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(Minor spoilers follow.)
This must be the movie with the biggest amount of anachronisms I have ever
seen. It feels like they were deliberately trying to put as many anachronism
as they could in the movie, plus other inaccuracies. Artistic license is
understandable, but there are some limits to willing suspension of disbelief.
The movie is set approximately 12000 years ago. A few examples:
- Mammoths and sabre-tooth tigers in the African deserts? The tigers could
perhaps be conceivable, but mammoths? No way. They couldn't even have
survived there. In fact, they might not even have existed in this era
(although the "10000 BC" might just be a rounded up approximation).
- Mammoths didn't gallop. They ran in the same way as elephants.
- The first Egyptian pyramids were not constructed until about 3000 BC.
- Overall, complex cities and buildings were not developed until about
that time, ie. 3000 BC.
- Terror birds most probably went extint over a million years ago, and are
anyways geographically completely misplaced: They lived in South America
only.
- Horses were not domesticated until approximately 4500 BC.
- Sailing ships were first developed approximately at 4000 BC. They were
not used for trade until as late as about 1000 BC.
- Chili peppers and corn seeds. Yes, you read right: Chili peppers and
corn seeds. In Africa. In 10000 BC. In reality they were brought from
America in the 16th century AD.
- Metal working was not developed until about 5500 BC.
- Papyrus was not invented until the first centuries BC.
And this is not to talk about the whacky geography in the movie...
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- Warp
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http://www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/BC.htm
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FE
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Ah... at last, a factually accurate film. :-D
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On Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:02:03 -0400, Warp wrote:
> And this is not to talk about the whacky geography in the movie...
I knew there was a reason it didn't stay in the theaters long around
here....Was surprised to see DVDs at the used DVD shop yesterday.
Jim
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Sounds like "The mummy", "Stargate" and indeed most Hollywood blockbusters.
any giant sloths? :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megatherium
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Warp, you're not expected to *think* when you go and see a popcorn movie...
;-)
Xavier
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Xavier Manget <NOS### [at] nospamfree fr> wrote:
> Warp, you're not expected to *think* when you go and see a popcorn movie...
> ;-)
As I commented, there's a limit to the willing suspension of disbelief.
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- Warp
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"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message
news:48ebb22a@news.povray.org...
> - The first Egyptian pyramids were not constructed until about 3000 BC.
>
> - Overall, complex cities and buildings were not developed until about
> that time, ie. 3000 BC.
haha .... that's what I zeroed in on when the trailers for the theatrical
release was going around.
Jim
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Jim Holsenback <jho### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> "Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message
> news:48ebb22a@news.povray.org...
> > - The first Egyptian pyramids were not constructed until about 3000 BC.
> >
> > - Overall, complex cities and buildings were not developed until about
> > that time, ie. 3000 BC.
> haha .... that's what I zeroed in on when the trailers for the theatrical
> release was going around.
You mean the trailers spoiled the egyptian pyramids? In the movie that
was not really shown until quite late in the movie, and could be regarded
as somewhat of a surprise.
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- Warp
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"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message
news:48ecb0ac@news.povray.org...
> You mean the trailers spoiled the egyptian pyramids? In the movie that
> was not really shown until quite late in the movie, and could be regarded
> as somewhat of a surprise.
As I recall the notion of cities is what bugged me .... Caves, grog, and
maybe fire, but cities NO! You are correct! I don't recall pyramids in the
trailer .... that would have been as you said too BIG of a spoiler.
Jim
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