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Tuesday, February 03, 2015
Spelling mistake in Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ (dir. Martin Scorsese, 1988) begins with a quotation from Nikos Kazantzakis, but there is a spelling mistake -- it's the wrong "principle". It should, of course, be "principal":
Well obviously it's not an error, but a form of dramatic irony - a subtle yet deliberate signal to the viewer that the Principal (Jesus) will be replaced by a principle (Christ). The same theme reemerges in the famous scene in which Paul tells Jesus that he is glad he met him, the real Jesus, because now he can forget all about him.
Looks like that's from a cover blurb -- is it really like that in the Fabber & Fabber text?
ReplyDeleteThat's a screenshot from the opening of the movie.
ReplyDeleteWell obviously it's not an error, but a form of dramatic irony - a subtle yet deliberate signal to the viewer that the Principal (Jesus) will be replaced by a principle (Christ). The same theme reemerges in the famous scene in which Paul tells Jesus that he is glad he met him, the real Jesus, because now he can forget all about him.
ReplyDeleteNice one, Deane!
ReplyDeleteA prime example of the Unorthodox Corruption of Screenplay.
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