Review of Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007) by Steve M — 04 May 2009

The almighty Genghis Khan, the name everyone knows. The greatest conqueror of all time. There are a lot of films (including ours made by Manuel Conde) depicting his life and conquest of the world. However Sergei Bodrov takes a different spin with his tale in â??Mongolâ??.

Limited only for 20 million dollars, Sergei shows the world what a real artist can do, even with a restricted budget. With all the wannabe epics out there, this movie puts back the grandeur of historical epics back on track. Gotta love Borte (Genghisâ?? Wife) in this story; never saw any movie that portrays a womanâ??s love in such great heights. Itâ??s more of a love story really. So this is shout out to the ladies too, this ones also for you. No wonder this film was nominated for an Oscar and won the Nika awards for best film (russiaâ??s oscar).

Forget Braveheart. Enter the Sergeiâ??s Mongol. So eager to see the sequel which will come out in 2010, oh yeah! Sergei plans it to be a trilogy. So donâ??t be left behind, rediscover the great khan in the visionary eye of Russiaâ??s finest.