Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writer: Neil Gaiman, Roger Avary (Screenplay)
Starring: Ray Winstone, Crispin Glover, Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright
Plot: The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel who is terrorizing Denmark, and later, Grendel’s mother, who begins killing out of revenge.
Tagline – I will kill your monster!
Runtime: 1 Hour 55 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Verdict: Disappointing and Dull
Story: Beowulf starts when a Danish kingdom ruled by Hrothgar comes under attack from a creature known as Grendel, he takes plenty of lives and the King puts up half his kingdoms gold for anyone who can kill Grendel.
This brings Beowulf to the land, where his reputation has seen him kill monsters the world over, while he might clash with Unferth, he is ready for the biggest battle of his life even if Grendel isn’t the biggest threat that he will face.
Thoughts on Beowulf
Characters – Beowulf is the great warrior from fable, known to be able to defeat any enemy in battle, he comes in search of treasure with hi latest battle, one that will see him become king and need to make up for his own past mistakes. Hrothgar is the king that calls for a warrior to come and fix the problem terrorising the kingdom, he also wants to make up for his past errors. Grendel’s mother is behind the creatures that attack, using he seductive ways to get the men to fall for her ways. We fill out of the characters with the creatures, the loyal soldiers that fight next to Beowulf and the queen always left to be the victims of love.
Story – The tale of Beowulf is one of the most interesting tales of folklore, it shows how a warrior came from the seas to rid a kingdom of a creature only to become the next target of the figure behind the creature. The problem with how the story takes place because we seem to focus on the idea of 3D over well shot story, the myth never feels real as things unfold either, we drag along to see the twists in the story and nothing feel like a threat it could be. This is a let down in story telling for a fable that could be an epic on he big screen.
Action/Fantasy – The action in the film is the large-scale battles which should be breath-taking only for the 3D focus taking over too often, the fantasy side of the film shows us just what could amaze with the creatures coming from the folklore.
Settings – The settings show us just where the kingdom is set for defence from any attack, while becoming weak to the Grendel attack.
Animation – The animation involved does feel bad now, it was a style which was being tried and just never made it to the mainstream.
Scene of the Movie – The heart of the monster.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – The wink he is naked let’s put something to cover his modest front and center.
Final Thoughts – This is a disappointing animated movie that just plods along way to slowly for the audience and fails to give us the true feeling of the story.
Overall: Dull and disappointing animation.
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