POSITIVES
This movie goes to many interesting places, throws curveballs at you, and challenges your opinions. The premise. Setting and time period. Those surreal imagery. Very weird moments. Epic set pieces. Fascinating sequences. The narrative and plot progression overall. All that adds up to an experience that grips you from beginning until the end.
If you’ve come here for the action, this film is able to provide that for you, and they are quite brutal. There is also a sweet looking sword to go along with all that violence too.
Cinematography, the visuals, and production design are all top notch here. Kudos especially to those great tracking shots that can be found multiple times in this film.
Performances are excellent all around. Great work by Alexander Skarsgård, Anya Taylor-Joy, Claes Bang, Nicole Kidman, Gustav Lindh, Ethan Hawke, and more.
There are themes and commentaries here to really contemplate, but I particularly liked the message that this story wants to teach us. It’s a bit nuanced and some people may not even see that messaging, but I appreciate that the movie gets there with what it wants to say.
NEGATIVES
I know this movie looks visually great and all, but some of those scenes filled with heavy dark shadows maybe need just a little more lighting for us to completely see what’s going on?
Brutality. Violence. Gore. Grotesque deaths. Animals are constantly getting killed. Might go a little too far for some people’s sensibilities.
Some of the plot conveniences seemed like too much of a cheat just to keep the story going.
There are many things that happen in the movie that might come off as very off-putting.
How much male testosterone can you handle?
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