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Seeker to delight Potter fans, thrill others |
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by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer The Seeker: The Dark is Rising Directed by David L. Cunningham Starring Alexander Ludwig, Ian McShane, Frances Conroy, Christopher Eccleston Opens October 5th While I was watching the new film, The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising, (which stars Alexander Ludwig, as a teenaged boy who finds out he is the last in a long line of warriors called 'The Old Ones' who must balance the light and the dark to save the world), several thoughts occurred to me. One, the film very much resembles the recent Harry Potter films, in that once again it is a teen boy who must confront a terrible evil. Two, why do all the really cool things that are magical and fun seem to occur in England? To young boys? Random thoughts, yes, but the pattern does keep repeating itself on the big screen. Those thoughts aside, The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising, which focuses on an American family, which has moved to a small English town, they think, by coincidence. But, it would seem, the Stantons have a reason to be in this particular town at this particular time. These things are alluded to a lot in the first fifteen minutes of the film, as it seems young Will Stanton, (Ludwig), is being focused on more and more not only by a wicked looking group of crows, but by some of the town's more interesting characters. And after being invited by two of these 'characters' (McShane and Conroy), to a lavish Christmas party, Will begins to see what had started to be revealed after he is drawn to a necklace in a department store. This he buys for his little sister, but is detained by two odd security police, who turn out to be scary, demonic bird creatures, asking him to 'give them the signs'. As more is revealed to him by what turns out to be his four guardians, The Old Ones, young Will finds he must not only muster the wherewithal to face down his teen insecurities around a girl he meets on the school bus, but must find these mysterious 'signs'. Oh, and there's a creepy guy on a tattooed white horse, called 'The Rider', who keeps promising doom and destruction, and the world's collapse into darkness should Will fail in his quest. A lot to place on the shoulders of a kid who's just turned fourteen! Still, with pluck and spunk, Will does face his fears, and does rise to the challenge, and then some. Coming out a little earlier than I like to see my holiday films (heck, it's not even frigging Halloween yet folks!), The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising is still a delicious little gem of a film and should delight fans of fantasy stories. Also, as its set in a quaint English village, and there are lots of shots of really tasty dinners, you might find you want to find a good tea shop, roast a chicken and put together your own English feast after seeing The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising. |
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