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aoakley and red_mel for a lovely barbecue yesterday.
Today I am splat again. I resisted the urge to Do Things (which would have been bad; moving is very painful at the moment) with our latest rental DVD, Gods and Generals, a 3-hour plus epic about the American Civil War. It's a labour of love on the part of the makers, but not gripping viewing. The cinematography is gorgeous and it's all meticulously accurate (it was filmed with the aid of re-enactment groups and those guys take accuracy unbelievably seriously[1]). Emotionally, though, it's just flat. In fact, the Ken Burns documentary series is more moving and, despite the lack of dramatic recreations, more interesting.
For fictional films set against the background of the American Civil War, I recommend Cold Mountain, which is about what happens to those left behind as well as the horrors of the battlefield.
[1] For the fanatacism of Civil War re-enactors, a good start is Confederates in the Attic.
aoakley and red_mel for a lovely barbecue yesterday.Today I am splat again. I resisted the urge to Do Things (which would have been bad; moving is very painful at the moment) with our latest rental DVD, Gods and Generals, a 3-hour plus epic about the American Civil War. It's a labour of love on the part of the makers, but not gripping viewing. The cinematography is gorgeous and it's all meticulously accurate (it was filmed with the aid of re-enactment groups and those guys take accuracy unbelievably seriously[1]). Emotionally, though, it's just flat. In fact, the Ken Burns documentary series is more moving and, despite the lack of dramatic recreations, more interesting.
For fictional films set against the background of the American Civil War, I recommend Cold Mountain, which is about what happens to those left behind as well as the horrors of the battlefield.
[1] For the fanatacism of Civil War re-enactors, a good start is Confederates in the Attic.
