I love this scene. It's not showing Beowulf as a badass that people are scared of. It's showing him as an old man who is just TIRED, and wants it all to be over.
He doesnt want it to be over, he wants a fight. An actual fight, as he used to live his life. He hasnt got one since he made a deal in that cave. That is why he goes full viking on that dragon, that is literally what he lived for. The fact that he had to save his land and his women was just icing on cake.
It’s also his guilt. His swaggering and bragging about slaying monsters is all fake. He sold his soul by lying about killing Grendel’s mom and his entire 30 years of rule is built on a lie For a guy who is all about his honor as a warrior he has no honor.
Fucking awesome movie. It's about a warrior's boastfulness, his victory in battle, facing his humility in defeat, lying to hide his shame, saying goodbye to the woman that he loves, and finding redemption in the end. I can't praise it enough.
Once he was a wandering warrior, his every day was fraught with struggle. He lived to his hearts fill until he made that damnable pact with Grendel's mother. Now look at the state of his life, he has everything he wished for but lost everything he had to get it. He desperately yearns for a true battle as being challenged every day was what made him who he is, and here he finds himself disappointed once more, his opponent cant even muster the will to attack when he seems defenseless. At least he has died an epic death that was deserving of him. This movie is a masterpiece, every scene has so many layers, each one mean so many different things at the same time. And very few movies manage to accomplish this, and it kills me that this movie is not appreciated as it should.
The only thing that downs this movie are people that say this movie is bad because it strayed from the original book. Like people wtf. Watch a movie for its beauty, not its source. Maybe one can even surpass its former.
So many Biblical truths too *what is it worth for a man to gain the world, only to lose his own soul* Beowulf was given all he desired, at the greatest coat imaginable
ilikecheesepoofs beowulf, staring down at what he once was, envious of his youth, he gave the man his much needed mercy, a lesson for all that the monsters are truly gone... and the age of heros is no more. only war and slaughter
This is a great scene and a great fable/parable. Is it better to die young, with honour, with your friends or to live long enough to grow old and see the death of honour? A cruel fate.
this is a warrior’s greatest curse: unable to die. but it can also be a punishment: being unable to die and being forced to live with the knowledgr of what they’d done.
@@bigbadwolf7368 Or Tostig from Vikings before meeting Ragnar. He saw his best friends die in front of him, yet he never had been touched by a foe's blade, let alone wounded. No wonder he thought the Aesir had cast him a curse out of spite.
Can't agree more with everyone else's praising comments. Such a good movie with so much overlooked depth and just as criminally underrated as I, Robot and The Invisible. Here's to 2007. It's been a good ten years.
Well God damn, me too now, thanks for digging this up. Fuck when I posted this I hadn't yet gotten my girls (doggos) and lost one of them young and I was still a 21-year-old virgin. Jesus, a fucking lot happens in 6 years apparently. Check back with me in another 6, pal, when I'm 33 and hopefully won my ex-girlfriend back and my doggo has had her pups.@@TheRestoredfire
"Because I died many, many years ago when I was young..." A warrior that betrayed his honor could never live again. It is more so for Beowulf, who in the time of monsters and heroes, had one last chance to wrestle with his inner demon that threatens extinction multiple decades thereafter. Now that men no longer see monsters, and turn to other men for a punishing sport of battle, who can see the treachery and shame of his unredeemed sins?
kikyosai Beowulf had to learn the hard way. "Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster... for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you."
The movie while I do like noone actually read it making this. They kinda shat on the general idea. It was about heroism and sacrifice. And the Angles and Saxons could be proud of their past. Grendel is a outcast because he is bad. Not he's bad because he's a outcast. He's of the line of Cane. A metaphor for evil. Beowulf then gains more Fame and finally after after the battle of lake varnen, the same from the Norse sagas, and becomes king. He rains for 50yrs of peace. Then the Hobbit happens. And now he has to fight the Dragon. Beowulf is 70 when he fights the Dragon. He was at the height of his fame. He didn't need anything else. Has no reason to fight the Dragon. He could've done what Hrothgar did and sent out a call to other Thanes and Sea-Kings. But Beowulf being Beowulf "is the monster after all". Fights the Dragon knowing his doom. Not caring because he's the Hero.
I was thinking, was the director intending to make this Finn of Frisia the writer of the orignal poem? "Send him home, he has a story to tell". Of course, many others survivors could write the story but I think the director hinted that he was suppose to be the writer. Maybe I am just overanalyzing but I think it is an interesting interpretation.
I don't think that's how it works, otherwise the previous king would have killed himself without the need for Beowulf. I think Beowulf truly was immortal until he right his wrong. In other words destroy his own creation (his son).
I feel divided about this. I interpreted from the beginning of this scene that there used to be a time of Iron and force of will. Man slayed monsters. Now in Anno Domini peace and love are glorified. It is a good thing to work towards, but it is sad that there is no more man versus pure evil. no man versus monster. No Hercules v. Hydra. And man, having found no monsters, destroys man in the name of peace and love.
Yes i thought the same but i see it like growing up, stop being kids who believe in monsters and heroic men killing them and now growing up to realize men is responsable for all the evil, because in a way evil men are the ones who follow what the "devil" tells them, so "evilness" is no longer produced by monsters but by men, wich are the real monsters.
JesusIzAPunkRocker the future you are exponding on. Is the very same "future" the SJW's are *fighting* to achieve. So I say to you *Fight* fight till your last breath! Otherwise your *Manhood* will be lost. This is how the world end. Not with a bang, but with a whimper. :-(
This scene is the saddest in the movie for me. Beowulf is now this man who is ashamed of himself for what he did. And personally, I think he feels responsible for the death of the "age of heroes". So when he sees Finn, I think he kinda is hoping to be killed so that maybe the age of heroes can be reborn and maybe someone kills Grendel's mother. He just wants to be free of the curse. When Finn can't, he isn't mad, he's just disappointed because Finn was the last hope for the "age of heroes" and it died for good as soon as Finn laid down his axe.
always liked this move. even though it's a little cartoonish and the acting is WAY over-the-top, was, nonetheless, a fun movie with some great, quotable lines with an awesome protagonist and a sexy antagonist. good stuff
@@WilliamCelandine No, the Saga of the Volsungs and the Epic of Gilgamesh are examples of pagan stories. Beowulf is a story of the harrowing of hell (like Christ). Saint George is an image of Michael the Archangel throwing the Dragon out of heaven. The history at least Beowulf was based on may have come from pagan periods, but both *_stories_* are Christian down to their very marrow.
Beowulf the man, the warrior, the monster slayer died on the night Grendel did; what lives on is the legend, the idea in people's minds, which grows and changes in the telling until it resembles the man behind it hardly at all. Beowulf himself could die at any moment and it wouldn't matter a bit because he himself is an afterthought to the story told about him. Finn probably stopped his axe because he realized that the best he can do is kill some old man on some forgotten beach in the middle of nowhere - he can't actually kill Beowulf.
The best scene in the whole movie. 1:15 The face of a man that has seen too much and is not impressed. There comes a time where all that we seek will seem like an illusion. Fame, glory, riches, women; None of these things matter when faced with the ultimate truth of life. Time will forget us all. A king is nothing more than a man revered and/or scolded by his people. A servant and a soldier. No more; No less!
What about Pythagoras? Another century, and his name will yet be known - the guy who discovered Pi , the constant ratio between the circumference and diameter of a circle.
Life is like a freshly fallen patch of snow. Be careful how you step in it, for every step will show. - Cathy Snowden. Interpretation : .. It matters how you choose to live : That recording, a single pressing, with perchance, a flip-side. Born again?
Pi was known, just not named yet because it was used in practical building, not in theoretical sciences. Illiterate people all over the world used this constant in geometry, building Stonehenge, Piramids, Mayan temples, ... Also, Pythagoras is not exactly known. Ask a hundred people in the street, if one of those comes up with more than 'something in math' you are lucky. Nobody but those interested in his field or history care about a Greek mathematician who pranked his own students. If you're looking for the names that last in history and are known to all, try mass murderers. Nobody knows Archimedes (let alone his circles he tried to protect) but all know Hitler...
I can relate to Beowulf. My past self who used to be so into stuff like this has became dull. I can understand this because, I also died many years ago. Being reborn into everyone's image, I miss my past alot. I understand you Beowulf, when I was younger I didn't notice how much I would change for the sake of being perfect but, now I finally understand. Everyone, one you find something you love dearly, make sure you hold onto it but, also don't rush things. I regret it, that's why I'm warning you.
Don't care how old this movie is nor do i care about all the changes they made from the original source material It's still one of the best movies I've ever watched
true and i think the reason is that before christianity the myths we know were religions that told storys of heros fighting gents monsters but after chris we that stop no more storys of heros and many religions became no more than myth
Noche Nwofor because christ wasnt a hero. He was the son of god and could have fought back and didnt. He just took it. Turn the other cheek. You no linger ask for rewards from the gods, you ask god for forgiveness.
This movie has one of the best animations that's ever been made, especially for the time it came out. A true masterpiece in both art style & story telling.
I started my 1st job traveling by train to ny. I sat there in the train when i was 18 years old. I stared at the window without blinking, a slight breeze flickered my eyes and i blink. I then see myself on the mirror in front of me, myself at 33 years old. What a waste of time
Sasaki Haise yeah thats true. But i learned something valuable then we all will not be in this world forever. They keep telling me that at 12 years old. i dont believe them.
That was a common batle strategy amongst mediviial warriors was to rush in the infantry and draw out the enemies cavalry or reseves, then fire into both friend and foe alike; seems brutal but it was very effective and it's no different than today's standard of military where they send special ops teams into classified zones to just leave them hanging when the shit hits the fan
I think he had a priest in his town. Maybe Im wrong but many pagans accepted religion (catholicism) so they can be part of the benefits of it. Like the pope giving them lands and right to rule. Still I think Beowulf makes it clear he was still a pagan. And continued to being one till he died.
No. He's talking about how his failure to defeat Grendel's mother, and his submission to her seduction. He was undisciplined, and defeated, because his desires were stronger than his will. It is at this point where he died, 'many years ago'. This is the source of his shame.
"We men are the monsters now. The time of heroes is dead wiglaf, the christ god has killed it. Leaving humankind with nothing but weeping martyrs , fear .. & shame". How right you are Beowulf
My theory is that because Beowulf screwed Grendel’s mother-who is actually some freakish water demon-he got Chlamydia or the clap and that’s why he’s now sterile. Temptations, temptations...🤷🏼♂️
One of my favorite parts in the movie lol i also like that part later on where he told off his little bedwarmer girl and told his queen how he has always loved her before going off to battle..............
It was my favorite movie back then. So inspiring. Beowulf story is way better than many famous movies. I don't know why film companies don't make a great movie for Beowulf?
"You think it should end by some Frisian raider with no name?" "Only if you kill me, otherwise you're nothing" "The Gods will not allow my death by your feeble blade" BARS
"The time of heroes is dead Wiglaf, the Christ God has killed it" There's just something saddening about this quote, it kinda reminds me of how Islam is slowly but surely taking over Europe; our history and culture is being swapped for a middle eastern one
The problem with Europe is that the countries that make up the European Union are lead by pinkos who place the policies of the European Union before the needs of their own homeland.
Nice Job! Your intuition serves you right. Lol I didn't even catch the "fin" allusion. You're right though. The last line: "You know why you can't kill me? Because I died a long time ago when I was young." says it all. You're right; it means the death of his old self. I can kind of relate to that in terms of now versus me in 8th grade (I'm 20 now). Lol Don't doubt that intuition. I know most people think it's B.S. but it's not. Just because you can't see something it doesn't mean it isn't real.
when he says "he has a story to tell" is he saying that the Raider will go home and tell everyone a lie? Or is he saying that he will go and tell everyone that his life was spared. I'm thinking the guy goes back and tells everyone that he spared Beowulf's life.
Obviously it's incorrect with history it's based on Beowulf, a classically fictional hero with a fictional story and fictional enemies. It's like expecting historical accuracy in Hercules or Achilles
I cried so much when he said the reason you can't kill me is cuz I died long ago when I was young cuz i know exactly what he means. I remember the time it happened when I was 24 thru heart break. I gave my full trust in a woman and learned that I put something before God and that was where I went wrong for men cheat and lie and are not without sin. Through this experience among others concerning it, I was born again in Christ. I am still with that woman today and never have looked at her with the same puppy eyes as I have before when I first was with her but I still love her and it saddens me that I don't feel the same warm feeling I had before, maybe cuz i looked at her like she was my savior and i was hers and that's where I went wrong cuz at that moment she was my god. Beowulf is a good man and knows God I feel like. He knows not to have pride.
Beowulf used the most powerful weapon known to man. Words. Because what good is any weapon, be it a sword of the past, or even an atomic weapon of the present, if your enemy’s spirit has been broken, to the point where they cannot bring it upon themselves to use said weapons?
Beowulf is disney the soldiers are jj and Ryan finn of friesa (im not sure how to spell it) is star wars all the soldiers in the archer pit are things being bought by disney.
I think it's funny that the director made this Frisians' name to be "Fin," when in that language fin means, "end." So I think that might have something to do with it. Either that, or, now this is just a slight possibility, Beowulf might be making a reference to the Christ-God and the death of his old self? Maybe? Just maybe? I also think that according to this film, that Frisian might be one who tells Beowulf's story, explaining Beowulf's expression, "He has a story to tell." (His, Beowulf's.)
And? Marx was an alcoholic and people still take his ideas seriously. If you're going to attempt to invalidate someone's thoughts, actually attack the thoughts instead of resorting to that person's personal life to prove they're wrong. It does absolutely nothing to actually address the ideas.
Lot of wrong interpretations in the comments ... He died many many years ago, because he ashemed himself for not killing Grendel's mother. At last, he gained his redemption ... Beatiful movie!
Contender for 'Most Masculine Scene Ever'. Yes, you have your "Dillon, you son of a bitch!" and your "Are you not entertained!?" of this world. This scene has to be in the conversation, though.
Finn, the King of the Netherlands (Frisia), will be known until Ragnarok. Beowulf and Hygelac invaded the Netherlands and were defeated by the Frisians and the Franks.
Daire Kerin I believe beowulf was referring to Jesus who sacrificed himself and reformed the meaning of "hero" hence why he says there's only martyrs(seeking forgiveness) and shame since heroes no longer meant men fighting monsters but men seeking forgiveness
Beowulf actually wasn’t Christian in the original legends. It’s thought that because a Christian monk wrote it down, he added bits to make Beowulf a Christian as well to fit his ideology
This has got nothing to do with Beowulf. This shit didnt happen in the poem. They dont even talk in this film like they do in the Poem. The Angle saxon baldic style of the Song of Beowulf.
Dark Armor The word of the day is Licentia Poetica, Artistic Licence. The ability of an artist to apply smaller distortions (i.e. a film maker adding scenes) for poetic effect.
3:31-3:43 What it feels like to still walk the earth, still bleed the same crimson blood, and still breathe the same air and still need the same human validation as anyone else but nobody wants anything to do with you because they think you'll never be good enough because you're not like them. That's why communities like incels exist and the reason why we throw our lives away so willingly and irrationally. Society can't kill us because we've died many years ago when we were young and still had hope for a love that we were never meant to have. Humanity didn't care when we needed it to so neither do we... Not anymore.
Remember up until WW1 many European Kings believed them to still be in the Roman Empire, IE France became known as the Holy Roman Empire under Charlemagne.
I love this scene. It's not showing Beowulf as a badass that people are scared of. It's showing him as an old man who is just TIRED, and wants it all to be over.
This shit got me all emotional and shit.
@@edgar22452 Shiiiiiiit
He doesnt want it to be over, he wants a fight. An actual fight, as he used to live his life. He hasnt got one since he made a deal in that cave. That is why he goes full viking on that dragon, that is literally what he lived for. The fact that he had to save his land and his women was just icing on cake.
It’s also his guilt.
His swaggering and bragging about slaying monsters is all fake. He sold his soul by lying about killing Grendel’s mom and his entire 30 years of rule is built on a lie
For a guy who is all about his honor as a warrior he has no honor.
@@sciencefantastic I'd say he reclaimed it in the end, killing that dragon.
how i felt, once i got the invitation to fight the ebony warrior in skyrim...
The story of balwolf inspired skyrim
Funnily enough I named my character Beowulf.
Looool
A man of class but try spending hours forging the daedric armor 🔥
"give him a gold piece and send him home.... he has a story to tell"
Wise leaders know when to take a life and when to spare one.
Noble words...
Indeed
Except that he isn't. He is just a shell of a man.
@@johnmanole4779 As many _wise_ people are.
@@johnmanole4779 a lot of wisdom comes from failure in life
Fucking awesome movie. It's about a warrior's boastfulness, his victory in battle, facing his humility in defeat, lying to hide his shame, saying goodbye to the woman that he loves, and finding redemption in the end. I can't praise it enough.
Couldn't have said it better mate.
blockmasterscott well said 👍👌
blockmasterscott do u write reviews for films my friend ?? Lol your words were like something out of Beowulf film 👍👌👌
Thanks for staying the obvious
@genetenz God forbid somebody compliments a movie and presents his interpretation.
"Keep a memory of me, not as King or a Hero, but as a man fallible and flawed'....................
This scene is one of the reasons I just love Beowulf.
Once he was a wandering warrior, his every day was fraught with struggle. He lived to his hearts fill until he made that damnable pact with Grendel's mother. Now look at the state of his life, he has everything he wished for but lost everything he had to get it. He desperately yearns for a true battle as being challenged every day was what made him who he is, and here he finds himself disappointed once more, his opponent cant even muster the will to attack when he seems defenseless. At least he has died an epic death that was deserving of him.
This movie is a masterpiece, every scene has so many layers, each one mean so many different things at the same time. And very few movies manage to accomplish this, and it kills me that this movie is not appreciated as it should.
Exactly! I agree 100%
This movie should get a lot of praise even now
The only thing that downs this movie are people that say this movie is bad because it strayed from the original book. Like people wtf. Watch a movie for its beauty, not its source. Maybe one can even surpass its former.
Love it, totally underated one!
So many Biblical truths too *what is it worth for a man to gain the world, only to lose his own soul*
Beowulf was given all he desired, at the greatest coat imaginable
this is honestly one of the saddest scenes i've ever seen
ilikecheesepoofs beowulf, staring down at what he once was, envious of his youth, he gave the man his much needed mercy, a lesson for all that the monsters are truly gone... and the age of heros is no more. only war and slaughter
Then you havent seen too many movies
I remember when I thought this was the most realistic thing looking CG.
Date Masamune Remember the year it was made too.
Trial_With_An_Error
Yeah makes me all nostalgic
Didn't age well, but it didn't age poorly.
Literally is not even bad cg
For years i owned a bootleg with rough quality and it looked live action to me
This is a great scene and a great fable/parable. Is it better to die young, with honour, with your friends or to live long enough to grow old and see the death of honour? A cruel fate.
this is a warrior’s greatest curse: unable to die. but it can also be a punishment: being unable to die and being forced to live with the knowledgr of what they’d done.
angel bob sounds like kratos
Space Cake's i agree.
@@bigbadwolf7368 Or Tostig from Vikings before meeting Ragnar. He saw his best friends die in front of him, yet he never had been touched by a foe's blade, let alone wounded. No wonder he thought the Aesir had cast him a curse out of spite.
Can we all just take a moment to appreciate the fluidity of the animation and how smooth it is?
Can't agree more with everyone else's praising comments. Such a good movie with so much overlooked depth and just as criminally underrated as I, Robot and The Invisible. Here's to 2007. It's been a good ten years.
Fuck I feel old
Well God damn, me too now, thanks for digging this up. Fuck when I posted this I hadn't yet gotten my girls (doggos) and lost one of them young and I was still a 21-year-old virgin. Jesus, a fucking lot happens in 6 years apparently. Check back with me in another 6, pal, when I'm 33 and hopefully won my ex-girlfriend back and my doggo has had her pups.@@TheRestoredfire
"Because I died many, many years ago when I was young..."
A warrior that betrayed his honor could never live again. It is more so for Beowulf, who in the time of monsters and heroes, had one last chance to wrestle with his inner demon that threatens extinction multiple decades thereafter. Now that men no longer see monsters, and turn to other men for a punishing sport of battle, who can see the treachery and shame of his unredeemed sins?
kikyosai Beowulf had to learn the hard way.
"Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster... for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you."
Nice 👍
The movie while I do like noone actually read it making this. They kinda shat on the general idea. It was about heroism and sacrifice. And the Angles and Saxons could be proud of their past. Grendel is a outcast because he is bad. Not he's bad because he's a outcast. He's of the line of Cane. A metaphor for evil. Beowulf then gains more Fame and finally after after the battle of lake varnen, the same from the Norse sagas, and becomes king. He rains for 50yrs of peace. Then the Hobbit happens. And now he has to fight the Dragon. Beowulf is 70 when he fights the Dragon. He was at the height of his fame. He didn't need anything else. Has no reason to fight the Dragon. He could've done what Hrothgar did and sent out a call to other Thanes and Sea-Kings. But Beowulf being Beowulf "is the monster after all". Fights the Dragon knowing his doom. Not caring because he's the Hero.
The true monster has always been man possessed by evil. The courage to stand up and confront it is your redemption.
I wish there were more animated motion captured films like this, great acting alone justifies the expense, and it should be even cheaper these days 😭
3:32 best version of the song "A hero comes home". Epic and tragic at the same time.
I was thinking, was the director intending to make this Finn of Frisia the writer of the orignal poem? "Send him home, he has a story to tell". Of course, many others survivors could write the story but I think the director hinted that he was suppose to be the writer. Maybe I am just overanalyzing but I think it is an interesting interpretation.
Frederico Reiser I think that is a very good idea. It's quite possible.
It's a good idea, but it's not true. After this scene, you can hear a poet saying the actual poem during Beowulf's celebration
There was a powerful King in Frisia at the time of the poems writing called Finn
In a way, his name in one way is remembered forever through this movie and some obscure text.
Conceivably, in antecedence. Old English owes a lot to the Frisian dialect.
in a way, Beowulf hoped that someone could kill him, to lift the curse!
but this didn't happen.
True. You could see him hoping Finn would actually strike, although he knew it wouldn't happen.
I don't think that's how it works, otherwise the previous king would have killed himself without the need for Beowulf. I think Beowulf truly was immortal until he right his wrong. In other words destroy his own creation (his son).
I feel divided about this. I interpreted from the beginning of this scene that there used to be a time of Iron and force of will. Man slayed monsters. Now in Anno Domini peace and love are glorified. It is a good thing to work towards, but it is sad that there is no more man versus pure evil. no man versus monster. No Hercules v. Hydra. And man, having found no monsters, destroys man in the name of peace and love.
Yes i thought the same but i see it like growing up, stop being kids who believe in monsters and heroic men killing them and now growing up to realize men is responsable for all the evil, because in a way evil men are the ones who follow what the "devil" tells them, so "evilness" is no longer produced by monsters but by men, wich are the real monsters.
That's deep
JesusIzAPunkRocker that is so deep but so true bro
The worst thing for a man is not to have anything to strive for
JesusIzAPunkRocker the future you are exponding on. Is the very same "future" the SJW's are *fighting* to achieve. So I say to you *Fight* fight till your last breath! Otherwise your *Manhood* will be lost. This is how the world end. Not with a bang, but with a whimper. :-(
This scene is the saddest in the movie for me. Beowulf is now this man who is ashamed of himself for what he did. And personally, I think he feels responsible for the death of the "age of heroes". So when he sees Finn, I think he kinda is hoping to be killed so that maybe the age of heroes can be reborn and maybe someone kills Grendel's mother. He just wants to be free of the curse.
When Finn can't, he isn't mad, he's just disappointed because Finn was the last hope for the "age of heroes" and it died for good as soon as Finn laid down his axe.
always liked this move. even though it's a little cartoonish and the acting is WAY over-the-top, was, nonetheless, a fun movie with some great, quotable lines with an awesome protagonist and a sexy antagonist. good stuff
Golden Angelina Jolie ;)
The acting was in-tune I think for the vibe.
"The time of heroes is dead, Wiglaf. The Christ God has killed it."
_St. George has entered the chat_
Still a pagan story at heart
@@WilliamCelandine No, the Saga of the Volsungs and the Epic of Gilgamesh are examples of pagan stories.
Beowulf is a story of the harrowing of hell (like Christ). Saint George is an image of Michael the Archangel throwing the Dragon out of heaven. The history at least Beowulf was based on may have come from pagan periods, but both *_stories_* are Christian down to their very marrow.
@@lausdeo4944 And yet they are, in essence, pagan imbued with pagan, Indo-European themes
Beowulf the man, the warrior, the monster slayer died on the night Grendel did; what lives on is the legend, the idea in people's minds, which grows and changes in the telling until it resembles the man behind it hardly at all. Beowulf himself could die at any moment and it wouldn't matter a bit because he himself is an afterthought to the story told about him.
Finn probably stopped his axe because he realized that the best he can do is kill some old man on some forgotten beach in the middle of nowhere - he can't actually kill Beowulf.
The best scene in the whole movie. 1:15 The face of a man that has seen too much and is not impressed. There comes a time where all that we seek will seem like an illusion. Fame, glory, riches, women; None of these things matter when faced with the ultimate truth of life. Time will forget us all. A king is nothing more than a man revered and/or scolded by his people. A servant and a soldier. No more; No less!
BruceWayne760 well said
True
What about Pythagoras? Another century, and his name will yet be known - the guy who discovered Pi , the constant ratio between the circumference and diameter of a circle.
Life is like a freshly fallen patch of snow.
Be careful how you step in it, for every step will show.
- Cathy Snowden.
Interpretation :
.. It matters how you choose to live : That recording, a single pressing, with perchance, a flip-side. Born again?
Pi was known, just not named yet because it was used in practical building, not in theoretical sciences. Illiterate people all over the world used this constant in geometry, building Stonehenge, Piramids, Mayan temples, ...
Also, Pythagoras is not exactly known. Ask a hundred people in the street, if one of those comes up with more than 'something in math' you are lucky. Nobody but those interested in his field or history care about a Greek mathematician who pranked his own students.
If you're looking for the names that last in history and are known to all, try mass murderers. Nobody knows Archimedes (let alone his circles he tried to protect) but all know Hitler...
One of the best movies. Men’s temptations and greed for power is what will destroy us.
Absolutely
I can relate to Beowulf. My past self who used to be so into stuff like this has became dull. I can understand this because, I also died many years ago. Being reborn into everyone's image, I miss my past alot. I understand you Beowulf, when I was younger I didn't notice how much I would change for the sake of being perfect but, now I finally understand. Everyone, one you find something you love dearly, make sure you hold onto it but, also don't rush things. I regret it, that's why I'm warning you.
to hear him tell it...i feel like hes speaking to me..the correlation is so epic. best scene rip beowulf
Don't care how old this movie is nor do i care about all the changes they made from the original source material
It's still one of the best movies I've ever watched
"The Age Of Hero's Is Dead. The Christ God Has Killed It...."
food4j interesting rite? My mind is coming up with so many different reasons why he said that
true and i think the reason is that before christianity the myths we know were religions that told storys of heros fighting gents monsters but after chris we that stop no more storys of heros and many religions became no more than myth
Noche Nwofor because christ wasnt a hero. He was the son of god and could have fought back and didnt. He just took it. Turn the other cheek. You no linger ask for rewards from the gods, you ask god for forgiveness.
He is both a hero & son of god.
food4j why would you say like that he is a good you don't wanna use the name of the lord in vain.
This movie has one of the best animations that's ever been made, especially for the time it came out. A true masterpiece in both art style & story telling.
His little "unff" when he rips his shirt is the best
10 years wtf time flies so fast
I started my 1st job traveling by train to ny. I sat there in the train when i was 18 years old. I stared at the window without blinking, a slight breeze flickered my eyes and i blink. I then see myself on the mirror in front of me, myself at 33 years old. What a waste of time
Sasaki Haise yeah thats true. But i learned something valuable then we all will not be in this world forever. They keep telling me that at 12 years old. i dont believe them.
Aglo Calma 11 Years now
12
12 years
A max level player bored with the game talks to a bandit.
Beowulf was not impressed.
Give him a gold piece and send him home , he has a story to tell ..love this movie
did he just ordered the archers to shoot at the clump of fighting soldiers.. hitting his men along with the enemies o.o
Yes
That was a common batle strategy amongst mediviial warriors was to rush in the infantry and draw out the enemies cavalry or reseves, then fire into both friend and foe alike; seems brutal but it was very effective and it's no different than today's standard of military where they send special ops teams into classified zones to just leave them hanging when the shit hits the fan
Pfft. They had reserves. HTFU. :)
wozzlepop dammit, you beat me to it.
America took this tactic straight out the old victory pages
He talking about how Christianity taken over the world he was still a Pagan.
I think he had a priest in his town. Maybe Im wrong but many pagans accepted religion (catholicism) so they can be part of the benefits of it. Like the pope giving them lands and right to rule. Still I think Beowulf makes it clear he was still a pagan. And continued to being one till he died.
No. He's talking about how his failure to defeat Grendel's mother, and his submission to her seduction. He was undisciplined, and defeated, because his desires were stronger than his will. It is at this point where he died, 'many years ago'. This is the source of his shame.
Beowulf in this scene = Every college student during exam times
Not quite.
Relating a battle hardened commander to your Pussy college shit is why we have liberals.
This movie would have been so cool if it were all in Old English.
Snovishvishbvat unfortunately not very many of us will be able to understand it too
Unless you're Icelandic
Snovishvishbvat um unless it has subtitles then no. I can't understand that shit.
Only grendel spoke old English
"We men are the monsters now. The time of heroes is dead wiglaf, the christ god has killed it. Leaving humankind with nothing but weeping martyrs , fear .. & shame". How right you are Beowulf
My theory is that because Beowulf screwed Grendel’s mother-who is actually some freakish water demon-he got Chlamydia or the clap and that’s why he’s now sterile. Temptations, temptations...🤷🏼♂️
Im hoping this was a joke
Not really. Wealtheow refused to give Beowulf a heir after knowing he had sex with Grendel's mother.
Tbh this movie was my childhood
One of my favorite parts in the movie lol i also like that part later on where he told off his little bedwarmer girl and told his queen how he has always loved her before going off to battle..............
One of the most violent 12A/PG-13 films I've ever seen...and it's not even live-action, it's CG animated?
It was my favorite movie back then. So inspiring. Beowulf story is way better than many famous movies. I don't know why film companies don't make a great movie for Beowulf?
The only thing I could not abide about this great film was that Grendel's mother had high heels. Really? High heels? Gimme a break!
Luke: The time of the Jedi is dead Yoda.. the mouse god has killed it. Leaving human kind nothing but mary sues, slapstick humour and millenial sjws..
Fuck you.
This was brilliant I like it lol
This is gold!
Tell him what he wins
BOB
finding flaws is my job and here im smiling and nodding. then again I don't like my generation. keep going Mr. brosolo
The animation of this movie was really great it actually looks like there were real
Jason Garcia Straight up. Back when I first saw it, I thought it was real. Kept turning my head and squinting my eyes, lol
Jason Garcia A bit dated now but still watchable and enjoyable.
The dude with the two axes was awesome! All of beowulf men were on that main character arc
A wise man once said...
The greatest thing a man may have is a dream, the saddest thing a man may do is forfill it.
The Finn didn't strike Beowulf when he had the chance...because he had something the vast majority of modern humans don't: Honour!
Only if Kings and queens of this day would have courage and humility and strength and wisdom of this King!
Extremely underrated film. The nuance, and subtilty of it I will always go back to thought of it, years after watching.
"You think it should end by some Frisian raider with no name?"
"Only if you kill me, otherwise you're nothing"
"The Gods will not allow my death by your feeble blade"
BARS
Beowulf, you are an honorable man...Rest well, Hero.....
I remember watching this when i was younger. Looking back this scene is epic.
"The time of heroes is dead Wiglaf, the Christ God has killed it"
There's just something saddening about this quote, it kinda reminds me of how Islam is slowly but surely taking over Europe; our history and culture is being swapped for a middle eastern one
ElAshtonio shut the fuck up.
The problem with Europe is that the countries that make up the European Union are lead by pinkos who place the policies of the European Union before the needs of their own homeland.
Always these sad neo-pagans. Acting like these heathens were some sort of super warriors, but paganism disappeared.
Modern Pagans/Neo-Pagans pay lip service to the old ways, but their beliefs only scratch the surface of the edge of the tip of the iceberg.
ElAshtonio create imperialism you create a refugee crisis
Fuck this is a good film. So underrated.
Nice Job! Your intuition serves you right. Lol I didn't even catch the "fin" allusion. You're right though. The last line: "You know why you can't kill me? Because I died a long time ago when I was young." says it all. You're right; it means the death of his old self. I can kind of relate to that in terms of now versus me in 8th grade (I'm 20 now). Lol Don't doubt that intuition. I know most people think it's B.S. but it's not. Just because you can't see something it doesn't mean it isn't real.
Who knew talking shit to your enemies before your death end up saving your life
It is a very nice interpretation of the Beowulf poem. I loved the movie. And Beowulf himself is the man. No matter what deals he made...
2:05 I love these celtic touch with the wolf helmet
when he says "he has a story to tell" is he saying that the Raider will go home and tell everyone a lie? Or is he saying that he will go and tell everyone that his life was spared. I'm thinking the guy goes back and tells everyone that he spared Beowulf's life.
Or he just stays quiet and cries in shame every night as he beats his woman
Nah. He goes on to become the king of Frisia.
Alex well damn
Jarl Balgruuf confronting a Stormcloak Circa E4 204 lol
Even tho this movie is so incorrect with history it still has the most godly moments in most movies of all
Obviously it's incorrect with history it's based on Beowulf, a classically fictional hero with a fictional story and fictional enemies. It's like expecting historical accuracy in Hercules or Achilles
I cried so much when he said the reason you can't kill me is cuz I died long ago when I was young cuz i know exactly what he means. I remember the time it happened when I was 24 thru heart break. I gave my full trust in a woman and learned that I put something before God and that was where I went wrong for men cheat and lie and are not without sin. Through this experience among others concerning it, I was born again in Christ. I am still with that woman today and never have looked at her with the same puppy eyes as I have before when I first was with her but I still love her and it saddens me that I don't feel the same warm feeling I had before, maybe cuz i looked at her like she was my savior and i was hers and that's where I went wrong cuz at that moment she was my god. Beowulf is a good man and knows God I feel like. He knows not to have pride.
3:12 i once said this during a drunken rage to a cop... fucker tased me
XD That's fantastic
Beowulf used the most powerful weapon known to man. Words. Because what good is any weapon, be it a sword of the past, or even an atomic weapon of the present, if your enemy’s spirit has been broken, to the point where they cannot bring it upon themselves to use said weapons?
it would be fun if they maked a series of this now, with a really high budget and som good actors!
witcher 3, monster slayer
This movie *reeks* of testosterone. Love it
Beowulf is disney the soldiers are jj and Ryan finn of friesa (im not sure how to spell it) is star wars all the soldiers in the archer pit are things being bought by disney.
Love the analogy.
2:04 I love these celtic touch with these wolf helmet
I think it's funny that the director made this Frisians' name to be "Fin," when in that language fin means, "end." So I think that might have something to do with it. Either that, or, now this is just a slight possibility, Beowulf might be making a reference to the Christ-God and the death of his old self? Maybe? Just maybe? I also think that according to this film, that Frisian might be one who tells Beowulf's story, explaining Beowulf's expression, "He has a story to tell." (His, Beowulf's.)
sentenialofliberty
Eh no.
Fin does not mean end in frisian.
Stop talking BS.
There should be a remastered version of this movie.
Time of heroes is gone, the christ god has killed it...
So true...
This is exactly what Neitzche is saying the Master and Slave morality in the modern age people thing weak is good an strong is bad.
Nietzsche was also an alcoholic plagiarist.
And? Marx was an alcoholic and people still take his ideas seriously. If you're going to attempt to invalidate someone's thoughts, actually attack the thoughts instead of resorting to that person's personal life to prove they're wrong. It does absolutely nothing to actually address the ideas.
the best cutscene in the game
Lot of wrong interpretations in the comments ...
He died many many years ago, because he ashemed himself for not killing Grendel's mother. At last, he gained his redemption ...
Beatiful movie!
It was so fucking depressing the poor man couldn't do it for
Contender for 'Most Masculine Scene Ever'. Yes, you have your "Dillon, you son of a bitch!" and your "Are you not entertained!?" of this world. This scene has to be in the conversation, though.
❤
THE KING IN THE NORTH!
Aegon - Beowulf
Torrhen - Finn
10 years.....STILL FUCKING EPIC.
Let the eyes of cowards never sleep.... Khalid after 100 plus battles and never martyred.
Would've loved to see this with Gleeson, Hopkins, Jolie, Malkovich, and Penn... but hell, it's still pretty damned epic.
Finn, the King of the Netherlands (Frisia), will be known until Ragnarok. Beowulf and Hygelac invaded the Netherlands and were defeated by the Frisians and the Franks.
In fact Finn Folcvalding lost a battle against Danes long before Beowulf was born.
@@Starkodder1963 Very true. My 2 sentences describe 2 different events. Sorry for the unclarity.
Can I have this in 120p thanks?
That axe throw is always clean as hell
0:03 Mount & Blade memories
I do not really care what the critic said about this movie. This is the greatest thing my 16 years old self ever witness back then!!
Greatest saga ever second to Sigurd
This scene always confused me, because Beowulf, in the epic poem, was a Christian. So why did they change it for this??? It just seems strange to me.
Daire Kerin I believe beowulf was referring to Jesus who sacrificed himself and reformed the meaning of "hero" hence why he says there's only martyrs(seeking forgiveness) and shame since heroes no longer meant men fighting monsters but men seeking forgiveness
Beowulf actually wasn’t Christian in the original legends. It’s thought that because a Christian monk wrote it down, he added bits to make Beowulf a Christian as well to fit his ideology
Damn next time I'm in battlefield I'll cry out for the leader what an end!
This has got nothing to do with Beowulf. This shit didnt happen in the poem. They dont even talk in this film like they do in the Poem. The Angle saxon baldic style of the Song of Beowulf.
Dark Armor The word of the day is Licentia Poetica, Artistic Licence. The ability of an artist to apply smaller distortions (i.e. a film maker adding scenes) for poetic effect.
I know it's Fantasy, but the armor and weapons seem a little too advanced for the time period this is set in.
Wrong. It was set in 500AD and the armor was common since Rome was fallen and arms and armor from them like that were commonplace.
Damn, I don't remember Shrek being so Dark like this
I find that the words of bane from the dark knight rises are oddly appropriate here
“Peace has cost you you’re strength, victory has defeated you”
0 dislike omg
only 1 dislike -_-
@@Nasser851000 108 now :(
3:31-3:43
What it feels like to still walk the earth, still bleed the same crimson blood, and still breathe the same air and still need the same human validation as anyone else but nobody wants anything to do with you because they think you'll never be good enough because you're not like them. That's why communities like incels exist and the reason why we throw our lives away so willingly and irrationally. Society can't kill us because we've died many years ago when we were young and still had hope for a love that we were never meant to have. Humanity didn't care when we needed it to so neither do we... Not anymore.
eh-em...Beowulf looks..very Roman?
Leander V early Scandinavian Christian
Remember up until WW1 many European Kings believed them to still be in the Roman Empire, IE France became known as the Holy Roman Empire under Charlemagne.
roberto gurrola plus Germany was part of the HRE, then became the Prussian.