The poem chronicles the history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar in a mythico-historical framework comprising over 250 myths, 15 books, and 11,995 lines.Īlthough it meets some of the criteria for an epic, the poem defies simple genre classification because of its varying themes and tones. The Metamorphoses ( Latin: Metamorphōsēs, from Ancient Greek: μεταμορφώσεις: 'Transformations') is a Latin narrative poem from 8 CE by the Roman poet Ovid. Hayden White Rare Book Collection, University of California, Santa Cruz

There's also Josh Gad (also using a grizzled articulation), who plays a 'giant dwarf' named Mulch Diggums.Title page of 1556 edition published by Joannes Gryphius (decorative border added subsequently). Dench gives her character a raspy voice that would make Christian Bale's Batman turn his head in admiration.

There are also some puzzling character choices especially when it comes to how each actor has chosen to vocalize their respective lines. These character development shortcomings extend to most of the supporting cast, including Judi Dench's Commander Root and even Farrell, who's more of an afterthought by the second half of the film. It seems like you're supposed to feel a deeper connection between these two that's never conveyed in the film. Each of their respective storylines is rushed and the two never form a bond over anything more than simply trying to survive. For Artemis, he would like to spend more time with his dad, who is always off on the next adventure while his son stays at home, and Holly would like to repair her father's tarnished reputation. Both Holly and Artemis desire to know more about their fathers, but this particular dilemma is never fully explored. Another of the film's missed opportunities is the relationship between Artemis and a spirited crime-fighting fairy named Holly Short (Lara McDonnell). Besides a brief encounter with Artemis' therapist where he tries to find out what makes the boy tick, there's very little time spent learning who Artemis is as a character. Artemis, for example, is supposed to be our extraordinary hero who we're told (many times) is an exceptional person who can accomplish any task, but we never really see him do anything remarkable. Even without having read the novels, it feels like Branagh and his team are trying to cram more story than the film's 95-minute (give or take) runtime will allow. 8 Images One of the films' biggest issues is its pacing, especially whenever there's a new character introduced.

Artemis fowl comic