The Northman2022

Like his memorable period freakouts “The Witch” and “The Lighthouse,” though on a vastly more ambitious scale, The Northman is both a dazzling display of film craft and a sly retooling of genre, a movie that delights in fulfilling certain conventions while turning others on their artfully severed heads.

美国与挪威新拍的北欧版的《汉姆雷特》，据查此故事“文字记载最早是完成于1200年左右的《丹麦史》，情节虽与莎剧有明显相同之处，但差异也不小。哈姆雷特的原型叫阿姆雷特，是丹麦国王之弟霍温迪尔之子。” 本片就是以王子阿姆雷特为主角编的复仇故事。虽然完全没有莎剧的哲理与戏剧张力，但在吸收展现北欧，特别是挪威、冰岛历史、传说文化及风光方面还是下了功夫，有一定观赏价值。剧作上对王后（影星妮可基德曼饰演）一角色的彻底颠覆，可谓一“亮点”。其他乏善可陈。

The Northman is a big-budget epic, but it retains those indie roots, with Eggers bringing in all of the elements that have made his past films so aesthetically successful.