Re: Belloq/Belloch/Belloc

Posted by Katanga from user-2ive9qh.dialup.mindspring.com on May 09, 2001 at 14:27:50:

In Reply to: Belloq/Belloch/Belloc posted by Hazelton on May 08, 2001 at 21:18:14:

: There was a historical figure (a philosopher, I believe?) named Michel Belloc. George Lucas might not have appreciated having to read his works in college and decided to get a little payback by naming his perfidious French villain after him...
: Actually, Sallah doesn't mispronounce the name except by proxy. "There is not one brain among them," he says of the Nazi archaeologists, "Except one. A French archaeologist. They call him 'Bellosh.'" Whereupon Indy corrects him: "Belloq. Belloq!"

I just did a little research on the web and discovered that there was a biblical character named "Balak"--even Balak ben tzipur "Balak son of a bird." This guy was not too friendly with the Jewish community--nor was Belloq, as it would seem. Now, I know this is a *bit* of a stretch, but the Nazi eagle is featured prominently in the movie and it wouldn't be difficult to see Belloq as a son of that 'bird.' Somehow, though, I doubt Lucas and Spielberg did such extensive research on their villan. Besides, it doesn't exactly solve the pronunciation problem.

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: : There was a historical figure (a philosopher, I believe?) named Michel Belloc.  George Lucas might not have appreciated having to read his works in college and decided to get a little payback by naming his perfidious French villain after him...
: : Actually, Sallah doesn't mispronounce the name except by proxy.  "There is not one brain among them," he says of the Nazi archaeologists, "Except one.  A French archaeologist.  They call him 'Bellosh.'"  Whereupon Indy corrects him:  "Belloq.  Belloq!"

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: I just did a little research on the web and discovered that there was a biblical character named "Balak"--even Balak ben tzipur "Balak son of a bird."  This guy was not too friendly with the Jewish community--nor was Belloq, as it would seem.  Now, I know this is a *bit* of a stretch, but the Nazi eagle is featured prominently in the movie and it wouldn't be difficult to see Belloq as a son of that 'bird.'  Somehow, though, I doubt Lucas and Spielberg did such extensive research on their villan.  Besides, it doesn't exactly solve the pronunciation problem.

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