I had never before heard about TFWNSNBU, so didn't know if it was superstition or a critique. :-)
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sharon L. Krossa Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:20 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] Historical Films (was: Knight's Tale) 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 -- Sharon Krossa, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resources for Scottish history, names, clothing, language & more: Medieval Scotland - http://MedievalScotland.org/ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
