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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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…
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“300” Movie review – pretty but misleading
“300” (2006) has been a staple in the masculinity/heroism movie stack for years, but what’s under the surface? In short, the movie is anti-Iran and anti-Muslim propaganda piece for the general USA public. Yahwist war-mongering propaganda being the main purpose of the movie, the spiritual European Pagan aspect is severely lacking. Even though the movie…
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The Lord of The Rings (2001-2003)
The movies are very well-made and always a fun watch. Peter Jackson managed to create something nice before the times of mandatory African elves and too many strong & independent female characters. However, there are major ways the movie corrupts the original lore. These are the main discrepancies: Evil Even more so than the original…