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Post by alittlebirdie on Jun 15, 2018 0:00:49 GMT
A film about Rumi!
Apparently he was recently in Istanbul speaking with experts about Rumi.
I think it'll be fascinating.
Rumi was born in Afghanistan 1207,
Lived and traveled in Turkey, but wrote most of his poems in Persian:
All three countries feel very possessive of him.
He is the best-selling poet in the US
Do you love historical epics too?
Which ones?
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Post by vegalyra on Jun 15, 2018 0:50:37 GMT
This sounds very interesting, historical epics are my favorite genre of film. Gladiator was very impressive but I’m a fan of most of them particularly from the 1950s and 1960s.
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Post by Nora on Jun 15, 2018 1:02:03 GMT
that sounds great. I love The Gladiator and Rumi is a great source of material. Looking forward to it. Know whos to direct?
as for historical epics that i like, other than Gladiator I would have to say Titanic (Does that count?) and Kundun and I think I liked Elizabeht and Gangs of New York too but dont have as strong of an impression as Gladitor which I know I love and have seen many many times. Oh and Spartacus from the older ones, of course. I wanted to like Master and Commander but something was very offputting on it for me. Maybe the brutality.
how about you?
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Post by OldAussie on Jun 15, 2018 2:19:23 GMT
Who is he plagiarizing now?
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Post by politicidal on Jun 15, 2018 2:36:14 GMT
Interesting choice.
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Post by Nora on Jun 15, 2018 15:40:53 GMT
Who is he plagiarizing now? whom did he plagiarized before? |
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Post by OldAussie on Jun 15, 2018 22:05:22 GMT
Who is he plagiarizing now? whom did he plagiarized before? is a direct rip-off of Fall of the Roman Empire, yet got an oscar nom for ORIGINAL screenplay. |
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Post by Nora on Jun 15, 2018 23:10:37 GMT
whom did he plagiarized before? is a direct rip-off of Fall of the Roman Empire, yet got an oscar nom for ORIGINAL screenplay. interesting, i never knew that. thanks, will check that out. |
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Post by alittlebirdie on Jun 21, 2018 12:01:23 GMT
This sounds very interesting, historical epics are my favorite genre of film. Gladiator was very impressive but I’m a fan of most of them particularly from the 1950s and 1960s. Me as well, esp Ben-Hur |
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Post by alittlebirdie on Jun 21, 2018 12:08:49 GMT
that sounds great. I love The Gladiator and Rumi is a great source of material. Looking forward to it. Know whos to direct? as for historical epics that i like, other than Gladiator I would have to say Titanic (Does that count?) and Kundun and I think I liked Elizabeht and Gangs of New York too but dont have as strong of an impression as Gladitor which I know I love and have seen many many times. Oh and Spartacus from the older ones, of course. I wanted to like Master and Commander but something was very offputting on it for me. Maybe the brutality. how about you? It's in the early stages, I don't think the director has been named yet. Me too, wasn't crazy at all about Master and Commander. I think my favorite is Ben-Hur. It's been a very long time since I saw Kundun, thanks for the reminder, maybe time for a rewatch.  |
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Post by politicidal on Jun 21, 2018 12:13:53 GMT
Gladiator is a direct rip-off of Fall of the Roman Empire, yet got an oscar nom for ORIGINAL screenplay. interesting, i never knew that. thanks, will check that out. Yeah it's actually quite startling. Scott and company did acknowledge the influence though, I believe. |
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Post by alittlebirdie on Jun 21, 2018 12:15:38 GMT
Who is he plagiarizing now? Well there's not much to plagiarize other than from docs, or an animation. Maybe there's a Turkish, or Iranian film, but not that I'm aware of. I read a debate about what you're referring to, and most felt there's enough uniqueness to Gladiator to stand on it's own, but I admit I've not seen the earlier film. |
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Post by politicidal on Jun 21, 2018 12:19:06 GMT
Who is he plagiarizing now? Well there's not much to plagiarize other than from docs, or an animation. Maybe there's a Turkish, or Iranian film, but not that I'm aware of. I read a debate about what you're referring to, and most felt there's enough uniqueness to Gladiator to stand on it's own, but I admit I've not seen the earlier film. It's certainly worth a look. Definitely among the better sword-and-sandal episode epics from that era. |
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Post by vegalyra on Jun 21, 2018 14:42:27 GMT
whom did he plagiarized before? is a direct rip-off of Fall of the Roman Empire, yet got an oscar nom for ORIGINAL screenplay. This is true, I had forgotten about that wonderful film. Christopher Plummer was great as Commodus. |
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