Immortals
Directed by: Tarsem Singh
Starring: Henry Cavill, Frida Pinto, Mickey Rourke, Luke Evans
Rated: R for sequences of bloody violence, and a scene of sexuality
Acclaimed director Tarsem Singh’s new film Immortals will be unjustly compared to Zack Snyder’s 300. Despite the obvious similarities, Immortals is very different; the world he depicts is global, mixing other European, Indian, and Asiatic cultures together rather just setting it in ancient Greece. He also spends more time on the characters and allows the visuals to help tell the story rather than just look cool. He even depicts the spiritual realm and the importance of faith despite a naturalistic world not understanding it, which is the exact opposite theme of Snyder’s 300. In the end, none of this really matters; the faith storyline is contradicted with scenes of violence and sexuality, the story is cliché, the character are not interesting, and whatever themes the story tries to convey are lost in the midst of the massive body count. As visionary as Tarsem may be, Immortals is a pretty lifeless film.
Rated: R for sequences of bloody violence, and a scene of sexuality
Acclaimed director Tarsem Singh’s new film Immortals will be unjustly compared to Zack Snyder’s 300. Despite the obvious similarities, Immortals is very different; the world he depicts is global, mixing other European, Indian, and Asiatic cultures together rather just setting it in ancient Greece. He also spends more time on the characters and allows the visuals to help tell the story rather than just look cool. He even depicts the spiritual realm and the importance of faith despite a naturalistic world not understanding it, which is the exact opposite theme of Snyder’s 300. In the end, none of this really matters; the faith storyline is contradicted with scenes of violence and sexuality, the story is cliché, the character are not interesting, and whatever themes the story tries to convey are lost in the midst of the massive body count. As visionary as Tarsem may be, Immortals is a pretty lifeless film.
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