During an interesting time of religious change on our planet, Odin takes a walk..... after enjoying executing some very brutal killings. I think he may have been saying goodbye to this world in human form as the old gods and traditions were being stolen and replaced. With his gift of vision, he may have seen his own demise. Except for the odd cameo in marvel films.
He has the social skills of an autistic computer programmer but attracts lots of friends and followers none the less. He is mistaken for a gift from God and leads some bumbling Christians to Hel, they stake claim to it and name it Hell.
True Innocence, hope and goodness are represented in a young boy, who Odin protects from the Christians. Everyone takes some psychodelic drugs and is shown some of their their inner truths. There is lots of death.
There's a counter story running parallel to this of Christians being punished for following false idols. There are a multitude of references to Christianity and the bible story. It could actually be shallowly interpreted in entirety as Jesus going for the walk. For me, that's the most clever thing.
There are very few words and I think it could have been done entirely in silence if they wanted to. Maybe with Trent Resnor or someone doing some magic with the sound track.
Looking back at it, there are many light hearted and funny moments and the whole thing is actually quite a black comedy.
I need to watch it again to admire it for what it is. I clicked on it on Netflix expecting to see a Vikings rip off. I realised it wouldn't be that after 20 minutes and started waiting for a plot.... It took me half of the film to realise that I just needed to relax and enjoy each sequence in the moment and allow my brain to play with it for the next week.
I loved it, very special and very clever. Probably too clever for me and full of little Easter eggs that only select few would ever pick up. I can see a lot of people absolutely hating it though, not because of their low intelligence, just because it's not everyone's cup of tea. It breaks a lot of rules about how we expect to be fed our moving pictures. It has extreme violence, leaves you feeling somewhat violated and stamps heavily on ground that certainly would not be taken too kindly in Christian schools. It had something to say and it said it. Lots of it. With a bowl of death on the side.
He has the social skills of an autistic computer programmer but attracts lots of friends and followers none the less. He is mistaken for a gift from God and leads some bumbling Christians to Hel, they stake claim to it and name it Hell.
True Innocence, hope and goodness are represented in a young boy, who Odin protects from the Christians. Everyone takes some psychodelic drugs and is shown some of their their inner truths. There is lots of death.
There's a counter story running parallel to this of Christians being punished for following false idols. There are a multitude of references to Christianity and the bible story. It could actually be shallowly interpreted in entirety as Jesus going for the walk. For me, that's the most clever thing.
There are very few words and I think it could have been done entirely in silence if they wanted to. Maybe with Trent Resnor or someone doing some magic with the sound track.
Looking back at it, there are many light hearted and funny moments and the whole thing is actually quite a black comedy.
I need to watch it again to admire it for what it is. I clicked on it on Netflix expecting to see a Vikings rip off. I realised it wouldn't be that after 20 minutes and started waiting for a plot.... It took me half of the film to realise that I just needed to relax and enjoy each sequence in the moment and allow my brain to play with it for the next week.
I loved it, very special and very clever. Probably too clever for me and full of little Easter eggs that only select few would ever pick up. I can see a lot of people absolutely hating it though, not because of their low intelligence, just because it's not everyone's cup of tea. It breaks a lot of rules about how we expect to be fed our moving pictures. It has extreme violence, leaves you feeling somewhat violated and stamps heavily on ground that certainly would not be taken too kindly in Christian schools. It had something to say and it said it. Lots of it. With a bowl of death on the side.