beowulf edit review

Manohla Dargis writes a critical review of the movie Beowulf which is based on the classic poem about a warrior named Beowulf who must defeat an evil demon, her son, and a dragon. Dargis titles her review Confronting the Fabled Monster, Not to Mention His Mom. From this title alone one can sense the mood Dargis has towards the movie. The word such as confronting creates a hostile mood. Then the phrase Not to Mention His Naked Mom is read as being contemptuous. Thus giving the title its mood which also gives insight on how the editor felt towards the movie.
From the text a conclusion can be solemnly found, that the author has a distaste for Beowulf another classic piece of literature that’s been bedazzled by Hollywood, and that the movie is a waste of time. This can be seen when it states “Any filmmaker who takes a stab at literary adaption has to compete with those moving pictures already flickering in our heads,… even big breasts”. This conveys that the movie is just like other book that has been made into a movie. There is also the statement “Somehow this trick was a lot funnier in “Borat” and “The Simpsons Movie””. This is Dargis referring to the scene in Beowulf where Beowulf bounces off the walls and things naked while convenient obstructions cover his genitals. This shows that the editor felt that the scene was maybe a little too much as was the movie in general. From all of this one would assume that the author has a reason for writing this. The author’s aim can be established through the mood and tone the author sets throughout the text. Her aim is to persuade the reader that the movie isn’t anything new from all the other movies, and that its crap. Dargis is also trying to persuade the reader to not see the movie. This can be seen at various points for instance the quote “, this film version of “Beowulf” doesn’t offer much beyond 3-D oohs and ahs, sword clanging and a nicely conceived dragon”. From this quote one might receive the message that the