Beowulf movie and text

Hello. My name is Mark Sheehan. I would like to post about the Beowulf movie. I did not really understand the history of Beowulf until we read about it in class. At first I just thought that Beowulf was another action movie like Lord of the Rings, but now I realize that it is more than that. The movie is a modern version of this heroic story. Just like people gathered to hear about the hero in 600 or 700AD, people gather in a movie theater to hear about the great warrior. Same story, just a different way of telling it. Now that I know that a lot of these great stories originally come from great literature, I will read some background information before I watch the movie. Here is the original text of Beowulf and a clip of the movie. Which type of entertainment do you prefer?

Thank you.