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Having read a lot of the Icelandic sagas and the other Nordic sagas that's pretty much standard. It's always a tale of murder, treachery and revenge between two families or within a clan.
It is depressing this movie did not make its money back in theaters. It’s such a good movie and especially if you watched it in theaters with bomb ass speakers the beginning alone makes the thing an experience.
It was foreseeable imo, these type of movies rarely make any money in the bo. For example do you remember the colossal bomb that was The 13th Warrior? The saddest thing is Robert Eggers will never get a similar financial backing ever again.
It’s trash if you go in thinking that it’s a normal film and not Shakespeare. It’s no wonder they didn’t make their money back, they were way too over the top with things to the point that it was annoying
I watched The Northman in a completely empty theater. 4 PM showing, the movie didn’t do well in theaters, all that. So I sat in the best seat, right in the middle of the theater, and took it all in. And I think that was the first time I really understood classic Shakespearean tragedy. Amleth gets his revenge. Fjolnir and his entire family are dead. Amleth’s children will rule, his family will thrive…But was it worth it? I still don’t know the answer to that. Robert Eggers is an absolute fucking genius, and I so badly hope he puts out more fantastic films despite this one’s financial situation.
Idk man I didn't think it was a masterpiece as people say it was It was a solid 8/10 movie but by no means perfect, It would have been way better as a 8-10ep series tbh ,, Amleth went berserker on a village and then just randomly remembered and decided oh yeah I want revenge, and within 5 minutes is sold to the person he wants revenge on? I feel like it came too easily too him despite dying in the end ,, His mother and uncle should have had way more scenes too , she was the whole mastermind behind everything and the cause of all of amleths pain and we barely got any of her at all and she was played by Nicole Kidman ffs,, we coulda got so many great scenes 😅 I hope there is a director's cut that's an hour longer then the theatrical cut..
And the guy in the video is talking about how the journey feels worth it like what? We didn't even get any of amleths journey.. just a time skip to him going berserker on a village then he meets a seer and dips out to get revenge right away, and finds his love on the very boat that sells him to the very man he wanted revenge on? hardly a journey at all, infact barely an inconvenience
As someone who's studied Norse mythology and read the poetic edda, real Norse mythology (not the sanitized pop culture version) is weird, confusing, frustrating, and exists in a state of eternal dream logic which The Northman perfectly captures. Time, fate, and reality are all fluid concepts in Norse mythology. They can be maddening to try to comprehend but any man who finds himself in a Norse stories usually strives to embody the concept of a Drengr. A man of reckless courage who tolerates no insult, no matter how slight, and dies bloody with a sword in hand. Which is pretty much Amleth to a T.
I watched The Northman in theatres with my mom because she loves vikings and our heritage is Swedish. We didn't realize it was Robert Eggers so we had expected something else. However we were blown away because of the play like nature of it and how the story progressed. It wasn't what we thought, it was so much better.
This is honestly one of my favourite films of all time. It is everything i have ever wanted from a film and from that i am so fucking happy you made a video on it.
If Top Gun 2 didn't come out The Northman would be my film of the year but that could all change. It's a fantastic film and I want Eggers to direct a Conan or Solomon Kane film.
I'm not gonna lie. I'd definitely be hyped for a an Eggers Solomon Kane film especially since the last one was poorly distributed to theaters globally, leaving a chance for a sequel impossible.
Honestly my favorite part about the northman is how it utilize the supernatural aspects and how they blended with Reality, we’re it’s up to you to decide if it was real or not and I like that. Hell there’s a scene where he gets a certain sword he needs to kill certain someone and that was my favorite.😺
I agree, that makes these movies a lot more interesting - it keeps you guessing. I also liked the scene where Amleth is hanged by his wrists to the ceiling, and you see the ravens rescue him, but later when he wakes up, he's with Olga, so it could have easily been just her cutting the ropes and taking him away to safety. You can have a lot of fun watching this movie.
I got exactly what I wanted from "The Northman" a saga based on the epic stories from Pagan Iceland, where blood debts were paid in full and the gods of the North wandered amongst mortals. So damn good.
Having been a re-enactor of the Anglo Saxon and Viking age for nearly a decade now I have to say this film was absolutely incredible. The costuming alone was fucking phenomenal compared to the rest of Viking age media that's out there, me and my boys absolutely lost our shit when we saw the amount of beautifully woven and dyed fabrics compared to the usual dirty leather and random bits of fur that has no basis in reality. It also was the most authentic not only in visuals but in capturing the feel of the Viking Age, the worldbuilding, the clothes, how people spoke, the social norms and mentality of these people who exist over 1000 years ago was perfectly portrayed, it really represented the Norse slave trade in a particularly in-depth way that is really seen on the screen the Vikings were notorious slavers and we rarely see it.(as was the English, Scots, Russians and everyone else at that time but the Vikings would sell their slaves as far as Morocco and Italy it was a vast operation), there was a genuinely harrowing moment as we as modern day people who portray Viking raiders saw the sacking of the Slavic town as those were the people we represent when we wear out clothing and do shows, we often get so caught up in the fun of the fighting and drinking that we often forget that the Vikings were assholes but so was everyone else, it really hit us a lot more than most other people who saw this film. The roles of men and women were portrayed wonderfully too, the idea of magic being the domain of women was an integral belief in pagan Germanic cultures, it was awesome seeing the old male shaman in the mound noticeably wearing a hangeroc (basically a woollen apron worn over a dress by Viking women) and the very obvious tortiseshell brooches used to pin the hangeroc in place, tortiseshell brooches have only ever been found in female Germanic graves, meaning the old shaman was practising shamanistic transvestism and 'becoming' a woman in order to tap into women's natural connection with the magical world. Sorry if this was a bit ranty and autistic but this film was one of the best I've ever seen and had so many details only reenactors and Viking history buffs would've lost their shit over, my pee-pee also firmed when the ancient sword Amleth took from the old king was a direct copy of the 7th century Sutton Hoo Anglo Saxon sword, even down to the matching silver and gold decorations on the sword belt.
I have yet to see the Northman but I’ve heard good things about it, Vinland Saga made me appreciate the Viking time period and I’ll be looking forward to seeing this movie when I get the chance.
I have a hard believing that the movie didn't do well. I live in Mormon-vill Utah, and the relatively "smaller" theater (in a mall, mind you) I went to see The Northman, at 8 in the PM; what about 3/4ths full. This was a week after it came out. Abousulte masterpiece of a film though, I'm glad that every now and then we get bangers in cinemas like this and Everthing Everywhere All at Once.
This film was hyped so much on the twitter I thought no way it could possibly fail. When I saw it in theatres it was just me and my one friend then these two guys came in a sat behind us right as the film started. They walked out during that first ritual scene with Defoe and young omleth
When I went to see this movie 2 couples actually walked out mid movie. Even a lot of people in the group I went with said they hated it and it was cliche. Most people want popcorn flicks and couldn't see a unique film if it smacked them in the face
This was my introduction into Eggers filmography, and I look forward to seeing the rest of his work. As for “The Northman”? Easily one of the best films I’ve seen in the last ten years.
WOW! You mean to tell me showing basic respect for old cultures and their folklore in oyur work can produce genuine quality woek !? Who Woulda thunk? But seriously, this is what I like. Looking at these things from the perspective of the people and times that produced them and actually seeing how they actually show roots in the deeper parts of how people think. The fact it didnțt get the success it deserves in theaters shows how down the gutter most people's tastes are. Also, Raid finally got to you !? Goddamn, they must be getting desperate, they started looking int eh deeper gutters of youtube for Kentucky Goblins to use in their ads.........SYNCHRONICITY !
I freaking loved this movie! The Shakespearean element mixed with Viking setting is perfect. After seeing this in theaters, it gave me hope that modern movies can still be good! I highly recommend this film for everyone who likes dark, violent, and epic films.🎬👍
Honestly, Northman is certainly up there as one of the best movies in the last 20 years, and comfortably sits as one of if not the best movies of this year so far, right next to EEAAO, Bullet Train, and Nope.
I saw this in theaters! What a refreshing experience that was to watch a modern film not only devoid of woke bullshit, but of such high quality! Really glad you covered this one. The review made me really curious about Robert Eggers' other films, and I have a question for anyone who might've seen them. Both seem amazing conceptually and I have no issue with the Lighthouse (gonna watch it tonight after work), but the Witch... Loli spoke highly of it and I tend to trust his opinion, but doing some research definitely has me concerned. I'm so jaded by this point that when I see things like "patriarchy," "sexuality," "religious extremism," women "yearning for independence," etc. I get spooked. Are these handled okay in the film or is it too woke to endure? Thanks guys.
I saw this in the cinema with a girl, she fell asleep while i was transfixed upon the screen. As the movie ended she woke up but i was not yet ready to return to her, i had to see the credits and travel back to our time and reality. Whenever she calls the movie boring in retrospect i almost throw her out the window.
I love your reviews, Loli. Stoked you covered this movie, too. The Northman is a masterpiece and probably the only accurate representation of Vikings and Asatruar we'll ever get from modern media. Eggers deserves all the credit in the world for making it.
Yeah, this movie was a rare treat these days. i was actually enjoying it enough that i didn't even try to think about where it was going so by the time Nicole Kidman's character started talking about how she planned the whole betrayal it was still quite a surprise. Looking back there was probably a 50\50 chance something like that was going to happen, but i was really just enjoying the ride so much that i wasn't trying to figure the movie out before it happened and i didn't notice that part with "Willem Dafoe slapping his sausage" hinting at the betrayal. Seeing movies like this bring me closer to the hope that maybe one day we might get an awesome Berserk movie, it shouldn't be attempted any time close to now because i still don't have faith that someone wouldn't fuck it up, it's just seeing something like this and The Green Knight makes me think the human action can be done but i still can't really think of a time when i saw something that made me think they could get the demons right and i'm all but certain the writing would be fucked if it got made today 😄👍
This was by far my favourite film of the year. I went to see it in the cinema a week after it came out and there were only 5 people at the screening including me and my brother. Really deserved more than it got.
I described The Northman in my Letterboxd review as feeling like a "Medieval spy thriller" of sorts, make of that what you will. Great movie though I enjoyed every bit of it.
This movie was slow but god damn was it awesome. Saw it with my chic who is a norse pagan and she was gushing how perfect everything was to the setting.
Without spoiling anything the final 20 minutes of this movie was absolute perfection. I have never seen an ending so perfect for the story eggers was telling. The cinematography, effects, and actual content make the ending easily my favorite. Highly recommend giving this movie a watch. It’s absolutely worth it.
Still workin my way through your masterpiece of a Berserk Explanation/Read Through and I decided I’d take a break to watch something else by you, can say you do not disappoint! Love your videos
I agree with every major point you had. But then again, Robert Eggers is one of my favourite directors as well, haha. So far all of his movies have been phenomenal - a simple concept executed in a masterful way. His horror is also more complex than in a lot of other horror movies, less on-the-nose, more psychedelic. It's just a breath of fresh air in every regard. Also, you can't not respect the man, when you realize that from the comparatively tiny budget of The Witch he made such an accurate period-piece that a lot of high-budget movies fail to portray properly. I mean they made a single floor piece, which they re-used in certain shots, that was accurate down to the type of wood they would've used back then, but it would've cost way too much to make the whole floor out of it, hence the re-use. Dude's a legend.
I watched this movie in theaters, and I'm getting the blu-ray. It was absolutely beautiful and bloody. Every scene had me enthralled from beginning to end.
This might be an odd take away but this film reminded me alot of the first Conan. Yes Conan's tone was more adventurous but the way magic was handled in conjuction with regular humans just made me think of how similar both movies are. Not a complaint as I love both movies and how they strike that balance. PS I heard there was studio meddling and am curious how much they actually interfered
I have always wanted to see this movie. Sad I missed it in theaters, but after the first 10 minutes of your video I am going to make it a priority to watch it this weekend. Will watch the rest of your video after I have seen it. Thanks!
The Northman was a great movie. Talking about the folklore side of things actually reminded me of the films Tomm Moore directed. The hand-drawn animated movies; Wolfwalkers, Song of the Sea, and The Secret of Kells. If you like the addition of folklores in movies, and have a fondness for hand-drawn animation, I'd absolutely recommend those three films, they're all astounding in many aspects.
This is 100% the kind of movie I always used to watch with my dad, he definitely would have loved it. I wish he could have seen it. I still have our copy of Predator on VHS that we watched at least once a month, and I Guarantee this would be in his DVD collection. I need to watch this again now that it's been a while.
When I watched some of Jackson Crawford's videos - he's a Norse scholar with an actual phd in this stuff - he mentions that in a lot of sagas, women are the instigators in this stuff. Nichole Kidman's character manipulating the events is very true to the source material.
When my Dad finally watched this movie at my recommendation, he said he "didn't know where the story was going". I honestly don't know what he expected from the trailers and what I told him; it was pretty straightforward.
I went and saw this in a theater with my best friend and we were the only ones in the room during the showing. I remember after the movie we were both talking about what people were missing out on. I expected another generic viking battle movie and was pleasantly surprised to get something that could have come straight out of an ancient storybook.
Watching this movie in theaters was a borderline religious experience. The soundtrack is transcendent on those booming speakers, I actually had tears in my eyes with some bits and I'm not the least bit ashamed to admit it.
To be honest, after you talked about getting it ready in the streams so much I was more interested in the sponsorship segment than the actual review...
The only thing to bug me (and frankly thus probably was just me or the size of the theater screen) but do the babies heads look too big for their bodies at the end? If they're real babies fine but I for some reason thought they were cgi.. again probably just me
What journey is everyone talking about ? Timeskip to amleth as an adult He goes berserk on a village, Meets a seer, remembers he wants revenge and dips onto a slave boat where he meets his baby momma and also just so happens to be sold to the person he wants revenge on, his journey was barely an inconvenience on screen 😂😅 8/10 movie ,, really good but by no means perfect
This was a great movie. I wish it had more of the Nordic religious imagery in it. My only criticism and it is very very minor is Nicole Kidman. Plastic surgery face just is odd to look at in a movie. She has approached the nasty addiction stage. EDIT: Final Gates of Hel battle is probably one of the best scenes in film ever.
It was just a short sequence but I absolutely loved how they portrayed the berserker cult. The dudes weren't just drugged up, they were a efficient tide of death, sweaping anything away in their path. Legitimately sold the fear the peasants and soldiers would have of them.
Love this film! And I love Robert eggers works! Only had one showing left in town but sadly my partner got sick and I missed it but she promised to buy it on 4k when it came out on blu ray and boy did it deliver! It’s just a shame that it didn’t make back its box office as this film is Perfect! I only hope eggers can continue making these historical films
Cool video so far (I'm at 9 minutes right now), but I don't think Witcher music fits the occasion. Or maybe I'm just super tired of it after hearing it so many times, lol. Love ya Loli!
Review caught me off guard...movie kind of also did, though I do admit I was like considering that film was probably not for me because it was a bit slow in places, but I thought it was pretty decent. That plot twist, though...tbh, by the end of the film, the ones I kind of felt pity/sadness for where mostly Fjolnir, Amlef, and Fjolnir's second son, but the wife...nah...she basically deserved it not only for what she did to the former King, but also for dragging both Amlef and Fjolnir to the Gates of Hell. (Like I was starting to feel bad that Amlef went through with his revenge for nothing - at least if I'm looking at it outside of the folklore - because his mom didn't like him). Rethinking about it, it's pretty good. Might need to rewatch it.
Strange that you assume Fjolnir did what he did with honest intentions but Gudrun is probably lying when she claims that she was forced to marry Fjolnir's brother and conceive Amleth. Given the history we're talking about, is it really that surprising that a woman - a former slave woman, no less - would have hated her royal husband and the child she had no choice in bearing for him? In fact, Gudrun being honest about her hatred makes this film even more impressive to me. It's basically a horror film for these two people who committed murderous acts to live out their happily ever after, only to be visited and tormented by the son of the king they slew. It's the subversion of revenge done absolutely right, while also carrying out the vengeance from Amleth's POV.
Not gonna lie, that raid sequence & it's aftermath fucked me up something fierce. Just the implication of the fates of these innocent slavic villagers was enough to unnerve me without seeing it directly.
The Northman is epic, Amlef is glorious and if a sequel were possible I would love to see his son and daughter forge a kingdom. Edit - I have seen a ton of these adds but you ser have the best one simply because your voice was made for this Edit 2 - My family already bought a copy cause it is glorious.
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Between this, Vinland Saga, and Primal Season 2, it's kinda funny how so many Viking stories usually begins with family slaughter and revenge.
Harsh lands breed harsh people.
Take it from someone who's from the Balkans
If you want a more lighthearted comedy viking story i recommend the norsemen (vikane) series! Its surprisingly historically accurate for what it is
@@att7364 Erik the Viking is also a decent Viking comedy, just to add.
Having read a lot of the Icelandic sagas and the other Nordic sagas that's pretty much standard.
It's always a tale of murder, treachery and revenge between two families or within a clan.
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It is depressing this movie did not make its money back in theaters. It’s such a good movie and especially if you watched it in theaters with bomb ass speakers the beginning alone makes the thing an experience.
It was foreseeable imo, these type of movies rarely make any money in the bo. For example do you remember the colossal bomb that was The 13th Warrior?
The saddest thing is Robert Eggers will never get a similar financial backing ever again.
I've heard it did good on retail and streaming so there's that at least?
It’s trash if you go in thinking that it’s a normal film and not Shakespeare. It’s no wonder they didn’t make their money back, they were way too over the top with things to the point that it was annoying
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I watched The Northman in a completely empty theater. 4 PM showing, the movie didn’t do well in theaters, all that. So I sat in the best seat, right in the middle of the theater, and took it all in. And I think that was the first time I really understood classic Shakespearean tragedy. Amleth gets his revenge. Fjolnir and his entire family are dead. Amleth’s children will rule, his family will thrive…But was it worth it? I still don’t know the answer to that. Robert Eggers is an absolute fucking genius, and I so badly hope he puts out more fantastic films despite this one’s financial situation.
Yeah thats because it was labeled for "toxic masculinity"
Idk man I didn't think it was a masterpiece as people say it was
It was a solid 8/10 movie but by no means perfect,
It would have been way better as a 8-10ep series tbh ,,
Amleth went berserker on a village and then just randomly remembered and decided oh yeah I want revenge, and within 5 minutes is sold to the person he wants revenge on? I feel like it came too easily too him despite dying in the end ,,
His mother and uncle should have had way more scenes too , she was the whole mastermind behind everything and the cause of all of amleths pain and we barely got any of her at all and she was played by Nicole Kidman ffs,, we coulda got so many great scenes 😅
I hope there is a director's cut that's an hour longer then the theatrical cut..
And the guy in the video is talking about how the journey feels worth it like what? We didn't even get any of amleths journey.. just a time skip to him going berserker on a village then he meets a seer and dips out to get revenge right away, and finds his love on the very boat that sells him to the very man he wanted revenge on? hardly a journey at all, infact barely an inconvenience
As someone who's studied Norse mythology and read the poetic edda, real Norse mythology (not the sanitized pop culture version) is weird, confusing, frustrating, and exists in a state of eternal dream logic which The Northman perfectly captures. Time, fate, and reality are all fluid concepts in Norse mythology. They can be maddening to try to comprehend but any man who finds himself in a Norse stories usually strives to embody the concept of a Drengr. A man of reckless courage who tolerates no insult, no matter how slight, and dies bloody with a sword in hand. Which is pretty much Amleth to a T.
I watched The Northman in theatres with my mom because she loves vikings and our heritage is Swedish. We didn't realize it was Robert Eggers so we had expected something else. However we were blown away because of the play like nature of it and how the story progressed. It wasn't what we thought, it was so much better.
This is honestly one of my favourite films of all time. It is everything i have ever wanted from a film and from that i am so fucking happy you made a video on it.
This movie is a masterpiece the story is engaging, the performances, atmosphere and the action is top notch.
Also congrats on the sponsor, that Grindset is paying off big time.
If Top Gun 2 didn't come out The Northman would be my film of the year but that could all change. It's a fantastic film and I want Eggers to direct a Conan or Solomon Kane film.
Imagine top gun being your film of the year, you gotta watch more movies.
I love that Tom Cruise stole superhero movies' lunch but come on man.
I'm not gonna lie. I'd definitely be hyped for a an Eggers Solomon Kane film especially since the last one was poorly distributed to theaters globally, leaving a chance for a sequel impossible.
Cross this with The Witch, and bam, Solomon Kane. Sounds dope.
I'm a huge Tony Scott fan who doesn't care much for Top Gun. Do you think there's a chance I'd like the sequel?
Honestly my favorite part about the northman is how it utilize the supernatural aspects and how they blended with Reality, we’re it’s up to you to decide if it was real or not and I like that. Hell there’s a scene where he gets a certain sword he needs to kill certain someone and that was my favorite.😺
I agree, that makes these movies a lot more interesting - it keeps you guessing. I also liked the scene where Amleth is hanged by his wrists to the ceiling, and you see the ravens rescue him, but later when he wakes up, he's with Olga, so it could have easily been just her cutting the ropes and taking him away to safety. You can have a lot of fun watching this movie.
Just came to say that Griffin **DID** everything wrong and you should be ashamed for thinking he didn't.
10 points for Gryffindor
I mean going back for guts wasn't a bad thing
Griffith?
Hey Lois, I sacrificed our family to the godhand and now I'm buddies with The Ideal of Evil isn't that friggin sweet
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I wouldn’t mind eggers doing a Celtic warrior movie, especially one revolving around Chullian, Aife, and Scathach since their my favorites
Imagine him making an aztec movie
@@marquisobscurite9104 that’d be pretty cool too
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The white Hollywood critics and latinx’s will dislike it
I want so many historical movies, too many to make in a lifetime!
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I got exactly what I wanted from "The Northman" a saga based on the epic stories from Pagan Iceland, where blood debts were paid in full and the gods of the North wandered amongst mortals. So damn good.
Having been a re-enactor of the Anglo Saxon and Viking age for nearly a decade now I have to say this film was absolutely incredible.
The costuming alone was fucking phenomenal compared to the rest of Viking age media that's out there, me and my boys absolutely lost our shit when we saw the amount of beautifully woven and dyed fabrics compared to the usual dirty leather and random bits of fur that has no basis in reality.
It also was the most authentic not only in visuals but in capturing the feel of the Viking Age, the worldbuilding, the clothes, how people spoke, the social norms and mentality of these people who exist over 1000 years ago was perfectly portrayed, it really represented the Norse slave trade in a particularly in-depth way that is really seen on the screen the Vikings were notorious slavers and we rarely see it.(as was the English, Scots, Russians and everyone else at that time but the Vikings would sell their slaves as far as Morocco and Italy it was a vast operation), there was a genuinely harrowing moment as we as modern day people who portray Viking raiders saw the sacking of the Slavic town as those were the people we represent when we wear out clothing and do shows, we often get so caught up in the fun of the fighting and drinking that we often forget that the Vikings were assholes but so was everyone else, it really hit us a lot more than most other people who saw this film.
The roles of men and women were portrayed wonderfully too, the idea of magic being the domain of women was an integral belief in pagan Germanic cultures, it was awesome seeing the old male shaman in the mound noticeably wearing a hangeroc (basically a woollen apron worn over a dress by Viking women) and the very obvious tortiseshell brooches used to pin the hangeroc in place, tortiseshell brooches have only ever been found in female Germanic graves, meaning the old shaman was practising shamanistic transvestism and 'becoming' a woman in order to tap into women's natural connection with the magical world.
Sorry if this was a bit ranty and autistic but this film was one of the best I've ever seen and had so many details only reenactors and Viking history buffs would've lost their shit over, my pee-pee also firmed when the ancient sword Amleth took from the old king was a direct copy of the 7th century Sutton Hoo Anglo Saxon sword, even down to the matching silver and gold decorations on the sword belt.
I have yet to see the Northman but I’ve heard good things about it, Vinland Saga made me appreciate the Viking time period and I’ll be looking forward to seeing this movie when I get the chance.
Amlett’s creative use of body parts to make a hoarsey meat collage was top tier.
I have a hard believing that the movie didn't do well. I live in Mormon-vill Utah, and the relatively "smaller" theater (in a mall, mind you) I went to see The Northman, at 8 in the PM; what about 3/4ths full. This was a week after it came out. Abousulte masterpiece of a film though, I'm glad that every now and then we get bangers in cinemas like this and Everthing Everywhere All at Once.
This film was hyped so much on the twitter I thought no way it could possibly fail. When I saw it in theatres it was just me and my one friend then these two guys came in a sat behind us right as the film started. They walked out during that first ritual scene with Defoe and young omleth
When I went to see this movie 2 couples actually walked out mid movie. Even a lot of people in the group I went with said they hated it and it was cliche. Most people want popcorn flicks and couldn't see a unique film if it smacked them in the face
This was my introduction into Eggers filmography, and I look forward to seeing the rest of his work. As for “The Northman”? Easily one of the best films I’ve seen in the last ten years.
If you liked _The Northman_ then you'll like Eggers other two movies, _The Witch_ and _The Lighthouse._
WOW! You mean to tell me showing basic respect for old cultures and their folklore in oyur work can produce genuine quality woek !? Who Woulda thunk? But seriously, this is what I like. Looking at these things from the perspective of the people and times that produced them and actually seeing how they actually show roots in the deeper parts of how people think. The fact it didnțt get the success it deserves in theaters shows how down the gutter most people's tastes are. Also, Raid finally got to you !? Goddamn, they must be getting desperate, they started looking int eh deeper gutters of youtube for Kentucky Goblins to use in their ads.........SYNCHRONICITY !
This is my favorite movie of the year because my grandpa would tell me similar story’s at bedtime
I freaking loved this movie! The Shakespearean element mixed with Viking setting is perfect. After seeing this in theaters, it gave me hope that modern movies can still be good!
I highly recommend this film for everyone who likes dark, violent, and epic films.🎬👍
Honestly, Northman is certainly up there as one of the best movies in the last 20 years, and comfortably sits as one of if not the best movies of this year so far, right next to EEAAO, Bullet Train, and Nope.
Don’t forget The Batman as well
Wasn't a fan of Nope - those others were good.
That director just can't stop producing masterpieces.
I saw this in theaters! What a refreshing experience that was to watch a modern film not only devoid of woke bullshit, but of such high quality! Really glad you covered this one.
The review made me really curious about Robert Eggers' other films, and I have a question for anyone who might've seen them. Both seem amazing conceptually and I have no issue with the Lighthouse (gonna watch it tonight after work), but the Witch... Loli spoke highly of it and I tend to trust his opinion, but doing some research definitely has me concerned. I'm so jaded by this point that when I see things like "patriarchy," "sexuality," "religious extremism," women "yearning for independence," etc. I get spooked. Are these handled okay in the film or is it too woke to endure? Thanks guys.
YESSSS!!!!!
You're finally covering this masterpiece!
I can’t believe it he finally covered RAID SHADOW LEGENDS! 😭
I saw this in the cinema with a girl, she fell asleep while i was transfixed upon the screen. As the movie ended she woke up but i was not yet ready to return to her, i had to see the credits and travel back to our time and reality. Whenever she calls the movie boring in retrospect i almost throw her out the window.
Dude please give The Witch and The Lighthouse their own videos. I love them so much and would love to hear you gush about more movies
The actual source of "I have pretended to be mentally retarded for seven years".
Great movie, not what I expected but ended up loving it anyway.
I love your reviews, Loli. Stoked you covered this movie, too. The Northman is a masterpiece and probably the only accurate representation of Vikings and Asatruar we'll ever get from modern media. Eggers deserves all the credit in the world for making it.
Yeah, this movie was a rare treat these days. i was actually enjoying it enough that i didn't even try to think about where it was going so by the time Nicole Kidman's character started talking about how she planned the whole betrayal it was still quite a surprise.
Looking back there was probably a 50\50 chance something like that was going to happen, but i was really just enjoying the ride so much that i wasn't trying to figure the movie out before it happened and i didn't notice that part with "Willem Dafoe slapping his sausage" hinting at the betrayal. Seeing movies like this bring me closer to the hope that maybe one day we might get an awesome Berserk movie, it shouldn't be attempted any time close to now because i still don't have faith that someone wouldn't fuck it up, it's just seeing something like this and The Green Knight makes me think the human action can be done but i still can't really think of a time when i saw something that made me think they could get the demons right and i'm all but certain the writing would be fucked if it got made today
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This was by far my favourite film of the year. I went to see it in the cinema a week after it came out and there were only 5 people at the screening including me and my brother. Really deserved more than it got.
I described The Northman in my Letterboxd review as feeling like a "Medieval spy thriller" of sorts, make of that what you will. Great movie though I enjoyed every bit of it.
Congrats for the sponsorship, man.
I absolutely loved this film. Everything about it.
Lol. You always have top notch game music in your edits and videos. You know what’s up my dude.
This movie was slow but god damn was it awesome. Saw it with my chic who is a norse pagan and she was gushing how perfect everything was to the setting.
Knew you saw it when I heard the soundtrack in part 5 of your Berserk series, was waiting for this!!!!!
Without spoiling anything the final 20 minutes of this movie was absolute perfection. I have never seen an ending so perfect for the story eggers was telling. The cinematography, effects, and actual content make the ending easily my favorite. Highly recommend giving this movie a watch. It’s absolutely worth it.
Still workin my way through your masterpiece of a Berserk Explanation/Read Through and I decided I’d take a break to watch something else by you, can say you do not disappoint! Love your videos
I feel it, you are about to take off in a big way!
I love the Better Call Saul scene you put in there
"To be... Or not to be. Not to be! 💥"
-Arnold Schwarzenegger
I agree with every major point you had. But then again, Robert Eggers is one of my favourite directors as well, haha. So far all of his movies have been phenomenal - a simple concept executed in a masterful way. His horror is also more complex than in a lot of other horror movies, less on-the-nose, more psychedelic. It's just a breath of fresh air in every regard. Also, you can't not respect the man, when you realize that from the comparatively tiny budget of The Witch he made such an accurate period-piece that a lot of high-budget movies fail to portray properly. I mean they made a single floor piece, which they re-used in certain shots, that was accurate down to the type of wood they would've used back then, but it would've cost way too much to make the whole floor out of it, hence the re-use. Dude's a legend.
Why arent you more popular tf, one of those youtubers i watch every upload that comes out
I watched this movie in theaters, and I'm getting the blu-ray. It was absolutely beautiful and bloody. Every scene had me enthralled from beginning to end.
This might be an odd take away but this film reminded me alot of the first Conan. Yes Conan's tone was more adventurous but the way magic was handled in conjuction with regular humans just made me think of how similar both movies are. Not a complaint as I love both movies and how they strike that balance.
PS I heard there was studio meddling and am curious how much they actually interfered
You forgot to mention that the goddess who first appears is a cameo by Bjork.
Side note: the Witcher 3 bg music was a nice touch!
The Witcher 3 is fantastic
I have always wanted to see this movie. Sad I missed it in theaters, but after the first 10 minutes of your video I am going to make it a priority to watch it this weekend. Will watch the rest of your video after I have seen it. Thanks!
The Northman was a great movie. Talking about the folklore side of things actually reminded me of the films Tomm Moore directed. The hand-drawn animated movies; Wolfwalkers, Song of the Sea, and The Secret of Kells. If you like the addition of folklores in movies, and have a fondness for hand-drawn animation, I'd absolutely recommend those three films, they're all astounding in many aspects.
Saw this when it was in theaters… favorite movie theater viewing of my year.
This is 100% the kind of movie I always used to watch with my dad, he definitely would have loved it. I wish he could have seen it. I still have our copy of Predator on VHS that we watched at least once a month, and I Guarantee this would be in his DVD collection. I need to watch this again now that it's been a while.
When I watched some of Jackson Crawford's videos - he's a Norse scholar with an actual phd in this stuff - he mentions that in a lot of sagas, women are the instigators in this stuff. Nichole Kidman's character manipulating the events is very true to the source material.
When my Dad finally watched this movie at my recommendation, he said he "didn't know where the story was going". I honestly don't know what he expected from the trailers and what I told him; it was pretty straightforward.
Will you ever do the Generation Kill review? Thought this would be a fitting video to ask since Alexander Skarsgård plays an absolute badass in both.
I went and saw this in a theater with my best friend and we were the only ones in the room during the showing. I remember after the movie we were both talking about what people were missing out on. I expected another generic viking battle movie and was pleasantly surprised to get something that could have come straight out of an ancient storybook.
We need more movies like this and The Green Knight.
That Medieval Total War OST in the backgrounds fits the movie like a glove
Oh, man. Ending the video with the final shot(pun intended) of that crazy Bjork fan’s suicide…
Watching this movie in theaters was a borderline religious experience. The soundtrack is transcendent on those booming speakers, I actually had tears in my eyes with some bits and I'm not the least bit ashamed to admit it.
Preach, brother. Testify!
To be honest, after you talked about getting it ready in the streams so much I was more interested in the sponsorship segment than the actual review...
1:37 the Coom tower?
first time im gonna say congrats for the sponsor!
haha lesgooooo!!!! About time, RAID Shadow Legends!
The only thing to bug me (and frankly thus probably was just me or the size of the theater screen) but do the babies heads look too big for their bodies at the end? If they're real babies fine but I for some reason thought they were cgi.. again probably just me
I loved this movie. I watched it twice. Once in I-Max. Still need to buy my 4-k/Blu-Ray though. Thanks for the reminder.
Holy Cow! A sponsor!!! Congrats!
Congrats on the sponsor!
Every fuckin word uttered throughout this movie is poetry. It’s disgusting and alarming that this film did poorly in theaters.
Great video.
The ad was some short haired teacher that made me realize I could Google more than her education plan in a minute than she could teach in a year…. Wtf
“Just now the list has been merciful-“
- moments before something new pops up?
"I'm fucking begging you" should be on one of you're new t-shirts
What journey is everyone talking about ?
Timeskip to amleth as an adult
He goes berserk on a village,
Meets a seer, remembers he wants revenge and dips onto a slave boat where he meets his baby momma and also just so happens to be sold to the person he wants revenge on, his journey was barely an inconvenience on screen 😂😅 8/10 movie ,, really good but by no means perfect
“No Amleth, I AM YOUR FATHER”
I love the fact that you used the witcher soundtrack through out this review👌
This was a great movie. I wish it had more of the Nordic religious imagery in it.
My only criticism and it is very very minor is Nicole Kidman. Plastic surgery face just is odd to look at in a movie. She has approached the nasty addiction stage.
EDIT: Final Gates of Hel battle is probably one of the best scenes in film ever.
Any naked swordfight to the death in an erupting volcano is bound to be legendary.
Yo...the mad lad...he got a Raid Shadow Legend sponsorship!
RSL is based and south american-death-squad-pilled now?
RAID: SHADOW LEGENDS LETS GOOOOOO
"i have been waiting for this"
It was just a short sequence but I absolutely loved how they portrayed the berserker cult. The dudes weren't just drugged up, they were a efficient tide of death, sweaping anything away in their path. Legitimately sold the fear the peasants and soldiers would have of them.
Yeeees, great topic.
I wanted to watch this in the movies but missed it
Now I gotta watch it
Man, I am so happy the COVID years have given us gems like Doom: Eternal, the Northman, and Primal.
So sad that this movie made less money than fking Jurassic World
Its strange the story is a simple tale of revenge, yet visually there is so much more to it it leaves you guessing
Love this film! And I love Robert eggers works! Only had one showing left in town but sadly my partner got sick and I missed it but she promised to buy it on 4k when it came out on blu ray and boy did it deliver! It’s just a shame that it didn’t make back its box office as this film is Perfect! I only hope eggers can continue making these historical films
The Northman is like a video game movie honestly. The pacing of the story I mean. I love everything about it
Cool video so far (I'm at 9 minutes right now), but I don't think Witcher music fits the occasion. Or maybe I'm just super tired of it after hearing it so many times, lol. Love ya Loli!
Saw it in theaters! Loved it.
Review caught me off guard...movie kind of also did, though I do admit I was like considering that film was probably not for me because it was a bit slow in places, but I thought it was pretty decent. That plot twist, though...tbh, by the end of the film, the ones I kind of felt pity/sadness for where mostly Fjolnir, Amlef, and Fjolnir's second son, but the wife...nah...she basically deserved it not only for what she did to the former King, but also for dragging both Amlef and Fjolnir to the Gates of Hell. (Like I was starting to feel bad that Amlef went through with his revenge for nothing - at least if I'm looking at it outside of the folklore - because his mom didn't like him). Rethinking about it, it's pretty good. Might need to rewatch it.
I appreciate you made this but like everything everywhere all at once I'm not gonna watch this video to completion because I want to see both films
Strange that you assume Fjolnir did what he did with honest intentions but Gudrun is probably lying when she claims that she was forced to marry Fjolnir's brother and conceive Amleth. Given the history we're talking about, is it really that surprising that a woman - a former slave woman, no less - would have hated her royal husband and the child she had no choice in bearing for him?
In fact, Gudrun being honest about her hatred makes this film even more impressive to me. It's basically a horror film for these two people who committed murderous acts to live out their happily ever after, only to be visited and tormented by the son of the king they slew. It's the subversion of revenge done absolutely right, while also carrying out the vengeance from Amleth's POV.
I saw this in the theather. By the end of the movie, the only word I could utter until I got home was "Kino".
Not gonna lie, that raid sequence & it's aftermath fucked me up something fierce. Just the implication of the fates of these innocent slavic villagers was enough to unnerve me without seeing it directly.
The Northman is epic, Amlef is glorious and if a sequel were possible I would love to see his son and daughter forge a kingdom.
Edit - I have seen a ton of these adds but you ser have the best one simply because your voice was made for this
Edit 2 - My family already bought a copy cause it is glorious.