He reminds me of someone from the “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy!Īlongside him are his uncle Nizam, his other brother, Garsiv, played by Toby Kebbell, He doesn’t remind me of anyone from the “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.Īnd of course the star of the film, Dastan, played by totally Persian actor, Jake Gyllenhaal. The army is led by King Sharaman’s eldest son and heir to the throne, Tus, played by Richard Coyle. The boy is named Dastan and is adopted by the King and raised as a prince along with King Sharaman’s other two sons.įifteen years later, we see the Persian army headed towards an ancient, holy city called Alamut. One day while roaming the streets of the city, King Sharaman comes upon a brave peasant boy to whom he takes a liking. Well, that’s not such a shock, he did play Gandhi!” You can tell who is who because the King wears the crown and the advisor…has no hair. King Sharaman, played by Ronald Pickup, rules the empire on the foundations of “loyalty and brotherhood”, whilst Nizam, played by Sir Ben Kingsley, serves as a sort of advisor to the King. We get a brief history lesson on how powerful the Persian army was and are quickly introduced to the current leaders: the king, Sharaman, and his brother Nizam. The film opens up to (what’s supposed to be) the beautiful land of Persia. So the question is, does this follow the “Wreck-It Ralph” route to greatness or the “Super Mario Bros.” route to badness and forgettability? Well, you’ll just have to wait until the end of the review to find out (*coughs* “Super Mario Bros.” *coughs*). In 2010, for example, they made a live-action adaptation of a popular video game series entitled “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time”. Thankfully, this film was a hit!īut this wasn’t Disney’s first time making a film based on video games. Sadly though, that film was not a hit! In 2012, Disney Animation would make a film based on the idea of video games entitled, “Wreck-It Ralph”. It’s been done in America since “Super Mario Bros.” was released in 1993. Making movies based on video games is nothing new. (If this is your first time on this blog, I ask you to read my “About” page first! You can find a link to it at the top left-hand corner of this blog.
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