![]() It would take "talkies" literally 40+ years to catch up with the visual language of this movie. Locations on Corsica, napoleon's childhood home, etc., and mostly in relatively untouched state.īut yes, it is an epic scale true historical epic, and IMO is arguably one of the pinnacle achievements of silent cinema. I'm no expert but iirc it's very accurate in the sense that it was filmed in France as a French production, and Abel Gance had access to a lot of the actual historical locations that are either nonexistent or unavailable for production today. Scenes would just suddenly start and end, characters go in and out without any explanation. Characters would meet, interact a bit, and then suddenly their relationship would evolve drastically over the course barely two-three scenes. ![]() It also feels painfully obvious throughout the film where the scenes were cut down and so on. How do I make it entertaining? Play an epic rendition of the song famous fly associated with Barry Lyndon, of course!”Īlso, keep in mind this is the grossly trimmed 2 1/2h cut, so I personally wouldn’t recommend spending money to see half of a film in theatre, when the full 4 hour version will be dropping on streaming sometime soon. How do I make it entertaining? Just play the 2005 Joe Wright Pride and Prejudice soundtrack, of course!” Or later in the film, during the Battle of Waterloo, “Hmm, this scene is the climax of the film. ![]() I love how halfway through the movie, in the Josephene legs spread scene, Scott probably went, “Hmm, audiences are probably finding this movie boring and the two leads lack chemistry. I also can’t stress how bafflingly creatively bankrupt this film is. Joaquin is also kind of miscast too old, and for most of the film lacks any sort of charisma. Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby barely have any chemistry. So, I just saw Napoleon and it kinda suuuuuuuuuucked…
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