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This follows the story of Conan, based of a character (created by Robert E. Howard) that became popular after appearing in pulp fiction magazines Weird Tales. Conan the Cimmerian was born during battle, and his name was given with her last breath. Years later, Conan is a young boy anxious to become a warrior to prove his worth to his father. He gets the opportunity to show his warrior skills, but his father made sure to teach him to fight for a purpose. Shortly after, their village was attacked by Khalar Zym and the leaders who follow him. They work together to murder Conan's father. Conan grows up a thief, and a warrior fighting for what he believed in. More years later, he is an adult fighting to avenge his father's death, and for the freedom of Hyboria against an evil sorcery of Khalar.
This film was directed by Marcus Nispel, who is developing his name in the world of directing. I haven't read the comics, but from what I've heard this film goes back to the roots of the story. This film has several great action sequences that are well choreographed. There is also a realism to the sword fighting making it believable. The magic is kept simple which is good. The magic doesn't over shadow the violence in the least bit. The special effects are good, although sometimes are a bit poorly done. The music played added to the feel of the film very well. The plot of the story was a simple time pieced action film. The ending was fairly predictable. The backdrop was a great choice. There wasn't much build on the characters, and the character interactions. This film centered around the constant fighting sequences. This made it really hard to feel for the other characters in the film. There is some nudity in this film, mostly naked women, and a lot of violence.
The characters are stereotypical of the film genre. They could've been explored more in depth to create a much better film to makes you feel for them. Jason Momoa played the leading role of Conan. He isn't well known to popular audiences just yet. He is good in this role, but not great. He creates a general character who enjoys fighting, loving, and living and will never change. Rachel Nichols played the female lead of Tamara. She is good as the sarcastic priestess who refuses to follow any man. She is hunted because she is the last of the bloodline of Acheron. Which means her blood is needed in a ritual to use an evil magic infused mask. She is fun to watch, but it would've been nice to see more of her character interacting with Conan. Other than sarcasm, fighting, sex, and then back to fighting. Stephen Lang played the villainous Khalar Zym. He made a great villain that you wanted to see dead. Rose McGowan played the role of Marique, Khalar's daughter. She was good at creating this twisted character, but her interactions with her father were highly disturbing. It's one thing to show support, but another to taking it too far over the top.
I give this film a 2 out of 5 stars! It's a great action film, but the story fails to deliver. The characters are cheesy, and the ending is predictable. The best thing is that it remains moderately true to its original material.
Answer to last blog: The nickname to Bella's baby is Nessie (Twilight Saga).
Que: What character did actor Stephen Lang perform as in the film The Men Who Stare At Goats?
Lyn Cassady
Brigadier General Dean Hopgood
Todd Nixon
Bill Django
If you enjoy reading my blog, please become a fan of my facebook page! The Film Code Link
This follows the story of Conan, based of a character (created by Robert E. Howard) that became popular after appearing in pulp fiction magazines Weird Tales. Conan the Cimmerian was born during battle, and his name was given with her last breath. Years later, Conan is a young boy anxious to become a warrior to prove his worth to his father. He gets the opportunity to show his warrior skills, but his father made sure to teach him to fight for a purpose. Shortly after, their village was attacked by Khalar Zym and the leaders who follow him. They work together to murder Conan's father. Conan grows up a thief, and a warrior fighting for what he believed in. More years later, he is an adult fighting to avenge his father's death, and for the freedom of Hyboria against an evil sorcery of Khalar.This film was directed by Marcus Nispel, who is developing his name in the world of directing. I haven't read the comics, but from what I've heard this film goes back to the roots of the story. This film has several great action sequences that are well choreographed. There is also a realism to the sword fighting making it believable. The magic is kept simple which is good. The magic doesn't over shadow the violence in the least bit. The special effects are good, although sometimes are a bit poorly done. The music played added to the feel of the film very well. The plot of the story was a simple time pieced action film. The ending was fairly predictable. The backdrop was a great choice. There wasn't much build on the characters, and the character interactions. This film centered around the constant fighting sequences. This made it really hard to feel for the other characters in the film. There is some nudity in this film, mostly naked women, and a lot of violence.
The characters are stereotypical of the film genre. They could've been explored more in depth to create a much better film to makes you feel for them. Jason Momoa played the leading role of Conan. He isn't well known to popular audiences just yet. He is good in this role, but not great. He creates a general character who enjoys fighting, loving, and living and will never change. Rachel Nichols played the female lead of Tamara. She is good as the sarcastic priestess who refuses to follow any man. She is hunted because she is the last of the bloodline of Acheron. Which means her blood is needed in a ritual to use an evil magic infused mask. She is fun to watch, but it would've been nice to see more of her character interacting with Conan. Other than sarcasm, fighting, sex, and then back to fighting. Stephen Lang played the villainous Khalar Zym. He made a great villain that you wanted to see dead. Rose McGowan played the role of Marique, Khalar's daughter. She was good at creating this twisted character, but her interactions with her father were highly disturbing. It's one thing to show support, but another to taking it too far over the top.
I give this film a 2 out of 5 stars! It's a great action film, but the story fails to deliver. The characters are cheesy, and the ending is predictable. The best thing is that it remains moderately true to its original material.
Answer to last blog: The nickname to Bella's baby is Nessie (Twilight Saga).
Que: What character did actor Stephen Lang perform as in the film The Men Who Stare At Goats?
Lyn Cassady
Brigadier General Dean Hopgood
Todd Nixon
Bill Django
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