Epic or Not an Epic
05-12-04 | 11:34 AM
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After reading all these replies it seems like the word epic has yet another meaning: OPINION.
05-12-04 | 11:46 AM
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I have to throw another term into the fray:
saga
Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Godfather to me are all sagas and not epics. Lord of the Rings is a saga made up of three epic films.
My definition of epic: grand scale cinematically...lots of extras, lots of characters, grandiose locations and effects, usually overly long, and at times, melodramatic.
Examples: Braveheart, Dances with Wolves, Lawrence of Arabia
saga
Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Godfather to me are all sagas and not epics. Lord of the Rings is a saga made up of three epic films.
My definition of epic: grand scale cinematically...lots of extras, lots of characters, grandiose locations and effects, usually overly long, and at times, melodramatic.
Examples: Braveheart, Dances with Wolves, Lawrence of Arabia
