The Northman is a long, boring, period piece about revenge. I have not liked the previous films from Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse, The VVitch), I didn't like this, and I don't look forward to any forthcoming The-Noun movies he will release. Just like his other movies, this is "art" first, and an interesting story second. The fantasy elements were what really threw me off, including, but not liked to, a Bjork witch, and a Valkyrie with braces - what the fuck? Furthermore, the scenes, plural, of singing and dancing... none for me, thanks. The movie does look amazing - that's never the problem - and I figure that is the key takeaway for people who actually like this. The acting is good, though sometimes way over the top. At its core, The Northman is a sword and sorcery movie for art snobs. Was there a demand for that? The movie is over two hours. Here's the plot: boy's father is murdered, boy vows revenge, boy becomes a man, man gets revenge. Now you tell me, does that need a runtime of the aforementioned length? I didn't think so.
Shout by BronsonBlockedParent2023-02-20T21:37:44Z— updated 2023-09-15T19:11:00Z
The Northman is a long, boring, period piece about revenge. I have not liked the previous films from Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse, The VVitch), I didn't like this, and I don't look forward to any forthcoming The-Noun movies he will release. Just like his other movies, this is "art" first, and an interesting story second. The fantasy elements were what really threw me off, including, but not liked to, a Bjork witch, and a Valkyrie with braces - what the fuck? Furthermore, the scenes, plural, of singing and dancing... none for me, thanks.
The movie does look amazing - that's never the problem - and I figure that is the key takeaway for people who actually like this.
The acting is good, though sometimes way over the top.
At its core, The Northman is a sword and sorcery movie for art snobs. Was there a demand for that?
The movie is over two hours. Here's the plot: boy's father is murdered, boy vows revenge, boy becomes a man, man gets revenge. Now you tell me, does that need a runtime of the aforementioned length? I didn't think so.