what's the message?

Rating: Null/10 (28 August 1999)

I am very disturbed by the blatant anti-Goddess message ( and equally blatant pro-Sky God message) of the new film The 13th Warrior.
Cinematically it is a great movie but I am uncomfortable with the depiction of the Earth Mother people needing to be conquered (and they are!) by the patriarchal Norse people. The imagery is unmistakeable: the early inhabitants of this Norse land worshipped the Earth Mother (snake/dragon/woman) and, once they were displaced by the Sky God worshippers, they were driven "underground" - literally. The Norse warriors kill the priestess of their Goddess -etc etc...what is really disturbing is the end when the hero celebrates the rightness of his god - Allah - who has, obviously, brought about the defeat (once again) of the Goddess people. The film is rich in significant imagery. What is being said here? Hollywood rarely misses a chance to put the word out to the masses - and the "word" is whatever is needed at the moment to gain more control. What is the message of this film? That the masses need to beware - that the (evil) godddess worshippers are returning and need to be defeated (again)? How do others feel about this? Sara