tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post1020039170544905636..comments2024-03-25T07:54:22.672+00:00Comments on Pop Classics: Spartacus (dir. Robert Dornhelm, 2004)Juliettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-5777089240498822792011-07-25T11:44:44.688+01:002011-07-25T11:44:44.688+01:00According to Suetonius, it was said by Curio the E...According to Suetonius, it was said by Curio the Elder in a speech.Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-1662020891348942582011-07-25T11:03:03.312+01:002011-07-25T11:03:03.312+01:00I always thought that jibe about Caesar was someth...I always thought that jibe about Caesar was something his men sang during his triumph. Weren't the troops supposed to sing satirical songs about the triumphator to help keep his feet on the ground? I know, most of what we think we know about triumphs is very questionable.<br /><br />@REDrake: Actually, the term <i>imperium Romanum</i> does go back to the Republic to refer to everything under Roman control. It's one of those things that sounds anachronistic but isn't.DemetriosXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-33663444329299169052011-07-25T10:38:17.858+01:002011-07-25T10:38:17.858+01:00It's definitely a problem - I remember on the ...It's definitely a problem - I remember on the commentary to A Very Long Engagement, the director said he gave some characters historically incorrect facial hair (or lack thereof) because otherwise no one would be able to tell who was who with all of them in uniform, especially if you're reading subtitles.Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-10423244900598785492011-07-25T00:52:19.275+01:002011-07-25T00:52:19.275+01:00>>One thing the series does very well, which...>>One thing the series does very well, which so many similar stories have a problem with, is that it does a really good job of creating clear, distinguishable characters ... in a very short space of time, partly through casting actors with different looks and builds from each other, <<<br /><br />Absolutely essential. I remember watching a film (can't remember the title now) set in LA with an ensemble cast, members of an amateur baseball team with soap opera-ish lives. The trouble is they were all physically similar enough that after the first introductory scenes I simply couldn't recognise who was who.RWMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271851970303022440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-50528259776008444032011-07-24T22:04:35.539+01:002011-07-24T22:04:35.539+01:00The movie was pretty good. Better than Attila (wit...The movie was pretty good. Better than Attila (with Gerard Butler) for example, but it still does have some anachronisms that I truly disliked. For one, the constant mention of the Roman Empire, while there was no Empire at that point and also, the higher role of Caesar at the end. Caesar was not such a high figure at the end of Spartacus rebellion. It would take him a few years to become a political figure, before he became a military leader.REDrakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369747319623192689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-65605342342692681142011-07-24T21:17:16.022+01:002011-07-24T21:17:16.022+01:00Man, I miss ER....! ;) (That episode with Carter a...Man, I miss ER....! ;) (That episode with Carter and Luka fencing and Luka quoting Hamlet has to be the sexiest. episode. ever.)Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-85316463387240528162011-07-24T21:10:31.069+01:002011-07-24T21:10:31.069+01:00"And I can’t ignore the possibility that my f..."And I can’t ignore the possibility that my fondness for this is entirely due to the fact I would happily watch Goran Visnjic strip paint, especially if he took his shirt off to do so."<br /><br />Okay, I am definitely going to have to find this. I wholeheartedly agree with this statement.faithlessonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07125027436810125034noreply@blogger.com