Beowulf is a 2007 fantasy film
directed by Robert Zemeckis. The film is an adaptation of the
Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf and was made using a special
technique of digitally enhanced live action (utilizing, among other
technologies, an advanced form of motion capture). Beowulf will be
released on November 16, 2007 and stars Ray Winstone, Anthony
Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, Dominic Keating, Alison Lohman, John
Malkovich, Crispin Glover, Brendan Gleeson and Angelina
Jolie.
Based on the epic poem, the film is about a man who comes to Heorot
in order to rid it of Grendel, the monstrosity who terrorizes it.
What he does not expect is Grendel's Mother.
While some of the film remains true to the original poem, other
elements, such as the dialogue, the emphasized hubris of Beowulf
and Hrothgar, the perceived hedonism in Heorot, the span of time
before Beowulf fights the dragon, Grendel's motive for attacking
Heorot, and the relationship between Grendel's mother and Beowulf
deviate from the original poem.
