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King Arthur: Guy Ritchie, “I see my films as fables”

sivertime — Sat, 20 May 2017 18:49:54 +0000

After Charlie Hunnam, it is the turn of Guy Ritchie, the director of King Arthur, to answer exclusively to some of our questions!
After realizing the great but underrated UNCLE: UNCLE Code , Guy Ritchie returns this week to the movies with King Arthur: The Legend of Excalibur, energetic rewriting of the myth , which takes a few liberties with the original story. So to believe that the British director, to whom we also owe the two feature films on Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey Jr, likes to reinvent the greatest fictional figures of our culture! Tackling King Arthur, however, is no small matter, especially since the character has already been interpreted dozens of times and has illustrated himself on numerous supports. So history to distinguish itself from what has already been done, Guy Ritchie has infused an epic fantasy to his film, Reusing gimmicks to the gimmicks that make up his trademark . The editor of melty had the opportunity to talk to him a few days before the release of King Arthur in order to ask him about his choice of direction and the challenge of filming the film !
This is the second time you have adapted a well-known fictional character. What attracts you to this kind of exercise?
I do not know. I think I like the challenge. I like the idea of taking a … mark, if you can call it that, to turn it over completely and see if you can make something new, new, contemporary while capturing at the same time The essence of history.
There are many features of fantasy movies in King Arthur: The Legend of Excalibur. Why did you choose this particular approach?
Because I thought it would be more entertaining in this way, mainly. And that it would be more unpublished. I turn my movies on a certain frequency. You know, kind of like a radio frequency. You have ” Classic FM “, you have ” Pop “, you have ” Rock ” or ” Jazz “. And each film has its own film. And if you like this particular sound, then you love the movie too. If you do not manage to be in unison with the rhythm, with frequency, then it’s hard to love the movie. Explaining a rhythm or frequency to someone who does not feel the same is like trying to explain a color to a blind man.
The narrative structure of King Arthur: The Legend of Excalibur is very fragmented, with ellipses, flashforwards, flashbacks. Is this way of editing the film also a way for you to modernize the myth, break codes?
Yes, in a way. I mean, I am very much influenced by the traditional oral narratives, which tend to bounce back and forth in all directions and speak of specters, ghouls, all while being very poetic and colorful. And I love this traditional way of telling stories. So I’m more interested in this way of telling stories, with their folklore. I see my films as if they were fables that gipsy could tell around a campfire.
You did not think of Charlie Hunnam at all to play King Arthur. How did he convince you that he was made for the role? And what about David Beckham, who makes a cameo in the film?
By his enthusiasm, basically. He was very enthusiastic. And when I met him, I felt that he operated on the same frequency as me. So it quickly became clear that we understood each other the kind of film we wanted to do and that we would be able to be in harmony with each other on what we were going to do. As for David Beckham, it was the same thing. He was on the same frequency as us. Do you want to see the film?

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The 10 deadliest movies, the hemoglobin budget has exploded!

sivertime — Tue, 09 May 2017 15:54:46 +0000

If you’re in a macabre mood and you’re kissing the cinema, then you’ve always asked yourself this question: what are the films where it zigouille most?
Cinema has always kissed torrents of blood. Death in cinema is a bit like lying in politics: indissociable. And to prove it, here is the list of the 10 most deadly movies, established by the site moviebodycounts.com. Mass murder movies that made the hemoglobin budget fart!
PS: Only the dead visible on the screen are counted, so exit the planet’s destruction coughs cough.
10. “We were Soldiers” by Randall Wallace
In the movie We Were Soldiers with Mel Gibson released in 2002, you could witness the death of no fewer than 305 people. Just that.
9. “Titanic” by James Cameron
Titanic is not only the film that makes you chialer, it is also one of the films that counts the greatest number of deaths (ah bah both so linked in fact …). There are 307 deaths in this film!
8. John Woo’s “Foolproof”
In Hard Boiled , the film directed by John Woo we are witnessing the death of 308 people.
7. “The Boulevard of Death” by Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino is a bloody director. The proof, in his film Boulevard de la mort , it ends the days of no less than 310 people.
6. “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” by Peter Jackson
It dies of phew in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers . There are no less than 468 deaths in this second installment of the Lord of the Rings saga.
5. “The Last Samurai” by Edward Zick
The Last Samurai released in 2003 is a bloody film. The casualties amount to 558. Small anecdote: Tom Cruise almost died on the set. In fact, the actor did not decapitate during the filming of one of the scenes of combat of the film (that of the beginning in the fog) . The actor was on a robotic horse supposed to tilt him back at the time of a sword thrust. The system did not work, but the actor Hiroyuki Sanada managed to stop his blade a few centimeters from the star’s neck. Phew.
4. “Troy” by Wolfgang Petersen
Deaths, deaths everywhere in this film with Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger and Sean Bean. There are 572 people who die in this film.
3. “300” by Zack Snyder
300×2 = 600. It is the pile-hair the number of deaths that count in this film.
2. “Kingdom of Heaven” by Ridley Scott
The movie Kingdom of Heaven by Ridley Scott with Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson counts 610 deaths, OKLM.
1. “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” by Peter Jackson
The film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King directed by Peter Jackson not only has the record of the number of Oscars (cucou the 11 statuettes). No, the work can also claim to count the greatest number of deaths with its 836 victims.

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Having feelings is fantastic, so there are fantastic films full of feelings, logical

sivertime — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 18:28:45 +0000

It is the beauty of cinema. As long as your scenes have a meaning and influence on the story, it’s open bar. So you can see love stories on a fantastic background.
There are no rules. Or rather, we must know how to surpass them, circumvent them, transcend them. It is risky indeed, but the game is worth the candle. When it works, it gives us a nice movie to watch . Without being pleasing to everyone (it is impossible mission, but without James Bond), these films remain examples.
Wandering souls
Tirée d’un roman de Stephenie Meyer, le film nous montre des Aliens qui veulent prendre le contrôle de la Terre et des êtres humains. Ces aliens sont d’ailleurs appelés “les Âmes” et un d’entre eux rencontre des difficultés à s’approprier l’esprit de sa victime, Melanie. Pourquoi ? Car celui-ci est totalement tourné vers un homme caché dans le désert. Un homme qu’elle aime. Du coup, elle partage ses souvenirs de Jared non stop et désire toujours le sauver. Oups, j’allais oublier : c’est la même romancière qui a écrit “Twilight”. Coïncidence ? Je ne crois pas.
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Sublimes créatures
Another adapted work of a book, finally of several I should say, the saga Beautiful Creatures of Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia. In summary, Ethan is a young high school student who gets her shit in the middle of nowhere in the southern States, until Lena arrives . The trick is that the mysterious phenomena multiply as soon as it arrives then it is rather badly seen. Except by Ethan, coquinou, who wants to know more. He will discover his secret, which will necessarily impact their love story. Suspense.
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Twilight
Come on, I’ll let you guess: from a book or not? Surprise … yes! And since there was matter, bah there was film. Finally, of the film, what. Five, to be precise. To avoid summarize badly, early enough: Bella moves in with her father in Forks and falls madly in love with Edward, a guy his age . But brothel of God’s name: he’s a vampire. Like all his family. So what ? Bella likes it, will be accepted by (almost) all. Then there will be ups and downs, obstacles … And ahead Guingamp, you have five movies to watch.
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Cinderella
A classic since the Disney animated movie dating back to 1951. And like any good self-respecting classic, it never dies. Thus, in 2015, a new version was proposed to the public, with Helena Bonham-Carter and Cate Banchett. Still. And the story of this poor Cinderella, as nice as nice, that life does not spare, as we always moves . With the Prince who would do anything for her, unlike her vicious mother-in-law and her two-half-sister bastards.
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Adaline
Already, note the original first name. Yes, this is the name of the lady. Then it is fortunate not to age: born in 1908, it still in great shape and always looks as young and beautiful a hundred years later . Except that she is not convinced that this is a chance, she dares to enjoy and build a love story. The struggle of reason against feelings.
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The beauty and the Beast
To change, it is an adaptation of Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve’s tale, dating back to 1740. We are talking about the film released in 2014, with Léa Seydoux and Vincent Cassel. If you have the lazy to download it (legally, of course), you can expect the next adaptation planned this year. Basically: a family in galley part in the campaign, took refuge in a castle to avoid a snowstorm, and daron is confused by the domain owner, a beast . Condemned to death, outright. But one of his daughters, Belle, turns the head of my Beast and sacrifices himself. Slowly but surely, they get to know each other. And Belle will want to save the Beast, in fact a cursed Prince for his past not jojo. Which do you prefer?

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