Poor attention to detail with production design distracts terribly from suspension of disbelief when noticed by expert eyes…anachronisms, wrong hairstyles, yes jars and vessels, weapons and props. It is often silly and careless things that derail here.
True. I can say that, having taught the aforementioned course on classical reception in film, and having done work as a Latin translator form Marvel/Disney, I’m well aware that it is the bottom line that drives all and (made sure students understood that). $$ drive everything.
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Interestingly enough, the place least likely to be historically problematic is the props themselves. I treat anachronisms and obvious departures as Easter eggs for personal laughs, and true intertextualisms such as the Vergil reference in POTC: AWE (and many other projects) as delightful tresures.