Based on a 1987 Norwegian film, "Pathfinder" stars Karl Urban as Ghost, a young Viking who was raised by a tribe of Native Americans after being left behind by his Viking father after a raid on the new world. Years later, a new set of Vikings set foot on their land, and Ghost feels obliged to defend his foster people. Karl Urban is adopted by the Wampanoag tribe after surviving a shipwreck despite a legend that death and destruction will follow the boy wherever he travels. Over the course of a decade, the young Norseman grows into a fierce warrior and battles against rampaging Vikings who slaughter the tribes. He defends the woman he loves Moon Bloodgood by waging a one-man war against his countrymen and becomes the savior and defender of the
In Beowulf, the protagonist Beowulf is shown as a hero with extrodinary strength. This is not what makes him a hero. By definition, a hero is a man of exceptional quality. However this term does not do Beowulf justice. His self-imposed purpose in life is to help others, and eventually sacrifices his own life in doing so. Beowulf’s battle with the dragon serves as a critique of the notion that Beowulf is a hero. The Dragon section displays many of Beowulf’s heoric characteristics. Beowulf establishes himself as a hero by fighting the dragon, exemplifing strength and courage when fighting the dragon, and sacrificing himself so that others can live.
Thunderheart is a movie inspired by the sad realities of various Native American reservations in the 1970’s. This is the story of a Sioux tribe, conquered in their own land, on a reservation in South Dakota. Thunderheart is partly an investigation of the murder of Leo Fast Elk and also, the heroic journey of Ray Levoi. Ray is an F.B.I. agent with a Sioux background, sent by his superior Frank Coutelle to this reservation to diffuse tension and chaos amongst the locals and solve the murder mystery. At the reservation, Ray embarks on his heroic journey to redeem this ‘wasteland’ and at the same time, discovers his own identity and his place in the greater society. Certain scenes of the movie mark the significant stages of Ray’s heroic journey. His journey to the wasteland, the shooting of Maggie Eagle Bear’s son, Ray’s spiritual vision, and his recognition as the reincarnation of “Thunderheart,” signify his progression as a hero and allow him to acculturate his native spirituality and cultural identity as a Sioux.
All across cultures in history, varying groups of beliefs have come into contact with one another. As for early Muslims, military expansion and travel were key components for spreading the Islamic religion to foreign nations. However, not all exchanges were hostile or wholly based on the conquest of exotic lands. Some interactions solely were based on capturing lands to control, while allowing non-converters to remain in the area as the military continued forward gaining new territory. The primary sources, The Viking Rus, Peace Terms with Jerusalem, and The Pact to Be Accorded to Non-Muslim Subjects provide insight on how Muslims interacted with other religious groups. Early Muslims saw the expansion of Islam through conquest, travel, and trade with foreign cultures and beliefs, all while having unusual exchanges with each faith.
The movie starts out with an opening battle between the well-equipped Roman army and a Germanic tribe defending their lands. Russell Crowe is the main character in the movie and he plays a roman general named Maximus. Maximus is a good hearted warrior with valor and honor that is constantly displayed in the epic. He is loved by the roman people and the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. The Roman army led by General Maximus defeats the ragged Germans in the opening scene. After a successful march through Germany, Maximus has a meeting with the emperor. The emperor tells the general that Maximus will rule Rome after Emperor Aurelius's death instead of Aurelius' son Commodus. Maximus being a humble gracious man is shocked that a common general could rule Rome. Commodus kills his father in anger and believes he has been betrayed by his father. He then orders the death of Maximus and his family in his rage.
Joel and Ethan Cohen’s sixth film “Fargo” first released in 1996 has not only been able to stand the test of time, but can now be watched as a period piece of sorts as a snapshot into a period of time that was not so long ago, but in retrospect shows us how much has changed in twenty years.
In the movie Thor the title character is cast out of Asgaurd by his father and returns by proving himself worthy of his power and his father’s thrown. Similarly, the Odyssey is about Odysseus’ long journey back to his kingdom after the Trojan War. Thor and the Odyssey are very alike; but great hardship and historical literature reveals a contrast.
The film takes a look into Jackson Pollock, an abstract expressionist artist living in New York City in the mid-1900s. Jackson is living with his brother and sister-in-law who are expecting a baby when he meets Lee Krasner (played by Marcia Gay Harden). Later
... The Movie. Dir. Arne Johnson, Shane King. Perf. Carrie Brownstein, Beth Ditto. Ro*co Films. 2008. DVD.
An epic is a long narrative poem on a serious subject. It usually is about
Born Carl Lucas and raised in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, Carl Lucas goes through trials and triumphs throughout his life. Wrong decisions and being around the wrong people changed his life forever. Consumed by rage, betrayal, and pain, Lucas fights to make a major change. As the past continues to always come up, Lucas’s major change comes along when the journey of the hero mono-myth occurs.
He is Jamie's father and throughout the whole movie is being racist towards Ronsel’s family that works on his farm. He is a very hateful man who is a member of the Klu Klux Klan. During this movie he finds out about Jamie and Ronsels relationship. Him and other members of the Klu Klux Klan kidnap Ronsel and torture him and make Jamie watch. The Klu Klux Klan members made Jamie pick weather Ronsel’s tongue or testicles would be cut off. The film adds suspense by not showing the audience what decision was made until the end of the movie. Jamie was devastated while this was happening. He then kills his father while he was sleeping. I like this part about the movie because it represents revenge and justice for Ronsel who was almost beaten to death. If Jamie didn’t kill his father the movie would've felt
Joe is a man with a plan. His plan is to enjoy an early retirement as a resort and nightclub owner in Mexico. Well that's ok with Terry, only if he gets to be the chef in their dream resort. So now they are on their way, financing their dream with a few more bank robberies. They are lacking a few things including who will drive their getaway car. They need Harvey(Troy Garity) an amateur stunt guy and love to be lit on fire, after all of the screw-ups, he surprisingly saves the day in the end. All that is needed now is a cute girl for the boys to fall in love with. Well here she comes, as Kate (Cate Blanchett) comes cashing into the scene quite literally, she hits Terry with her car, so slightly insane she starts her career in being their “full-time hostage” for the movie. As the twisted love triangle goes on so do the robberies.
The Movie opens up with Louis Bloom(Jake Gyllenhaal) an LA occupant that is caught trespassing scrapping for industrial goods. he makes his way over to the guard and proceeds to suffocate him. Already you can see the dark nature of Louis. He makes a living by committing petty theft and other small crimes. He soon crosses paths with local news photographer Joe Loder (Bill Paxton)
The movie starts off with him sitting on a bus bench. A lady walks by and sits near him and he begins telling his life story. He starts off when he was in his adolescent, telling about his struggles with having a very low IQ of 75, a crooked spine, and his encounter with bullies. He address how he met the famous Elvis Presley and
Hundreds of years ago people did not have the technology to explain different forces of nature. They created gods, each with separate powers, to rule their domains. Some of the gods were merciful, some were wicked, and others were merely servants of more powerful gods. Looking at the gods, it is easy to tell what the civilization most valued. I am going to look at the Greek and the Norse gods to compare what was most important to their societies.