Basic review of the whole move

Rating: 8/10 (27 October 2016)

"Warcraft", directed by Duncan Jones, is a fantasy video game film adaptation based off of the video game series Warcraft, created by Blizzard Entertainment. Despite what other critics have said about Warcraft being a "terrible" movie, it did successfully introduce a world for audiences to want to be lost in that world. "Warcraft" did not go into full detail on many specifics of the story, and there are many scenes where it would leave "newbies" to the world of Warcraft confused and in question. It does require some prior knowledge to fully understand what was happening. However, the wonderful cast, the magnificent CGI, and how the movie was portrayed gave the audience to follow along for the ride. *Warning: Spoiler Alert*
The film starts off with Durotan (Toby Kibbell) and his wife Draka (Anna Galvin), who is pregnant with their child, having a very sweet, family-like moment. The orc home world is dead, and Gul'dan (Daniel Wu) forms the Horde out of all of the orc clans to conquer a new world and call it their own. He opens a portal using Fel magic by draining the life out of every Draenei prisoner they had, and sent in a war band to build another portal on the other side so he can bring the rest of the Horde. Durotan only wants to find a new home where his clan and his child can live peacefully. Thus, the gate opens to the world of Aezeroth.
Durotan has a human mirror known as Lothar (Travis Fimmel). He is a Knight Champion of the Alliance, and he has given everything into protecting it, and his king, Llane Wrynn (Dominic Cooper). He also has a son, Callan (Burkely Duffield), who wants nothing more than to follow his father's footsteps as a soldier. There is also a mage named Khadgar (Ben Shnetzer) who felt the presence of the Fel in Aezeroth, and requested the aid of Lothar and King Llane to contact the Guardian, Medihv (Ben Foster). The last major character is Garona (Paula Patton), who is half human and half orc, which she ultimately fights for the Alliance, and even have some romance with Lothar. Together, they try to stop Gul'dan from bringing in the rest of the Horde.
The actors bring their characters to life through amazing chemistry between each other. The interactions between Lothar and Khadgar started off as a soldier and mage then developed into close friends. You can see the pain on Garona's face when she did what King Llane told her to do at the end of the movie. The CGI also looked very realistic, and the attention to detail on the orcs were beautiful, despite orcs being ugly. When Blackhand was taken over by the Fel, I could not get over how creepy and horrifying his face looked. The story seemed though as it was rushed, after watching the movie over a couple of times, and I believe that's what confused most audiences. Yet, there was enough given to know there was more going on than anyone could imagine, and the movie was a nice set up for the sequels to come.
I rate this movie 8 out of 10 stars and recommend people who haven't seen it to do so, because at the end you will have to answer a very important question; are you for the Horde or for the Alliance?