Review of Conan the Barbarian (1982) by Thazari — 21 Oct 2021
Conan the Barbarian is pretty much unsurpassed as a movie.
The character arc of Conan is interesting, in how he starts as a nobody with many years of extreme hardship and destitution moulding him into what he is. While the epic revenge arc is cliche, the way it is delivered is not.
This is how heroic characters are created, not as Mary Sue or Chosen One. This hero is a hero because the world threw a lot of sh-t at him and he overcame it. The movie illustrates this brutal reality well at the beginning, when there are 30 or so other kids put in the same situation. Each could have been a Conan, but only one overcame the harsh reality and survived, by sheer determination, rather than special powers.
By the time Conan and his pals reach the apex of their power and slaughter an entire squad of armoured horseman, it feels well-deserved, rather than driven by cringy character shielding and railroaded plot like in so many movies.
This review of Conan the Barbarian (1982) was written by Thazari on 21 Oct 2021.
Conan the Barbarian has generally received positive reviews.
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