Beowulf (1998)
- Directed by
- Graham Baker
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film, action film, science fiction film, post-apocalyptic film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 4.4 of 10 from 254 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In a post-apocalyptic future, a warrior named Beowulf travels to a fortress to fight a monster named Grendel. The plot follows the basic story of the ancient poem but includes changes like a romantic affair between the king and the monster's mother.
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What happens
Beowulf is a 1999 American science fantasy-action film loosely based on the Old English epic poem Beowulf. The film was directed by Graham Baker and written by Mark Leahy and David Chappe. Unlike most film adaptations of the poem, this version is a science-fiction/fantasy film that, according to one film critic, "takes place in a post-apocalyptic, techno-feudal future that owes more to Mad Max than Beowulf." While the film remains fairly true to the story of the original poem, other plot elements deviate from the original poem (Hrothgar has an affair with Grendel's mother, and they have a child together, Grendel; Hrothgar's wife commits suicide). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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