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Is Ridley Scott going to make Napoleon out to be hero?
LOL, Napoleon is viewed as a hero by quite a large number of people! I, as an American, was surprised to learn this when I first went to France in the late Seventies. The truth is probably somewhere in-between.
Yup. The history/truth is definitely somewhere in between.
Joaquin angsts for a living. I kind of want someone a little less…Joaquin.
Comedy, please.
I’d spend good money to see a comedy. I’d buy extra tickets to help the box office too.
Joaquin is looking mighty “method” in this poster.
Nap strikes me as more of a PBS series vs. a big budget movie.
I know right. We need some good ass comedies. The world is garbage. Life is stressful enough. We need to laugh.
Looks interesting to whom? Joaquin is a fantastic actor….but….too American, too tall, and too old!.
I look at this a lot like I look at Lee Mis = French Revolution for Dummies!
Think I will pass
Joaquin is below average in height – I think he’s an inch or two taller than Bonaparte. I also don’t get the age thing? Is the story focused on young Bonaparte? Not my kind of movie but at least Joaquin is a good actor and let’s face it, Americans don’t do well with non-Americans in the lead very often.
I forgot about this !
I thought that this is the movie that Kubrick couldn’t make…
I like Joaquin, so I think I’ll give it a try.
Joaquin is much too old, 48, and he looks it.
Napoleon was 45 years old when he was banned to Saint Helena, 51 when he died there.
That said, I don’t care for this kind whatever genre this movie is supposed to be, Ridley and Joaquin notwithstanding.
I believe Bonaparte was in his 20s during the French Revolution so Joaquin’s casting is odd. What’s also odd is that they cast a younger woman to play Josephine when she was older and they divorced so he could have children with a younger wife.
I think this film looks good. I’m excited to see it.
He seemed so … wooden in the trailer. If the whole movie is just him glaring sullenly, no.
That’s the word, sullen. I think Napoleon’s big character flaw was arrogance, which weirdly enough we’re not seeing. I’m excited to see the movie, though!
I kind of see what you’re saying — but I actually think the “sullenness” works here to make him look arrogant, in that, I’m-so-awesome-I-just-look-bored-all-the-time kind of way.
Reading these comments I thought I was going to hate this (I’m not a big Phoenix fan) but I like the trailer. Total Gladiator vibes, as someone else said, but every director has their schtick. And I didn’t get the impression from the trailer that the movie is going to make him out to be a hero or someone we should feel sorry for. I could be wrong — but I admit, I’ll pay money to see it and hopefully be entertained for a couple of hours.
I hadn’t even heard of the Napoleon movie until today, so I have no idea what it’s angle is, but I’m really really tired of “The Tale of this White Man Who Caused Disaster for Others”. I do not care about their childhood traumas or thwarted loves or whatever that made them need to impose their wills on everyone. We haven’t, as a society, learned from these stories. What we seem to learn is to center the Important White Man’s experience and understand/forgive him, instead of him learning that he’s not the center of the universe and is hurting others. So I want to stop seeing these stories being told. (I know I’m being cranky and history is important, but I’m so tired of it.)
Agreed! This seems like the same movie that’s been made 1000 times before with different white dudes. Yawn
@CLAIREB
That’s called himpathy! It’s sympathizing with the male aggressor and painting him as totally understandable and rational in a way where actually he was a sort of victim no? While largely ignoring the actual victim.
((Baaaaaaaaarf))
Also- yes to Joe Pesci as Napoleon.
Yes – especially when there are so many interesting stories about accomplished women who made a huge difference …. and no-one’s ever heard of them.
When I saw it was Phoenix and Scott I instantly thought a french version of Gladiator and i was partly right – the scene in the trailer where the guard surround him is straight out of Gladiator (its the scene where Maximus fights the Emperor).
I’ll watch it but will wait till its on Netflix.
When I first saw a pic of the Napolean movie I just glanced at it and thought it was Joe Pesci.
Now I want a spoof Napolean movie starring Joe Pesci.
Oh, what I wouldn’t have given for a Joe Pesci Napoleon!!!
Joaquin, whatever. I’m there for Vanessa Kirby! Love her.
Pom looks amazing! I love that red dress.
Everything about this is a giant no. The worst? Josephine with a British accent. Just no
That poster – conquered everything? I think the Russians might have something to say about that.
This looks super boring and JP is definitely miscast. Hard pass.
Of course R. Scott does not even have a character for Thomas Alexandre Dumas (Yes Alexandre Dumas’ father) a mixed race Solider who was one of the military leaders for Napoleon who eventually fell out of favour but played a huge role in Napoleon’s successes. I recommend people to read the
‘The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo’ by Tom Reiss
Fran Drescher is brand ambassador for the homophobic Dolce & Gabbana? Yikes.