Thursday, November 11, 2010

The 13th Warrior Part II

So, we are done with The 13th Warrior and I must say that even I enjoyed watching this movie just a little more than actually reading the story. I saw many resemblances between the movie and the story, and I especially liked the clever way of Buliwyf still dying due to poison just not from a dragon. I liked the movie because everything that happened was way more believable than it was in the story.
I must say that I thought that Buliwyf was going to die way earlier than he did, and just when we think that he passed away, he comes out ready to fight for one last time. As cheesy as it sounds, that scene gave me chills because that’s what true bravery and courage are all about. The last battle was a very powerful scene, and for a second when Ahmed started taking off his shoes and armor I thought that this scene was going to resemble Beowulf’s scene when he fights Grendel armor-less. I must say that I was glad to find out that he was only praying and wasn’t crazy enough to try and fight armor-less like Beowulf did.
I love the transformation of Ahmed’s character throughout the movie. At the beginning, he wasn’t happy about the fact that he was chosen as the 13th warrior, but towards the end of the movie you could see his change and his dedication to defeating the enemies and protecting the village.
I also liked the strategy that they had when they were about to enter the cave, and this is something I wish Beowulf did as well when attacking the dragon. The warriors could have easily just walked in the cave and started attacking and fighting, however their plan got them very far down the cave and helped them kill the mother. I am sure if they just walked in there like Beowulf did, they wouldn’t have made it too far because they were obviously outnumbered. I also liked how more believable this scene was, rather than Beowulf swimming and fighting underwater for a few hours.
I wish the movie was more about Buliwyf because I think that he is the true hero of the movie and the story, but I can also see why Ahmed was the main character. For a second I thought that the 13th warrior was a parallel character to Beowulf, but then I realized that there is already a Buliwyf in the movie.  I think that if the movie was specifically focused on Buliwyf it would be way more similar to the story and I don’t think that that’s what they had in mind. I like the twist and the fact that the main character is a completely different person, yet we still get to see and experience Buliwyf’s story and courage.

1 comment:

  1. I, too, liked the scene where Buliwyf comes staggering out of the hall. We tend to celebrate people in our society who overcome the odds and make a stand even against impossible challenges.

    Keep in mind that they did take off their armor to enter the cave, this was Creighton's way of keeping the scene of Beowulf taking off his armor.

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