Beowulf Movie and Beowulf Story
Beowulf Movie
The Beowulf movie is being released Friday, November 16, 2007 by Warner Brothers. The movie is being categorized as animation and was directed by Robert Zemeckis. Robert Zemeckis has been involved a diverse range of popular films from The Polar Express to The House of Wax. (IMDB.com)
Also providing voices for the movie are Ray Winstone (Beowulf), Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright Penn, and Crispin Glover as Grendel.
The movie is rated PG-13.
Beowulf Trailer
Where can you watch the trailer?
The trailer can be viewed at Apple.
Or YouTube fans can check the trailer out at YouTube.
Or see the trailer at the official movie web site.
Beowulf Story
Students are often assigned to read this this story in literature classes because it is a classic tale about a hero that follows a specific storytelling format. It's not a very long story, which makes it a good choice for students.
The compelling hero story of Beowulf and Grendel is finally being made into a watchable movie in the U.S..If are unfamiliar with the story, or need a summary, here are some places to find the story online:
The story is available to read for free at Project Gutenburg. Click on the "Main site" for the first HTML listing. You can read the text of the Beowulf story here.
If you prefer to read the story in its shorter chapters, in a more pleasing format, you can read the story at Bookrag.
Another place to read the story for free is at CliffsNotes.
Or find a summary at the SparksNotes web site.
Quotes
"It is better to avenge a friend than to mourn for him."
"They said that of all the kings upon the earth he was the man most gracious and fair-minded, kindest to his people and keenest to win fame. "
Grendel
If you have even one moment when you feel bad for the monster Grendel, or wonder what his side of the story is, you may want to read John Gardner's Grendel. This modern day re-telling takes on the Beowulf-Grendel tale from Grendel's point of view.
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7 Comments
Post a Commenti'd like to take a look at this
it is something new..
I really want to see this one.
Having seen the movie, it doesn't follow the plot of the poem at all, though it's an interesting adaptation. Still not a huge fan of it -- it was worth a few hours to watch the 3D, but it's certainly not the poem most people read in high school!
Great article. I've been a fan of Beowulf for such a long time.
This movie does look pretty cool. Great article!
I'm looking forward to this one and have to admit that even if the reviews for it are bad, I'll end up seeing it. I generally see movies that cover the Beowulf-Grendel tale as well as others that focus on classics.