Title: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal {Dastan}, Ben Kingsley {Nizam}, Gemma Arterton {Tamina}, Alfred Molina {Sheik Amar}, Steve Toussaint {Seso}, Toby Kebbell {Prince Garsiv}, Richard Coyle {Prince Tus}, Ronald Pickup {King Sharaman}.
Release Date: Theatrical: May 28, 2010, DVD: September 14, 2010.
Plot: Dastan, an orphaned peasant boy, is adopted by the king of Persia after he witnesses a display of Dastan’s tremendous courage {and agility} in the marketplace one day and fifteen years pass. Dastan, though a prince of Persia, still hangs out with the poorer class and his cohorts are composed of wild, rag-tag, rough men of that class, but they love their prince and follow him everywhere, even into a night attack on Alamut when the crown prince forbade Dastan to lead the main attack. He, of course, didn’t listen and, leading his secondary attack, captures the city and a strange dagger that catches his eye.
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal {Dastan}, Ben Kingsley {Nizam}, Gemma Arterton {Tamina}, Alfred Molina {Sheik Amar}, Steve Toussaint {Seso}, Toby Kebbell {Prince Garsiv}, Richard Coyle {Prince Tus}, Ronald Pickup {King Sharaman}.
Release Date: Theatrical: May 28, 2010, DVD: September 14, 2010.
Plot: Dastan, an orphaned peasant boy, is adopted by the king of Persia after he witnesses a display of Dastan’s tremendous courage {and agility} in the marketplace one day and fifteen years pass. Dastan, though a prince of Persia, still hangs out with the poorer class and his cohorts are composed of wild, rag-tag, rough men of that class, but they love their prince and follow him everywhere, even into a night attack on Alamut when the crown prince forbade Dastan to lead the main attack. He, of course, didn’t listen and, leading his secondary attack, captures the city and a strange dagger that catches his eye.
Tamina is the princess of that peaceful city. The crown prince wants to make a union between the two peoples with the beautiful but fiery princess and asks Dastan the next day {and while said prince is drunk and celebrating the victory with his men} to give their father a gift for him and present Tamina to him. Dastan agrees and the king takes him by surprise by giving Tamina to him as his first wife. Tragically, the king is killed just minutes later and, being suddenly accused of the murder, Dastan flees, taking Tamina with him {she wants the dagger he has and spends a good deal of time trying to get it back}.
Along the journey the next day, Tamina complains about his “long, stomping strides” and he gives her a shock by telling her he has no royal blood in his veins and that what she sees is “the walk of a man who has just lost everything.” That’s when Tamina does a double-take and deep inside, her opinions about the “Lion of Persia” change. Through the various adventures that follow {dodging soldiers, discovering the real murderer, meeting a man who races ostriches, trained assassins whom no one is equal to except Dastan, and a sandstorm}, the twosome grow lass sharp with each other and fall in love. And then they face the toughest test of all.
Likes/Dislikes: A very good movie, with lots of action {thankfully no shaking-camera stuff} and fairly impossible but certainly impressive stunts, and an epic battle of good-verses-evil at the height of ancient Persia. Objectionable content would include Dastan being drunk after the battle {though that is actually a funny scene}, several people telling each other lies {the truth comes out later}, mention of the false Persian gods {no big deal if you can handle the Greek and Roman gods}, lots of battle scenes though not much blood and the plot-twist of murder within the family. All in all, I recommend this movie highly!
Rating: The movie is rated PG-13 for violence and action and I will agree with this rating only because younger children might not understand some of the plot and the action scenes might be too intense for them.
Date Report Written: September 21, 2010.
Likes/Dislikes: A very good movie, with lots of action {thankfully no shaking-camera stuff} and fairly impossible but certainly impressive stunts, and an epic battle of good-verses-evil at the height of ancient Persia. Objectionable content would include Dastan being drunk after the battle {though that is actually a funny scene}, several people telling each other lies {the truth comes out later}, mention of the false Persian gods {no big deal if you can handle the Greek and Roman gods}, lots of battle scenes though not much blood and the plot-twist of murder within the family. All in all, I recommend this movie highly!
Rating: The movie is rated PG-13 for violence and action and I will agree with this rating only because younger children might not understand some of the plot and the action scenes might be too intense for them.
Date Report Written: September 21, 2010.
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