Great movie. Slaves were a significant part of Norse life, and a significant motivation behind the Viking raiding culture. I’m glad that this movie focused on the *whole* society and how slavery and violence twisted it, instead of just showcasing the most popular parts of it. We got those popular parts too and they were great as well.
rather than threatening him with death or painful torture, she threatens him with the psychological trauma of having his own mother as his queen. that’s straight evil lmfao
Could explain to me what actually happened in this scene? Did she threaten to become his queen or was the seduction a distracting from her balde and intent to kill him.
Yea but like the other people mentioned, it's just so she can kill him, and Ethan Hawke was more of her slave owner than her husband, he killed her family and all that. I don't agree with her holding it against her son, but marriage via slavery is bound to result in rejection and hatred
My ancestors were Vikings and Irish. Vikings have been known to raid Ireland from time to time. Due to this, it is likely I may be descended by Irish thralls who interbred with Vikings.
Honestly there are no Villains here, his mother got her own motives, she was a basically slave forced to marry someone she didn't love and have children she despised.
I wasn't impressed at all with that "big plot twist". I saw it coming from a mile away as soon as Amleth (Skarsgard) saw that his mother was alive and doing well with his uncle. I immediately knew she was where she wanted to be and I very highly suspected she was in on her ex-husband's murder. Maybe the casting of Nicole Kidman have something to do with it. I'm used to see her portray untrusty characters so to me it was predictable.
I cannot blame her for doing that because she never asked to be a slave and she never asked to be impregnated by Aurvandill. The only thing which I don't agree with Gudrun was that she ordered Fjolnir to kill Amleth. I'm not forgetting that Amleth was innocent and he was just a little kid. He never committed any harm nor trauma against his mother. So Gundrun was in the absolute wrong for turning on her son. Especially since Amleth loved her and came back to rescue her before learning the horrible truth.
@@Marguerite21 she was poisoned by hate no matter how righteous she might have originally been but her poison turned a brother to fratricide and allowed her to accept and even condone the murder of her own son who was blameless and had no part in his father's sins.
She used to be a slave, constantly in survival mode, worked and schemed and seduced her way to the throne -- never does she wanna go back. That's all she knows.
@@jeffreyh9908 she also lived in a time with no plastic surgery, explain that XD nah she looks bad cause without make up, the work she had done is painfully obvious. Good actress but she looks so out of place.
LoL you are stupid, do you have any idea how many professional lighting and cinematographers work in that huge set? This is an intentional lighting and it is perfect for this scene. The light comes from the fire in the room, it is a natural setup. There is no such thing called "Front lighting" by the way, forget everything and learn from start.
My husband and i watched this movie today and from the very start we both said the mother is for sure involved in the murder of her husband. It was so obvious that she didn't love neither her son nor her husband
Great movie. Slaves were a significant part of Norse life, and a significant motivation behind the Viking raiding culture. I’m glad that this movie focused on the *whole* society and how slavery and violence twisted it, instead of just showcasing the most popular parts of it. We got those popular parts too and they were great as well.
Isn’t this mother and son why they kissing
@@thelifeofkhama9910
They’re also pegans.
@@thelifeofkhama9910 Because the mom is basically crazy (her life has been no picnic) and she thought she could seduce her son and then kill him.
@@kgpspyguy found the theist
@@tanner4280
Guilty.😉
rather than threatening him with death or painful torture, she threatens him with the psychological trauma of having his own mother as his queen. that’s straight evil lmfao
Could explain to me what actually happened in this scene? Did she threaten to become his queen or was the seduction a distracting from her balde and intent to kill him.
@@kangaroocaliphate1577 she tries to distract him so she can kill him, but she distracts him not by seduction but by mere shock.
@@joeschianodicola1810 oooh, thank you
*Freud intensifies*
@@MrJustonemorevoice I seriously thought she was into him.
Nicole Kidman should have received more acting scenes in this movie. This scene is a testament to how powerful her acting skills are.
Nah she had enough
@@drphot6050yeah her accent is bad
The last thing I expected was for the mom to have been the one that orchestrated everything but damn was it a great revelation
Evil begets evil. She was getting her own revenge against the killer and slaver that slayed her family.
Ah as in her husband. But it wasn't Amleth's fault he was born in sich circumstances.
His son was innocent, she just become a monster, she was her own kid dead.
Man i feel for Amleth here.....living his life a lie.
@BittleBittyB she said "thank you" as he killed her. She seemed a bit tormented.
That one scene broke me. It was amazing to watch this.
This scene was so messed up.
Like isn’t this his mom who kissing him tf 🤣
I think it’s meant to show how unhinged and cold hearted this snake queen is. If she’s willing try try to seduce her own son what else will she try?
Yeah it was big gross
Yea but like the other people mentioned, it's just so she can kill him, and Ethan Hawke was more of her slave owner than her husband, he killed her family and all that. I don't agree with her holding it against her son, but marriage via slavery is bound to result in rejection and hatred
@@DH-fu7bx Bro, incest wasn't invented by Norse paganism, they would have frowned on this behaviour morally too.
"I will save you mother!" well, this really didn’t aged well...
This scene was quite the twist. I loved it.
I’d like to believe that the Bard and the Longus themselves would’ve been impressed.
Shakespeare would’ve absolutely loved this.
Brutal scene. Nichole did well.
What kind a monster betray and replace her own son
Gudrun is in Nastrond, which is part of Helheim
The way she speaks about his dad reminds me of Cersei POV about being married to Robert how much of an awful husband and dad he was
i feel like she said this to drive him to kill so she can get revenge on the guy who killed her husband and killed her son
Damn his mama never loved him not even as a little kid,thats tough🙁
My ancestors were Vikings and Irish. Vikings have been known to raid Ireland from time to time. Due to this, it is likely I may be descended by Irish thralls who interbred with Vikings.
Yay another descendant of slave masters and cave men lol
Yes indeed.
The true villain of this film is Amleth's mother.
Honestly there are no Villains here, his mother got her own motives, she was a basically slave forced to marry someone she didn't love and have children she despised.
@@Vman_95 yes but she push the kings brother to kill his brother
LOL Evil AF they even kill half of the town
Then she goes to Helheim in the end
Vikings a very skilled with a knife, so that explains the queens facial surgeries, I guess
her best role... yet...
This is like the viking version of Hamlet
Except in this story, the mother is outright evil.
Gertrude in Hamlet was just ignorant, painfully oblivious.
This tale is where Shakespeare took the inspiration for Hamlet.
@@benny_tys1644 shakespear really has good taste
This is literally the story Hamlet was adapted from.
Yep
I wasn't impressed at all with that "big plot twist". I saw it coming from a mile away as soon as Amleth (Skarsgard) saw that his mother was alive and doing well with his uncle. I immediately knew she was where she wanted to be and I very highly suspected she was in on her ex-husband's murder.
Maybe the casting of Nicole Kidman have something to do with it. I'm used to see her portray untrusty characters so to me it was predictable.
She stabbed her own husband in the back for his brother, that’s cold hearted.
To be fair she was a slave because of him
Both of them were in the wrong but at least Aurvandil was a good father and genuinely loved his son.
I cannot blame her for doing that because she never asked to be a slave and she never asked to be impregnated by Aurvandill. The only thing which I don't agree with Gudrun was that she ordered Fjolnir to kill Amleth. I'm not forgetting that Amleth was innocent and he was just a little kid. He never committed any harm nor trauma against his mother. So Gundrun was in the absolute wrong for turning on her son. Especially since Amleth loved her and came back to rescue her before learning the horrible truth.
@@Marguerite21 she was poisoned by hate no matter how righteous she might have originally been but her poison turned a brother to fratricide and allowed her to accept and even condone the murder of her own son who was blameless and had no part in his father's sins.
I mean what’s cold hearted is him having his wife as a slave but okay…
The Northman (2022) Nicole Kidman as Queen Gudrun (Support Role / Antagonist)
This scene is lifted straight from Alexander by Oliver Stone.
Dude literally !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really?
Dang it I just had this movie on pause
reminds me of my mother
is that nicole kidwoman?
Her plastic surgery makes her look so weird in this movie...
Yeah it almost seemed like CGI in some parts but it was her face
And no one said much about it. She looks incredibly weird.
@@RobWright1981straight up fallout ghoul
@@RobWright1981 I agree. I like Nicole Kidman but dear lord she wasn't the best in this film.
Yikes. She was phenomenal yet horrible in this scene
I agree. I like Nicole Kidman but oh god, she was hammy in this scene!
Guiding principles
Reparations to the descendants of the viking slaves!
Cut the check
cool
But why did she try to seduce amleth? She loves Fjolnir. I don’t get it
To kill him which he catches her doing
She used to be a slave, constantly in survival mode, worked and schemed and seduced her way to the throne -- never does she wanna go back. That's all she knows.
@@binbats8626 after rewatching the movie, she kissed him to try to take his sword away
@@OutrageIsNow that and she is trying to save her political station. So she won’t be powerless again like she was when she was a slave.
@@OutrageIsNow lol
I hate this character
Gotta put a LITTLE FEMINISM in there these days. Men are beasts, you know.
They should have casted someone else as Nicole Kidman has way too much surgeries done on her face.
Why do they keep giving Nicole Kidman roles?
Cuz she’s a good actor?
@@mochitheceltiberian4007 Never cared for her. Always felt without Tom Cruise she’d still be in OZ
@@samanthab1923 well, if they keep hiring her she must be doing something right
@@mochitheceltiberian4007 I suppose
@@samanthab1923 What? She was great in The Others. She can act
Predictable 😒
How?
Feminism has entered the chat
1st to like and post! Whoa - Nicole Kidman is not very pretty here! Dang. . .
she lives in a time with no running water…was she supposed to be gorgeous? also, it’s 2022, that comment is whack. pathetic
They made her up to be older and more haggard.
Hatin
@@jeffreyh9908 she also lived in a time with no plastic surgery, explain that XD nah she looks bad cause without make up, the work she had done is painfully obvious. Good actress but she looks so out of place.
Amateur front lighting, do better Robert.
LoL you are stupid, do you have any idea how many professional lighting and cinematographers work in that huge set? This is an intentional lighting and it is perfect for this scene. The light comes from the fire in the room, it is a natural setup.
There is no such thing called "Front lighting" by the way, forget everything and learn from start.
I don’t see you making big movies with immaculate lighting
My husband and i watched this movie today and from the very start we both said the mother is for sure involved in the murder of her husband. It was so obvious that she didn't love neither her son nor her husband
Why should she?