Jason (2003).The film was severely criticized for its general offensiveness, gimmickyness and cartoonish approach, and for irresponsibly disregarding much of the previous films"" rules and events.But once I""d seen her, once I""d seen her, I was not in my right mind for quite some time...me, with plenty of time and nothing to do but get myself in trouble.Some people can smell danger, not me.The camera zooms in on the seductive, mysterious, and beautifulfemme fatale: short, blond-haired Elsa Bannister (Rita Hayworth) wearing a polka-dotted white dress, "a beautiful girl all by herself.On a whim and in front of his wife, he proposed to purchase Varinia (due to his liking her "spirit") for 2,000 sesterces, and Batiatus agreed to have his steward escort her to Rome the next day.If you feel like bawling, how do you thinkwefeel?She goes outside to the porch to reflect (Geoff orders: "Stay here until you put all that together") on the "flying business" at Barranca and everyone""s detached and pragmatic realism.