It's hard to believe how multi-talented Ridley Scott is. Yes, he is wildly inconsistent in quality, but he has a lot more hits than misses and while he is best known for his historical epics and science fiction, he has also done action, gangster dramas, crime, even romance.
My favorite comparison Napoleon to Justinian, he was Justinian and Belisarius in one man. Also I disagree with his point on accuracy of books, the French government released 35,000 personal letters from the era since the early 2000s so any book written since then is technically more accurate than books even 15 years after by a contemporary who never even served past Napoleon coronation.
It would be great if Riddley Scott made a remastered and enhanced remake of the 1985 film "Legend" like he did in the Alien films and its prequel Prometheus.
yes.. I've seen that film a ctually at a screening at Warner Bros before it's release.. good as he was in it & getting the essence of the older napoleon.. no one has gotten his essence like the youngish Brando in Sesiree though the actual movie was so so.. made in the 1950's.. about his first fiancee'.. Marlon Brando..
Noticed that 2. Now Obviously no one knows how Napoleon actually sounded but idk i felt like he was whispering. Should've made his voice assertive n powerful but then again what do i know. Who i am to tell a Oscar winning Actor how to act 💀
Here is my main problem with Ridley Scott, even though I am a fan of some of his work: he only uses his brain for dreaming it seems, and therefore, you are left with the dissatisfaction that for such a big, popular, respected, loved and hugely successful director, his films tend to be lacking in substance by way of getting you to think and care. I don’t want to invoke Dirty Harry here, but when he says a man’s gotta know his limitations, Eastwood was actually on to something. Something that applies to Ridley. Everything is just about getting his huge imagination out there more than anything, and yet the best he can muster is some very good genre films, and that’s it. Kusturica, Cassavetes, Ozu those individuals had true depth and Scott could take valuable lessons from them.
Scott is an advertising big mouth. He knows his visuals but without a great script he is nothing. And it seems like he does not know a good script from a bad one. It happens by accident. Sometimes. But most of his films lack substance, suspense and emotion.
Without any sources and such a attitude to some basic research before making a historical film, no wonder Scott come out with a comedy instead of an epic, and everyone that have a little bit of history knowledge don't like it.
oops.. Napoleon didn't have a drop of French blood in him.. that's the irony.. he was PURE Italian.. his father's forebears came from Tuscany who later moved to Genoa.. & still later moved to Corsica. His Mother's ancestors came f rom the Lombardy region.. & Napoleon grew up speaking Italian.. he had to learn how to speak French & was made fun of for his bad accent which he hardly lost.. napoleon became a French citizen as a fluke.. Destiny stepping in.. he was borne a year after Corsica was purchased by France.. hence becoming a French territory. Marie- Rose Joseph? later becoming Josephine by Napoleon was known as a Creole.. but not the definition w e have today.. Creole then meant being of Pure French blood but borne in the islands. in her case martinique.
@@brodocassel maybe true.. this is when one see what a man of Destiny Napoleon was/is.. He inherited the French revolution & became the architect of modern Europe..
@@brodocassel Without Austria No Hitler! Without Georgia No Stalin! Without Macedonia No Alexander! It seems Great Leaders come from a Small Country to Lead a Greater Nation!
Yeah, 8 cameras are 8 times faster. That’s why they shoot daily soaps with 8 cameras. And that’s why it also feels like a daily soap. Ridleys films certainly don’t look like daily soaps, but in recent years they feel like it.
Ridley shouldn't be allowed to make historical movies anymore. This movie was hastened too quickly during the story telling, the relationships, and the development of the main character. Not to mention that Phoenix at 49 is playing Napoleon from the transition of a teenager and onto his 20s, which made no sense until much later on at the end. Even the lack of Napoleon's character direction, his behavior and education throughout the years, accents being over and under played, understanding and evolvement from Ridley has made Phoenix limited in his performance.
It's a MOVIE. Not a book. Not a documentary. You're allowed to laugh folks. Every frame of this film looks like a neo classical painting. Thoroughly entertaining, visually spectacular, and hilariously dark. Yes, it wasn't historically accurate and the script lacked a bit, but psychologically, it wins all around. Brilliant entertainment. The violence was awesome. 4/5 stars
@@christomorpho Then they shouldn't have named it Napoleon. They could have made a movie about a soldier during the French revolution and during that time period instead of this. And it's annoying at this point with the lack of historical knowledge considering that it shouldn't happen in 2023 when it's much easier seeking historical references and facts. Ridley was born in 1937 and should understand this more than anyone else. And there's much more to Napoleon's life and legacy than some love letters and his relationships with woman, which is the only thing that fascinates the filmmakers for some reason... I think that the movie would have worked much better if they had edited out all the battle scenes and instead focused on his personal life or edited out his love life and concentrated on his military career along with the battle scenes because it all happened too fast the way this movie was presented in this shorter version.
...And made a critically lauded film as recently as his last movie "The Last Duel"...He's had some misfires, name a director who's made over 10 movies without one! He's not just an all time great, he's been a pioneer and visionary that many have followed and tried to copy....read what Nolan just said in a full page piece in the recent Total Film...
It's hard to believe how multi-talented Ridley Scott is. Yes, he is wildly inconsistent in quality, but he has a lot more hits than misses and while he is best known for his historical epics and science fiction, he has also done action, gangster dramas, crime, even romance.
2:56 - 4:53 The highlight of the video, featuring the first glimpse into the film's depiction of Napoleon's coronation.
Masterpiece.
My favorite comparison Napoleon to Justinian, he was Justinian and Belisarius in one man. Also I disagree with his point on accuracy of books, the French government released 35,000 personal letters from the era since the early 2000s so any book written since then is technically more accurate than books even 15 years after by a contemporary who never even served past Napoleon coronation.
It would be great if Riddley Scott made a remastered and enhanced remake of the 1985 film "Legend" like he did in the Alien films and its prequel Prometheus.
I think he has?
Scott is so funny
Goat
Phoenix is too old, and Kirby too young for their parts. I still like Steiger as Napoleon.
yes.. I've seen that film a ctually at a screening at Warner Bros before it's release.. good as he was in it & getting the essence of the older napoleon.. no one has gotten his essence like the youngish Brando in Sesiree though the actual movie was so so.. made in the 1950's.. about his first fiancee'..
Marlon Brando..
Steiger in Waterloo is exceptional
the coolest part is that the crew is getting interviewed, not just actors.
I don’t think the actors are allowed to give interviews due to the ongoing strike
Disappointing that Napoleon's coronation is less than thrilling. Did Joaquin have laryngitis during filming?
Noticed that 2. Now Obviously no one knows how Napoleon actually sounded but idk i felt like he was whispering. Should've made his voice assertive n powerful but then again what do i know. Who i am to tell a Oscar winning Actor how to act 💀
Steiger delivers that line better in Waterloo.
The German dubbed version sounds much better. napoleon’s voice has much more character
Looks incredible, very excited! ❤
What did you think?
Here is my main problem with Ridley Scott, even though I am a fan of some of his work: he only uses his brain for dreaming it seems, and therefore, you are left with the dissatisfaction that for such a big, popular, respected, loved and hugely successful director, his films tend to be lacking in substance by way of getting you to think and care. I don’t want to invoke Dirty Harry here, but when he says a man’s gotta know his limitations, Eastwood was actually on to something. Something that applies to Ridley. Everything is just about getting his huge imagination out there more than anything, and yet the best he can muster is some very good genre films, and that’s it. Kusturica, Cassavetes, Ozu those individuals had true depth and Scott could take valuable lessons from them.
Scott is an advertising big mouth. He knows his visuals but without a great script he is nothing. And it seems like he does not know a good script from a bad one. It happens by accident. Sometimes. But most of his films lack substance, suspense and emotion.
He usually lacks great writers. Imagine Steven Knight’s writing and Ridley’s knack for rich period filmmaking
Without any sources and such a attitude to some basic research before making a historical film, no wonder Scott come out with a comedy instead of an epic, and everyone that have a little bit of history knowledge don't like it.
oops.. Napoleon didn't have a drop of French blood in him.. that's the irony.. he was PURE Italian.. his father's forebears came from Tuscany who later moved to Genoa.. & still later moved to Corsica.
His Mother's ancestors came f rom the Lombardy region.. & Napoleon grew up speaking Italian.. he had to learn how to speak French & was made fun of for his bad accent which he hardly lost..
napoleon became a French citizen as a fluke.. Destiny stepping in.. he was borne a year after Corsica was purchased by France.. hence becoming a French territory.
Marie- Rose Joseph? later becoming Josephine by Napoleon was known as a Creole.. but not the definition w e have today.. Creole then meant being of Pure French blood but borne in the islands. in her case martinique.
Without France there would be no Napoleon
@@brodocassel
maybe true.. this is when one see what a man of Destiny Napoleon was/is.. He inherited the French revolution & became the architect of modern Europe..
You're not French by "blood", it doesn't work like that, not in France. It's the same thing with countries like the US.
@@brodocassel Without Austria No Hitler! Without Georgia No Stalin! Without Macedonia No Alexander! It seems Great Leaders come from a Small Country to Lead a Greater Nation!
@@Thunderworks
I do get it.. why, I made such comments
Phoenix looks like hes în his 70s...to manny drugs and alcohol....
Yeah, 8 cameras are 8 times faster. That’s why they shoot daily soaps with 8 cameras. And that’s why it also feels like a daily soap. Ridleys films certainly don’t look like daily soaps, but in recent years they feel like it.
Ridley scott is maybe the best director ever
David Lean
Oh come on now. You must be young or stupid.
Ridley shouldn't be allowed to make historical movies anymore. This movie was hastened too quickly during the story telling, the relationships, and the development of the main character. Not to mention that Phoenix at 49 is playing Napoleon from the transition of a teenager and onto his 20s, which made no sense until much later on at the end. Even the lack of Napoleon's character direction, his behavior and education throughout the years, accents being over and under played, understanding and evolvement from Ridley has made Phoenix limited in his performance.
It's a MOVIE. Not a book. Not a documentary. You're allowed to laugh folks. Every frame of this film looks like a neo classical painting. Thoroughly entertaining, visually spectacular, and hilariously dark. Yes, it wasn't historically accurate and the script lacked a bit, but psychologically, it wins all around. Brilliant entertainment. The violence was awesome. 4/5 stars
@@christomorpho Then they shouldn't have named it Napoleon. They could have made a movie about a soldier during the French revolution and during that time period instead of this. And it's annoying at this point with the lack of historical knowledge considering that it shouldn't happen in 2023 when it's much easier seeking historical references and facts. Ridley was born in 1937 and should understand this more than anyone else. And there's much more to Napoleon's life and legacy than some love letters and his relationships with woman, which is the only thing that fascinates the filmmakers for some reason... I think that the movie would have worked much better if they had edited out all the battle scenes and instead focused on his personal life or edited out his love life and concentrated on his military career along with the battle scenes because it all happened too fast the way this movie was presented in this shorter version.
there is something very annoying with this host. And you can tell Ridley Scott is playing with him.
oh I was hyped for this and then I realised it was Ridley Scott. He really needs to stop making movies, he's a complete hack and has been.
Lovers like you should be ignored. lol @davidlaman722
You're talking about the guy that did Gladiator
Kingdom of heaven is amazing. I'll always watch it aro7nd Christmas
...And made a critically lauded film as recently as his last movie "The Last Duel"...He's had some misfires, name a director who's made over 10 movies without one! He's not just an all time great, he's been a pioneer and visionary that many have followed and tried to copy....read what Nolan just said in a full page piece in the recent Total Film...
Gladiator was the only really outstanding one of all his movies. The rest is mediocre
Awful movie...