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Colin
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 Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2021 12:43 pm |
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There are �making of� clips/photos from the Zulu films, but I�ve watched a really interesting �making of� for the film Alexander, though the film itself is not the subject of this topic.
In �Becoming Alexander� (which I think is on YouTube) you follow Colin Farrell and how he prepares for the role as a believable commander of men, through study, weapons training, fight choreography and actually ordering men about at the pre-film boot camp, guided by a military advisor who himself is known through various war films and documentaries -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1aXXZe5YA4
If, and that is a big if mind, a new film is made about Isandhlwana and/or Rorke�s Drift, I�d love to see an identical �making of� for them as shown on �Becoming Alexander�, it is so much better than seeing an actor placed in a role who is not convincing as a leader of men, nor has done the necessary training beforehand, so a sort of disbelief and detachment in the role, remaining unconvincing to audiences.
In my opinion, Colin Farrell in this documentary excels in his training along with �his� men, more than I liked the film itself.
It really is the best �making of� I�ve seen of the physical aspects of preparing an actor to lead men on a battlefield.
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