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Ancient Greek And Roman Film Comparative Essay

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Ancient Greek and Roman films have innate properties that accommodate the genre to prosperously generate success at the box office – grand battles, charismatic leaders, eccentric sexuality, and divine figures ensure that the general public will purchase admission to observe both the narrative and spectacle. Among these Ancient Greek and Roman films are the cleverly written comedies and the powerful/dramatic tragedies (both based upon the work of accomplished ancient playwrights) that opt out of the spectacle entirely to focus instead on the narration and characters. This shift in the focus of the films from balanced story and spectacle to complex narration results in this subgenre of ancient films to consistently fail in capturing modern cinematic
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