Beowulf

On Wednesday night, I watched this movie together with ccw, young sil and her bf.

Beowulf is actually a heroic epic poem written long long long long longggg time ago! Long enough that I do not know how to put the date. According to wikipedia it is also the only surviving manuscript during that time.
From wikipedia:
"In the poem, Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, battles three antagonists: Grendel, who is attacking the Danish mead hall called Heorot and its inhabitants; Grendel's mother; and, later in life after returning to Geatland (modern southern Sweden) and becoming a king, an unnamed dragon. He is mortally wounded in the final battle, and after his death he is buried in a barrow in Geatland by his retainers."

In the movie, Beowulf is a hero but with shameful story hidden behind. He did not kill Grendel's mother like mention in the poem. In short, the message from the movie is man can never escape from woman's beauty, power and wealth!

In my opinion, it is not worth watching. HAHA! BUT, the movie helps to promote this piece of valuable manuscript to the world.


Anyway, here is the official website for Beowulf: http://www.beowulfmovie.com/