Prince of Persia: Worth the Price of Admission?
This weekend, Prince of Persia joins the ranks of video games turned Hollywood blockbusters along with the likes of Tombraider, Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, and Mortal Combat. Since video games typically lack any significant plot or character development, films based off of video games give room for lots of flexibility in the story development, but often fall short.
Prince of Persia film critics had this to say:
“It’s sort of pointless,” says Amy Biancolli with the Houston Chronicle. “Along with The Mummy, Aladdin, Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Book of Exodus, Lawrence of Arabia gets ripped off, I mean referenced, quite a bit.”
“Stop the presses,” says Dean Obeidallah with the Huffington Post, “because apparently we have all missed one big thing: The Prince of Persia was a white guy! I have a dream … that there will be a day when Hollywood makes a movie about the Middle East and actually casts Middle Eastern people in the starring roles. There are some great Middle Eastern actors out there who would bring a realism and depth to these characters that a non-Middle Eastern actor could never do.”
Did you see Prince of Persia this weekend? What is your review of Jerry Bruckheimer’s latest film? Was it worth the price of admission and popcorn?
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Sarah is a social media manager and image consultant originally from Vancouver, Canada. In her spare time, Sarah enjoys practicing yoga, shopping on Etsy, and watching Grey's Anatomy.
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