What is your favorite “epic” movie?
By “epic”, I’m referring to the old-school style of movie. Expansive story, massive production kind of movie.
I’m currently rewatching Lawrence of Arabia.
What is your favorite “epic” movie?
By “epic”, I’m referring to the old-school style of movie. Expansive story, massive production kind of movie.
I’m currently rewatching Lawrence of Arabia.
Right there with ya. Tolkien’s expository wanking is legendary. I put Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn up there with Tolkien for their excess of exposition.
Never touch anything close to Eco. You’ll find yourself in a world of words.
Right?! I once read somewhere that Eco researched “Foucault’s Pendulum” for 25 years. Yep, that reads like a 25 year long research paper. :D
I had a 2-hour train commute, each way. I managed to get through all of his novels and essays in about a month of commuting.