Gotta be honest, Nicole Kidman I always love, Ethan Hawke is one of my all time favourite actors who can do no wrong, but I'm so impressed by the boy playing Amleth. He's brilliant and truly immersive, which is always the question with child actors. Haven't yet seen it but it almost looks like it was set in the style of a play (given the history of Amleth and then Hamlet) by the camera work and how it almost feels like the cast are speaking to the audience a lot of the time?
This is a pivotal scene to understanding the true motivations of the mother. Yes she may have ordered the King’s death, but was that not what he was asking for in this very scene? He wanted to die by the sword and she made that happen for him.
Yeah but this was most likely planned to kill him way before the king was so full of his self image dealing with rhat for years I'm not saying what his wife an brother did was wright but he was arrogant
@Caleb Conn I agree that she wasn’t doing him a favor, and it was in fact for her own self interest, but I definitely disagree that she was a loveless witch. Later, when she has the conversation with grown-up Amleth she is basically saying in this world, women especially, must do anything they can to survive. Let’s not forget that she was a slave and the raven king without a doubt most definitely raped her.
Y'know, rewatching these clips, it is really hard to take the Queen's claim that "the war raven king did not love his son and had only tolerated the queen" seriously, seemed more like she hold a grudge for him enslaving her and raping her (a well justified grudge to be fair), and tried to slander the old king in front of Amleth to shake his will to battle
Then how can you believe her claim that she was enslaved and rayped? Which she didnt actually say btw The King treated her with respect from everything shown in the movie. And she was the 2nd most powerful person there..... I wouldnt consider that a "slave". Also slaves didnt become queens, they became concubines at best. She was probably from another noble family, and it was an arranged marriage at worst. She is a liar and is THE major villain of the movie
@@scythianking7315 that’s what I cannot understand about her “motive”. It is shown the King really did love her and his son, no sign of contempt or tolerance. Maybe she was brainwashed by Floonir into believing the King was a monster like modern cults do. I mean it’s been 27 years since Floonir took the throne in the coup, maybe she was brainwashed
@@scythianking7315 Could well be, the fact she was too evil and beyond even the boundaries of revenge with the shit she pulled just showed it. A shame her sons had to be cut down but they didn't hold back in those times.
@@TheREDACTED141 Being a jester must have been a pretty tough job. Make jokes that were edgy enough to amuse the king, but not so edgy that you got your own head cut off!
Spoiler Warning ⚠️ : I felt very bad for the Amleth when he came back for his mother after so much difficulty only to find that her mother never loved him and she was the one who betrayed his father.😔
I got the feeling the king knew what was going on, the way he looked at his son and his wife, also he rejected her seduction to do the ritual with his son. And finally his phrase of dying by the sword. Maybe he thought it was fate.
This is not the behavior of a rapist. King Aurvandil seemed to love everyone, including his brother's son. Not to mention, the scenes where he's alone shows him loving his wife and son.
@@centerfold8 No, his wife was THE major villain of the movie and colluded with his brother to overthrow him. Everything in the movie points to that conclusion, She was a liar and a snake
That’s what confuses me in this movie, the Kings behavior as well as her own contradicts everything that she accuses him to be, maybe he was evil and he changed over time or maybe Floonir brainwashed her during the 27 years after he became king, it’s possible seeing how resistive captives are brainwashed in cults today, who knows 🤷🏻♂️
You know what women are like, they can change their minds days, weeks, years after an event to all sorts of lunacy. I think the king probably got up to some rapey things in his raiding youth though.
@@roguerover30k she’s a hypocrite though because her “true love” Floonir goes out and raped slaves like he tried to do with Olga, but she judged the Raven King for “rotting his whores” as she put it but Floonir gets a pass lol
This movie was all over the place. Action, fantasy, romance, horror, and drama all put together, too ambitious for my taste. And that dialogue, of course nobody knows how the vikings spoke back then, but I refuse to believe that it sounded like a shakespearean play. On the upside, I loved the scenery, the environments and the sheer brutality of it all. Not so often Hollywood have the balls to produce and release something like this in the cinema.
the only thing i didn't like was that it was only a clip. It ended, but i wanted to see more of this GREAT movie! Still, i am grateful for what i WAS able to enjoy!
I went in with high hopes because of The Lighthouse and the obvious non-superhero plot. Ironically, twas the plot that let me down, turning into a far more depressing Hamlet or Lion King. However, the berserker bits near the beginning were far more promising. Could've been a more interesting movie to see him transform from wolfman beast to a cold, calculating political opponent, more a la Count of Monte Cristo. Coulda. Shoulda. 7/10. Only cause it's not a comic book movie, and despite conservative white pandering.
@@MH-ms1dg There wasn't enough leather, fade haircuts and shield maidens. 1/10 film, too historically accurate For real though I can't understand how someone could watch this and think it's boring rubbish
@cron1165 I study germanic history and know some heathen mythology. I really enjoyed this film, and glad I got to enjoy the fruits of big cinema propaganda one way or another.
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I’m laughing at how the jester was just putting everyone on game about the Queen and the king’s brother . Great writing
@@TheREDACTED141 I was hoping it wasn't going to be as serious as the traitor move he pulled later, but yeah I figured he was up to something.
liked how they even made the dialog colorful and shakespearean is it this way the rest of the movie?
@@cagneybillingsley2165Yes
that adorable little viking baby and his little leather shoes and cap was unironically one of my favorite parts of the movie
Willem Dafoe the noise he makes when he comes into the scene cracks me up
oOoHh
Slaps hard iron*
@@B-Man-69 XD XD
When we watched it my wife goes Is that the fucking green goblin??😂
The scene is cut! Damn you!
@@Nick-cy2tn😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Gotta be honest, Nicole Kidman I always love, Ethan Hawke is one of my all time favourite actors who can do no wrong, but I'm so impressed by the boy playing Amleth. He's brilliant and truly immersive, which is always the question with child actors. Haven't yet seen it but it almost looks like it was set in the style of a play (given the history of Amleth and then Hamlet) by the camera work and how it almost feels like the cast are speaking to the audience a lot of the time?
Exactly !!
He looked like he was having the time of his life playing a viking prince.
He is good. In his facial expressions and eyes he showed the love and devotion his character had for his father.
Fantastic movie.
Dripping with atmosphere, layered with rich mythology, and carried by a stellar cast who absolutely nail the material they're given.
I love the way he says "no". So much wisdom and resolution in a word. Such a great actor Ethan Hawke is.
1:17 I love the delivery of that line
Except they cut the final line of the joke
@@moldyjames439 that’s true
Kinda makes sense though because if I was Fjölnir I’d be too pissed at him to let him finish the joke
@@moldyjames439 what’s the final line of the joke?
@@azaram8133 he says, "what metal might buy a fragrant sip? sweet silver? or hard iron?!" and slaps his cock
This is a pivotal scene to understanding the true motivations of the mother. Yes she may have ordered the King’s death, but was that not what he was asking for in this very scene? He wanted to die by the sword and she made that happen for him.
Yeah but this was most likely planned to kill him way before the king was so full of his self image dealing with rhat for years I'm not saying what his wife an brother did was wright but he was arrogant
@Caleb Conn I agree that she wasn’t doing him a favor, and it was in fact for her own self interest, but I definitely disagree that she was a loveless witch. Later, when she has the conversation with grown-up Amleth she is basically saying in this world, women especially, must do anything they can to survive. Let’s not forget that she was a slave and the raven king without a doubt most definitely raped her.
Y'know, rewatching these clips, it is really hard to take the Queen's claim that "the war raven king did not love his son and had only tolerated the queen" seriously, seemed more like she hold a grudge for him enslaving her and raping her (a well justified grudge to be fair), and tried to slander the old king in front of Amleth to shake his will to battle
She is pure evil
She probably lied about it. Woman lie about rape all the time. He seems quite nice to her
Then how can you believe her claim that she was enslaved and rayped? Which she didnt actually say btw
The King treated her with respect from everything shown in the movie. And she was the 2nd most powerful person there..... I wouldnt consider that a "slave". Also slaves didnt become queens, they became concubines at best. She was probably from another noble family, and it was an arranged marriage at worst. She is a liar and is THE major villain of the movie
@@scythianking7315 that’s what I cannot understand about her “motive”. It is shown the King really did love her and his son, no sign of contempt or tolerance. Maybe she was brainwashed by Floonir into believing the King was a monster like modern cults do. I mean it’s been 27 years since Floonir took the throne in the coup, maybe she was brainwashed
@@scythianking7315 Could well be, the fact she was too evil and beyond even the boundaries of revenge with the shit she pulled just showed it. A shame her sons had to be cut down but they didn't hold back in those times.
I wonder if the jester was actually just doing his job jesting or if he ironically figured out what was going on
@@TheREDACTED141 Being a jester must have been a pretty tough job. Make jokes that were edgy enough to amuse the king, but not so edgy that you got your own head cut off!
Calm and measured a man must be, but wise enough to play the fool.
Spoiler Warning ⚠️ :
I felt very bad for the Amleth when he came back for his mother after so much difficulty only to find that her mother never loved him and she was the one who betrayed his father.😔
I got the feeling the king knew what was going on, the way he looked at his son and his wife, also he rejected her seduction to do the ritual with his son. And finally his phrase of dying by the sword. Maybe he thought it was fate.
Amleth had such a hard life 😞
Damn, Hawke got jacked for this roll.
*role.
This is not the behavior of a rapist. King Aurvandil seemed to love everyone, including his brother's son. Not to mention, the scenes where he's alone shows him loving his wife and son.
Maybe he changed his ways before he died
@@centerfold8 No, his wife was THE major villain of the movie and colluded with his brother to overthrow him. Everything in the movie points to that conclusion, She was a liar and a snake
That’s what confuses me in this movie, the Kings behavior as well as her own contradicts everything that she accuses him to be, maybe he was evil and he changed over time or maybe Floonir brainwashed her during the 27 years after he became king, it’s possible seeing how resistive captives are brainwashed in cults today, who knows 🤷🏻♂️
You know what women are like, they can change their minds days, weeks, years after an event to all sorts of lunacy. I think the king probably got up to some rapey things in his raiding youth though.
@@roguerover30k she’s a hypocrite though because her “true love” Floonir goes out and raped slaves like he tried to do with Olga, but she judged the Raven King for “rotting his whores” as she put it but Floonir gets a pass lol
1:03 😂
Should have done it from about a second or two earlier but I get you Willem Dafoe cracks me up
I'd love a clip of the Knattkeikr game
I wonder what happened to fjolnir's wife
Sacrificed to Freyr.
This movie was all over the place.
Action, fantasy, romance, horror, and drama all put together, too ambitious for my taste.
And that dialogue, of course nobody knows how the vikings spoke back then, but I refuse to believe that it sounded like a shakespearean play.
On the upside, I loved the scenery, the environments and the sheer brutality of it all. Not so often Hollywood have the balls to produce and release something like this in the cinema.
the only thing i didn't like was that it was only a clip. It ended, but i wanted to see more of this GREAT movie!
Still, i am grateful for what i WAS able to enjoy!
If he, the king, was just going to understand....the joke.
This story was not going to happen.
Such a cool movie
She doesn’t seem like a woman who hates the father of her son unless this is part of her act.
She is the one who set it all up and convinced his brother to overthrow him, it was all an act
That’s why when she first seen her husband the first topic she brings up is “where is your brother”
Start song name?
LIKE A VIKINGS
I have to watch this series.
It's a movie
The film did not exceed my expectations. My score is 7/10.
Your comment was dampening and unwanted. My score is 1/10
That's generous for this garbage film.
I went in with high hopes because of The Lighthouse and the obvious non-superhero plot. Ironically, twas the plot that let me down, turning into a far more depressing Hamlet or Lion King. However, the berserker bits near the beginning were far more promising. Could've been a more interesting movie to see him transform from wolfman beast to a cold, calculating political opponent, more a la Count of Monte Cristo. Coulda. Shoulda. 7/10. Only cause it's not a comic book movie, and despite conservative white pandering.
@@whyisblue923taken the film is great
@@rickbrees3297 conservative white pandering? Wtf are you talking about.
SILENCE DOG! BY FREYA YOU SLANDER YOUR LORD AND MISTRESS
Watched the film last night, what a load of boring rubbish.
What about it was boring
@@MH-ms1dg There wasn't enough leather, fade haircuts and shield maidens. 1/10 film, too historically accurate
For real though I can't understand how someone could watch this and think it's boring rubbish
@JohnKerly what was boring about it?
@cron1165 I study germanic history and know some heathen mythology. I really enjoyed this film, and glad I got to enjoy the fruits of big cinema propaganda one way or another.
It's basically Hamlet on steroids Which is great
Amleth is Hamlet