One has to wonder at the rosy outlook of Lucas.Especially when steps down to the scenes of the common man living in the dark, dank streets. Nolan sums up the entire theme of the movie. Louis Edward Nolan says at the very beginning “England is looking well.” In doing so, Capt. One of the main characters, an anti-hero type named Capt. One could write an entire essay on the opening sequence and transition animations of this picture itself, never mind the rest of the movie! To be honest, the animations were my favorite part of the movie. The animated Britannia raising her skirts to unleash the might of the British Empire on the Cossack horde is just glorious. I think it is safe to say that this movie is somewhat anglocentric… maybe…just a little. The Lion awakens, roars and dons his helmet for war! Following this are images related to the strength and prosperity of the United Kingdom and finally ends with an image of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert towering over an island that is in a sea of commerce proudly stating AGRICULTURE! INDUSTRY! COMMERCE! ART! SCIENCE! TRADE! – and in my mind, you say all those loudly while imitating Winston Churchill and you get a good idea what the initial impression is. The animated sleeping lion of England is looked towards by the French eagles and German…cockerel (?) as the Russian bear beats down Turkey. I’m willing to bet that THIS movie was the impetus behind the animated Monty Python’s opening sequences. It’s an interesting topic.Īs to the movie, I wish there was some sane way to put into to writing just how much I laughed and laughed and laughed at the opening credits. For those who do not know, the Eastern Question concerns the decline and eventual fall of the Ottoman Empire and the reaction of the Western Powers to it. So yesterday, for my Eastern Question class, I watched the 1968 version of Charge of the Light Brigade with Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave and host of other actors.
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