Napoleon
Summary
The diachronic dramatic event filmNapoleonhas permit a recur trend throughout Ridley Scott ’s direct vocation to continue . In November 2023 , Ridley Scott free his adaptation of the life of the fabled commander Napoleon Bonaparte and his rise to becoming the emperor of France during the Revolutionary Wars . Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby , the movie also depicts Napoleon ’s riotous Latinian language with his wife , Josephine .
Napoleonwas released to a mixed critical response andreceived criticism for its historical inaccuraciesand proved a dashing hopes at the box office , gross only $ 220.9 million on a budget of $ 130 - 200 million . Despite being put forward for 3 Academy Awards for its costume blueprint and visual gist , the underwhelming results of this historical drama have allowed a 21 - year - farseeing trend in Ridley Scott ’s directing vocation to continue .
Ridley Scott ’s 2023 film Napoleon bombed at the box office , and unfortunately , this negative portion was predicted by another failed Napoleon movie .
Ridley Scott Hasn’t Made A Good Comedy For 21 Years
Ridley Scott has not made a successful comedy photographic film in 21 age ; his last successful funniness picture show wasMatchstick Men , released in 2003 .
Ridley Scott has channelise many successful moviesacross many dissimilar musical style . His well - known works includeAlien(1979),Blade Runner(1982),Thelma and Louise(1991 ) , and the Academy Award - winning movieGladiator(2000 ) , where he pick up an Oscar nomination for Best Director . He has been successful as a director in writing style , such as dramatic event , scientific discipline - fiction , and horror , butthere is one peculiar movie genre that he has never unfeignedly been able to subdue .
Ridley Scott has not made a successful comedy film in 21 years ; his last successful comedy wasMatchstick Men , released in 2003 . He fall to the musical style with the moviesA Good Year(2006)andNaked Singularity(2021 ) , but they performed badly with critics and are regard as some of his lowest - order movies ( viaRotten Tomatoes ) . While Scott has successfully worked in many genres , clowning has proven to be his weak genre in terms of direct .
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Napoleon portrays the unconventional dynamic between the French ruler and his first wife , Joséphine , but this was n’t his most controversial romance .
Comedy Has Never Been Scott’s Strong Point (& Napoleon Proves It)
After freeing , Napoleonsurprised critic and viewerswith its in darkness humorous take on the soldier ’s storey . It was break thatthe moving picture was by choice funnyand was meant to bring a horse sense of humor to lighten the serious tone of the historical drama . The humor was run into with a mixed receipt from critics , with some saying that it did little to amend the diachronic aspect of the moving-picture show and made the powerful commanding officer face undignified ( viaNew Republic ) .
clowning has never been the strongest element of Ridley Scott ’s directing career andNapoleonproves this . The director made the mistake of try on to blend comedy with history , whichturned the movie into a confusing and historically inaccurate melodrama that does little to spotlight the true legacy of Napoleon Bonaparte . While the movie was visually stunning , with fantabulous performance from Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby , Napoleonproves that Ridley Scott should focalize on organise genres , other than comedy , in future projects .
source : Rotten Tomatoes , New Republic
