The Ladies Man

Back in the Middle English era, a man's sexuality was not considered a major social feature. Therefore it was not thoroughly discussed and described in their poetry and plays. Though I have discussed the sociocultural transition throughout the centuries, I have vaguely discussed todays popular topic when it comes to the science of attraction. Human sexuality is abundant and is often talked about and portrayed in thousands of films. It grabs people's attention. It is socially acceptable, and often attractively interesting. So why not place it into a timeless tale.

In Robert Zemeckis' video portrayal of Beowulf. He applies sexuality in a very provocative, yet comical way. In a CGI animation, the most real-life animation, One would assume you would have to put attractive people in the script in order to grab people's sexual tension. What do you think?

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The actor's name is Ray Winstone, a sexy beast????? They certainly had to reanimate him and give him some better features.  Now, the woman who plays the monstrous mother of Grendel, well, she indeed has some good looks for a monster.

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The actress' name is Angelina Jolie, and anyone who knows what she looks like automatically knew it was her  in the film. Not much reanimation required. 

Considering Sexuality was not a major viewpoint in Middle English Literature, they used his manly stature and brawn as the attractive features. Also, since Paganist polytheism was still vastly popular during this era, it was duly noted to raise his social stature to that of a God. The inconsistent Paganist symbolism used within the story provided his stature, considering the poet intertwined Christianity and Paganist values. "The Christian Englishmen of the time......viewed the Germanic Pagan with interest." (Gellert,90)   It is quite possible that he raised his social stature through constant bragging. Andrew Showers from Associated Content states "some would say Beowulf is ignorant because it would seem like he brags about strength and skill in battle." (Associated,1)

           1.Showers,Andrew,http://www.associatedcontent.com,Dec4,2006

           2."Beowulf." Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism. Ed. Elisabeth Gellert and Jelena O. Krstovic. Vol. 43. Detroit: Gale Group, 2001. 89-239. Literature Criticism Online. Gale. Tarrant County College. 24 November 2010 <http://ezp.tccd.edu:2055/servlet/LitCrit/txshracd2560/FJ4072250003>