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Sunday, August 07, 2005
Vercingétorix: A Review (Kinda)
"Vercingétorix" recounts the story of the Gaulish chieftain who gave Julius Caesar and his Roman war machine a run for his money back around 40 BC. (See how far the French have to go to find someone in their history who fights for freedom. Oh, but I kid! I'm kidding!) It's a French production done in English starring Christophe Lambert in the title role, Klaus Maria Brandauer as Caesar and Max van Sydow as the Chief Druid. The American/British version is known as "Druids" probably because Americans (or Brits) have no idea who Vercingétorix was, but yeah, Druids we're all over that.
It's basically the French Braveheart, but far, far less exciting. "Braveheart" starts with a battle. "Vercingétorix" (pronounced: Ver-san-zhay-tor-eeks...or something like that) starts with a meeting and there's a lot of talking. V's father is killed by another chieftain and a few minutes later he grows up, befriends Caesar and avenges his father's death. Sigh.
This is another movie that I watched a year ago and it's taken me this long to blog about it. I tried to be fair and watch it again, but I couldn't get through it. Too much talking, not enough Mel Gibson.
It does, however, feature several characters sporting interesting head wear. To wit:
And the pièce de résistance... Caesar's "Please-Shoot-Me" hat:
Well, at least this isn't rolling around in my head anymore:
"You have to blog about 'Vercingétorix'"
"But...why?"
"Because you have to post those cool screen captures."
"But...why?"
See that's all gone now. Whew!
