Comments on: Iskander, Khan Tengri http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43 New Words, New Worlds Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:49:17 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Athena http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-56010 Athena Sat, 15 May 2010 17:54:03 +0000 http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43#comment-56010 I'm happy you liked it, Amy! There is something unique about Alexander, he was a rather obvious pivot. If only he had had the right context... And I agree about Stone. He's talented but undisciplined. I’m happy you liked it, Amy! There is something unique about Alexander, he was a rather obvious pivot. If only he had had the right context… And I agree about Stone. He’s talented but undisciplined.

]]> By: Amy Sterling Casil http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-56009 Amy Sterling Casil Sat, 15 May 2010 17:43:19 +0000 http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43#comment-56009 Gorgeously-written and envisioned, Athena - mesmerizing portrait of one of history's most fascinating figures. Re: Hollywood, you might be looking more at Oliver Stone's creative focus. Almost all of his movies have the same "good" and not-so-good qualities. It's the way he looks at the world. Gorgeously-written and envisioned, Athena – mesmerizing portrait of one of history’s most fascinating figures. Re: Hollywood, you might be looking more at Oliver Stone’s creative focus. Almost all of his movies have the same “good” and not-so-good qualities. It’s the way he looks at the world.

]]> By: Walden2 http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-11526 Walden2 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:18:12 +0000 http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43#comment-11526 A very interesting site about the film Alexander: http://www.alexander-the-great.co.uk/index.htm A very interesting site about the film Alexander:

http://www.alexander-the-great.co.uk/index.htm

]]> By: Athena http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-500 Athena Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:07:09 +0000 http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43#comment-500 Yes, the film desperately needed a talented (and ruthless) editor. But to do Alexander's figure justice, you'd really need a miniseries. I think Alexander may have been thinking more along the lines of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires: Multiculturalism without globalization/assimilation. That was easier then, with travel and communication relatively slow. Also, there was still a sense of unexplored spaces left on earth, which is no longer true. Yes, the film desperately needed a talented (and ruthless) editor. But to do Alexander’s figure justice, you’d really need a miniseries.

I think Alexander may have been thinking more along the lines of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires: Multiculturalism without globalization/assimilation. That was easier then, with travel and communication relatively slow. Also, there was still a sense of unexplored spaces left on earth, which is no longer true.

]]> By: Walden2 http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-499 Walden2 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:33:31 +0000 http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43#comment-499 Just saw Alexander on HBO. A flawed film, but I felt Oliver Stone was trying hard and it would be hard to capture Alexander the Great's life in a few hours - but man did that film need an editor. One thing that hit me when it was repeated how much Alexander wanted to unite the world was that the Internet is doing a fair job of fulfilling his dream by connecting different cultures all over the world, instantaneously. Or am I reaching here? Just saw Alexander on HBO. A flawed film, but I felt Oliver Stone
was trying hard and it would be hard to capture Alexander the
Great’s life in a few hours – but man did that film need an editor.

One thing that hit me when it was repeated how much Alexander
wanted to unite the world was that the Internet is doing a fair job
of fulfilling his dream by connecting different cultures all over the
world, instantaneously. Or am I reaching here?

]]> By: Athena http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-126 Athena Thu, 10 May 2007 21:06:14 +0000 http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43#comment-126 Yes, the Pergamon bust is considered the most likely to depict him accurately, as a possible copy of the Lysippus original. However, there is no hard evidence that his eyes were differently colored (although heterochromia can come about from blunt trauma, and those he had in plenty!). Yes, the Pergamon bust is considered the most likely to depict him accurately, as a possible copy of the Lysippus original. However, there is no hard evidence that his eyes were differently colored (although heterochromia can come about from blunt trauma, and those he had in plenty!).

]]> By: Walden2 http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-125 Walden2 Thu, 10 May 2007 20:45:55 +0000 http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43#comment-125 What A the G may have looked like: http://artofkaren.blogspot.com/2006/10/bringing-marble-to-life-though.html What A the G may have looked like:

http://artofkaren.blogspot.com/2006/10/bringing-marble-to-life-though.html

]]> By: Athena http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-87 Athena Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:08:42 +0000 http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43#comment-87 Very glad you liked! I think that Hollywood would benefit by daring to be both accurate and interesting, because history is consistently more extraordinary than fiction. Movies that engage several faculties at once... now _that_ would be truly addictive. The far past and the far future are equally unknown, which may be one reason why it's easy to tranpose them. Also, knowing the history of cultures that most Westerners are unfamiliar with gives a fiction writer unfair advantage! (*laughs*) Very glad you liked! I think that Hollywood would benefit by daring to be both accurate and interesting, because history is consistently more extraordinary than fiction. Movies that engage several faculties at once… now _that_ would be truly addictive.

The far past and the far future are equally unknown, which may be one reason why it’s easy to tranpose them. Also, knowing the history of cultures that most Westerners are unfamiliar with gives a fiction writer unfair advantage! (*laughs*)

]]> By: rocketscientist http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-86 rocketscientist Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:43:20 +0000 http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43#comment-86 BTW I like how you draw on ancient history to create your far future fiction. :D BTW I like how you draw on ancient history to create your far future fiction. :D

]]> By: rocketscientist http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-85 rocketscientist Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:41:43 +0000 http://www.starshipnivan.com/blog/?p=43#comment-85 Brilliant essay! I don't have much to add because I agree on all points. It would be interesting if Hollywood dared to be accurate and thematically interesting at the same time though, wouldn't it? Brilliant essay! I don’t have much to add because I agree on all points.

It would be interesting if Hollywood dared to be accurate and thematically interesting at the same time though, wouldn’t it?

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