Film blog on Robin Hood,Russell Crowe and accents
I cannot see why these remakes cannot keep to the narrative as it has been passed down through the ages. I am writing whilst Merlin And The Book of Beasts is on the TV. A better title would be Merlin Goes To The Dogs. Truly awful. [The similarity of Merlin's accent to Windsor Davies is uncanny]
The Beeb did the same with The Tudors, Merlin and it's own take on Robin Hood. Got rid of the original story and 'explored' the narrative. It may not be history but it has tradition behind it. If we are not true to that tradition then we can hardly moan about Hollywood or Texan school book history. It means it's fair game to make up any story you like or or adapt a universal parable to whatever fits your purposes. It means that if you tell a lie big enough and long enough then people will believe it. A proposition adopted by Dr. Joseph Goebels I believe. Makes Liberty Valance almost a martyr to the First Amendment.
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