10000 BC

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Action & Adventure

Just seen it. I also sort of liked it, but my comments won’t really say anything about me liking it. Just remember that I’ve said that I liked it. Hehe. Comments start now..

Wait, I’m not sure with what movie should I compare it with. It’s the kind of movie that’s got a little bit of everything.

Need a troy-like love story that would wage-war? Check!

Need cheesy “my –love-won’t-change” line? Check! A first for tribesmen in the world of Hollywood! This is the cheesiest ever!

How about a King Leonidas spear throwing scene at the pharaoh? Check! King Leonidas would be so proud!

Or the Aragorn-like tracking your enemies through New Zealand terrain? Double check! They even survived the cold mountains and fiery desert with so little supplies of food! Wow! Legolas would be impressed.

Also the Apocalypto-like kidnapping of your tribesmen? – double check

And of course let’s not forget D’leh’s independence day “let’s fight as one”speech! – check of course! D’leh could run for president!

tribesmen wearing dreadlocks!! – check! (I was half expecting Jason Castro—American Idol contestant, to be one of the tribesmen!! )

tribesmen speaking really good English! – check! – this is actually a first! I’ve never seen any sort of ethnic tribes in movies that speak English.. lo and behold the English speaking cavemen will LEAD all the colored people to battle.

Really small world – it was great how a couple of tribesmen were able to travel ON FOOT from the snowing poles to the desert. Wo-ow!

Prophecies – no unrealistic epic would exist without it!

Again, I am confused with the goal of this movie. Is it a love story? Historical epic? I think I would’ve enjoyed it more if they had more of the ancient extinct Ice Age animals. I was misled into thinking that this movie would be about the man and the saber tooth. Anyway, I guess if I had not seen Apocalypto or 300, may be, I would have thoroughly enjoyed this film. (but I’m still going to hate the ending where the old-lady gave her life to evolet.. more into that later.) Apocalypto was better by a mile. I can’t help but compare because the main theme of both movies are the same. A far superior civilization captures and enslaves the weaker tribes. Apocalypto was heart wrenching.

Okay, as for the love story. I think the whole movie really is about the love of D’leh and Evolet. I’m sure everyone would agree with that. Even the all prophecies in the movie talk of Evolet as the SIGN/MARK and D’leh as the hunter. It‘s basically the whole point of D’leh crossing all that terrain, to save his one and only love Evolet. (by the way, the girl’s wearing blue contacts. =) What’s great about the love story is that, both actors were HOT! D’leh was smokin’, with his TAN and weird accent! Really fierce! And not a spot of scar or mark on his well toned body. As for our princess. The blue eyes were a real contrast to her Latin American looks. I thought it looked good on her. I don’t know if she looked like Elizabeth Taylor or Jojo. Wait, I’m talking about the love story, okay back to the point. It’s love at first sight right? They fell in love when they first saw each other? Or was it when D’leh told her about that Northern star? I don’t know.. but it just comes down to the setting. How in the world can a caveman be THAT cheesy? That’s that. It was too cheesy. I would’ve liked it if D’leh had been a man of few words. Like his love for Evolet would be expressed only by his actions. By his unwavering resolve to save her and fight for her no matter what. Cause for me, it’s like he stole her heart even before fighting that mammoth, which was unfair to Evolet and to whomever would have won. (but not too primitive like.. “Evolet, Let’s make babies! Now! ” hehe) Anyway, I’m reading too much into it. I just thought that since their life was too simple,the romance would not be that cheesy. But who knows? May be d’leh was Shakespeare’s ancestor. Still, really, I liked the love story. I love sappy unrealistic overly cheesy I-want-to-gag-on-it love stories!

Enough of that, the ending. OMG. Major disappointment. They should’ve let evolet die! Before the event happened, I whispered to my cousin as a joke.. “the old woman’s going to give her spirit to the girl”. We both laughed at the thought! We knew it was too ridiculous to happen, and yet, IT DID! I could sign up as prophet for this film.

All I’ve done so far was give sarcastic comments on the stuff I’ve noticed on the movie. I know, I should cut it some slack. It is a fictional movie. It’s okay that the world’s so unbelievably small. Is it worth watching? Yes. Go ahead and watch it. The story’s not that great, but it was fun to see all that CG saber tooth and mammoth. My favorite part would be when they started the riot to free up all the slaves. I loved that part when d’leh was taunting the mammoth, then all the slaves just started to battle! Fantastic scene. Yes, although I was making fun of this movie all through out, I think it’s still worth watching, if only for the CG animals. Oh yes, I liked the love story, but my love story standards are very low.. so.. hehe. Go ahead! Get your 10000 BC worth of fun and excitement!