bggalaxy Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 What or how makes a film "An Epic Motion Picture" "A Film Of Epic Proportions" "An Epic in the Making" "An Epic Story" What films are epic and what makes them "Epic". I get the feeling this word was/is used to freely, you can almost say to "Epic Proportions". Does epic have to be of historical topics? Any thoughts would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movieslover1000 Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 I don't know what makes a film an "Epic", but I do agree with you that it used a lot today, and in the past. i've seen it used with films that how they would be epics it boggles the mind. I don't think epics have to be historical, though many seem to be, at least in the old days when historical films were more prevalent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venerados Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 I think an epic has multiple stories within it, each with a beginning, middle, and end, tied together by a main plotline. Epic and episodic are almost synonyms, so if a movie can be divided up into episodes it's an epic. That could be explained better, but I got a good grip on the subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviejoe79 Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 venerados - You explained it perfectly, and that is actually a very good take on the subject. Personally, whenever I hear that a film is an "epic" I think of two things - that it has a historical time frame, and that it is very LONG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviebuffjg Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 I agree with both of you regarding "epics," but I would throw this in too. A movie with an epic scope frequently takes place at a distinguished point in history but follows a very personal story that is affected by its historic background (e.g., Gone With the Wind, Titanic). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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