01-07-2023, 08:49 AM
Finally saw this. Probably a mistake after watching the Ottoman drama-documentary. I liked how they psyched themselves into animal states for battles, only to return to human states after. So the growling and barking was nice. But at the same time their speech (colorful as it was) seemed cumbersome and slowed down their actions at key points. The protagonist son seemed musclebound and a bit slow with the sword, and he tended to exaggerate his blows, where I would have preferred finesse. So it was a lot of shouting and big swings, and clashing.
Still, I recognize that this is a solid depiction of Vikingness, and it's high on the list of some people's best of 2022 films. It's just that I found the Ottoman doc series format more historically informative and equally sanguinous and in many ways better paced. And it had Nick Cage!
I mean Vlad.
Still, I recognize that this is a solid depiction of Vikingness, and it's high on the list of some people's best of 2022 films. It's just that I found the Ottoman doc series format more historically informative and equally sanguinous and in many ways better paced. And it had Nick Cage!
I mean Vlad.