Pagan movie reviews
This is the category for Pagan movie reviews – everything that makes sense for European Pagan parents looking for things to watch with their kids or alone.
There are many history- and mythology-related movies for all levels of Pagan initiation and understanding produced nowadays. A lot of these movies contain pure European values, but some are trying to push subversive ideas.
Some of the movies I review here will be surprising to you, since they don’t have gloomy skies, dirty faces, and other Holloywood tropes for Paganism, but hopefully it’ll all make sense once you read the posts.
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13th Warrior review – subversive but somewhat tasteful
This is movie is somewhat of an adaptation of the Beowulf story – but instead of the serpent there is an evil tribe of monsters coming to attack the town at night. Pros – great scenery for once, natural colors, surprisingly consistent atmosphere, the not-so-cheesy dialogues, no boss-bitch character or cringe over-acting yet (1999). Cons…
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Edge of Tomorrow – A Pagan-Coded Masterpiece
One of the better movies I’ve seen with kids – and it’s extremely similar to the Oblivion, which is another great coded movie. However, it has more action than Oblivion and is more gory, so keep that in mind. This is a review and not an ad, so it obviously contains spoilers. If you haven’t…
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Oblivion (2013) – one of the most Pagan movies with zero axes or mead
This movie seems extremely important to me – in fact, it’s more Pagan than most Viking-inspired flicks with actors in war paint wearing biker jackets. Pagan media literacy time (Spoliers inside!) The movie is one giant metaphor for European culture and history that’s been hijacked by Christianity. Oblivion does a great job capturing the spiritual…
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Troy (2004) – Purposely Godless but Wholesome
The movie is exceptionally well-made and pleasing to watch. The kids love it, it’s bright, the story is clear, there are many, many themes to discuss, and it’s an amazing gateway to Greek mythology and history. It’s definitely a staple in the list of Pagan movies for kids. However, while Troy has all the aesthetics…