So I recently watched Warcraft and I'm here to bring you my review. So without further ado.........
Looking to escape from his dying world, the orc shaman Gul'dan (played by Daniel Wu) utilizes dark magic to open a portal to the human realm of Azeroth. Supported by the fierce fighter Blackhand (played by Clancy Brown), Gul'dan organizes the orc clans into a conquering army called the Horde. Uniting to protect Azeroth from these hulking invaders are King Llane (played by Dominic Cooper), the mighty warrior Anduin Lothar (played by Travis Fimmel) and the powerful wizard Medivh (played by Ben Foster). As the two races collide, leaders from each side start to question if war is the only answer.
This was a really fun film to watch. Video game films biggest struggle over the years is the lack of great characters and trying way too hard to please fans of the game, this film does more of the same, but at least you care about some of the characters. The World of Warcraft games don't have that much of a story to begin with, so to come up with a story that is both going to please fans of the games and casual moviegoers and a lot of credit goes to Duncan Jones for at least making a great attempt at doing both. The film relies heavily on visual effects and while at times it can be a little too much, most of the effects are absolutely gorgeous and the Orcs are the real standouts of the visual work. Speaking of the Orcs, the motion-capture performances are brilliant and at times you forget that Toby Kebbell is the one playing Durotan and he does a phenomenal job. Ben Foster as Medvih also gives a great performance and all of the characters are pretty decent enough to help you get through the film. While it does rely heavily on visual effects, it also relies on a few emotional moments and some of them are done well, but the rest just feel forced and unnecessary The film leaves a lot on the table and there is a quite a bit of material for future films in the franchise to dive into. It does make a lot of things complicate and some plot threads are just left hanging and you don't get any real explanation for them. It also brings in a lot of information and you can easily get lost if you don't pay attention. Overall if you are a fan of the games, you'll leave pleased, whereas if you aren't a fan of the games, you might leave a little confused. I give Warcraft a 6 out of 10.
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of Warcraft, what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
Looking to escape from his dying world, the orc shaman Gul'dan (played by Daniel Wu) utilizes dark magic to open a portal to the human realm of Azeroth. Supported by the fierce fighter Blackhand (played by Clancy Brown), Gul'dan organizes the orc clans into a conquering army called the Horde. Uniting to protect Azeroth from these hulking invaders are King Llane (played by Dominic Cooper), the mighty warrior Anduin Lothar (played by Travis Fimmel) and the powerful wizard Medivh (played by Ben Foster). As the two races collide, leaders from each side start to question if war is the only answer.
This was a really fun film to watch. Video game films biggest struggle over the years is the lack of great characters and trying way too hard to please fans of the game, this film does more of the same, but at least you care about some of the characters. The World of Warcraft games don't have that much of a story to begin with, so to come up with a story that is both going to please fans of the games and casual moviegoers and a lot of credit goes to Duncan Jones for at least making a great attempt at doing both. The film relies heavily on visual effects and while at times it can be a little too much, most of the effects are absolutely gorgeous and the Orcs are the real standouts of the visual work. Speaking of the Orcs, the motion-capture performances are brilliant and at times you forget that Toby Kebbell is the one playing Durotan and he does a phenomenal job. Ben Foster as Medvih also gives a great performance and all of the characters are pretty decent enough to help you get through the film. While it does rely heavily on visual effects, it also relies on a few emotional moments and some of them are done well, but the rest just feel forced and unnecessary The film leaves a lot on the table and there is a quite a bit of material for future films in the franchise to dive into. It does make a lot of things complicate and some plot threads are just left hanging and you don't get any real explanation for them. It also brings in a lot of information and you can easily get lost if you don't pay attention. Overall if you are a fan of the games, you'll leave pleased, whereas if you aren't a fan of the games, you might leave a little confused. I give Warcraft a 6 out of 10.
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of Warcraft, what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
Love you jonah i do but to say that warcraft games dont have much of a story is a huge insult. Thats far from the truth. There is more lore for world of warcraft universe than 99.99% of any other game series. But you need to be a fan of it and actualy play through the games and get it. Iv been playing wow for 10+ years and still learn new lore every time i log on. There are more than 15 books published on it. And its highly intersting. I care about all the characters before even watching the movie from the connection i have had to them all. Sorry. I just had to make that point. I truely believe that this is going to be a lot more popular to the fan base than the general public. Just because we know the backstorys and the landscape. We know how unforgiveing the barrens can be and the distruction caused by the burning legion when it distroyed mt hyjal. And thretend to distroy the great tree nordrasill. Its deep man trust me
ReplyDeleteBut that's the problem with the film. When you make a film that based on something that has a huge following (comic book films are the same way) and you specifically make said film mainly for the fans, then you alienate the rest of the general audience which generally makes up 98% of the population. You have to please both the general audience and keep them interested while also throwing in little nuggets to the fans. It's why the film made $25 million in North America instead of $50 or 60 million. The game is bigger around the world than in the US. An example would be the Dungeons & Dragons film which was made by a fan who knew everything about the game and the film was garbage because eh made it solely for the fans and that guy no longer directs films anymore. Duncan Jones won't have that problem because he's a great director, but it is a little bothersome when you make a straight adaptation. Going back to comic book films, that's why you never see a true adaptation of a story. Those are made with little snippets of iconic stories to do some fan service, but all films are made for the rest of the public who know nothing about the characters. Guardians of the Galaxy is a perfect example. Almost no one had even heard of them except for true die hard comic readers. So James Gunn decides to make the film simple and easy to follow that way everyone is one the same page going forward. I thought the film was great, but you can't enjoy a film when being really lost. The story wasn't that great, but their were a few good moments. But back to your point, you might be one of only a small group that knows a lot about it. The same thing for Star Wars, as I probably know a lot more than you and to me when some people say stupid things (not you) I get upset because they don't fully appreciate the story and the characters. I understand your argument, but you just have to realize that not everyone has been involved with WOW and you can't make a film geared towards maybe 5 or 6 people out of a 100
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