A tale set in the Land of the Giants

Written by thehouseofvines

I think I’m getting a strong feeling about something. Legends of the Fall, through the wilder Mann character Tristan Ludlow, may be telling the story of Óðr before meeting Freyja and the Vanir. (Except Óðr was probably also a Bärensohn.) The rest I’ve teased out here and here, and elsewhere. The story’s basically a Norse Saga and Greek tragedy stitched together; plus, this would explain so much. (Though open other questions.)

43 thoughts on “A tale set in the Land of the Giants”

  1. I saw it once, to humour my wife. I remember it was technically good, but I was in my dipstick radical douchenbag phase from my early 20s and was snottishly proclaiming my lack of need for “evil” Hollywood and didn’t want to watch any movies ever.

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    1. As bad as the old studio system was (and it was a complete den of degeneracy, no question about it) they at least made decent, watchable movies. Now we’re getting Eliot Page as Achilles.

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      1. I don’t know who that is.

        But to the rest. Yes. And, speaking of the fluffier friendly degeneracy… The wife and I have Darmok’d with arms wide at ye olde Taco Bell, after a week of walls fall down, twas her birthday request after which Star Trek was had.

        Boring dink that i am.

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        1. A young woman who was raped by Hollywood elites until she developed body dysmorphia, cut off her tits, got a shitty haircut that kind of makes her look like a teenaged boy if you squint really hard, and now believes that entitles her to play one of the greatest heroes of Western civilization. She’s 5 foot. I don’t think was intimidating even in the Iron Age.

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          1. JFC.

            All boxes ticked.

            You have successfully shattered the brief moment of tentative optimism I had about that film. He wrote unsarcastically. Better to rip the bandaid off now.

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            1. That’s not even the worst casting choice …

              However, there won’t be an orchestral suite for the film because the ancient Greeks didn’t have those, but there will be a dreadlocked rapper who’s going to do a little ditty about why capitalism is evil. So, uhm, I guess there’s that … ?

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          2. she wasn’t a decent actress before that. when she didn’t get enough attention she jumps on the crazy train and mutilates herself. should have ended her career. It’s obscene that she’s playing one of our greatest heroes. and absolutely pathetic.

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            1. It’s really fucked up what Hollywood did to her. When I heard about the rapes my opinion shifted somewhat. Still wouldn’t cast Eliot as Achilles. Or in any role, really. I’m not being insulting, but after that trauma she needs to prioritize her mental health, not get a bunch of experimental surgeries.

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              1. I agree. this is my issue with “affirmative care”…I want to make sure mental health is prioritized first and foremost. and Hollywood is a metric shitshow. People have asked me why I didn’t pivot into acting once I retired from dance and it was the culture. I will never sit back and watch someone be abused.

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                    1. After that level of degradation, of course she would try to erase any trace of her femininity. I mean, it hasn’t made her a better actor and certainly not suitable to play the son of Zeus and Thetis. But it is understandable. And reminds us that we do not hate Hollywood enough.

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          3. unless you’re Simo Hayaa, that is not intimidating. Now Hayaa= intimidating as fuck

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      2. fucking Page as Achilles is the most disrespectful casting I can think of except for Zendaya as Athena. not mention the chick playing Helen. WTF. Give us actors who can act, who aren’t mentally ill, and who match the appropriate description of the characters. ugh. Was going to watch this, because Odyssey, but now, thank you no. I”ll rewatch Troy and enjoy the fight choreography in the fight between Hector and Achilles. There can be no compact between lions and men.

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        1. Everything about this is a shit show. And that’s really depressing, since it’s Christopher Nolan coming off his Oppenheimer wins. If he had to jump through these hoops, what hope does an aspiring director have? I guess you just burn down the system and make small, independent films. Which is sad because sometimes you want fast cars, explosions, and dinosaurs in your movie. I suppose there’s always puppets for the budget conscious.

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          1. I like Cillian Murphy as an actor but I had zero interest in Oppenheimer and haven’t seen it. But otherwise agreed.

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            1. Ditto. Unless it was 2 hours of Cillian sitting there in black and white repeating, “I have become Death, destroyer of worlds.” I could even forgo the Glass soundtrack.

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  2. Have you ever considered you’re just a delusional diabetic who is forming imaginary friend relationships with tv characters? Go find your missing toe lol.

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          1. She was the female lead in the movie. I’m sure she was in other movies too, but I can’t remember any at the moment. She was mostly a thing in the 90s; haven’t heard anything about her in a coon’s age.

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    2. What are you talking about? I have it preserved in a jar, on my writing desk.

      Now, why don’t you try finding your father. I’m sure you have a lot of new ways to disappoint him since last you saw each other.

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  3. Since we are talking about bodies. About toes being cut off – my husband commissioned a toe pillow complete with nail pocket for toe jam. It sits proudly beside his chair.

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