In which I strongly criticize (read: mock) Marie-Antoinette...

[estellacat]

...The makers of a movie about her, and the interview of those filmmakers in Vogue.

Comments

[josiana]

...Oh dear. Well, at least your commentary made it bearable. And your art is lovely, by the way. Especially the symbolic line.

Coppola forgot about all that and brought her own Marie-Antoinette to life
...Which is entirely the problem.

Antoinette=/=a contemporary American
I honestly don't think people realize this. It's worrying.

I don't know why we're expected to feel sorry for her, but not care when Revolutionaries actually *are* assassinated.
Well, obviously because the revolutionaries didn't run around in sparkly things and pretend to be shepherdesses. Didn't you read the handbook?

*weeps tears of blood*

[estellacat]

^__^ Thank you muchly, citoyenne.

...Which is entirely the problem.
I know! It's like Frankenstein!

I honestly don't think people realize this. It's worrying.
I hope for the sake of my future sanity that doesn't turn out to be the truth.

Well, obviously because the revolutionaries didn't run around in sparkly things and pretend to be shepherdesses. Didn't you read the handbook?
Oh. Right. The handbook. I think I missed when they were handing them out.

*hands tissue and copy of Maxime's mouchoir poem*

[josiana]

It's so unfortunate. It could've been cool, if someone else had written and directed it.

They do seem to be focusing a bit too much on the "OMGLook how similar Marie Antoinette is to you!!!11" thing.

Don't feel bad. I lost my copy. ;__; Though now I have a disturbing mental image of Marat as a shepherdess.

^_^

[estellacat]

Perhaps. What we really need is a well-done movie on the Revolutionaries though.

Just a bit. I know they'd like people to identify with their protagonist, but warping her in order to achieve that is just stupid.

Marat would be *such* an awesome shepherdess! It should be drawn. Really.

[josiana]

I know. ;_; One that's available to the general public. And not terribly biased.

I don't think they understand that, though.

XD Aww. He could make the sheep revolt. *makes a note of that*

[estellacat]

I think if we really want that we may have to do it ourselves, as sad as that is.

Evidently not.

That is really quite adorable for some reason.

[josiana]

Er, at least we'd do it right. And make sure Maxime wasn't green.

;_;

I know. Poor Marat.

[estellacat]

*snort* It seems as if it would take *extra* effort to make him green; and here I always thought people employed the bloodthirsty tyrant stereotype out of laziness.

But at least he has followers...sort of.

[josiana]

Maybe they don't know any better?

There's always me. Though, that would kind of detract from the quality of anything.

[estellacat]

Well, that's laziness, isn't it? If they weren't so lazy, they could find a decent history book, read into the controversy surrounding his person and accordingly choose not to read propaganda.

What makes you say that?

[josiana]

Most people seem to be too lazy for that sort of thing. :(

Well, I'm rather silly, and bouncy, and don't like to take things seriously. Which, obviously isn't good.

[estellacat]

I think filmmakers should be forced to submit their scripts before a panel of historians and they shouldn't be allowed to create movies with gross historical errors, or more than 5-10% minor errors.

That's all right, I should think; your intentions are good.

[josiana]

I wish something like that existed. ;___;

Ooh, can I build a barricade out of them? /obligatory Les Miserables reference.

[estellacat]

I know! Wouldn't it be awesome?

Of course; you can build a barricade out of anything!

[josiana]

Then they'd never get away with making the movie of all-consuming suck.

Oh, good. ^_^ *does so*

[estellacat]

Precisely. The world would be deprived my ascerbic witticisms, but I think on the whole it would be a better place.

Ah, barricades....too bad they nearly almost fail as a combat strategy.