What are some modern day shows or movies that relate to the epic of gilgamesh?
"This Unnameable Little Broom" (1985) by the Quay Brothers is an animated short based on the Epic of Gilgamesh. In television: The Gilgamesh story is a key part of the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Darmok." Gilgamesh (anime), directed by Masahiko Murata. Gilgamesh is a central character in the anime series Fate/Stay Night which is based on the visual novel by Type Moon. Gurren Lagann features an enemy mecha named Enkidu, piloted by the Beastman Viral, who himself eventually joins the heroes on their adventures. Gilgamesh is also used as a part of two other anime, The Sword of Uruk and Aegis of Uruk. Story elements and names are used. Gilgamesh appears in the Hercules: The Legendary Journeys episode, "Faith," and is played by Tony Todd. His half-sister is established to be Nebula, who had already appeared on the series. He is depicted as the king of Sumeria and recently having lost his family. A parallel is drawn between him and Hercules, who experienced a similar loss. Gilgamesh's loss, though, causes him to succomb to the influence of Dahak – leading him to work toward bringing the demon god into the world by killing the Sumerian gods and providing the sacrifice of a warrior heart. He tricks Hercules into aiding in his plan and kills Iolaus (who was shielding Nebula, the intended sacrifice). Hercules kills Gilgamesh soon afterward. The Epic of Gilgamesh is mentioned in the cartoon series "The Secret Saturdays".
What are some examples of epic heroes in movies?
How do you define hero? Someone who is brave, courageous, and very good? Or someone who ultimately does the good thing and makes the sacrifice to save everyone, despite not being a totally great person? Either way... Will Turner from Pirates of the Caribbean (you could argue Captain Jack is also an epic hero) Batman from the Dark Knight movies Iron Man from the Iron Man movies and The Avengers Thor from the Thor movies and The Avengers Spartacus in Spartacus James Bond in the Bond movies Connor and Murphy McManus in The Boondock Saints movies Harry Potter from the Harry Potter movies Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games movies Rambo in the Rambo movies The Driver from Drive Peter Parker from The Amazing Spiderman Jason Bourne from The Bourne series Lisbeth Salander from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Frodo from the LotR movies
What's a modern day example of an Anti-hero?
Al Bundy from Married With Children.Al hates his life, his shoe store job, his lazy spendthrift wife, his ungrateful kids. He is a slob. He does not vote (except to stop the beer tax). He spends what money he has on beer and strip clubs. Al is the protagonist. He fails so often that every small victory is a celebration. Al is not heroic in any sense (except when he fought a street gang to try to win his high school crush) but he usually does right by his family. He is faithful to his wife. He loves his kids even if he won’t admit it. Al is no hero, but he’s no villain. He’s the protagonist, so I’d call him an anti-hero.
Does anyone know any examples of luke skywalker being an epic hero from star wars?
Well he had several moments of being an epic hero, but i think the main event was the classic scene of the Death Star battle in episode IV where he managed to destroy the Death Star. Another more complicated example was his dedication to train to become a jedi for the good of all and to continue the ways of the Jedi. Another scene you could use was his clash with the Emperor and just his strength to overcome the temptations of the dark side and prevail for good. If your writing a paper your going to have to use smaller examples, such as his bravery to rescue Han Solo from Jabba's Palace in episode VI.
What is the definition of Epic Movies?
The epic is a lengthy, revered narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. The word epic comes from the Ancient Greek expression Epos (ἔπος). Epic movies are e.g. 'Gone With The Wind' (the South), 'Exodus' (Israel), 'Gallipoli' (Australia), 'Living' (Huozhe, China) and 'Braveheart' (Scotland) Edit: The other answer above is not correct. Go to imdb and look for 'epic' (keyword).
How much is a movie score composer (John Williams for example) paid for creating an epic score (i.e. Star Wars, Superman, Raiders of The Lost Ark) and does it depend on the movie's success?
I think it has to do more with the "budget," rather than the success of a film (since the hiring and compensation arrangements are made before the film goes to market). Obviously, a low-budget film could never afford such a great "A List" composer, such as John Williams.I think for the mere mortal, this article reflects a lot of issues most film composers face. http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/...If you really want to be a film composer, you have to divorce yourself from your 12 year-old dream to score the next Star Wars movie, and come up with the kind of sound that will make filmmakers come to you. If you write traditional, symphonic music, you will without a doubt end up working on a lot of lousy, juvenile children's films. But if you can come up with something sophisticated—something dramatic but subtle and contemporary— you can be "typecast" into good movies. Think Thomas Newman, Howard Shore, Rachel Portman, Graeme Revell, Elliot Goldenthal and the newest example, Mychael Danna. These composers write music that isn't necessarily flashy, but gets them consistently employed on high quality product. And from there you'll have a lot more options than you do now.As to your question, according to David Bell's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dav... book, "Getting The Best Score For Your Film,"...The low budget film: "A $20,000-$50,000 package deal. The composer delivers a recording -- any money he does not spend, he gets to keep." A medium budget feature or TV movie package deal: "$50,000-$150,000 - established composer with a 'high-end' studio and a few live players." A medium budget feature or TV movie with ensemble: "$50,000-$300,000 music budget plus a composer fee of $20,000-$30,000 for TV, or $30,000-$100,000 for feature." A high budget feature: "Up to $400,000 music budget, plus $200,000-$400,000 composer fee."