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Neil MarshallScenariusz:
Neil MarshallZdjęcia:
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Ilan EshkeriObsada:
Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Ольга Куриленко, David Morrissey, Noel Clarke, JJ Feild, Axelle Carolyn, Lee Ross, Imogen Poots, Ulrich Thomsen (więcej)Opisy(1)
Jest rok 117 naszej ery. Legiony Cesarstwa Rzymskiego mieczem i krwią budują chwałę Imperium. Pod ich panowaniem znajduje się ogromna część Europy. Także Brytania uległa rzymskim wojownikom. Jednak jej północne rubieże pozostają pod władaniem lokalnych plemion, które dają najeźdźcy krwawy opór. Niezależność ziem leżących na północ od Muru Hadriana jest solą w oku władz Imperium. Powtarzające się śmiałe ataki na rzymskie forty drażnią dumę rzymskich dowódców i wyczerpują ich cierpliwość. IX Legion pod wodzą nieustraszonego generała Virilusa otrzymuje rozkaz przekroczenia Muru i rozniesienia na ostrzach mieczy wszystkich, którzy nie godzą się z nową władzą. Jednak nikt nie wie, co czeka po drugiej stronie. Wkrótce rzeczywistość okaże się okrutniejsza niż najczarniejsze proroctwa. (Monolith)
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Objectively, this is probably Marshall's weakest film, but in the "bloody historical carnage" category it's still a strong above-average film. It rests mainly on the director's sense of maximum blood (never mind that it splashes digitally) and charismatic actors. For an hour and a half where nothing actually happens, the film is fully immersive and makes you feel that sometimes there is real beauty in simplicity.
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I’m sorry to say that this has been the most boring Marshall. If I were to judge it somehow objectively, I would go no further than seven out of ten points, but with my ugly relationship with historical films (accurate or otherwise), I can’t go over 50%. Centurion is as silly as Doomsday, but to its own misfortune, it takes itself very seriously. The action scenes are unreadable, put together with lots close-ups of chopped, flying or falling human body parts, without any overall view of the battlefield. This year’s winner in the competition of badass historical films is hands down Valhalla Rising.
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Men vs. Wild. These guys would need a few lessons from Bear Grylls. If they run out of bad luck, they run like hell. When they run, they don't think. They don’t have any of the good sense that is expected from the viewers. Ninety minutes of running, sitting, chewing, blathering (about wounds that can’t be seen and such) and killing. The most obvious thing in the scenes of carnage is the geysers of blood, which bring to light Marshall’s background in horror. There are none of the scary scenes that the situation comprising "a few nobodies in the wilderness" would require. Nor is there any value added beyond the ancient violence. Just as the parallel to the Iraq war, which is also a drawn-out and fruitless endeavour, is luke-warm, the presence of an Arab and a black man on the "team" is contrived. I don’t understand the point of such a film as this, like The Fellowship of the Ring, but with significantly less money and intellect invested in it. Even though the terribly illegible opening credits promise a grand spectacle, there apparently wasn’t enough money left over for money shots and if you’re not turned on by severed limbs, you can look forward only to two women, who are – as always in male fantasies brought to life – mysterious, quiet and sexy. But you don’t need a ninety-minute film for that; just close your eyes for a moment. 50%
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Centurion is a historical adventure-hunt movie. Congratulations to Neil Marshall for working himself up to be a director of actors such as Fassbender, West, Cunningham and Morrissey. All of them, together with the fantastic natural scenery, help make the movie fun and engaging. This film is not bloody and brutal just to shock the audience; rather, it is realistic and its violence fits into the concept of a harsh drama in which the likable main characters are hunted in the wild by the bloodthirsty Lady Vengeance hitchhiker. Her anger and cruelty are justified and therefore her character does not inspire disgust and hatred in the viewer, but fear and respect. Less realistic is the make-up and blow-dried hairstyle of the beautiful wild woman living alone by a river in which she catches a fish breakfast with her bare hands – but still we are grateful for a bit of tenderness in the gray world of hopelessness. If the ending had been more confrontational, I would have considered giving this film four stars.
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Centurion tells the story of a Roman legion lost to history, and while it's not a tale widely known, the filmmakers did a solid job bringing it to life. Honestly, I didn’t mind the creative liberties at all—quite the opposite, actually. Movies like this are rare, and when I came across it, I was instantly excited. I personally love these kinds of historical flicks with great, stylized action sequences. And there’s plenty of action here. While the film may not be heavy on historical accuracy, it still offers an engaging look at an era from nearly 2,000 years ago, and in that regard, I think the filmmakers absolutely nailed it.
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