![]() Perhaps that is where the subtle exposition and answers to our questions lie. Although, Reign of Fire was filmed in Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains but an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Europe stopped many planned scenes happening. Why is there just one main woman and why does she have an inevitable romantic subplot?Īll these ponderings will bemuse you throughout the film. How can the dragons fly with tattered holey wings? Why is there absolutely zero colours beyond brown and pale blue?ĭid the dragons destroy all pink and orange things? Why are dragons so obsessed with killing humans to the point that they specifically hunt them down? On top of this, the film’s new ecology brings forth many questions: Christian Bale cracks a few grins (his Bessie mate is Gerard Butler after all,) but he has these big monologues about the bad times they are in, told in an over the top cockney accent. Because what we would we do without those damn Americans. He is the prime rib American with big guns and helicopters who is trying to save the wretched English from their plight. Despite coming out in McConoughey’s prime romcom movie era, he does not smile once during the whole entire film. ![]() Oh boy, this film takes itself far too seriously. Plus, there are some really exhilarating action sequences because, again I cannot stress this enough, it s DRAGONS in the MODERN ERA! The Madness He is the only actor in this movie who is clearly having the best time, with his goofy sidekick grin and humorous one-liners. However, it’s Gerard Butler’s Creedy who steals the show. Surprisingly, the main actors here are Christian Bale and Matthew McConoughey, way before they scooped up gold at the Academy Awards. Imagine the TikToks and memes that would be created if we had dragons just flying by setting fire to shit. Who doesn’t want to see a dragon flying around classic landmarks being snapped on social media? No one because it rules as a concept. I’m actually surprised this concept doesn’t feature more in modern movies because, as silly as this film is, it is smoking hot. No more! The medieval folk and those Vikings do not have the monopoly on dragons anymore. Most movies that feature such creatures are almost always set in a historical or mythical time. DRAGONS in the MODERN ERA! What more could you wish for? With their arrival comes a whole new heap of problems but perhaps a solution to their pesky pest problem. Soon their community is invaded by, of course, boisterous and arrogant Americans, led by Van Zan. Leading a small group of survivors in England is Quinn, who was a young boy when the dragons rose. Quickly, the fire-breathing beasts takeover the globe. Set in 2020 (because this year hasn’t been apocalyptic enough,) Reign of Fire revolves around a tunneling project in London which inadvertently awakens dormant dragons. And let’s not forget about zombies.īasically, anything that could destroy the world has been covered in the movies. ![]() Then you got your run of the mill diseases, your natural disasters, and man-made wars. In Water World, as you can defer from the title, the whole world is practically underwater thanks to the old polar ice-caps melting. In The Hunger Games, famine drove people to revolution and the wealthy turned it into a ruthless dictatorship that slaughters children yearly. There are a lot of films in which the apocalypse has ravaged the world. ![]()
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