A Beautiful Masterpiece About Ancient Viking Paganism

Rating: 10/10 (11 May 2020)

I just finished watching the directors cut version which is 3 hours long and I absolutely loved ever single moment of it. What a beautiful work of art. I can't believe that this has gotten any bad reviews at all. Or that people have said that it is just like wicker man. This film only has one thing in common with wicker man and that is it. That's like saying that any christian film is the same as any other because it involves some aspect of christianity. So please do not let any of those reviews deter you, those people are obviously extremely narrow minded and have no appreciation for the art of film. Because this film shows that art at its greatest.
This film is an absolute masterpiece. Ever scene is made with the most ultimate of film making artwork, making every second of every scene mesmerizing. It is amazing how they were able to create such a beautiful film that was ultimately centered around the darkest of ancient viking rituals involving things such as drug use, manipulation and seduction, ritual suicide, fertility/sex magick, and even human sacrifice. Of course the film does take some artistic liberties, these rituals were not practiced exactly the way it depicts. But there is some true history there, and it is amazing to see these ancient traditions brought to life and portrayed so artfully. And it is also great to see the experience of being on psychedelic drugs depicted so accurately, as usually it is not.
Of course this movie is not for everyone. It is very long, and is slower than most blockbusters. And there are a few parts that are deeply disturbing. So if you do not have enough of an appreciation of film that you will actually be able to see the amount of artwork that has gone into every scene, there's no point in you sitting through this 2.5 hour long film. But if you are an appreciator of film and know good art when you see it, and won't get too traumatized by a few disturbing scenes, I think you will be extremely impressed with this film and should see it. Especially if you enjoy the topic of paganism. If you are someone who likes the show Vikings, or movies like "A Dark Song" you will probably really love this.