Vanity fair interviews professor on Hollywood portrayals of Greek mythology

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Peter Meineck is a professor of classics in modern world and he breaks down Greek myths in media. The professor talks about many movies such as “clash of titans”, “Hercules” and “Wonder Woman” and their lack of depth and precision, it’s also a very interesting watch

Comments

[ladychips]

i havent thought about the 300 in forever. all i remember is that it was super pretty on the big screen

[dianakingston]

No shade at all because a man with diplomas is hot but "Frank Miller and Zack Snyder are homophobic shitbirds" is not exactly deep insight

[love_galore]

The main narrative of 300 is a skewed, propagandist tale told to inspire a small army heading into a suicide mission.

I feel like a lot of people missed the point of it and try to view it through today's world views/politics when it's ultimately not that deep.

[dianakingston]

Nah, sis, people knew it was fucked up back when it was first published too, it's just back then nobody ever called Frank Miller out on his BS

[dianakingston]

[volumise]

i actually watched 300 for the first time recently because of the insider video on ancient warfare in movies - wow! i really did not like 300! at all!

although it was interesting to see what 'comic book movies' looked like before comic book movies ruled the universe. the heavy stylisation was very fucking annoying to watch.

[shahrazade_bard]

I was surprised we got the gay sex in the extended Alexander cut too.

Wait, seriously? I heard rumors about that years ago but didn't realize it was ever confirmed.

[gloeden2]

It is wasn't all that, I've seen both versions and it was mild af. More than typical but a lot less than the OP implies.

[gloeden2]

Don't oversell it. It was a lot by mainstream Hollywood movie standards but not even close to a standard PG level Hollywood hetero love scene.