The Eagle

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This movie was awesome though it is really for 12-13 and up ii attracted me straight away because -channing tatum shoul watch it !!!!

1.5/5 In 2nd-Century Britain, two men - master and slave - venture beyond the edge of the known world on a dangerous and obsessive quest that will push them beyond the boundaries of loyalty and betrayal, friendship and hatred, deceit and heroism...The Roman epic adventure The Eagle is directed by Kevin Macdonald and produced by Duncan Kenworthy. Jeremy Brock has adapted the scr eenplay from Rosemary Sutcliff's classic novel The Eagle of the Ninth. In 140 AD, the Roman Empire extends all the way to Britain - though its grasp is incomplete, as the rebellious tribes of Caledonia (today's Scotland) hold sway in the far North. Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum) arrives in Britain, determined to restore the tarnished reputation of his father, Flavius Aquila. It was 20 years earlier that Rome's 5,000-strong Ninth Legion, under the command of Flavius and carrying their golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth, marched north into Caledonia. They never returned; Legion and Eagle simply vanished into the mists. Angered, the Roman Emperor Hadrian ordered the building of a wall to seal off the territory; Hadrian's Wall became the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire - the edge of the known world. Driven to become a brilliant soldier and now given command of a small fort in the southwest, Marcus bravely leads his troops during a siege. Commended by Rome for his bravery, yet discharged from the army because of his severe wounds, Marcus convalesces, demoralized, in the villa of his Uncle Aquila (Donald Sutherland), a retired army man. When Marcus impulsively gets a young Briton's life spared at a gladiatorial contest, Aquila buys the Briton, Esca (Jamie Bell), to be Marcus' slave. Marcus is dismissive of Esca, who harbors a seething hatred of all things Roman. Yet Esca vows to serve the man who has saved his life. Hearing a rumor that the Eagle has been seen in a tribal temple in the far north, Marcus is galvanized into action, and sets off with Esca across Hadrian's Wall. But the highlands of Caledonia are a vast and savage wilderness, and Marcus must rely on his slave to navigate the region. When they encounter ex-Roman soldier Guern (Mark Strong), Marcus realizes that the mystery of his father's disappearance may well be linked to the secret of his own slave's identity and loyalty - a secret all the more pressing when the two come face-to-face with the warriors of the fearsome Seal Prince (Tahar Rahim). A Focus Features presentation in association with Film4 of a Duncan Kenworthy production. Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell. The Eagle. Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong. Casting by Jina Jay. Music by Atli Örvarsson. Costumes by Michael O'Connor. Editor, Justine Wright. Production Designer, Michael Carlin. Director of Photography, Anthony Dod Mantle, BSC, DFF. Co-Producer, Caroline Hewitt. Executive Producers, Tessa Ross, Miles Ketley, Charles Moore. Based on the novel The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff. Screenplay by Jeremy Brock. Produced by Duncan Kenworthy. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. A Focus Features Release. well what can i say about this movie, i will keep my review as short and as simple as possible because i have nothing to say about this bad movie. i didn't got excited when i saw its trailer because i was so sick of all these ancient roman and greek movies, last year was the average movie Centurion and now it is The Eagle which is far more worst than that. my expectations were zero from this movie since i saw the terrible reviews it was getting. this movie is bad, no interesting, no basic plot, not a good screenplay and no acting. cinematography and art direction is awful. this movie went wrong, feeling sorry for the director Kevin. i said i am not gonna write a long review since i didn't liked this movie. Channing Tatum was mis cast. this movie sucks big time. some fight scenes are good but they don't save the movie from sinking in the ocean. lacks originality and is very boring and empty. Tatum looks good though, lol. seriously skip it.

The theme of the movie was quite shocking, as I left the theater with my mouth open. I wondered why we still, in this day and age, are glorifying violent imperialism. The main character is a brave soldier, hell-bent on finding what happened to his father who had ventured to Northern England to conquer the lesser peoples and their lands. His father carried "The Eagle" with him. But the son, now leading a regimen away from the Northern lands seeks adventure and duty to find what happened to his father, and most importantly, to retreive "The Eagle" (a golden statue--symbol of British Imperialism.) I found no redeeming qualities for the main character, except that he was brave. He even acquired a slave, who was from the Northern parts of England to HELP HIM KILL HIS OWN NORTHERNERS TO get this GOLD EAGLE! The slave sold out! In the end, he finds the Eagle, but ends up killing all the "rebels" (who appear barbaric and uncivilized beyond repair) who try to kill him for coming into THEIR lands. This movie is probably appropriate for ages 15/16 and up. But appropriate as a kind of history lesson and the sickness of Tyranny and Imperialism and Racism.