Beowolf : A Bear in Wolf's clothing

Just got this DVD and it's been Ponning on the Replay ever since. :)

If we secretly lament the plunging standards of our actors these days, this movie only serves to drive home the message that one need only look good to be a Hollywood star these days.

Or worse, you may not even need to look good at all.

No Audrey Hepburn or Fred Estare.

They were the type that could really act. Really project. Really sing. Really dance. Really dazzle. And looking really good when plastic surgery and computer air-brushing weren't yet invented.

Actors these days could be sheened over with animation.

Proof being,

Beowulf.

Pronounced as 'Bae-0-wolf'. Which means 'bear' not 'wolf', btw. And so the mystery deepens.

With the impossible moves, wrenching expressions and the oh-so-perfect bodies; these days anything so fake can look so real!

But save for the excellent mix of lust, love, passion, almight, adventure, greed, deceit, pride and er, more lust, this movie actually works. Brilliantly too.

'Born a hero, die a hero' may sound terribly cliche but the plot is deep and dark and even with the dragon, towards the end of the movie, being more fake than an orange peel tan, it constantly dwells into the psyche of the adult mind, letting us question the morality that shaped the foundations of Man and his humanity.

So, should you watch this?

Believe it or not, this could really be the porn industry's next big inspiration (both plot and filming technique).

So,indeed. Get the DVD and PoRn de Replay. :p

Q