King Lane is assassinated by Garona, but not in the way the film portrays during the middle of a battle.Garorna in the lore, while still being neglected as a half-breed, is actually sympathetic for the Horde and it's cause, she goes on a covert mission and assassinates the King. It also would ave given it a very Game of Thrones feel to it with major, important characters being killed off in unexpected ways (as would have been perceived by the non-fan, general audience). This was a huge detract from the lore that I felt was uncalled for, if Duncan Jones was trying to create a story that showed BOTH sides of the conflict, an internal power-struggle among the orcs was would have illustrated this point clearly as it would have shown that the orcs of Warcraft are not just pure evil incarnates like in LOTR, it would have shown that orcs are just as complicated and agenda-driven as humans. While Orgrim and Durotan were friends, Orgrim was NEVER a Frostwolf, he was part of the Blackrock clan and served as Blackhand's right hand man and second in command of the Horde during the the First War, in the movie Lothar kills Blackhand-in the original lore Orgrim betrays and kills Blackhand and takes command of the Horde himself, becoming the new Warchief towards the end of the war. This one is probably my biggest gripe.Duncan Jones and Blizzard have completely butchered the lore. From what I understand 40 minutes of footage were cut from the film so that may explain some of it but what we do see still feels choppy and not quite polished up. The editing.God what was up with that editing? the overall pacing it felt very rushed and awkward, the characters would be in one place then suddenly be halfway across the continent in the next the next shot, there wasn't any building up to it. The acting of the human actors felt wooden and awkward, it was definitely sub-par to mediocre at best. For someone who claims to be a fan of the franchise I'm surprised Duncan Jones choose the colorful kid-friendly look and not the dark/brutal look for the film's makes me think how the film would have turned out if Sam Raimi had stayed on the project as director. The Warcraft movie doesn't capture this feel. Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones are good examples of how you can make a medieval/fantasy universe dark, eerie, foreboding, and appealing with little CGI. I have nothing against CGI if it's done right, films like 300 and Avatar prove that you can make a mostly CGI film work.unfortunately the CGI in Warcraft just doesn't seem to capture that same magic as those other two films did, it looks too cartoony, videogamy, polished, too colorful, the movie almost feels like a big giant WoW cutscene which doesn't do the universe justice because those of us who remember the older games know that the world of Azeroth was a rather dark and brutal place, Blackhand murders his own daughter after she runs off with Ogres for crying out loud. The first thing that bothers me that it's mostly CGI film sprinkled with live action. As a movie in its own right, the story premise is too simple, the characters are not compelling and some scenes feel random, unimportant and underutilized.First, just me say that as an old school Warcraft fan (pre-WoW) I was disappointed in this movie in many ways. Overall the movie is a visual marvel and as a fan it is great to see some of the characters and landscapes from the games up on the big screen. The only character with a clear motivation and compelling struggle is Durotan. Many of the other characters, such as the king and Blackhand, don't really have much of a personality and they appear as common character cutouts from other movies. Anduin Lothar is assumably a caring father and a competent soldier, but we only really see him as the latter. The story is relatively straight forward, but the characters fall flat and those were the most important to get right. The orcs are well executed and the landscapes are gorgerous, but the human armor and much of the props give it a very B-movie feel for most of the runtime. The visuals alone are also very interesting to touch upon. The movie spends too little time developing characters and too much time showcasing lore-references such as Ironforge, Dalaran and high elves, that for a non-wow fan the whole presentation may seem very random and difficult to grasp. I for one consider this movie to be very confusing, despite being a die-hard fan of the lore. With a massive lore both before and after the period that the movie takes place in, you are undoubtabedly going to either add too much too the movie or remove too many important lore-bits, depending on who you ask. Warcraft is a movie with a very unique feel and press surrounding it.
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