I must write a 3-5 page paper on a piece of media set before the year 1500, and critically analyze it. The civilizations we covered are Persia, China, Greece, Rome, Israel, and Arabia. (My professor spent 3 classes on Islam and 1 class covering Alexander the Great and Rome which is ridiculous) I need two sources to go along with it, one must be a "scholarly book." What should I write about, it is due next Friday so I think a movie would be my best bet. Can you guys recommend sources along with your media? I posted this in /his/ but I thought I would post it here to, as all these civs are international
>>74020552
We also covered Egypt
>>74020552
Watch Gladiator. It's shit in terms of historical accuracy but a very entertaining movie.
>>74020643
Yeah I was thinking about that or the Ten Commandments
>>74020552
Kingdom of Heaven? Dunno whether it's related, but it's sure a damn good movie.
>>74020822
I think my professor is looking for movies set earlier in time than that
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix_%26_Obelix:_Mission_Cleopatra
The prince of Egypt
>>74021211
Maybe, I will watch it but I don't know if it is good for a paper
>>74021950
best movie
>>74021171
请允许我怀疑一下你的身份
>>74022994
是的你可以。 我是一个女孩(女)顺便一提。
>>74021171
>not 王的盛宴
>>74020552
Quo Vadis?
>>74020552
Ice Age.
>>74023141
哼.....幸会,中文水平不错,虽然还有需要改进的地方
>>74020552
Pick a Chinese martial arts movie.
> House of flying daggers
Set in decaying T'ang China, it portrays the corruption and insecurity that plagued the end of the T'ang dynasty.
> The Emperor's shadow
About the First Emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, and musician Gao Jianli.
> Red Cliff
Tony Leung and friends recreate the epic Battle of Red Cliffs, when China was split into three.
> Warriors of Heaven and Earth
Another T'ang dynasty film, also remove kebab.
>>74020552
about how israel has done nothing wrong and is the best country in the world!
>>74025850
> a piece of media set before the year 1500
Can't you read, Avi?
>>74025850
>Implying God has not had to punish Israel for their countless sins, and this is documented in both the Old and New Testaments
>Implying the majority of Jews right now are not in error denying the Christ
Don't get me started on Palestine either
>>74020552
Agora is set in roman alexandria and its pretty good.
The tv show HBO rome is a masterpiece.
>>74025794
All good suggestions, which would you say is the best?
>>74030339
Read the plot on wikipedia, sounds like trash
>>74030699
Red Cliff is the most Hollywood-like of these films, but House of flying daggers is probably the easiest to find. I liked the latter.
>>74031798
Red cliff is the only one on Netflix, House of Flying Daggers is not on Amazon Prime video or Netflix, I was hoping to find it for free lol