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EPISODE 4: THE CHALLENGE OF “BRONZE AGE ATTITUDES” CONCERNING WOMEN & WAR
In this “anticipatory episode” of WATCHING TROY FALL I explore the challenges that Netflix will face in reconciling the 3000 years old values and cultural mores of the original Trojan War Epic story, with the values and cultural mores of a 21st century television audience. I identify the core challenge as: “What do you do if you are Netflix, when your lead characters in the story – in most cases lead characters that viewers are supposed to see as “noble and heroic” – behave in ways which today would get them thrown into jail (or at a minimum fired from Netflix)?” I then address two specific attitudes – about war, and about women – where Netflix will struggle to remain faithful to the original epic, without entirely alienating or offending a contemporary audience. Finally, I speculate on the “artistic decisions” that Netflix is likely to make in attempting to overcome these challenges.
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By Jeff WrightIn this “anticipatory episode” of WATCHING TROY FALL I explore the challenges that Netflix will face in reconciling the 3000 years old values and cultural mores of the original Trojan War Epic story, with the values and cultural mores of a 21st century television audience. I identify the core challenge as: “What do you do if you are Netflix, when your lead characters in the story – in most cases lead characters that viewers are supposed to see as “noble and heroic” – behave in ways which today would get them thrown into jail (or at a minimum fired from Netflix)?” I then address two specific attitudes – about war, and about women – where Netflix will struggle to remain faithful to the original epic, without entirely alienating or offending a contemporary audience. Finally, I speculate on the “artistic decisions” that Netflix is likely to make in attempting to overcome these challenges.
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