Yle's new take on Mannerheim stirs a hornet's nest

[August]

Originally Posted by Hottentot

I, like probably most people, thought "WTF". Then I started more and more finding the amount of holy outrage by different groups far more amusing than any emotion this film could have provoked in me. The more this develops, the more I'm laughing. People can be so hilarious sometimes when they are being serious.

At least you Finns don't have films depicting your past presidents as vampire hunters or nazi werewolf killers,...yet.

[Oberon]

I'm still waiting for the film version of Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter...

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Oberon

I'm still waiting for the film version of Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter...

Didn't 'Dr. Who' do that one already?

[Sailor Steve]

Aye, and a grand adventure it was!

[Hottentot]

Originally Posted by August

At least you Finns don't have films depicting your past presidents as vampire hunters or nazi werewolf killers,...yet.

I don't actually think that would cause nearly as big fuss. Mannerheim is one of the most "legendary" (in every sense of the word) Finns. He is a mythical hero. No president has such status and likely won't ever have.

And thus the holy outrage is all the more hilarious to follow.

[August]

Originally Posted by Hottentot

No president has such status and likely won't ever have.

Oh yeah what about George Washington, "Father Of Our Country"? I'd say he'd have to be at least Mannheims equal in the hearts of our countrymen although they haven't made a zombie hunter movie about him,... yet!

But I wonder if this really is supposed to be "your" Mannheim being depicted. The scenes in the trailer link Dowly posted look awful tropical.

Could this possibly be something along the lines of the movie "The Last King of Scotland" which was about Idi Amin?

[Hottentot]

Originally Posted by August

Oh yeah what about George Washington, "Father Of Our Country"? I'd say he'd have to be at least Mannheims equal in the hearts of our countrymen although they haven't made a zombie hunter movie about him,... yet!

I was speaking about the presidents of Finland. For what it's worth, we don't generally tend to be as...uh, enthusiastic about our politicians as (based on this forum) you guys over there.

Though now that I think about it, I actually made a silly contradiction right there in my previous post: Mannerheim in fact was president at one point, so I guess technically one of our presidents has achieved such legendary status then.

But I wonder if this really is supposed to be "your" Mannheim being depicted. The scenes in the trailer link Dowly posted look awful tropical

That we'll have to see once the movie is out. What is certain is that it won't be a historical depiction, but that's fine by me because it never claimed it would be.

[August]

Originally Posted by Hottentot

I was speaking about the presidents of Finland. For what it's worth, we don't generally tend to be as...uh, enthusiastic about our politicians as (based on this forum) you guys over there.

I see your point but remember Washington was a General before he was a President. Now I don't know that much about Mannerheim but from what I read here him and Washington were very similar figures in our respective nations history.

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by August

Now I don't know that much about Mannerheim but from what I read here him and Washington were very similar figures in our respective nations history.

I would agree on that.

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

Originally Posted by August

I see your point but remember Washington was a General before he was a President. Now I don't know that much about Mannerheim but from what I read here him and Washington were very similar figures in our respective nations history.

General Mannerheim
- Imperial Russian Army general
- Commander of the Whites in Finnish Civil War
- Regent of Finland
- Commander of the Finnish Armed Forces
- President of Finland

I don't know much of George Washington but I agree.