The point which is to be adressed in the beginning is what is an epic poem and an epic film? An epic poem, epic, epoc, or epopee is a long narrative poem, usually involving a period beyond living memory in which the extraordinary acts of the extraordinary men and women who, in dealing with gods or other divine powers, formed the moral universe for their descendants, the poet and his audience, to see themselves as a people or a nation. When referring to the achievements of Western Literature, Homers Iliad is the work that comes to mind readily which tells the story of the darkest episode of the Trojan War. The focus of the epic poem is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks and his reluctance to fight after being humiliated by Agamemnon. The first epics are examples of literary practices in preliterate cultures and oral history. Oral tradition has been used to communicate and facilitate the spread of culture alongside written scriptures. Poetry is conveyed to the public in these rituals and by solely verbal means from performer to performer. Lets come to our next point i.e epic films. Epic movies are a large-scale, expansive, often dramatic form of filmmaking. Through
out time, the use of the word has varied, often designating a form of film and sometimes associated with large-budget films. Unlike epics, it is often based on a heroic character in the traditional literary sense. The adventurous aspect of an epic tends to differentiate it from other movie styles like the period piece and fantasy picture.Usually, epic historical films would take on a historical or a mythical event, adding an extravagant setting and lavish costumes, accompanied by an expansive musical score with a cast ensemble that would make them one of the most expensive to produce. Once characterized as ΒepicΒ due to plot, an epic movie is often shown during a time of war or other social crisis, while it typically spans a longer period of time, often across centuries arriving and going, in terms of both the events depicted and the filmΒs length. These films usually have a historical setting, though in recent decades settings of fantasy and science fiction have become popular. Typically, the filmΒs main struggle is seen to have far-reaching effects, sometimes changing the course of history. The acts of the main characters are often crucial to resolving the conflict of culture.