And you know what? We don't see too many movies about the vikings, so there has to be points given for that. Its everything you might expect, its just going to entertaining getting there. If you walk in with that mindset, hey you will probably enjoy the movie. Not to over glorify the film, however, it is everything you expect violence, stupid dialogue when its there, some cheesy moments, goofs, and a somewhat cliche story. The cinematography, the sound, the focus on action rather than a lot of dialogue were all merits.
Stupid reviews aside, I think this might be the most underrated movie of the year. Plus, he knew the viking language very well when he was eight, when he was abandoned. Ok, first off I have to say the Metacritic team pointed out like one flaw with the film and I am sorry if this offends you, but um, Its a freakin movie. "Pathfinder" will turn you into an "exit-finder" because it's a much more welcome sight than this hideously photographed film. The official story behind the pangs of Ghost's heart is attributed to his undeclared love for Starfire(Moon Bloodgold), but his long memory for Anglo-Saxon grammar and syntax opens up the possibility that he never got over being ostracized(once a Viking, always a Viking). If "Pathfinder" made any overtures to complexity, in accordance with Ghost's reluctance to part with an old language, some doubt about his loyalty to the tribe(late in the film) might've been a minor improvement over what actually ensues. He's so aloof, sometimes downright miserable. This bit of screenwriting laziness, however, gave me the impression that Ghost keeps himself at a distance from his adopted people. If Ghost (Karl Urban) considers himself a full-fledged "Indian" and purports to have foresaken the Viking people that emasculated and discarded him, why is he able to communicate so effortlessly in a language that no longer has any daily If Ghost (Karl Urban) considers himself a full-fledged "Indian" and purports to have foresaken the Viking people that emasculated and discarded him, why is he able to communicate so effortlessly in a language that no longer has any daily relevance in his life? "Pathfinder" isn't meant to be an ethnographic study like the 1987 Finnish production(that documented the Lapp people) Ghost's ability to converse in his native tongue just makes it easier for the story to move along.