Entry #2
My definition for literary is, whatever work the reader or audience comes across and feels persuaded to think or imagine much more than what is being seen. A piece of work where critical thinking is taken to the furthest of boundaries and the reader seeks for and takes with them a message. A good example would be the movie The Gladiator. This movie took the audience to an unimaginable time where gladiators were slaves fighting for their lives in the Colloseum and where there was an almighty emperor who had the power to decide with a simple thumbs up or down whether a gladiator is worthy of life or death. This move had the audience feel all the agony the main character went through in the movie which was exceptionally played by Russell Crowe. With movies like this one the viewer wonders how things worked back then. From how the unfortunate events that happened to Maximus, a General in the Army, lead him to be a respected slave and then ultimately an Emperor. The viewer is also forced to feel the anger and natural instinct Maximus came across when fighting for his life in the Colloseum. Overall this movie is worthy of literary merit for its great story and plot of events in a time that is now but in history books. I found myself when I watched this movie very content to see that in the end Maximus got his revenge and know that this was all dictated to be felt by the audience by the writer of this piece of work.