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Beowulf

Beowulf

Date: Dec 19 2007

Themes: Pop Culture, Tech

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Beowulf is one of the oldest stories in the English language. The epic poem about the battle between a great warrior and a monster called Grendel dates to at least the 11th Century.

Recently, the poem was made into a state-of-the-art animated film that uses computers to make very realistic-looking characters based on real actors. Listen to Marni and Beren talk about the movie.

Dialog

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Marni

Marni

Beren

Beren

Marni:  So have you seen Beowulf?

Beren:  No, I haven’t. I saw the trailer...

Marni:  Not into it?

Beren:  Naw! I don’t like animation, like CG…yeah CGI…there’s something about it that’s really disturbing to me.

Marni:  Huh. That’s interesting. I read the original story in college, so I was like, “Okay, I’ll go see what this is all about.” And it’s really interesting. I don’t necessarily seek out CGI movies either, but I did get to see the 3D so I was kind of into that.

Beren:  Whoa! See, I think that would make me motion sick.

Marni:  Really? The whole 3D thing reminded me of being little and putting on glasses and it was kind of nostalgic. But it was fun. It was interesting, I mean I didn’t love it, I didn’t hate it, I just walked away thinking, “That was really interesting.” Angelina Jolie has kind of gotten some flak for being this beautiful…you know she’s supposed to be a monster. But the cast is just amazing. I kept thinking, “Oh my God, I can’t believe this person is in it.” Like Crispin Glover and John Malkovich.

Beren:  See, I love both of them. It’s just I can’t get over the animated aspect of any movie, really. If it’s really cartoony I don’t mind, but when they to make it look like future, animated people/things it’s creepy. They have like skin texture...

Marni:  And the 3D really brings that out. It’s an experience. It’s something to go to if you’re up for just visual eye candy.

 

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Discussion

Beren hasn’t seen Beowulf because she saw a trailer and doesn’t like CGI, or computer-generated imagery. She says it’s creepy because it almost looks real, but not quite.

Marni saw Beowulf in 3D, which was fun because it reminded her of seeing other movies in 3D when she was a kid. She’s not sure if she liked the movie or not, but it was definitely exciting.

What’s your favorite kind of animation? Is there an old story or poem in your culture that you think would make a good movie?

 

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xiejianying

China

Kiss

04:42 AM Dec 19 2007 |

beyond888

China

i like story of Beowulf.

04:22 AM Dec 19 2007 |

cinderellayang

China

I have never watch this moive,but have learn this story in class~

04:13 AM Dec 19 2007 |

samsun

China

good hear story

03:29 AM Dec 19 2007 |

huanfeng

Zimbabwe

He is a hero .The taile tells us how the human againt nature.

03:11 AM Dec 19 2007 |

GavinZheng

GavinZheng

China

it can't be Boring any more.

 There's not fantastic movie these years

Never ever see such blusters! They always suck. Don't waste your treasure time on them.

03:11 AM Dec 19 2007 |

じ☆ve寶貝

じ☆ve寶貝

China

it is very quick~

02:56 AM Dec 19 2007 |

xuefenbunny

China

nothing to say

02:56 AM Dec 19 2007 |

my19851104

my19851104

China

thanx very much !

I am not good at English    help me

02:33 AM Dec 19 2007 |

my19851104

my19851104

China

beatrix    thanx very much!

02:30 AM Dec 19 2007 |

Beatrix

Beatrix

China

hi``my19851104.this move Chinese name is 北海的诅咒``or  战狼。

02:22 AM Dec 19 2007 |

hotstick

hotstick

Philippines

haven't seen this movie yet….ill just wait for the dvd version.

02:16 AM Dec 19 2007 |

my19851104

my19851104

China

so what is beowulf?

I can't understand it

02:05 AM Dec 19 2007 |

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