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What happens when the average joe finds out he has supernatural powers? The premise may sound familiar. The Watchmen? Unbreakable? However, the Russian sci-fi action flick, The Sword Bearer, is far from the standard stock.

The story revolves around a man named Sasha who as a boy was shunned from society, his peers and family due to a supernatural power that he possess. When he wishes or his anger allows, a sword extends from his arm piercing his own skin. Very wolverinish? Maybe... but that's not the interesting part of this film. Shunned all his life and driven by anger (and a temper he does have) our "hero" returns to his home town to turn his life around or find a reason to. The only thing he encounters here is trouble when an encounter with an old flame's new boyfriend leaves him bloodied on the ground. This is where the vengeance and anger comes into play. This is a man you do not want to cross and from this point the mafia and the police are on his tail. He meets a girl and falls in love instantly as does she and this is really what the movie is about.

The film is highly impressionistic with bold colors and noir overtones spliced with short yet extreme action sequences. This is art house at it's core, beautifully filmed with such attention to details in every scene over gruesome sci-fi action. It's this odd mash that interests me so much in this film. The directors approach for this genre is refreshing focusing on the emotional journey of Sasha and not a straight action film. Don't worry though, the action is there and plenty of it. However, much of these sequences show only implied violence with pictures of the horrific aftermath. This is not to say that action is not shown. These scenes are here and are fantastic (especially the ending where we see Sasha's full powers unleashed in desperation). The director chooses to imply the violence of many scenes to keep the focus on the character's emotional struggle at hand. This is a tragic love story and a refreshing entry into the genre.
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Vad händer när medelmåttan får reda på att han har övernaturliga krafter? Premissen kan låta bekant. Väktarna? Obrytbar? Den ryska sci-fi-action-filmen, The Sword Bearer, är dock långt ifrån standardstocken. Berättelsen kretsar kring en man vid namn Sasha som som som pojke undveks från samhället, sina kamrater och familjen på grund av en övernaturlig makt som han besitter. När han önskar eller hans vrede tillåter, sträcker sig ett svärd från hans arm genomborrande hans egen hud. Mycket järv? Kanske... men det är inte den intressanta delen av filmen. Shunned hela sitt liv och drivs av ilska (och ett temperament han har) vår "hjälte" återvänder till sin hemstad för att vända sitt liv eller hitta en anledning till. Det enda han stöter på här är problem när ett möte med en gammal flammas nya pojkvän lämnar honom blodig på marken. Det är här hämnden och ilskan kommer in i bilden. Detta är en man du inte vill korsa och från denna punkt maffian och polisen är efter honom. Han träffar en tjej och blir förälskad direkt som hon och det är verkligen vad filmen handlar om. Filmen är starkt impressionistisk med djärva färger och noirövertoner spjälkade med korta men ändå extrema actionsekvenser. Detta är konsthuset i dess kärna, vackert filmat med sådan uppmärksamhet på detaljer i varje scen över ohygglig sci-fi-action. Det är en konstig mäsk som intresserar mig så mycket i den här filmen. Regissörernas inställning till denna genre är uppfriskande med fokus på Sashas känslomässiga resa och inte en rak actionfilm. Oroa dig inte, handlingen är där och massor av den. Mycket av dessa sekvenser visar dock endast underförstått våld med bilder av de fasansfulla efterverkningarna. Det betyder inte att handling inte visas. Dessa scener är här och är fantastiska (speciellt slutet där vi ser Sashas fulla krafter släppas lös i desperation). Regissören väljer att antyda våldet i många scener för att hålla fokus på karaktärens känslomässiga kamp för handen. Detta är en tragisk kärlekshistoria och ett uppfriskande inträde i genren.
What happens when mediocrity finds out that he has supernatural powers? The premise may sound familiar. The Guardians? Unbreakable? However, the Russian sci-fi action film, The Sword Bearer, is far from the standard stock. The story revolves around a man named Sasha who as a boy was avoided from society, his comrades, and the family due to a supernatural power that he possesses. When he wishes or his anger permits, a sword extends from his arm piercing his own skin. A lot of wolverine? Maybe... but that's not the interesting part of the movie. Shunned all his life and is driven by anger (and a temper he has) our "hero" returns to his hometown to turn his life around or find another reason. The only thing he encounters here is trouble when a meeting with an old flame's new boyfriend leaves him bloody on the ground. This is where revenge and anger come into play. This is a man you don't want to cross and from this point the Mafia and the police are after him. He meets a girl and falls in love directly like her and that's really what the movie is about. The film is highly impressionistic with bold colors and noir harmonics splint with short yet extreme action sequences. This is the art house at its core, beautifully filmed with such attention to the details of each scene over gruesome sci-fi action. There's a strange mash that interests me so much in this movie. The directors' attitude towards this genre is refreshing with a focus on Sasha's emotional journey and not a straight action film. Don't worry, the plot is there and lots of it. However, much of these sequences only implicitly show violence with images of the horrific aftermath. This does not mean that action is not shown. These scenes are here and are amazing (especially the end where we see Sasha's full powers unleashed in desperation). The director chooses to suggest the violence in many scenes to keep the focus on the character's emotional struggle at hand. This is a tragic love story and a refreshing entry into the genre.