the slow death of historical epics

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A research essay on the state of 'historical-epic' films in the current cinematic landscape. Are they dying off? Or is there hope for the genre yet?


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Timestamps:

0:00 The Historical Epic
1:54 The Definition
2:56 Are You Not Entertained?
5:31 Swords and Sandals
8:01 A Shifting Cinematic Landscape
9:25 Waking Hollywood
11:49 A Dead Genre?

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What do YOU think of historical epics? Do you miss the days of Gladiator, Troy, Kingdom of Heaven, and King Arthur? Have you liked the recent films such as Robin Hood, The Green Knight, The King, and Outlaw King?
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Films Referenced:

The Ten Commandments (1956)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
1917 (2019)
Dunkirk (2017)
The Imitation Game (2014)
Braveheart (1995)
Gladiator (2000)
Troy (2004)
300 (2006)
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Robin Hood (2010)
King Arthur (2004)
Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)
Apocalypto (2006)
Wrath Of The Titans (2012)
Clash Of The Titans (2010)
The Sound of Music (1965)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Gods of Egypt (2016)
Robin Hood (2018)
Selma (2014)
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
The Green Knight (2021)
The King (2019)
Outlaw King (2018)
The Last Duel (2021)


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History
Historical films
Historical movies
Cinema
Box office flop
The Last Duel
Ridley Scott
The Northman
Cleopatra
Russell Crowe

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