NO!
Go back and do the film proper.
Dante did not deserve to have his life's greatest work turned into a puppet show by a California Surfer Junkie.
Go back, sign on someone like Peter Jackson or Francis Ford Coppala and do the movie proper.
Worth Dying Forshare
Worth Killing For.
Worth Going To Hell For.
Amen.
I agree, I mean what the hell is so wrong with doing an actual film? I know people who have been waiting years to see this remake and now, they're doing a puppet show? WTF is that about? They could totally do a real movie with all the technology they have today yet we get a f-ing puppet show. I refuse to see it until they make a real movie. Dante would most definitly disapprove. Next to Shakespeare, Dante is one of literature's greatest writers. His work deserve's a fair shot to be shown at it's fulliest.
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Does anyone actually think that a faithful adaptation of the Inferno would make a good film? Marvelous as it is, the Inferno doesn't really have a plot, or very many characters who would resonate with modern audiences (how many strangers would you have to approach on a North American street before you found one who could name any of the works of Vergil?)
In isolation I don't even think the Inferno really has any point; it becomes meaningful in the context of the entire Divine Comedy, as Dante elucidates his conception of God's plan for the universe. And as much as I feel that the Inferno would not make a good film, I think there would be even more peril for a film maker attempting to film the Purgatorio or Paradiso.
I say all this not as criticism of the Divine Comedy, which I love. It may be the best epic poem in world literature, but that doesn't mean that a faithful adaptation would make a good film.
Absolutely agree. Frankly, if all you're doing is Inferno, you're going to have to introduce plot elements that don't exist in the original text, because it's really just about a guy wandering through hell. Without the assent to Paradise there's no real plot.
What happens while he's in Inferno is interesting, but as a story it falls a little flat. I think it could make an interesting movie, but as you said, it would most definitely not be for the masses, and as such would NEVER get a big enough budget to do it properly. Though perhaps if Terry Gilliam tried he could pull it off. *shrugs*
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Why does a puppet theatre automatically have to debase what Dante did? Dante was a pioneer in making up things to fit his purpose--the meter in which he wrote is poem he completely made up. So in that way how is taking his story into a new medium any different than what Dante did in his work?
If you were to have Dante in his absolute greatest, you'd have to read the book in it's original Italian--and the message of the book is much too important to limit the number of people it reaches. For that reason, Ciardi did an amazing translation, but there are still many satires in the Divine Comedy that don't really apply now and as such detract from its meaning and it's greatness. In which case, to make the overall themes of /Comedia/ prevalent and applicable in today's society, it needs another "translation" of sorts--a political translation.
Because, as the previous poster mentioned, the Comedia in itself isn't a terribly fascinating /story/, I think that it would be useless to "dumb it down" as is seen in many adjustments to classics--where the story is just emphasized rather than the themes--but instead a translation of sorts would emphasize the themes more and make them more applicable in today's society. That would be a great help to the work and its greatness.
I think that, if they are able to properly adjust the satires and the political figures, that this could be a great adaptation of the film. I have seen the trailer multiple times and as far as I can tell (I am still currently studying the Inferno in school), it is accurate. I am very excited to see this film, and I hope that it does well.
I agree, I mean what the hell is so wrong with doing an actual film? I know people who have been waiting years to see this remake and now, they're doing a puppet show? WTF is that about? They could totally do a real movie with all the technology they have today yet we get a f-ing puppet show.Well, presumably, doing a live-action film is beyond the means of these filmmakers, so they decided to do something more innovative (not to mention that a live-action adaptation of The Divine Comedy would push the boundaries of NC-17 [they might have to invent a new rating for it]). share
"See this remake"? What are you talking about?
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See this remake? It's not a remake of anything. It's a reimagining of a very old poem. And the movie the way it's filmed is infinitely cheaper and easier than producing an actual movie with live actors and special effects. Keeping in mind there was almost no budget to speak of, I think they did an amazing job.
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Holy crap! Has it already been released? When?
But not Peter Jackson. For GOD'S SAKE, he's the most overrated filmmaker of all time. I rest my case with "King Kong."
Chill out people, This is a satire film on modern society, from what i can tell it is using "La Divina Comida" as it's base. There's already a film on Dante, and a new one coming soon, but this is a SATIRE, although I haven't seen it yet, it is obvious by the trailer.
My complements to the filmmakers.
Oh no! It's different from the book and therefor terrible. Idiot.
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