie.
The graphics were not perfect, but pretty good. The storyline was good for the most part, aside from some of the parts I wasn't entirely clear on. |
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| glass |
| quote: | Originally posted by eROs.au
I read a translated Beowulf (then again, who can read old english?) Beowulf doesn't die. Grendel and his mother do. |
Beowolf defeated Grendel and his mother. He later died with his fight with the fire dragon. |
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