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The director must've been living under a rock since 2003 if he thinks...

posted 3 years ago by actionkamen (23176)
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...those sweeping aerial CGI vista shots were still gonna impress the audience.

Not gonna lie, this movie legit threw me back onto early 2000s movies like Gladiator, Crouching Tiger, Troy or Alexander. Great times, lol.

[–] bozo_500 (13371) 3 years ago

Perhaps t'was Sir Kenneths intention all along.. To make the movie as if it was 20y ago.. nostalgia for an earlier, happier time (perhaps for himself as well as the audience)

[–] HarlemEagle42 (18395) 3 years ago

The better days. Before the sequels and reboots took over.

[–] Theman (1253) 3 years ago

This is a reboot.

[–] Burk48917 (11488) 3 years ago

Remake, not really a reboot.

[–] HarlemEagle42 (18395) 3 years ago

I'm aware, I was specifically referring to that era where we once got historical epic films pretty regularly. Adding Kingdom of Heaven and Last Samurai to the OP's list.

[–] actionkamen (23176) 3 years ago

Last Samurai doesn't really have prominent CGI aerial shots tho'.

[–] Strazdas (2472) 3 years ago

Hey if it aint broke...