tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post1957098948800646273..comments2024-03-29T01:02:03.688-07:00Comments on Raybeard: Thoughts on treatment on film of historical personagesRaybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-73642199850281325012010-03-09T11:44:41.412-08:002010-03-09T11:44:41.412-08:00Ray, people do have things mixed up a bit. They th...Ray, people do have things mixed up a bit. They think illusion is their lovely wife and truth is the harlot on the street corner.Kyle Leachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369076904327452139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-63160572876146225682010-02-26T08:41:34.964-08:002010-02-26T08:41:34.964-08:00Larry, as a post-script, I could mention that the ...Larry, as a post-script, I could mention that the Monty Python team, after making 'M.P. & the Holy Grail', thought that it had been a mistake to have had the characters with healthy teeth. But it was later pointed out to them that as sugar, the main cause of tooth decay, had yet to reach these shores, their presentation was, in fact, quite accurate. So if Monty Python was concerned with historical accuracy, even when taking the piss out of Arthurian legend, why can't everybody?Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-85160151433627633832010-02-26T08:05:47.042-08:002010-02-26T08:05:47.042-08:00Teeth in films are a pet peeve of mine. I see mov...Teeth in films are a pet peeve of mine. I see movies in which the actors are playing a character from, say the middle ages, and at some point the character smiles and all I can see are perfect, gleaming white teeth. It instantly snaps me out of the moment and makes me hate the movie from then on out.<br /><br />I agree with you that a greater attempt at accuracy is much needed. Yes, people had bad teeth and nails and hair and skin in the olden days. That's why God created theatrical makeup and prosthetics. Use them!Larry Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745877140802572008noreply@blogger.com