"Anabasis" the movie

[Sarkiss]

Columbia will turn the story of an ancient Greek military expedition into an epic action film.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...goryid=13&cs=1

[Ibrahim]

I only have this to say:

Miller+history = garbage...

EDIT: oh, srry, wrong one.

[Celtic_Punk]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

god damnit man, we need to organise a crack commando team and storm hollywood, and just get rid of all the retarded producers and directors... George Lucas and Spielberg are on the top of my list.

you know for a fact they are gunna turn this truely amazing story of courage and hardship into some epic showdown between good and evil or something dumb like that. If there is any sort of God in this world, he/she/it will see fit to either kill off the staff of this movie or give the writing staff some sort of vision to accurately portray the story.

[Zeibek]

The success of "300" also helped.

"Crazy tribes, brutal terrain, vicious combat, hellacious weather-- 'Anabasis' is full of astounding endurance and heroism," said Jonathan Sharp.

Inspired by 300: The rape of Xenophon's classic, with crazy, savage and oriental Persians slaughtered by civilised Greeks, the predecessors of us western Europeans.

300 was based on a comic, I can understand the fantasy elements. But here the ordeal of the 10 000 Greek mercenaries will be nothing more than a bad excuse for blood and gore.

Now please excuse me as I go and vomit.

[The Celt]

The success of "300" also helped.

"Crazy tribes, brutal terrain, vicious combat, hellacious weather-- 'Anabasis' is full of astounding endurance and heroism," said Jonathan Sharp.

I just love how hypocritical us westerns have become. Last time I checked, the Greeks were the "savages" at the time, not the Persians. Need I remind you that unlike in the Persian Wars, these Greeks aren't "freedom fighters" they are mercenaries, meaning, they only care about the freaking money!(And getting out alive of course.) Recall that not too long ago, the First Crusade was described as the above as well, before people began doing more research and found that it was the other way around!

Not that I want to take away from Xenophon's tale. The march of the ten thousand is a great story and would make a great movie/miniseries, but not when that oh-too-familiar modern viewpoint of the ancient Greeks as "ancestors of Europe" and "fathers of democracy" BS is once again spewing from the seems of Hollywood filmmakers heads.

[artavazd]

I just love how hypocritical us westerns have become. Last time I checked, the Greeks were the "savages" at the time, not the Persians. Need I remind you that unlike in the Persian Wars, these Greeks aren't "freedom fighters" they are mercenaries, meaning, they only care about the freaking money!(And getting out alive of course.) Recall that not too long ago, the First Crusade was described as the above as well, before people began doing more research and found that it was the other way around!

Not that I want to take away from Xenophon's tale. The march of the ten thousand is a great story and would make a great movie/miniseries, but not when that oh-too-familiar modern viewpoint of the ancient Greeks as "ancestors of Europe" and "fathers of democracy" BS is once again spewing from the seems of Hollywood filmmakers heads.

You Know Ive always found that wierd too. I mean the feudalistic society of Medievel Europe based on the Knights, sounds more like Persian/Parthian and Armenian society of ancient times. That whole idea of "ancestors of Europe" and "fathers of democracy" is VERY GENERALIZED. I mean there existed forms of democracy in the Germanic tribes, and the Celts. I dont understand why the Greeks are labled "fathers of democracy" Also just to make note and its a little bit off topic, but true democracy can only exist with a small and intellegent population which ofcourse disregards all of the so called "democratic" countries of today :))

[Narhon]

I just love how hypocritical us westerns have become. Last time I checked, the Greeks were the "savages" at the time, not the Persians. Need I remind you that unlike in the Persian Wars, these Greeks aren't "freedom fighters" they are mercenaries, meaning, they only care about the freaking money!(And getting out alive of course.) Recall that not too long ago, the First Crusade was described as the above as well, before people began doing more research and found that it was the other way around!

Not that I want to take away from Xenophon's tale. The march of the ten thousand is a great story and would make a great movie/miniseries, but not when that oh-too-familiar modern viewpoint of the ancient Greeks as "ancestors of Europe" and "fathers of democracy" BS is once again spewing from the seems of Hollywood filmmakers heads.

They wrote it down and scholars during the Age of Enlightenment (which is still taught in our schools; if they teach history at all) admired the Greeks and had contempt for the Germanic and Celtic tribes/ nations.

[Dutchhoplite]

god damnit man, we need to organise a crack commando team and storm hollywood, and just get rid of all the retarded producers and directors... George Lucas and Spielberg are on the top of my list.

I already see Cyrus and Artaxerxes fighting it out with lightsabers and Xenophon walking around with hat and whip.

Good stuff

[The Persian Cataphract]

Unbelievable.

Miller just can't let go, eh? He just likes cashing in on black, homosexual hermaphrodites fighting against flawless fascist avatars standing for endless freedom, justice and apparently free trade since they are mercenaries. I wonder how Artaxerxes II is going to look like, or if Tissaphernes is going to reprise the role as a treacherous hunchback.

Dibs on that Cyrus The Younger will be depicted as a black dude from South-central Los Angeles fighting for his oppressed West-Side "bruthas" against the evil East-Side conglomerate.

Edit: Abou restores my faith into humanity.

[abou]

I think you have the wrong Miller, TPC. Jimmy Miller is writing this, not Frank.

[Hax]

Okay, so now were bashing a film that isn't even out yet.

..true, I don't have much faith either, but hey..it's nice to hope.

[oudysseos]

Casting ideas, anyone?