Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2017 7:53:51 GMT
Assassin's Creed (2017)
Cert: 12A
Directed by: Justin Kurzel
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons
out now on DVD.
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Back in April 2016 the first trailer for Justin Kurzel's (director of 2015's Macbeth) adaption of the popular video game franchise Assassin's Creed, with a lot of hate going towards it, particularly for its use of a Kanye West song, then in October the second trailer came out, with a better soundtrack, but still not the one fans were looking for, then in December the final trailer came out, and they nailed the soundtrack, then shortly after Assassin's Creed was directed at negative critic reviews, which is the fate that most video game movies suffer from. But was the final result any good? Well, that's what this review will tell you.
The first character we meet is Aguilar (Michael Fassbender), an Assassin in 15th century Spain, who is sent on a quest to find the Apple of Eden, the MacGuffin of the film. It is mentioned to be made from man's first disobedience, and if used, it could wipe out the Assassin's bloodline and bring a Templar order. Different from most cinematic MacGuffins, which is a surprise, because most MacGuffins of this type usually are made to destroy stuff or to bring endless power to the user.
We then meet a young Callum Lynch (Angus Brown) in 1986, who after trying, and failing, to do an impressive jump with his bike, returns home only to find his mother (Essie Davis) killed by his father Joseph (Brendan Gleeson). This is one of the scenes in the film that kids wouldn't be reccomended to watch, given the emotion and intensity of the scene, it adds to the film's somewhat dark tone, which fits the theme of the movie.
In 2016, Cal (Fassbender again), is executed for murder, this is a very emotional scene, and it is extended for dramatic effect, something Kurzel uses to his advantage here, it works and it makes the scene all the more emotional, as with the scene above, kids aren't particularly reccomended to watch.
then after that all the good stuff happens, Cal then meets Sofia Rikkin (Marion Cotillard), who tells him about what he has to do: enter the memories of Aguilar in 15th century Spain and retrieve the Apple of Eden, and we get some very inventive action packed set-pieces throughout all this, and there are some genuinely good character moments as well, including Cal experiencing hallucinations of Aguilar after this first time in the Animus, a device which allows the user to feel the memories of long dead ancestors, in which Cal uses to find the Apple.
but there are some script issues, but they are rather small and can be looked past. That's the only flaw I can really think of, but overall a good video game adaption that respects it's source material. Worth the watch
Cert: 12A
Directed by: Justin Kurzel
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons
out now on DVD.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Back in April 2016 the first trailer for Justin Kurzel's (director of 2015's Macbeth) adaption of the popular video game franchise Assassin's Creed, with a lot of hate going towards it, particularly for its use of a Kanye West song, then in October the second trailer came out, with a better soundtrack, but still not the one fans were looking for, then in December the final trailer came out, and they nailed the soundtrack, then shortly after Assassin's Creed was directed at negative critic reviews, which is the fate that most video game movies suffer from. But was the final result any good? Well, that's what this review will tell you.
The first character we meet is Aguilar (Michael Fassbender), an Assassin in 15th century Spain, who is sent on a quest to find the Apple of Eden, the MacGuffin of the film. It is mentioned to be made from man's first disobedience, and if used, it could wipe out the Assassin's bloodline and bring a Templar order. Different from most cinematic MacGuffins, which is a surprise, because most MacGuffins of this type usually are made to destroy stuff or to bring endless power to the user.
We then meet a young Callum Lynch (Angus Brown) in 1986, who after trying, and failing, to do an impressive jump with his bike, returns home only to find his mother (Essie Davis) killed by his father Joseph (Brendan Gleeson). This is one of the scenes in the film that kids wouldn't be reccomended to watch, given the emotion and intensity of the scene, it adds to the film's somewhat dark tone, which fits the theme of the movie.
In 2016, Cal (Fassbender again), is executed for murder, this is a very emotional scene, and it is extended for dramatic effect, something Kurzel uses to his advantage here, it works and it makes the scene all the more emotional, as with the scene above, kids aren't particularly reccomended to watch.
then after that all the good stuff happens, Cal then meets Sofia Rikkin (Marion Cotillard), who tells him about what he has to do: enter the memories of Aguilar in 15th century Spain and retrieve the Apple of Eden, and we get some very inventive action packed set-pieces throughout all this, and there are some genuinely good character moments as well, including Cal experiencing hallucinations of Aguilar after this first time in the Animus, a device which allows the user to feel the memories of long dead ancestors, in which Cal uses to find the Apple.
but there are some script issues, but they are rather small and can be looked past. That's the only flaw I can really think of, but overall a good video game adaption that respects it's source material. Worth the watch
