A not at all wasted evening
Yesterday, I went with a group of people after church to grab some food and see a movie.
After the great Indian food, and the for some unexpected conversations, we went to see the movie 10,000 BC (which is actually the main theme of this blog-post).
The movie is directed by the same director who brought us ‘Independence Day’ and ‘The Day after Tomorrow’, and based on this, the expectations should be quite high. On the other hand, I had seen the trailer, and thought the concept really did not seem that interesting, so my expectations were not high.
I am glad to bring you an excerpt from the movie in action:
‘Tic-Tic, can I have the white spear?’
‘No, d’Leh, you cannot have the white spear, only the worthy warrior may possess the great white spear’
‘I now have killed the great nadal [or something similar - it's a mammoth], and claim the white spear, and my woman, Evolet’
‘Okay, now you may have the white spear’
‘But I did not really kill the nadal, it only fell on my spear’
‘Then you must return the white spear to me; it is not the way of the yagal to come dishonorably to the white spear’
‘Oh no, the four-legged creatures are coming [i.e. horsemen]‘
‘They have taken Evolet!’
‘You are the chosen one, who speaks to the Spear-tooth; you must lead our people to the mountain of the gods and free our family and friends’
‘Okay, let’s go’
‘Oh no, the great birds have arrived and have just left with all our loved ones [the birds were actually ships, but hey]‘
‘where does this river go?’
‘It moves like a snake in the sand’
‘Where is the head of the snake’
‘The head of the snake is fixed in the night, but moves during the day’
‘We will find the head of the snake!’
‘Oh no, we’re lost; we will never find the head of the snake’
‘Now I remember. The star, I told Evolet she would always be fixed in my heart like the light in the sky – let’s go this way! [the north-star of course]‘
‘We have found the head of the snake!’
‘How can we overcome them? They are so many?’
‘The one of the three, who is left, fears only one thing – the hunter with the mark of the star – do you have the mark of the star?’
‘No, I don’t’
‘Then you are not the one – by the way, I knew your father’
‘She has the mark of the star!!!’
‘How can they do such a thing to father nadal?’
‘We must find the lead bull’
‘Oh, no, the slaves are rebelling as well, what can we do?’
‘Take her outside and sacrifice her’
‘You can have your woman if you take her and go in peace’
‘Yes, I will take the deal – tell him I will take the deal’
‘No! (I will not take the deal)’
‘If I can’t have her, you can’t have her either!’
‘He killed Evolet!’
‘And as great mother drew her last breath, she gave it to Evolet’
‘She is not dead at all!’
‘Now, I have both the great white spear, my woman Evolet, and a bunch of new friends from many places around the world’
I may be exaggerating just a bit – the action wasn’t that simplistic. Or, come to think of it, it almost was. Not the finest piece of artwork made. It was as if the film tried to ascend to heights of epic movies like Lord of the Rings and the like, but just could not get there. It was painful to feel how it strove to create grandeur, but just didn’t make it.
On the bright side, the soundtrack was good 
I was originally intending to call the blog-post ‘What a great waste of time’, but in the end, the evening was all a good experience. Hanging out with good friends. Eating good Indian food. Desserts eaten in a rush (even if it was cleared away before I could finish it ). Luckily sitting next to someone who couldn’t take the film seriously either, which made it a whole lot easier – actually being able to laugh openly during those great moments 
Ah, well, you should’ve been there
3 comments marts 16th, 2008