Warcraft: The Beginning
Warcraft
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Warcraft
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Duncan JonesKamera:
Simon DugganMusik:
Ramin DjawadiBesetzung:
Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Robert Kazinsky, Daniel Wu Yin-cho, Clancy Brown, Ruth Negga (mehr)Streaming (7)
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In Azeroth, dem Reich der Menschen, herrscht seit vielen Jahren Frieden. Doch urplötzlich sieht sich seine Zivilisation von einer furchteinflößenden Rasse bedroht: Ork-Krieger haben ihre, dem Untergang geweihte, Heimat Draenor verlassen, um sich andernorts eine neue aufzubauen. Als sich ein Portal öffnet, um die beiden Welten miteinander zu verbinden, bricht ein unbarmherziger und erbitterter Krieg um die Vorherrschaft in Azeroth los, der auf beiden Seiten große Opfer fordert. Die vermeintlichen Gegner ahnen jedoch nicht, dass bald schon eine weitere Bedrohung auftaucht, die beide Völker vernichten könnte. Statt sich zu bekämpfen, müssen sie nun zusammenhalten. Ein Bündnis wird geschlossen und zwei Helden, ein Mensch und ein Ork, machen sich gemeinsam auf den Weg, dem Bösen im Kampf entgegenzutreten – für ihre Familien, ihre Völker und ihre Heimat. (Universal Pictures Germany)
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As I've been playing WOW for 8 years now, I was excited to see this. At the same time, I was seriously apprehensive. I've never played the original Warcraft, but I'm at least roughly familiar with it and the film certainly didn't disappoint. As a player, I was pleased that I could easily recognize the locations without the need for text on screen. As a viewer, I was pleased that it was possible to immerse myself in the story even without any prior knowledge of the game. Thankfully, unlike in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, the declarations of love, both straight and gay, were kept to the minimum, so there was no need to add entirely new characters to the story. The plot could simply race forward, which it did. I think it’s an excellent fantasy film, which not only didn’t disappoint me but made me look forward to the sequel (if there is one). On the other hand, what I didn’t like too much were the deviations from the game. If it continues along these lines, it will probably become a completely different story that will have very little in common with what the players know.
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I expected more from this film. Most of the time, it felt like a cheaper version of The Lord of the Rings, although financially, it's obvious that the film was invested into heavily, including in visual effects, even featuring dwarves. The story is fine, but for fans, it will definitely be best appreciated for how closely it adheres to the source material, both the "World of Warcraft" games and the original strategy games.
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