ItвЂ™s a good movie for older teenagers and adults who enjoy things like Game of Thrones or The Hunger Games. ItвЂ™s a little violent, but nothing too bad. The twist near the end of the movie is brilliant too. The movie also works as a poignant coming-of-age story. Pathfinder has action, suspense, humor and even a touch of romance. And who said action movies canвЂ™t be philosophical too? There is a solid moral lesson behind the action-packed storyline - thrills always have a bigger impact on viewers when they are accompanied by a philosophicalВ subtext. Like all great fables, Pathfinder mixes realism and fantasy quite well.

Only a few clunky matte shots distract from the overall gorgeousness. The icy Norwegian landscape becomes an important element of the story. The cinematography (by Erling Thurmann-Andersen) is sensational. Pathfinder focuses on human drama as well as transporting the viewer into another time and place. For authenticity purposes, dialogue is spoken in SГЎmi, a dialect used by indigenous people of the Baltic region. Norwegian filmmaker Nils GaupвЂ™s (DisneyвЂ™s Shipwreck) wondrous realization of an ancient Scandinavian legend is one of my favorite 1980s action-adventure films - Pathfinder (aka Ofelas) is an incredibly beautiful and exciting film.Дirector GaupвЂ™s script is based on stories his grandfather told him when he was a child. вЂњAll youвЂ™ll find up here are the spirits of the mountains.вЂќ The nomads promise to spare the teenвЂ™s life if he shows them where they can find the rest of his tribe. The boy runs away but the killers eventually capture him. In medieval Lapland (Finland), a young hunter (Mikkel Gaup, Breaking the Waves) witnesses the slaughter of his entire family by a hostile nomadic tribe.

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