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Oct. 14th, 2006 07:35 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
teleidoplexI anticipate that as a whole, the movie will be atrocious. From the preview, I have my doubts as to whether the Esther can act at all (and my research into her bio -- she only takes roles that don't conflict with her deeply-held christian beliefs, also makes me nervous about the movie's themes). The whole female-sexual-sacrifice-as-a-vessel-for-the-people's-salvation angle makes my skin crawl. Finally, with King Xerxes (british) and Esther (american), and most of the other main characters being portrayed by white anglos in heavy make-up, I have to wonder if we've come all that far from the days of the Dr. Who episode I just watched, where they'd rather use some epicanthic-fold make-up to let John Bennett play Li H'sen Chang than actually cast one of their asian extras in a lead role.
But gee-willikers the costumes are pretty.
So, I may be organizing a group to go see _One Night with the King_ on Monday night. Anyone else interested in staring at pretty sparkly costumes and abundant eye make-up for two hours? Maybe the flashy bits and the sweeping sets will distract us from wanting to tear out our auxiliary spleens from the awfulness of it all.
Goddamn it. I thought we'd gotten past the era of Bible Epics.
But gee-willikers the costumes are pretty.
So, I may be organizing a group to go see _One Night with the King_ on Monday night. Anyone else interested in staring at pretty sparkly costumes and abundant eye make-up for two hours? Maybe the flashy bits and the sweeping sets will distract us from wanting to tear out our auxiliary spleens from the awfulness of it all.
Goddamn it. I thought we'd gotten past the era of Bible Epics.
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Date: 2006-10-14 11:49 am (UTC):) Have you read the book?
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Date: 2006-10-14 12:05 pm (UTC);>
No, I haven't read the book that isn't the Bible. Didn't even know it existed until you asked. I looked it up on Amazon, and I don't know that I will. The reviews say that the sex and violence of the story have been tamed to appeal to its conservative christian audience. Personally, I like my sex and violence to be at *least* at biblical levels. I will accept nothing less!
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Date: 2006-10-15 12:19 pm (UTC)Which is why The Red Tent needs to be made into a movie.
::le sigh::
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Date: 2006-10-14 12:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-14 02:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-14 05:24 pm (UTC)*falls on floor and rolls around, cackling madly*
*wipes away tear*-RC
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Date: 2006-10-14 07:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-14 07:41 pm (UTC)Heh heh. As an Italian myself I get a little annoyed when an Irish man plays Alexander (Colin Firth), and Brits play ancient Mediterraneans. I mean bother. Yes, I am a TOTAL Anglophile and LOVE/LUST/ADORE any many with heritage from the British Isles - see my Hubby - but REALLY!!
With all this in mind my spleen is now getting ready to vent. Along with my sinuses which are loaded in infection oh great.
Oh and did you get the Red Bull from the Fox? There is more where that came from ya' know. ;)
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Date: 2006-10-14 08:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-14 09:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-15 02:35 pm (UTC)have to say that I always rather liked the Book of Esther. The "Biblical" one. I always enjoyed to handful of stories in which a woman is not portrayed as the out-and-out villian.
But no, I think I shall spend my money more wisely than to see this piece of cinema. Perhaps I could pay someone the same amount to stick pretty colors toothpicks under my nails for two hours?
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Date: 2006-10-15 02:36 pm (UTC)