How long är en episk?

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Min ordlista hade följande definitioner för ordet "epic":

epic: telling a story about a hero or about exciting events or adventures

och

epic: a long book, movie, etc., that usually tells a story about exciting events or adventures

Jag ville i praktiken veta hur många timmar långa en film måste vara för att bli kallad en episk? Finns det en uppsättning tidsperioder som motsvarar längden på en episk film? Eller finns det några andra kriterier som är inblandade i att definiera en sådan film?

    
uppsättning Jack Maddington 26.10.2016 09:30

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Epik definieras ofta inte med avseende på längd, men i form av plot - en episk handlar typiskt om en Epic Hero som möter motgång och måste övervinna det. I denna mening anses många arbeten i många olika medier som epics - arbetar hela vägen från Gilgamesh till Beowulf till Star Krig har ansetts vara epics.

    
svaret ges 26.10.2016 14:52
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Källa Wiki :

Many writers may refer to any film that is "long" (over two hours) as an epic.

Men främst episk kom från poetisk genre

Källa Wiki :

When described as "epic" because of content, an epic movie is often set during a time of war or other societal crisis, while usually covering a longer span of time sometimes throughout entire generations coming and passing away, in terms of both the events depicted and the running time of the film. Such films usually have a historical setting, although fantasy or science fiction settings have become common in recent decades. The central conflict of the film is usually seen as having far-reaching effects, often changing the course of history. The main characters' actions are often central to the resolution of the societal conflict.

In its classification of films by genre, the American Film Institute limits the genre to historical films such as Ben-Hur. However, film scholars such as Constantine Santas are willing to extend the label to science-fiction films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Star Wars.[2] Nickolas Haydock suggests that "Surely one of the hardest film genres to define is that of the "epic" film, encompassing such examples as Ben-Hur, Gone with the Wind....and more recently, 300 and the Star Wars films...none of these comes from literary epics per se, and there is little that links them with one another. Among those who espouse film genre studies, epic is one of the most despised and ignored genres"[3] Finally, although the American Movie Channel formally defines epic films as historical films, they nonetheless state the epic film may be combined with the genre of science-fiction and cite Star Wars as an example.[4]

Stylistically, films classed as epic usually employ spectacular settings and specially designed costumes, often accompanied by a sweeping musical score, and an ensemble cast of bankable stars. Epics are usually among the most expensive of films to produce. They often use on-location filming, authentic period costumes, and action scenes on a massive scale. Biographical films may be less lavish versions of this genre.

Many writers may refer to any film that is "long" (over two hours) as an epic, making the definition epic a matter of dispute, and raise questions as to whether it is a "genre" at all. As Roger Ebert put it, in his "Great Movies" article on Lawrence of Arabia:[5]

The word epic in recent years has become synonymous with big budget B picture. What you realize watching Lawrence of Arabia is that the word epic refers not to the cost or the elaborate production, but to the size of the ideas and vision. Werner Herzog's Aguirre: The Wrath of God didn't cost as much as the catering in Pearl Harbor, but it is an epic, and Pearl Harbor is not.

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svaret ges 26.10.2016 09:45