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August 7, 2006
"The frost, sometimes it makes the blade stick"
That is a line from a movie I forgot I rather like a lot and just got done watching. Sure it is largely just Braveheart (which I like to say that I will watch at the drop of a head) in sandals and togas and true it does have a rather disturbing brother/sister relationship plotline (though thankfully this is seen as abhorrent and not dwelt upon) and it does have a fair bit of blood, but I like it nonetheless. And even though it portrays a pagan conception of heaven, without any notion of going to see God almighty first and foremost, I like its focus on seeing loved ones again. And the cinematography and soundtrack really help in accentuating this, the soundtrack particularly. With these and its notions of honor and valor, it rather gets all my emotions going.
Also immediately after watching this in the cinema and even now I think Connie Nielsen would have made a wonderful Jadis, aka the White Witch, for the Narnia movie. I think she would have been better than Tilda Swinton. Connie is rather lovely in this movie, but she is also tall and imperious and I think she could pull off the severe/beautiful evil look that Jadis is meant to have.
Film, Music, Television, Books | By jackdas | 12:17 AM
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A good movie! The posters look like oldtime big studio movie types like "Cleopatra", "Gone with the Wind", and " The rise and fall of the Roman Empire", etc.
I think Salma Hayek would make a better queen, than the lady shown here! I would like to upload her photo here but don't know how. Will anyone educate me about this?
Posted by: Ivor Umber at August 16, 2006 1:49 AM
