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Mythology

posted 7 years ago by PeteRose (2893)
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I like mythological films. I just watched Clash of the Titans 81 and got very into it. I'm not a theist in any way, but stories of gods and ancient people is very interesting.

[–] actionkamen (23176) 7 years ago

Me too. I also like Christian mythological movies, like Exodus: Gods and Kings and Noah.

I would like to see an epic, fantastical Dante's Inferno movie, akin to the animation one, but live action.

Oh, I'm a Christian so I might be a little biased. Those movies did not fare very well in the box office, but I like them because they're the stories of my childhood.

[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

I liked Noah, and I really like The Ten Commandments

[–] actionkamen (23176) 7 years ago

Yeah, classic Bible epic movies are very good. Ten Commandements, Samson and Delilah, Passion of the Christ (new classic), etc. Also, Ben-Hur.

[–] croft_alice (12180) 7 years ago

There are some truth in myths

[–] Quasimodo (16388) 7 years ago

The Lord of the Rings and even the Hobbit films could be regarded as mythological and even TV shows like Game of Thrones could be included at a stretch as having some mythological themes.

[–] actionkamen (23176) 7 years ago

Mythological themed movies, yes. Mythological movies, no, they are not.

It's like historical themed movies vs historical movies. Quite different.

[–] Quasimodo (16388) 7 years ago

Well I might equally say that you are talking about Biblical or religious movies that although they might have some mythological themes are not mythological movies, strictly speaking...

[–] actionkamen (23176) 7 years ago

The ones I originally said on my previous post (Exodus: Gods and Kings and Noah) are mythological movies based on Christian mythologies, not very Biblical even. Surely they are not religious movies.

To be called a mythological movie, a movie should be based on myths. LotR and GoT are not myths.

Christian mythologies are myths. Just like Greco-Roman myths and Scandinavian myths.

[–] Stratego (31082) 7 years ago

I did not really like how very loosely inspired it was by Greek mythology. I think The Storyteller: Greek Myths is a wonderful tv show that stayed pretty close to the material. Unfortunately only 4 episodes!

[–] FredBurroughs (22310) 7 years ago

There's another series of Storyteller that covers myths and folklore from other cultures as well. It's well worth seeking out!

[–] Stratego (31082) 7 years ago

Yes, I'm already familiar with that one. I own both series on dvd.

[–] catsidhe (1649) 7 years ago

Love mythology. Norse is my bag. 😁

[–] slimone (7996) 7 years ago

I really liked the movie Troy. Here's a great list:

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls055227291/