Pathfinder the movie review

Pathfinder the movie review

Fox films released Pathfinder: Legend of the Ghost Warrior starring Karl Urban as the ghost warrior. You may remember Karl from Doom, LOTR: The Twin Towers, LOTR: Return of The King, The Bourne Supremacy, Ghost Ship, the Chronicles of Riddick and the TV series Xena: Warrior Princess.

The movie is inspired by historical findings and based from the Dark Horse graphic novel "Pathfinder". Pathfinder is a story about a young Viking boy who is ship wrecked on Indian lands. The boy grows up with the Indians but he has trouble accepting himself and/or who he is. He is soon forced to a crossroads when the Vikings come back looking to conquer the land. This action adventure movie could be the sleeper hit of the season. The style of the cinematography is similar to the movie "300", dark, a bit grainy, and the grays colors being more pronounced while other colors are muted. The way the movie portrays the Vikings vs. the Indians is mostly in the mannerism and look of the Viking’s. For example calling the Indians savage while they are the ones slaughtering and killing everyone even children. They pillage and destroy each village not leaving a living soul behind. Also, the Viking armor is designed to make them look like nightmarish beast, complete with curved horned helmets and wearing what looks like bear pelts over their shoulders.

Another example is how the Vikings treat one another; a few flash back scenes show how Ghost, as a young boy, was treated by his father when he refused to kill another child. As the story progresses the viewer gets to see the contrast between the character Ghost and the Vikings who are suppose to be his people. The one big difference is showing compassion for others. The Vikings have none because they see it as a form of weakness which ultimately having no compassion proves to be their weakness. The movie has an array of really good action scenes and Karl Urban is great for the role. The story line is solid and doesn't get too mucked up with side stories. If you want the full effect of this movie, I would recommend seeing it while it is still in theaters.