History changeable and ambiguous: on the same events can be told in different ways, the same people - present and heroes and criminals. One of the most controversial figures in the history of mankind was Vlad Dracula - the man dubbed the Impaler in the habit of massively stick on the number of enemy soldiers. As a rule, he is remembered cruel tyrant, destroyed many people, but his subjects are unlikely to be agreed with this definition: because of its cruelty, they are for many years and repulsed the attacks of the Turks managed to maintain its independence.
But the day came when even the will and experience Dracula was not enough for the salvation of all whom he wanted to protect, and then he decided to seek the assistance of the unclean creation, The Haunter of the Dark. Made a deal that required him to abandon his own immortal soul, Dracula gained so the desired effect, but soon realized that ceased to be a man and turned into something much more dangerous and frightening.
Year of release: 2014
Country: United States
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, War
Duration: 1:32:08
Director: Gary Shore
Starring: Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon, Charles Dance, Samantha Barks, Zach McGowan, Charlie Cox, Paul Kaye, JJ Murphy, Art Parkinson
The film tells the fascinating story of the emergence of the world-famous character of literary works, films and games of XX century - the medieval prince Vlad Tepes bloodsucker. Terrible fame rattles far beyond his homeland, Romania. Prince gained worldwide fame under the name of Count Dracula. In times of dire Middle Ages throughout Europe blood flowed the river, life is not worth a penny and broken. The young prince Vlad Tepes, a descendant of an ancient aristocratic family, conducts its shocking brutality bloody wars for their own principality. Thousands of people are killed in battle, the survivors try even in these terrible conditions to find happiness, fall in love and have families. Has found happiness and Vlad. He met a girl, for which was ready to go at all. In the name of his future family, the prince is ready to give his own life. But the happiness was short-lived. In order to save his own and beloved, Vlad had to pay a heavy price. In exchange for great power, eludes mere mortal, Prince gives his soul. In the world comes the very embodiment of evil, cruel and immortal vampire Count Dracula.
ReplyDeleteThe Ottoman Empire recruits to the ranks of the Janissaries boys from impoverished villages. One of them is a young Vlad Tepes, the son of Prince of Wallachia. He was one of the most powerful and mighty warriors who fought under the banners of the Turks. Time passed, and, realizing all the evil that created Vlad returns home to rule their lands in peace and prosperity. He became Prince, respected and loved his subjects. And started a family: immensely loving wife and son.
ReplyDeleteOnce Vlad along with several soldiers reveal the presence of Turkish troop of scouts. Trail leads them to the mountain, where there is a cave for shelter. It Vlad runs into milled bones and realizes that something or someone has killed the whole party. Suddenly, the soldiers attacked the unknown monster and kills all but Vlad had time to come to light. Looking closely, he saw a humanoid monster, and then retracted away from the cave. One of the monks said Vlad the vampire - the monsters that overcomes thirst for human blood. Prince asks anyone not to tell, it will frighten the already troubled by the presence of the Turkish people.
Once, during the feast of Passover over, come to the palace for a tribute to Turkish soldiers. Between Vlad and envoy begins sparring because scouts killed, whereupon the latter sends the order of Sultan Mehmed: Principality is obliged to pass a thousand boys, so they joined the ranks of the Janissaries. This order angers Vlad. But he is forced to accept, for disobedience would lead to war. In the hope of mercy of the Sultan, which Vlad was on friendly terms (as children, Vlad and Mehmet were almost brothers), the prince asked not to take children, and received a stinging rejection. Vlad's nothing left but to give his own son, but at the last moment, when the Turkish envoy arrived, he told his son to flee to his mother, and the Turks interrupted.
Realizing that condemned to death his own people, Vlad rushes to the mountain is home to a vampire. He asks to give him the power to save his people and his family. Vlad the vampire warns that if he can not cope with a thirst for blood for three days, it becomes evil, unseen until now. And if the prince will be able to subdue his thirst, then three days later he again become a man. Received power, Vlad hurries home to prevent the massacre. Alone, he destroys the army of the Turks, then the people start rumors that the prince has the force of evil. Vlad is struggling to resist the thirst for blood, as he tells his wife Mirren. She takes it as a sacrifice for the common salvation, and covers to expose her husband: he says that Vlad went to explore and catch up all at sunset. While waiting for the prince of darkness, to valashtsev attack Turkish detachment. Vlad manages to save his family from death and leads his people as soon as possible to the monastery Cozia.
ReplyDeleteWithin the walls of the monastery of Prince expose and try to burn that leads him into a rage. However, Mirena calms wife, seeing that everything is watching their son Ingeras.
Vlad left to hold exactly one night to be the same, so he hastens to break the Ottoman army until dawn. While he was busy fighting the Turks penetrate into the monastery and begin the massacre. Vlad does not have time to save MIRENA that falls off a cliff. Dying she implores Vlad drink her blood, so he remained a force for salvation Ingerasa. Vlad can not deny and condemn themselves to eternal evil. Arriving at the convent, and seeing the dying, he drew them, and they are bloodsuckers. Together with them, he attacks the camp of the Turks, where the killing of Sultan Mehmed. After all, the Turks were killed, vampires wish Ingerasa blood, because people for them now enemies. At this point appears and asks brother Lucian Vlad let the boy go with him. Vlad agrees and giving parting words, raises clouds. Sunlight kills all vampires, including most of Vlad.
At the end of the film you can see how the coronation Ingerasa. Vlad then reborn: Roma Shkelgim, coming around for the prince, watered his flesh in his own blood. In the final scene shows the modern world in which Vlad meets the reincarnation of Mirena, they begin to enthusiastically communicate with each other. At the end of the same vampire who gave force to Vlad, follows them uttering the words, "Let the games begin."