Arn: The Knight Templar
In a time of war and betrayal, a hero will rise.
In an era of brave knights and treacherous kings, a man becomes a legend.
Arn Magnusson (Joakim Nätterqvist) is trained from birth to become a skilled swordsman. After being double-crossed by a devious nobleman, he is made a Knight Templar and sent off to the Crusades as penance for his sins. Fighting to regain his freedom, Arn battles fierce enemy armies and becomes a hero.
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An Epic very similar to Braveheart!! - HotTubber
It tells the tale of a boy raised in a convent and trained to become a warrior by a former knight Templar. He falls in love and has a child with a young woman named Cecilia and the two are forced away from each other. Cecilia must pay penance living as a nun while Arn is sentenced to 20 years fighting in the name of God as a Knight Templar in Jerusalem.
This is indeed a huge production, and a beautifully shot one at that. The director of photography deserves any credit he recieves for making this film look as big and epic as it wishes to feel.
The story does seem to be borrowing familiar plot threads. A small band defending their homeland against all odds but lead by a skilled warrior, star-crossed lovers who are separated by nefarious forces, hierarchy preying on poor villagers, betrayal by superior officer in the military…anything sounding very familiar so far? Despite borrowing much from contemporary epic films, it still delivers a decent story with some solid, dignified performances by its leading and supporting cast.
If the film was committed to making itself so violent, then they should have invested more time in making said violence harder to watch. Make the horrors of ancient battle come alive and shock us, not amuse us or make us roll our eyes.
Still, a pretty good epic film!!In swedish? - Sofy
I really enjoyed this film. The actors are great and the story is compelling. It is of a pretty slow pace, but it contributes to the overall feeling of the movie. However, I wished I would have known it was mostly in Swedish, not English nor French but a of couple lines here and there.Arn - Cine
Not a lot of great films coming out of Lala land these days. I have always liked Euro and Asian films as well. This is my recommendation for those who are historical/action fans (a la braveheart etc) to stray away from North American films to see something new. Great production values, good acting and a compelling story kept my interest. Also, it was quite easy to suspend disbelief and get into the film with the mostly unknown actors....Hollywood causes problems for me with this as you can only pretend Russ Crowe is a Roman soldier or Robin Hood for so long. Anyways...give it a try and enjoy. Share your thoughts.
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An Epic very similar to Braveheart!! - HotTubber
It tells the tale of a boy raised in a convent and trained to become a warrior by a former knight Templar. He falls in love and has a child with a young woman named Cecilia and the two are forced away from each other. Cecilia must pay penance living as a nun ...In swedish? - Sofy
I really enjoyed this film. The actors are great and the story is compelling. It is of a pretty slow pace, but it contributes to the overall feeling of the movie. However, I wished I would have known it was mostly in Swedish, not English nor French but a of ...Arn - Cine
Not a lot of great films coming out of Lala land these days. I have always liked Euro and Asian films as well. This is my recommendation for those who are historical/action fans (a la braveheart etc) to stray away from North American films to see something ...