Lothar is a knight who has sacrificed everything to keep the Kingdom safe.
Garona Halforcen, a strong-willed half-orc survivor caught between the Alliance and the Horde.
WARCRAFT
By Marlene Ardoin
“Warcraft” combines every beautiful stroke of fantasy as it tells a tale of how two perfectly evolved people use their strengths to bring peace and sustainability to the world. Think of “Lord of the Rings”, “Harry Potter” and the Bible intertwined with each other.
From “Lord of the Rings”, “Warcraft” gives us a (spoiler alert) protector wizard type, who becomes corrupted.
From “Harry Potter”, we have magicians who use magic to extract the life force from one being for another, leaving death and destruction in the wake. Also, we are shown parents who are willing to sacrifice their own lives for the survival of their child. Love is a major theme.
These characters weigh the greatest good in their decision making. For example, a king is willing to sacrifice himself for the future peace and survival of his kingdom.
From the Bible, we have a mother who sets her baby adrift in a stream, swaddled in a basket, just like Moses.
“Warcraft” also reminds me of the Prince Valiant series. The humans depicted are very medieval and handy with swords. Even when confronted with the mighty Orcs, who are three times their strength and size, they fight with fearless honor, just like David and Goliath.
And, fantasy is not true fantasy without beautiful, strong women. Paula Patton as Garona, who is half human and half Orc, teaches us compassion and tolerance for those not like us.
What I love about fantasy is its ability to present touchy topics that are too painful to look at in any other way. Likewise, we get to try out different emotions like courage and honor.
Warcraft opened with $26 million in North America and $280.5 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $306.5 million, against a budget of $160 million. It was China’s biggest two-day box-office premiere ever, opening with $156 million. What is it that other countries see that we do not?
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