3.5 stars
The Eagle is your average modern day war movie. Starring Channing Tatum, as a serious Roman
General, the movie raised some valid points, while leaving you feeling like it
was just wrong. Channing Tatum, coming
from Magic Mike, just seemed like the wrong actor to cast in such a serious
role. Him, attempting to adopt a Roman
accent sounded unauthentic, and had me confused for the first 20 minutes. Even if he did look the part, it was just odd
having a generally comical actor in a very serious movie.
It did raise valid questions, about why we view the Roman
Empire as so great, when they were giant expansionists. Many times in the movie, soldiers would ask, “Why
would Rome want to expand? Why would they want England? There’s nothing here
worth taking.” This makes us think about
Rome in a way we don’t normally do; as the villains of history, as the big
bully. Also the value it places on
freedom and the way it presents honor helps to make up for all the flaws. Overall, the movie is just okay.
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