81 I The Northman is about fury. How a boy becomes a man. How a man becomes a beast. A beast that can tear his prey apart like slaughtered sheep. A man who was born because of anger about his dead father. He promises his motherland he will avenge, save and kill. He is the one who decides on someone's faith. A noble prince with a rage. When you hear the howl of the wolves in the middle of the night, His rage comes to that land.
Alexander Skarsgård is a fantastic actor. His performance in Big Little Lies grabbed everyone's attention. Then he surprisingly played a character in Succession. Plus The Northman, he becomes an unbeatable actor. How his body movement and expression show the furiousness of a man. The moments when his character, Amleth attacked a village is the best performance of his in The Northman.
Alexander Skarsgård is certainly not the only one who has great performances in this film. Let's mention Ethan Hawke, Claes Bang, Willem Dafoe, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nicole Kidman. They all killing the scene. Just a fun fact, Alexander Skarsgård, and Nicole Kidman had their performance together as husband and wife in Big Little Lies. That is why when we realized it, it felt a little weird watching their interaction in this film.
Robert Eggers is a very consistent director so far. After The Witch, The Lighthouse, and now The Northman, He truly can show the world his capability of directing. He is a rare talent in this modern cinema. He has his signature style in the way he directs his films. If you are familiar with his works, all his feature-length film has a similar tone. An old tale of an old historical story that is visualized in a dark tone. Every film he directs has great characters. He is a pure legend.
But unfortunately, The Northman is not appreciated by a general audience. Because of bad marketing and losing the competition with blockbuster films, its profit is not that great. A film that prioritizes art elements is often hard to accept by general audiences who seek entertainment only. We could not blame the people because every one of us has our reason when watching a film. That is why a director like Robbert Eggers should be respected because he still makes a film with his style without being attached to the popular film format.
We should also mention how great the cinematography is in this film. Almost every shots have a strong message for the sake of the story. It also helped us to feel the atmosphere of the old Nordic time. We could see how different the culture and the way they behave in this film if we compared it with modern-day people. Even to this day our civilization still has primitive tribes, it is different compared to The Northman which is complete madness. Just knowing the fact back in the day people act like that is incredible to think about.
Review by Kornelius Harda WicaksanaBlockedParent2022-05-16T18:49:40Z
81 I The Northman is about fury. How a boy becomes a man. How a man becomes a beast. A beast that can tear his prey apart like slaughtered sheep. A man who was born because of anger about his dead father. He promises his motherland he will avenge, save and kill. He is the one who decides on someone's faith. A noble prince with a rage. When you hear the howl of the wolves in the middle of the night, His rage comes to that land.
Alexander Skarsgård is a fantastic actor. His performance in Big Little Lies grabbed everyone's attention. Then he surprisingly played a character in Succession. Plus The Northman, he becomes an unbeatable actor. How his body movement and expression show the furiousness of a man. The moments when his character, Amleth attacked a village is the best performance of his in The Northman.
Alexander Skarsgård is certainly not the only one who has great performances in this film. Let's mention Ethan Hawke, Claes Bang, Willem Dafoe, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nicole Kidman. They all killing the scene. Just a fun fact, Alexander Skarsgård, and Nicole Kidman had their performance together as husband and wife in Big Little Lies. That is why when we realized it, it felt a little weird watching their interaction in this film.
Robert Eggers is a very consistent director so far. After The Witch, The Lighthouse, and now The Northman, He truly can show the world his capability of directing. He is a rare talent in this modern cinema. He has his signature style in the way he directs his films. If you are familiar with his works, all his feature-length film has a similar tone. An old tale of an old historical story that is visualized in a dark tone. Every film he directs has great characters. He is a pure legend.
But unfortunately, The Northman is not appreciated by a general audience. Because of bad marketing and losing the competition with blockbuster films, its profit is not that great. A film that prioritizes art elements is often hard to accept by general audiences who seek entertainment only. We could not blame the people because every one of us has our reason when watching a film. That is why a director like Robbert Eggers should be respected because he still makes a film with his style without being attached to the popular film format.
We should also mention how great the cinematography is in this film. Almost every shots have a strong message for the sake of the story. It also helped us to feel the atmosphere of the old Nordic time. We could see how different the culture and the way they behave in this film if we compared it with modern-day people. Even to this day our civilization still has primitive tribes, it is different compared to The Northman which is complete madness. Just knowing the fact back in the day people act like that is incredible to think about.
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Rating: 80.38
Plot
P1: 1.5
P2: 1.0
P3: 1.8
P4: 1.8
Director: Robert Eggers
Favorite Characters
1.7: Amleth
1.5: Queen Gudrún
1.4: King Aurvandil War-Raven
1.3: Olga of the Birch Forest
1.2: Fjölnir The Brotherless
1.0: Thórir The Proud
Character Score Meaning
0.0 - 0.1 - 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.4 : Terrible
0.5 - 0.6 - 0.7 - 0.8 : Bad
0.9 - 1.0 - 1.1 - 1.2 : Average
1.3 - 1.4 - 1.5 - 1.6 : Good
1.7 - 1.8 - 1.9 - 2.0 : Great