Research via movies
Fall allergies have arrived, and I’m doped up on Sudafed, so random silliness:
How to annoy fellow bloggers by using movies as research—
Watch Braveheart, then write a Scottish historical to annoy Màili.
Watch King Arthur, then write a historical set in the dark ages of Britain to annoy Anna.
Watch Anastasia (either the Yul Bryner or the animated version), then write a historical set during the Russian Revolution to really annoy me.
There have to be more. But the antihistimine fog is kicking my butt. And it’s almost time for Big Brother.
Any others?
September 10th, 2005 at 11:55 pm
Watch Young Bess and write a Tudor historical.
I have a friend who purchased the MGM costume reasearch notebooks for the film, the very ones used by Walter Plunkett in preparing his design. They are a collection of prints of portraits and Victorian history painting interpretations with no context or description what so ever (save for few hand written notes) and ranged from early Tudor to Cavalier. Again, no dates, nothing to tell the reader what they were looking at. The final dress Jean Simmons wears is taken direct from a Victorian painting of Mary, Queen of Scots that one could tell was supposed to be Elizabethan because it had a ruff. There’s a hand-written word “Final?” on the page.
Very good reasons not to learn your history from the movies. :shock:
September 11th, 2005 at 1:00 am
Uh, watch Airplane and write a book involving airline pilots?:rofl:
Seriously, the only other thing I consider myself a quasi expert in would be fencing, and The Princess Bride is an exceptional movie example. Probably the best. Three Musketeers is great, so is Zorro.
Maybe the old Errol Flynne and Basil Rathbone bouts could use some realism, but who the hell cares? They’re so frickin exciting.
September 11th, 2005 at 4:26 am
Ahhhh love those PB fight scenes. Fantastic.
And I’ll bag the Braveheart one, too, Shan - Maili and I should get round the table and bitch about historical inaccuracies together….
But beating the ‘write a story’ one - how about, “watch Braveheart and then vandalise footpath furniture near the Edward I monument based on the movie”. That one really happened.
Feel better soon.
September 11th, 2005 at 10:48 am
Watch “Blazing Saddles” and then write a Western!
Sorry, can’t think of any serious examples. Probably because I’m doped up from fall allergies, too. Where’s my :coffee:?
September 11th, 2005 at 12:01 pm
Wanna make Anna REALLY go over the edge?
Watch Braveheart and write a followup story where Eddy II is made out to be a King 10 times greater than his father.
(Running and ducking)
Jewell
September 11th, 2005 at 1:25 pm
*hyperventilating*
Jewell, beloved, it is a measure of my affection and respect for you that I can contain my vitriolic rage and still be on the edge of my seat waiting for your release, Isabella the She-Wolf and all. I just go a little light-headed…..
September 11th, 2005 at 3:09 pm
I knew that would get you, Anna, my dear.
Nope, nope. Eddy II will have no glory in my followup! Honest! But I will speak to the She-Wolf issue. LOL
Jewell (who really shouldn’t push the one button she knows will send Anna crazed)
September 11th, 2005 at 6:59 pm
*eyes narrow*
Watch Blood on Satan’s Claw and then write a Stuart-era English historical.
Hm. Now I think about it– it isn’t so funny after all.
September 11th, 2005 at 7:14 pm
I’ll bag the Braveheart one, too, Shan - Maili and I should get round the table and bitch about historical inaccuracies together….
It’d be much more difficult to find *any* historical accurate details in Braveheart. In fact we would have more fun creating a drinking game based on the film. Examples:
+ Drink a finger of vodka each time Wallace/Gibson screams, “FRRREEeeee-DUM!”
+ Drink two big chugs of dry sherry when you spot a white Ford Transit van driving by in the distance
+ Drink a Wallbanger each time the scar changes its location on Wallace’s forehead
+ Drink a splash of whisky each time you catch an actor glancing at the camera
And so forth.
September 11th, 2005 at 7:51 pm
*hiccup*
(I never noticed the van. I’ll have to keep an eye out for it.)
September 11th, 2005 at 9:06 pm
“I LURVE Blazing Saddles!!” says the fellow sinus meds victim.
Any movie where someone cuts hair
Yes I watched Beauty SHop with a very close eye 
DOrky maybe but that’s the one thing that annoys me. NEVER watch a war movie with my dad.
September 12th, 2005 at 10:15 am
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee ahaahahahahahhahaa! Fab, Maili. Being as I AM the Eddy I fanclub, you can see why I find the movie a TAD irritating. But I wouldn’t mind so much if people didn’t quote the movie as historical fact… ugh!
And ohthankgod, Jewell!
*hugs sighs of relief* I can deal with Isabella…. gggggg
Now stop teasing the zoo animals… ggg