I went to see Mongol last night, a movie about the young Ghengis Khan (Temujin). Although I thought the editing was disjointed it still told an informative story set against an amazing Mongolian landscape.
The movie ended just before Temujin went on to become “Genghis Khan”.
I think this is the first movie in a planned trilogy (reference?), I can’t wait to see what the movies’ researchers have uncovered for the sequel(s). Especially how Genghis Khan came to defeat his enemies when he was so often out-numbered, and how he came to conquer half the world and achieve the largest contiguous empire in history.
The research on this first movie was obvious and incredible, for the most part the movie felt real and was both educating and enthralling. In a few scenes however, the circumstances Temujin found himself in were a little far-fetched.
Best Scene of the Movie: When Temujin and his blood-brother, Jamukha, sing in their guttural-Mongolian way… fantastic.
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