![]() ![]() ![]() While this might be a message that some women will sympathize with, I guarantee that the overwhelming majority of parents will not consider The Princess suitable for their teens. Now, with the specter of a forced marriage hanging over her head and the constant threat of sexual violence from Julius’s troops, her determination to take control of her own fate and kill anyone who harms her is accompanied by blinding fury. The princess was frustrated when her father wouldn’t make her the heir or allow her to train as a knight. The overarching message, however, is incandescent female rage over the denial of women’s autonomy. In fact, he condemns the king for respecting female agency (not forcing his daughter to marry) and being racially tolerant (allowing diverse immigration). Julius insists that the kingdom needs to be led by a strong, aggressive leader not the current king, who’s known for diplomacy. It’s obvious that The Princess is trying to make some very un-subtle social commentary. It’s a good thing this movie doesn’t have a longer run time or my jeans would never fit again. In fact, movies like this are the reason my favorite jeans are too tight: every half hour or so I have to bribe myself with junk food just to stay in my seat and keep watching. John Wick this ain’t, and you might be surprised at how deadly dull all this slaughter can become. The choreography is monotonous and the fast cuts which try to disguise the scenes’ weaknesses fail to do so. (That said, there’s a certain karmic justice to the scene where a man is stabbed with his own horned helmet.)ĭespite the non-stop carnage, the fight scenes are unimpressive. The filmmakers clearly spent time dreaming up novel ways to kill people – although the whip with a switchblade tip fails to be convincing. ![]() I didn’t even try to keep a body count as people were killed by being stabbed (one through the eye), impaled, shot with arrows, thrown from heights, strangled, and even burned to death. The fight scenes are notable for only two things: their brutality and their mediocrity. In fact, this film is nothing more than 93 minutes of non-stop fight scenes, stitched together with brief flashbacks, even briefer exposition, and thin filaments of plot. ![]()
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