It's a gorgeous film, full of sweeping shots and
grand battle scenes, a film worthy of its place in the canon.
The grand battle scenes.3.
Not exact matches
In the latest installment of ALL ACCESS, SHOWTIME SPORTS takes you beyond the ring and into the gym with an unprecedented behind the
scenes look at Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez as he prepares to return to the ring to do
battle against tough and hungry fellow countryman Alfredo «El Perro» Angulo at the MGM
Grand in Las Vegas.
Grand in every scope (especially the
battles scenes where thousands clash with swords and shields), Troy is an interesting study of how selfish decisions and pride can bring about absolute calamity.
That may sound like a thin string upon which to hang a three - hour - plus run time, but Asif fills in and fleshes out the blanks with
grand spectacle, from impressive
battle scenes to gorgeously mounted production numbers set to composer Naushad and lyricist Shakeel Badayuni's memorable songs.
The boring
battles and their tortured aftermath (the roll calls of the great dead; the reiterations of the
grand purpose) and the multiple
scenes of Katniss hugging people while staring over their shoulder with an expression of perfect misery — all these can become not just bearable but reasonably amusing, if you just allow three words into your mind: «This is funny.»
The plot gives ample opportunity for director Curtiz to stage
grand action
scenes, from Thorpe's storming of the Spanish ship in the beginning, to his men's
battle in the tropics and finally, as slaves, violent mutiny aboard the ship.
That finale of course is a
grand, CGI - powered
battle scene and hero - villain showdown which is very Marvel - Studios - by - the - numbers.
Tapestry is the art form of
grand houses: depicting classical myths, historical and religious
scenes and epic
battles.