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To: Tax-chick

BTW, RE: Beowulf

Got this firsthand review from a local homeschool mom:

“My husband and I previewed Beowulf before allowing our 13-yr-old to see it, and we are glad we did. He will not be seeing this feature film, nor our other (older) children. It was very disturbing! It was closer to an R-rated movie, not PG13. Although semi-animated, it was very realistic and graphic, like some on-line games for older teens and adults. Besides being violent and overtly explicit in content visually and thematically, it did not follow the story of Beowulf at all. The plot and the characters are not what they are in the book, nor can they follow the “types” they were designed to represent. An example of this is the hero who does not follow the pattern of being truthful and honorable, but hides his sin and lives in shame most all his life, destroying his relationships.

This tragic movie was very disturbing on many levels. A very distorted and confusing triangle of love, deceit and sin, not a story of a hero. This corrupted version of Beowulf will wreck, not improve your child’s understanding of the story and life.

As you can tell, I was not pleased with the showing. I rarely speak up with my movie opinion or give a review, but since we read the book, and I was eager to preview this movie, I assume you might also be contemplating a trip to the theater...”

Thought you’d like to know.

— HKMk23


1,210 posted on 12/08/2007 10:45:15 PM PST by HKMk23 (HOW TO FIGHT GLOBAL WARMING: 1001 WAYS TO FEEL SELF-RIGHTEOUS DESPITE YOUR UTTER IMPOTENCE)
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Ratz....missed the party again...

Thank God for hot tubs...

Last Post?......!


1,211 posted on 12/08/2007 11:57:06 PM PST by rottndog (This Tagline currently closed for maintenance and rehabilitation.)
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To: HKMk23

Thanks for the input. I’ll mention the divergence from the poem to Anoreth, so she can be prepared to keep her mouth shut about it during the film!

I don’t think it will wreck her understanding of the story and life, though. She’ll just watch the battles and critique the costumes and weaponry.


1,214 posted on 12/09/2007 3:47:32 AM PST by Tax-chick (Every committee wants to take over the world.)
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