Essay On The 13th Warrior

The defeat of a monster retold by the defeat of a race. “The 13th Warrior” is a retelling of the famous poem “Beowulf” by an unknown author. In the Medieval Era the literature is made up of religious and worldly writings, with a complex and rich area. In the movie “The 13th Warrior” the setting, characters, and dialogue work in combination to match the medieval era. “The 13th Warrior” was directed and produced by John McTiernan in 1999. The movie itself was based off “Eaters of the Dead” by Michael Crichton. Both were originally based off the poem “Beowulf.” The theme of heroism is prominent throughout all of these works. This leads to many different ideas and ways of looking at the situations that are all so much alike. When looking at a

The use of a pale actor who does not directly fit this stereotype it adds to the movie. The setting of this movie is North, but the way that it is portrayed it seems to be an alien like world (Magennis). Historically, it is very difficult to find the middle of a film while still keeping the history apart of the movie. The mixture of legends and myths are more common placed into movies by the directors and creators. The addition of this information is to make the movie more interesting, but at the same time it takes away from the historic aspects of the middle ages for example. The postmodern approach has been put into place to make it seem more relevant to the ideas that are currently going around (Race, 1-3). This can make it seem so the film will fit better with society and make it more appealing to those who may watch the movie. In the movie “The 13th Warrior” Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan, a poet is traveling North as an ambassador along with the warriors. At the beginning of the movie, he describes how he fell in love with a woman that already had a husband. This is how he was soon made the ambassador, and banished from his home. Along the journey many problems occur, when one day a group of Vikings