Talk:Pathfinder (2007 film)

message: This page says it will be released in April, but The Pathfinder says it was released in September 2006... Adam Bishop 17:31, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've corrected the release date at The Pathfinder after double-checking sources that 4/27/07 was the release date.  Thanks for the heads-up. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 17:49, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Release date? 

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:Citation for use. —Erik (talk • contrib • review) - 02:14, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation for use 

message: According to the film's website, the title has been changed to Pathfinder: Legend of the Ghost Warrior.
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129.115.251.186 14:44, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title change 

message: isn't there a graphic novel of the story? i swore i saw one in books-a-million....
Freelancepolice 03:06, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I see the opening section was changed and I've changed it back. If you have a source that says it is a film based on a graphic novel then fire away but that isn't what the current sources say. As menioned above Studio Ronin created the graphic novel and describe it like this "The graphic novel adaptation of the new film by Marcus Nispel"  That doesn;t leave much room for dispute if the people who wrote and drew it say that, however, it may be wrong but if so you'd need at least as good a source to counter that (like the director saying so). {Emperor 15:59, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  graphic novel? 

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:Some coverage about the film. —Erik (talk • contrib • review) - 16:07, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Interview with director 

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:Go to http://www.bugmenot.com/view/www.vfxworld.com to find the user/pass to access the second page. —Erik (talk • contrib • review) - 19:48, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Visual effects 

message: I think that since this movie is based on the historical fact that the vikings did discover Newfoundland/Vinland, that there should be a section explaining the facts and fiction (mostly fiction) that this movie shows. Anything from innacurate armour to no evidence of ever warring with the Native Americans etc. I think it's important to state these things when you base a movie on historical groups of people. JanderVK
:Agreed 100%. I'm not versed enough in the history involved here, but I'd be glad to contribute what I can to this department. JamesMcCloud129 18:54, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If you want to create such a section, you would need to cite attributable sources.  You can't just read a history book and watch the movie and say, "Hey, this is what's wrong with it."  It's called synthesis, a type of original research.  What you can do, though, is find citations of film critics, especially historians, that point out the differences.  Take a look at Apocalypto -- while the article is not very well-structured, it has a lot of references that help reflect what would be acceptable here. —Erik (talk • contrib • review) - 20:01, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If you spot an inaccuracy that you can back up, surely this is enough? A simplified example: 'Ghost' states that the Vikings "know nothing of spring". If I find a credible source that states that spring did in fact occur annually in Scandinavia even in the 10th century (and vikings would therefor not be completely foreign to the idea that ice can be thin and break under their weight), this fact would still be attributable to my source; I should not have to find a film critic pointing this out specifically in reference to this movie. Either way I do think it should somehow be pointed out, in one way or another, that historically speaking, this film is completely ridiculous.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.86.74.135 (talk) 00:04, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fact vs. Fiction 

message: What language was used/spoken in the movie by the Vikings? Rarelibra 16:20, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: To me, it sounded like a mishmash of Germanic languages. The gruff way they spoke made it difficult to guess, but I thought I heard some Swedish, Icelandic, and German words in there along with some words that were clearly related to words in those languages. The sidebar lists the languages in the movie as English and Icelandic. This would make sense, since Icelandic is the closest living language to Old Norse (the language of the Vikings). I've been told that there is very little difference between Old Norse and Icelandic. Aelffin 18:41, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Language?

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Pathfinderos.jpg

message: The name of the tribe in which the Pathfinder is from is called Passamaquoddy. I know this because in one of the eraly scenes the Chief says how the people of the dawn will need to be prepared for the demons return. or something like that, anyway the Passamaquoddy are known as the People of the Dawn. Im part Passamaquoddy thats how i know. I think it should be mentioned in the article that my tribe is the one the Pathfinder is from.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.7.201.91 (talk) 00:25, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name of the Tribe the Pathfinder is from