Horde Vs Alliance & Alliance Vs Horde

Rating: 9/10 (3 July 2019)

The long anticipated Warcraft movie comes from a huge video game franchise, via Blizzard Entertainment. From the 1994 title, Orcs and Humans to the hugely successful World of Warcraft - many fans will reminisce over their fondest moments from this much beloved series. Video game movie adaptations, however, more often than not do miss the mark; here's why this movie gets it right.
This movie is a lot deeper than good guys Vs bad guys, the real enemy pulling the strings within the shadows is never actually revealed, although there are hints laid throughout the story to suggest darker forces at work. Warcraft shows that there are heroes on both sides of the conflict and fundamentally one must understand that Warcraft is not a human centric story but a universe containing many other races: Elves, Dwarves, Demons etc.. sympathising with both factions adds value to the whole story.
The character portrayls are both faithful to the source material and interesting. The human leaders are a mixture of royalty and mages with conflicting opinions and agendas where as the Orcish Horde are a shamanistic and tribal faction of warriors with a strong adherence to tradition and honour. These opposing factions collide in fantastical battles, weighing physical might against ingenuity and craft.
Overall the plot only scratches the surface of the lore but it is beautifully executed, from the intricate detail on armour and weapons to the raw arcane power of the human mages.
Take note that there is a theme of corruption in both factions and both human and orcs have powerful heroes who can be seen wielding corrupted fel magics. When you see that this movie is an opening to a much bigger story, it will come across much more as a very well presented first chapter in an epic fantasy novel.