Comments on: ‘Eagle Of The Ninth’ Roman Occupiers To Intentionally Have American Accents https://staging2.theplaylist.net/eagle-of-ninth-roman-occupiers-to-20100301/ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 22:02:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 By: goldfarb https://staging2.theplaylist.net/eagle-of-ninth-roman-occupiers-to-20100301/#comment-16974 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:40:51 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4432#comment-16974 shheeesh….
whenever I hear stuff like this I always think of the 'what have the romans ever done for us' scene in Life of Brian…

]]> By: David N https://staging2.theplaylist.net/eagle-of-ninth-roman-occupiers-to-20100301/#comment-16973 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:31:38 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4432#comment-16973 Seems like just a different spin on the way the big Roman epics of the 50s and 60s always had Brits playing the Romans (which Scorsese played with in "Last Temptation of Christ" with his Cockney Centurions and Ridley Scott adopted straight in "Gladiator") while Americans played the Christians/slaves etc. Oliver Stone tried a similar thing with "Alexander" but its always a problem when American actors attempt dodgy accents.

As for the political dimensions – I don't have a problem with a historical film commenting on modern politics, but surely it would be best left to leave them unspoken? This smacks of MacDonald trying to give his film some significance beyond the usual remit of an Action-Epic.
Hope I'm wrong…

]]> By: cinehouse https://staging2.theplaylist.net/eagle-of-ninth-roman-occupiers-to-20100301/#comment-16972 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:22:51 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4432#comment-16972 meant to be in a celtic scotland, but then again they had a french man play a scot and a scot playing a egyptian/spaniard in highlander!!!

]]> By: Anonymous https://staging2.theplaylist.net/eagle-of-ninth-roman-occupiers-to-20100301/#comment-16957 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:51:54 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4432#comment-16957 Kevin J….It's fairly clear that Anon. 11:53 isn't writing about you, but about the filmmaker.

]]> By: Anonymous https://staging2.theplaylist.net/eagle-of-ninth-roman-occupiers-to-20100301/#comment-16956 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:37:07 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4432#comment-16956 Seems like the fact that Tahar Rahim ("A Prophet") is playing a celtic warrior (speaking gaelic) follows the same parallel with middle east wars…

]]> By: Brian https://staging2.theplaylist.net/eagle-of-ninth-roman-occupiers-to-20100301/#comment-16954 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:18:54 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4432#comment-16954 As opposed to what….authentic ancient Roman accents? Just as historically inaccurate modern-day British accents? Give me a break. I am glad he has made the courageous artistic choice to use the accent of the largest film market in the world. Bravo.

]]> By: Christopher M. https://staging2.theplaylist.net/eagle-of-ninth-roman-occupiers-to-20100301/#comment-16953 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:18:26 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4432#comment-16953 this just seems like a way to save money on a voice coach for Channing…I just hope he isn't mumbling or talking like Mark Wahlberg circa 1990's throughout the film like he does in everything else he's been in

Oliver Stone tried this accent experiment with Alexander it just ended up distracting

]]> By: kevinjagernauth https://staging2.theplaylist.net/eagle-of-ninth-roman-occupiers-to-20100301/#comment-16952 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:13:25 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4432#comment-16952 For the record, I'm not British (not sure how you got that idea) and in case it wasn't entirely clear in the piece (which I presume you didn't finish reading) I have a lot of issues with MacDonald's approach.

]]> By: Anonymous https://staging2.theplaylist.net/eagle-of-ninth-roman-occupiers-to-20100301/#comment-16951 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:53:44 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4432#comment-16951 Yeah, Kevin, just ignore that 400 years or so of British subjugation and genocide committed by your precious God and Country in the name of British supremacy, you hypocrite. It's doubly insulting (and more than a little sad) that he's a Scotsman, too. I guess someone has forgotten his roots.

]]> By: Lookf4r https://staging2.theplaylist.net/eagle-of-ninth-roman-occupiers-to-20100301/#comment-16949 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:31:58 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4432#comment-16949 perhaps it could also fly me to the moon.

]]> By: masters of love https://staging2.theplaylist.net/eagle-of-ninth-roman-occupiers-to-20100301/#comment-16948 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:21:09 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4432#comment-16948 Perhaps this film can change people than the political tones would be valuable

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