Both the creator of the original graphic novel and the screenplay writer of the original Norwegian film are credited, but there is no mention of a screenplay writer for this film. The problem starts when you look at the writing credits of the film. Thrown in is the neighboring tribeвЂ™s shaman, who they all call Pathfinder, and his daughter, whom Ghost must protect. When the Vikings return and pillage his village (ha!), the man, Ghost, must fight the invaders and avenge his tribeвЂ™s annihilation. The boy is raised by a native Red Indian tribe, and grows up to be a man who has embraced their culture, but is still overwhelmed by his past. In an initial raid of the North Americas, the Vikings leave behind a young boy. He directs in a chaotic, claustrophobic style that does not let us make any sense of the proceedings on screen, and only stops to take a breath at the quiet, beatific moments. The film is based on a splendid, though underrated, comic mini-series of the same name, shares a large part of its second half with a Norwegian film called Veiviseren (also meaning Pathfinder, wouldnвЂ™t you know) which was incidentally nominated for an Oscar, and despite whatever you read on the Internet, it is based on a known historical hypothesis.ДЄdd to this mix a Conan The Barbarian like hero, lots of blood and gore, cinematography and art direction that make it look like a fantasy painting or videogame, and freaking Vikings, for crying out loud, and you thought the director would have the good sense to direct it cleanly, and let it be a good, clean action film.Д«ut director Marcus Nispel positively abhors the very idea of directing a comprehensive, clean action sequence. Ah, you thought Pathfinder was just another by-the-numbers action flick with some swordplay, which will obviously be terrible, and a listless, forgettable film? Well, you werenвЂ™t exactly wrong, but it isnвЂ™t just another film вЂ“ itвЂ™s got one hell of a pedigree.

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