Beowulf

Beowulf is about a Medieval warrior of the Geats named Beowulf, who is called upon by King Hrothgar, king of the Danes, to help with his demon problem. A demon named Grendel is haunting and disturbing his castle, and no one else in the Geat's kingdom can defeat him. Beowulf comes in and slays the beast, proving himself as a great warrior and worthy future king. Until Grendel's mother shows up. The rest of the plot consists of Beowulf fighting Grendel's mother, as well as him becoming king of the Geats and his death.

The main theme of Beowulf is Good vs. Evil. Beowulf, the good guy, has to defeat Grendel and his mother, the bad guys. Pretty simple conflict here. Good eventually conquers evil.

As you may know, we read Beowulf in English class. So is the same as the book? For the most part, it is. However, I do not think that Angelina Jolie would be depicted as Grendel's mother. But overall, this movie was pretty good. I loved Anthony Hopkins' performance and Ray Winstone played Beowulf well. I think the director made the story into a great modern day film adaptation.

8/10.