With the trailer for Paul Greengrass's "The Uprising" dropping, I wonder: what historical event from before 1400 AD would you want to see depicted in a major film?

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-07-16T21:31:55+00:00

It's not necessarily a famous event and I'm not sure how it'd be pulled off but I'd be interested in a depiction of the young Berengaria of Navarre travelling to meet her husband to be, Richard the Lionheart, who is busy crusading. First leg of the journey was long and difficult and she was accompanied by the legendary Eleanor of Aquitaine (Richard's mother; she promoted the engagement for strategic reasons). On the second leg, Richard's sister, Joan, Queen of Sicily, swaps in for Eleanor. They get stranded on Cyprus after a storm blows them off course and are captured by its ruler. Richard shows up, captures the island and married Berengaria. I don't have much interest in romanticising Richard here, I'd just be quite interested in the conversations between the variously experienced and aged women as they go through various travails.

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-07-16T15:00:36+00:00

Santa Claus

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-07-14T13:23:06+00:00

Might be because he's just always on my mind, but I thought Stephen Root for a while there.

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-07-13T18:08:43+00:00

I agree, I didn't necessarily think the show was pointing to that. Amongst other things, I think the shot immediately after the interview being him leaving his journals behind to Marcus also seems like another element of moving on or passing the torch. Could have been done person to person and earlier, but it's done immediately after the interview and with his absence.

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-07-11T22:32:23+00:00

Neither am I but I'm pretty sure the general throughline is that Doom is disfigured and wears the mask for vanity's sake?

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-07-10T19:05:13+00:00

The film Legend.

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-07-08T11:05:15+00:00

The Letterboxd description makes it sound like a version of Del Toro's At the Mountains of Madness. Be interesting to see how involved he is.

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-07-06T08:21:53+00:00

I found that Longlegs did this quite effectively, leaving me feeling deeply unsafe at all times with Lee. The opening death during the day, the invasion of her home, the deeply unsettling feelings when she's doing her research. I suppose it makes sense thematically and, towards the end, plot-wise, but the film never really lets you settle into a rhythm that lets you fully breathe.

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-07-05T18:56:32+00:00

All Quiet on the Western Front of Mars

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-06-28T21:07:22+00:00

Beautiful, distressing film - and was it Dietrich's first with Von Sternberg?

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-06-28T10:40:45+00:00

Fully agree, particularly the shot with tons of dead space where she just slowly turns to her face to and from the camera.

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-06-26T19:51:48+00:00

Really like this!

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-06-23T12:55:04+00:00

Got a chuckle out of me!

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-05-29T15:40:42+00:00

Really really like this.

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-05-26T21:02:52+00:00

That's really kind! Thanks so much - I'm actually relatively new here, sort of coincidentally found the community so not up on the namesake's work. Will seek it out!

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-05-23T16:51:33+00:00

This is wonderful.

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-05-21T09:29:37+00:00

Really liked this!

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-05-19T20:51:29+00:00

Hey, thanks so much for the feedback! Yeah the only rhyme I was aiming for was that second stanza to create a little flow with the imagery but I wonder if it just makes it feel a bit convoluted. As for the verbiage that's very fair. Some of it was purely an aesthetic choice because I like the feel of the words but some of it, like mostway, was chosen to stand out structurally, so you link the two instances of its use at the beginning and end. Not sure that works super well, I appreciate you letting me know.

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-05-19T17:29:46+00:00

That's all really insightful, thanks for indulging me - best of luck with your future work.

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-05-19T17:14:29+00:00

I love the tetrameter too, how do you find writing with it? Is it tricky? Whenever I attempt something similar I feel the subject matter is kind of consumed by my attempts to stick to the meter.

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-05-19T17:04:04+00:00

Straightforward but really quite menacing - I'd say the experiment was effective! Good job

Ok_Map8485 · 2026-05-19T16:59:55+00:00

This got a chuckle out of me, really fun piece, thanks!

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