The Northman

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michael grant

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May 3, 2022, 1:14:50 PM5/3/22
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I had high hopes going into this one because Robert Eggers' first two films were favorites of mine. The Witch had one of my favorite third acts in recent memory and The Lighthouse was just a total blast of a freakout. 

Crazy to think that after a movie like The Lighthouse this guy was able to get real ass funding for a viking epic. 

And what a truly wild vision this thing is. From the first shot to the last, this movie is absolutely going for it. You want to get my attention, open on a volcano with some VO mumbling about literally Odin. Throw in Bjork as a seer, Willem Defoe as a spirit guide, and yes Anya Taylor-Joy as anything at all. Frame after frame this movie looks like thousand year old drawings come to life. 

After, I read this New Yorker profile of Eggers and the making of this movie. It made me appreciate what I just watched even more *because* you don't need to know any of the context for it to be good. I don't want to get banned again for talking mess about comic book movies but what I will say is that it does seem like the fan-homework element is at this point necessary for the payoff. You need to be following the trail of breadcrumbs before during and after. 

Whereas The Northman works on its own, and if you find out everything that went into it--before or after watching it--it only gets better. 

I have doubts as to whether this director will get to work on this scale again, so I'll be seeing this in the theater again while I have the chance. 

Matthew Scott

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May 3, 2022, 1:31:33 PM5/3/22
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Brandon Nam

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May 3, 2022, 4:05:31 PM5/3/22
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I must say i didnt enjoy this film as much as you did. I saw it few weeks back amped up off the trailer and the general hype. I saw Everything Everywhere... just a week before that and was on cloud9 about these low key sleeper hits. I liked the northman lots of segments i was all in but there were some moments that i was like. Why did we build it up to not follow through. I think the trailer and the reviews and comments i read sold me on something i was expecting but didnt get so i wasnt as jazzed up when i left. Maybe I need the context and the story behind it. I'll look into that later.

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Adrian Campbell

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May 3, 2022, 4:07:45 PM5/3/22
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Really sad I missed this. Wanted to watch it this past Saturday but Jamaican theatres carried it for less than a week


Kwame Phillips

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May 3, 2022, 4:52:09 PM5/3/22
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I dunno, I found it really straightforward. I was hoping for some wild shit but it was real regular, especially compared to his other films. Not bad, just underwhelming. 

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Brandon Nam

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May 3, 2022, 4:58:52 PM5/3/22
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I agree with this “straightforward” sentiment. I think theres more to it than that for me but like from jump we know where this must lead and i guess i just expect either twists and turns or proper build up to a really great payoff. This movie tried with the former but i kind of saw it coming, so i wasn't sure if it was meant to throw people off who weren't the main characters. And my biggest disappointment was the lack of pay off, things jus kind of happen after telling me they were going to happen. 

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