Honor and justice are the main drivers of a revenge story directed by Robert Eggers, visually stunning and less commercial than it appears in the promotion.
‘The Man from the North’ is one of the most anticipated movies of the year. Released a week ago in some international markets, the box office numbers did not match the “hype”, read too great expectations, but those who follow the career of the suggestive Robert Eggers need not fear. Looking at the box office, its authoritative gaze is unmistakable, for better or for worse, making it naive to expect a blockbuster to be used despite its seemingly commercial theme. He became known for the tantalizing ‘The VVitch’, a disturbing rural drama with fantastic accents that was intended to be sold as pure horror cinema.
He continued with ‘El faro’, existential horror disguised as something else in the promotional campaign. It was therefore to be expected that the disturbing reception of his latest piece, already cult before he visited the billboard. As the Cabals continue the potential economic debacle, which is uncreative – it cost nearly $90 million, well above the director’s previous proposals – targeting the US exhibition circuit, it is time to justify it. point, that cinema that bumps into the general public but makes history. Great masterpieces of the seventh art confirm this.
We can understand ‘The Northman’ as Eggers’ ‘Valhalla Rising’. If Nicolas Winding Refn’s earthly film cannot leave anyone indifferent, as its first appearance breaks into a thousand pieces and offers the viewer the opportunity to travel through other, more surprising channels, then the new film from the daring creator of ‘The Lighthouse ‘ also on atmosphere and visual power, at the expense of an easily digestible linear story. There are brutal action scenes, which can lead to cheating in the trailer -it’s not ‘Vikings’-, but also dialogues that seek a certain transcendence, perhaps without needing it.
Revenge is the driving force behind a gory tale set in Iceland in the 10th century. A Norwegian prince, given face and muscles by Alexander Skarsgård, returns to his homeland to improve the honor of his ancestors. That’s all it takes to provide a show that consciously avoids clichés about Viking culture and the genre itself. Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe and Björk complete the main cast.
Artistic references and excess as a capital-expressive source are present in ‘El hombre del norte’, according to Eggers’ interests, who already made his postulates clear in the excellent ‘The VVitch’. Re-entering the jaws of a film of its vintage, without prejudice, seems vital to be hypnotized by its approach and enveloped by its gloomy atmosphere. The audience in their seats is witnessing a sensory film, fleeing from the obvious, with all that this means in terms of ticket sales.
Source: La Verdad
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