To kick off spring break I went over one of my old friend’s house and watched movies. One of the movies we watched was “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.” I remember I wanted to see this when it first came out but never got around to it. I actually really like this movie because it kind of surprised me in a few parts. The movie is about an adopted prince of Persia trying to prove his innocents in the murder of his father the king of Persia. The adopted prince Dastan (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) comes to find out his uncle is the one behind the kings’ murder as an attempt to still his throne. The whole movie is centered around this dagger that has the power to reverse time which the uncle wants to use to stop his brother from becoming king. Along with the daggers guardian Tamina, (played by Gemma Arterton) Dastan must avoid being captured for the death of his father as well as the assassins his uncle sent after him because of what he knows. One of my favorite scenes is the fight between the two knife throwers over the dagger. (Knife Thrower video below) The only drawback was the fact I saw the ending coming. When Tamina fell to her death I figured Dastan would reverse time to save her life.
*I give “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” a 7.5 out of 10*
I think the only reason I initially watched this movie was because Jake Gyllenhaal is in it. I saw it a couple of times with my family, and after a while, it grew on me a bit more. The plot is alright, but the relationship between the princess and Dastan is sometimes a tad annoying. Besides that, I'd have to agree with you when you say that the movie's ending is highly predictable. Then again, it's somewhat of a standard Disney movie: good princely hero, beautiful damsel in distress, super evil villain, magical device of some sort, and a happily ever after. Overall, I think it has charm. That's a pretty accurate score you gave it, I think.
ReplyDeleteWhen this movie came out in the theatres I wanted to see it as well but I never got the chance to see it. Then one day I was flipping through the channels on my TV and I saw that it was about to start. I watched the movie and it turned out to be better than I thought it was going to be. The movie was good throughout but at the end it did get predictable like you stated. However, I still thought it was a good movie and I would have to rate it an 8 out of 10.
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