At 12:12 PM -0400 4/23/06, Carol Kocian wrote:
"Braveheart"
SharonC., who says "Macbeth" backstage too, and doesn't spit, turn around,
go out and come back in, etc.
I quite happily say Macbeth, and I don't really care if anyone else
says in my presence the name of That Film Whose Name Shall Not Be
Uttered (though I may spit ;-). I avoid saying the name as an
expression of my feelings (which others may or may not share), not
superstition.
On the Revlist (American Revolution) some people will write
*spit* after they mention the movie, The Patriot. It's a testament
to Mel that there are such reactions to his movies...
I don't find this reaction surprising, given that Mel in particular
goes to great lengths to persuade audiences that his "historical"
films are accurate, while at the same time not really bothering much
with historical accuracy and essentially making the same movie over
and over again. The resulting reaction to the supposedly historical
films by those who care about history is predictable, and magnified
by the popularity of his movies (which increases the numbers who
believe the nonsense peddled as truth by Gibson).
(The Patriot *spit* and TFWNSNBU are essentially the same plot, which
plot borrows a great deal from the plots of various contemporary and
futuristic movies Mel has been in. Never mind that the real history
he claimed to be portraying doesn't actually fit that plot...)
If Mel did not work so hard at selling his movies as accurate, he and
his movies would not get the strong reaction they get for being so
inaccurate.
Sharon
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Sharon Krossa, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Resources for Scottish history, names, clothing, language & more:
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