Prince of Persia is another movie based on a video game. The story opens with some
background on the ruler of the Persian Kingdom and his family. He has a
loyal brother, two natural born sons, and a third son adopted in a
bazar just before his hand could be lopped off. Our hero is this
adopted son, Dastan. Fast forward to the present and we find the three
brothers and their uncle debating whether to sack the holy city of
Alamut. Uncle Nizam (Ben Kingsley) provides damning evidence that Alamut is aiding the
enemies of Persia and the decision is made to attack.
Meanwhile, Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton), who appears to be ruler and high priestess of Alamut, entrusts a sacred dagger to be spirited from the city. As chance would have it, the rider encounters Dastan (Jake Gylenhaal) and loses the dagger in the ensuing fight. No sooner has the city been secured and Tamina been slated to marry Dastan's eldest brother, Tus, than all goes amiss. The Emperor is killed by a holy robe that Dastan had offered him as a gift. All eyes fall on Dastan and he runs for his life, enlisting Tamina to get him out of the city.
While Dastan wants to prove his innocence, Tamina wants to recover the dagger. So, they are wary allies. Having escaped into the desert, Tamina makes her move to recover the dagger but Dastan, by pure chance, activates its power. The dagger allows one to travel up to a minute back in time. It is fueled by the magic sand that is held in the hilt. Once the sand is gone, it is just an ornate dagger.
The action is over the top. At one point, Dastan finds himself on collapsing ruins inundated with sand. He leaps and tumbles from one crumbling ruin to the next with some of the most outlandish acrobatics. The villain has hired a gang of assassins (before assassin existed, at least by that name) who use a variety of unlikely weapons, the most noteworthy being the razor whip and the flinging finger darts. Dastan managed to get the assistance of Sheik Amar (Alfred Molina) - a sort of king of thieves - and Seso, his Ngbaka muscle.
Now, for the inexplicable. So, the villain finally gets his hands on the dagger. What does he do with it? Why, he sets it on a decorative pedestal in a remote tower of Alamut and assigns one of the surviving assassins to protect it. See, he's busy digging for the source of the magic sand and can't be encumbered with this dagger. It should come as no surprise that our heroes recover the dagger.
It isn't great but it is entertaining while it lasts.
Meanwhile, Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton), who appears to be ruler and high priestess of Alamut, entrusts a sacred dagger to be spirited from the city. As chance would have it, the rider encounters Dastan (Jake Gylenhaal) and loses the dagger in the ensuing fight. No sooner has the city been secured and Tamina been slated to marry Dastan's eldest brother, Tus, than all goes amiss. The Emperor is killed by a holy robe that Dastan had offered him as a gift. All eyes fall on Dastan and he runs for his life, enlisting Tamina to get him out of the city.
While Dastan wants to prove his innocence, Tamina wants to recover the dagger. So, they are wary allies. Having escaped into the desert, Tamina makes her move to recover the dagger but Dastan, by pure chance, activates its power. The dagger allows one to travel up to a minute back in time. It is fueled by the magic sand that is held in the hilt. Once the sand is gone, it is just an ornate dagger.
The action is over the top. At one point, Dastan finds himself on collapsing ruins inundated with sand. He leaps and tumbles from one crumbling ruin to the next with some of the most outlandish acrobatics. The villain has hired a gang of assassins (before assassin existed, at least by that name) who use a variety of unlikely weapons, the most noteworthy being the razor whip and the flinging finger darts. Dastan managed to get the assistance of Sheik Amar (Alfred Molina) - a sort of king of thieves - and Seso, his Ngbaka muscle.
Now, for the inexplicable. So, the villain finally gets his hands on the dagger. What does he do with it? Why, he sets it on a decorative pedestal in a remote tower of Alamut and assigns one of the surviving assassins to protect it. See, he's busy digging for the source of the magic sand and can't be encumbered with this dagger. It should come as no surprise that our heroes recover the dagger.
It isn't great but it is entertaining while it lasts.
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