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Not entirely clear what your point is there Nairn, I think it’s something like “I chose not to pay attention to any of the racial elements in the film, cos all of humanity is pretty brutal” ??? something like that. I think. I was just making a comparison of how attitudes have changed in the 70 odd years between the original and this film. I have seen the original several times, and I’ll tell you with some certaintity, the Heart of Darkness book was not in the original.
Anyway I think when jimmy says “this is not an adventure story is it?” tells me that the inclusion of the book was drawing a moral equivalence of “what is the effect of the white-man on these ‘savages’” (have you read the book by the way?) rather than the journey they are embarking on. (hence its is NOT an adventure story). That’s my take on it. Also, with regards to the blonde white chick. In the original the “natives” are friendly to the people on the boat, until they spot the white woman who they refer to as the golden haired goddess or something. There is no doubt in the original that the blonde is a “beauty” the likes of which they have never seen. My only point was how a remake, in these times, would have to deal with certain elements in the original that would be pretty unpalatable to today’s audience. I wasn’t making a judgement myself. And the original, without a doubt, tells an age old story of what the white man’s encounter must have been like with the savages. Conrad’s 19th century story is one rare piece of literature that says, “actually, the white man is the real savage amongst these people.”I just find it interesting, that’s all. But please, feel free to ignore it cos you have other moral axes to grind (??).
I cud just as easily have brought up the point that the Adrien Brody character in this version is far more "effeminate" and in touch with his emotins, than the butch, macho, hard-man in the original.
By the way, the CGI was why I went to see the movie too. And enjoyed it thoroughly.