Just saw the Northman in theaters. I don't want to give away plot details but I'll give my opinion and maybe answer your questions
Few things I'll note: >The film wasn't epic adventure like Conan the Barbarian. Parts of it are adventure, mainly the beginning and end, there is quite some violence although few is in action scenes. >most of the trailer, especially the berserker action scenes, is in the first half and beginning of the film >Dafoe and Bjork are only in the beginning of the film >Kidman's bogging is kind of obvious in some shots, nothing too bad though >Doesn't have the "medieval blue colour" that hollywood likes to use. It was quite colourful. The night scenes were almost black and white as opposed to blue tinted which I liked >Beginning and end sections were great, mid section I found not as great. In the beginning the locations change rapidly and the plot moves forward, and then for the middle the location is the same and not that much changes >Not sure if anything was edited out but it might have worked better if the section between the start of his revenge journey and death of his father had been a bit longer. I can't really elaborate on this without spoiling >Ending is absolute kino >we get to see Anya's bush and butt >no le cool edgy liberal atheists with undercuts that were shown on the Vikings series >not a single non European (Anya is part Argentinian or whatever but it's clear she's descended from Europeans) >Conquer your fate is a very apt subtitle for the film
>>we get to see Anya's bush and butt Literally buying my ticket rn
Logan Murphy
>we get to see Anya's bush and butt I heard the full frontal stuff was an obvious stunt double? Or is it clearly her? Also does the ending loosely follow Hamlet -i.e. revenge is bad and everyone dies or is it somewhat 'happy'?
Nolan Wright
>not a single non European (Anya is part Argentinian or whatever but it's clear she's descended from Europeans) Was about to ask if any token niggers make an appearance.
Kevin Morris
>we get to see Anya's bush and butt >not a single non European Bought
James Thompson
>>we get to see Anya's bush and butt Another user said we see her tits was that motherfucker lying?
Alexander Rogers
pretty sure it's her. It's not that clear in the scene but I was quite sure we saw her bush some parts of Hamlet are present, for the ending as well. The "choosing between love for your kin or hate for your enemies" plays a big part in the ending but not in the manner you might think. I won't say more on this as there are points in the film in which I really thought it was going to be a certain way only for it to go another way literally none
Do they mention what year it's set in, even a rough timeframe?
Brody Jones
your pic rel scenes were absolutely stunning and kino also nice digits
Cooper Rivera
It's not out yet in theaters?
Alexander Parker
any resemblance to ridley scott's last duel?
Benjamin Hall
no year is mentioned, only locations and even they are not that specific. Maybe someone with more historical knowledge could stamp together a timeframe using tidbits of background dialogue
Nathaniel Garcia
it is in my country, films often release here before they do in the US idk why haven't seen it. Don't know anything other than what Yea Forums has told me. Based on that limited knowledge I'd say the differences are >no believe women feminism of any kind >no edited blue grey daunt atmosphere
Connor Perry
Ok thanks, it's sounding pretty kino.
Josiah Gomez
Nice. Gonna drag my gf with me to watch this next week. I want to avoid spoilers until then but in your opinion which actor pulls the best performance in it?
Daniel Kelly
Are you British or French?
Dominic Rivera
Do you even have to ask? Björk
Lucas Ortiz
Alexander Skarsgård has the best performance but also has the best lines imo. A lot of the dialogue, especially his, is very poetic and 'epic' (done well though). Ethan Hawke I thought was also great. I kind of doubted his casting before I saw the movie as I thought he'd be too American and that I'd only see the actor but that's not the case at all. Dafoe is great as well neither
Jeremiah Morgan
Apparently the producers thought the beginning is too slow and around 9 minutes got cut.
Luke Collins
>>not a single non European
how did they get away with this?
Carter Robinson
a shame. The beginning has Amleth as a kid and Amleth as a sort of vagabond/member of warband. Not sure which part has the cut footage but the vagabond part felt too short
Elijah Gomez
Nice. Really looking forward to seeing this next week but until then I'm gonna stay off Yea Forums to avoid spoilers. Cheers m8
Alexander Peterson
good idea, have fun!
Robert Cooper
What about the fantasy elements? Are they real or more like dreams, visions?
Both, but moreso the latter in the way they're presented
Adam Thompson
If the film is set in Iceland then it will be between the 10th and 11th centuries
Jaxson Kelly
How does one active a forehead this big?
Austin Long
I think it's 10th century.
Adam Gomez
Annunaki genes
Dominic Bell
Not as cute as Skarsgård.
Julian Davis
What country is it?
Austin Brown
Probably the Netherlands, they always get kinos early for some reason
Ryder Cooper
Also, the soundtrack is good and fitting. Not really a specific melody that repeats throughout the film but it's thrilling and quite thunderous at times
Jason Carter
lol yep, tonight was the first showing I believe, at least in my local cinema. Maybe 10 other people were there
Tyler Young
>Anya bush >Anya butt my only regret is that this isn't from peak Anya. I'll take what I can get.
Henry Lewis
my dad thought that The Lighthouse was a disgusting movie because of the weird sex shit and depressing atmosphere and senseless violence, is The Northman more "conventional" and boomer-friendly in terms of morality and having a message? I like watching kino with my dad.
Cameron Kelly
>>Doesn't have the "medieval blue colour" that hollywood likes to use. It was quite colourful. The night scenes were almost black and white as opposed to blue tinted which I liked
The blue tinted is the medieval filter you dumb dumb
There's weird stuff but it's not really sexual. There is quite some violence, murder and a human sacrifice, even a bit of gore although it goes by fast. Compared to the Lighthouse it's still a lot more conventional, but you'll still enjoy it more if you're into the more non-conventional stuff. It does have a message. I suppose a classic "basic" boomer would find it a cool film that's kind of weird at points
David Murphy
nope. The blue hollywood tint is like the last duel and the kingdom of heaven parts that play in Europe. The blue night tint is in a lot of films, even non-medieval ones
Dominic Smith
Thanks op
James Miller
Not a good sign for Eggers and the studio
Samuel Martinez
Are there any runes displayed in the movie?
If there are stung runes (dotted runes like ᚤ ᚵ ᛂ) that could be a sign it's set after late 10th/early 11th century. Otherwise earlier. I'm no expert though, maybe they were used differently on Iceland compared to the rest of Scandinavia.
Colton Hill
vikings were around during the middle ages yankee brain
Eli Garcia
No, although I must say that google says the release date is in 5 days from now. I specifically searched for the Northman on my cinema's website and saw that it was actually this night
Grayson Harris
not sure if I saw any dotted runes, I wasn't even aware of the distinction
Brody White
Supporting characters good? Seems to be a lot of them, like the parents from The Witch with Ralph Ineson. The female Scottish actress is something I took notice of cause her character is called Halldora the PICT, so she's a Celt foreigner
Dominic Miller
>conan >epic
shit movie who does not know what it wants to be, a historical movie or fantasy. also barbarian niggers. everyone loves conan because of Arnold's muscles and nostalgia.
Parker Jenkins
yeah this aint it hoss.
Cameron Harris
>shit movie who does not know what it wants to be, a historical movie or fantasy Ignorant yet arrogant retard.
Julian Reyes
Hey OP, did it earn its R rating? What's this business about Eggers referencing a naked duel by a volcano?
Noah Wood
Leave the internet forever
William Campbell
>shit movie who does not know what it wants to be, a historical movie or fantasy.
You have mental retardation
Joseph Robinson
The supporting characters are not very important. It's really about the main characters. The ones you named have very, very minimal presences >conan >shit movie opinion disregarded Sure, plenty of R rated stuff, mainly violence and it's quite bloody. Not a lot of nudity and definitely not a focus on the little that there is. Can't say much about that last part other than that it's not a lie
Cooper Brooks
>not a single non European (Anya is part Argentinian or whatever but it's clear she's descended from Europeans) How in the fuck did they get away with that in (((current year)))?
William Reyes
This whole 'ANYA IS A HECKIN VALID LATINX WYMAN!' nonsense reminds me of this Victor Davis Hanson talk where he's going on about people lying now about race or exaggerating to get ahead and are effectively the another version of old American racial codes
Kevin Butler
Because Latin American is not a race.
Anthony Foster
>The supporting characters are not very important. It's really about the main characters. The ones you named have very, very minimal presences Finchy getting shat on again. Shame, he's a bloody good rep.