A Clash of Industries.

Rating: 10/10 (7 June 2016)

1. Movies 2. Music 3. Television 4. Books 5. Games
This is how the world perceives each industry in order of popularity, fame, wealth, coolness and sophistication.. The lower down the list the harder it is to make the transition upwards.
Gaming is still to this day considered 'for children' by so called peers of the realm which makes it very difficult for a feature film of even one of gaming's most recognisable adult based, story/lore rich brands to receive credibility..
In my opinion, the movie industry for some reason is truly terrified of the gaming industry most of all.. and if a 'game' were to ever achieve success in the movie industry the world as we know it may (end) change and gamer's perhaps would be somewhat forgiven/understood for spending (wasting) their free time within these worlds..
As for this movie, I had my doubts to begin with but when I learned just exactly how much influence Blizzard were going to have, I relaxed.. Basing the movie on the original game was a risky but genius move.. Unquestionably there are much more entertaining stories and events within the 'Warcraft' universe but starting from the beginning just feels so right and that is what I feel this movie has achieved, something which Blizzard are known for.. Fantastic storytelling..
I personally feel the pace of the movie is acceptable because there was so much to get through and even if your not a fantasy fan you can easily understand the premises of this movie and because of this frantic pace I can hand on heart confirm that there are precisely zero dull scenes within this because they simply didn't have time to include some..
The actors and Travis Fimmel in particular were completely suitable and portrayed Lothar exactly how I would imagine him to be which is pretty special for an actor who has very little knowledge of the universe.. The cast as a whole were perfect for this as none of them are considered 'huge household names' which could have taken away some of the focus from 'WARCRAFT' itself..
As for the CGI environments and the Orcs I am not going to waste my time reviewing because this is blizzard, they know their product well..
Yes the movie could have been improved but without A New Hope you would never have had Empire.. This is a solid and impressive 'beginning'.. Please go and judge it for yourself, because I am unsure what movie critics have against gamers but I feel they believe we are second class citizens.. Show your true passion!
Thanks for listening... :) Love