08-16-2015, 10:25 PM
However....
If we eliminate bracers, then Hollywood will follow (eventually) and then, when we go to the cinema, how will recognize the Romans if they are not wearing bracers?
This is like the Butterfly Effect -- good intentions lead to unforeseen and unfortunate consequences.
Eliminate bracers in favor of historical accuracy?
Down that path lies madness and who knows just where it might lead us.
No more tiny metal shields?
No more stirrups?
No more leather armor?
No more black clad Praetorians?
And imagine the mayhem in Hollywood as every studio must dump warehouses full of props and costumes to build all new, and authentic, kit. They would need to quickly hire historians and experts like Graham Sumner, and other members of this Forum, and at incredibly lucrative salaries ....
Say...
This is a great idea!
Do it -- Do it now!
Eliminate all braces!
Narukami
If we eliminate bracers, then Hollywood will follow (eventually) and then, when we go to the cinema, how will recognize the Romans if they are not wearing bracers?
This is like the Butterfly Effect -- good intentions lead to unforeseen and unfortunate consequences.
Eliminate bracers in favor of historical accuracy?
Down that path lies madness and who knows just where it might lead us.
No more tiny metal shields?
No more stirrups?
No more leather armor?
No more black clad Praetorians?
And imagine the mayhem in Hollywood as every studio must dump warehouses full of props and costumes to build all new, and authentic, kit. They would need to quickly hire historians and experts like Graham Sumner, and other members of this Forum, and at incredibly lucrative salaries ....
Say...
This is a great idea!
Do it -- Do it now!
Eliminate all braces!
Narukami
David Reinke
Burbank CA
Burbank CA
