🔥 GOD OF WAR (2025) — LIVE-ACTION MOVIE REVIEW

⚔️ Story (No Spoilers)

Years after leaving Greece and his violent past behind, Kratos lives in isolation deep within the Nordic wilds. When his wife Faye dies, she leaves him with one final request:

Scatter her ashes from the highest peak in all the realms.

Kratos, reluctantly, begins the journey with his son Atreus, a boy trying to understand his father… and himself.

Their quiet mission becomes a desperate fight for survival when:

• Odin senses a prophecy involving the boy

• Freya, goddess of magic, tries to prevent a coming war

• And ancient monsters awaken as realms collide

As Kratos struggles to tame his rage, Atreus begins discovering powers that even the gods fear.

🔥 Highlights

•  Emotionally restrained, physically terrifying, and deeply human.

• Jacob Tremblay’s Atreus brings innocence, fear, and growing strength.

• The father-son relationship is the movie’s beating heart.

• Action scenes are brutal and faithful:

  • Leviathan Axe recall shots

  • shield-bash finishers

  • Draugr and troll battles

  • a jaw-dropping fight with Baldur

• Mads Mikkelsen delivers a cold, calculating Odin—more sinister mastermind than warrior.

• The worldbuilding is incredible: snowy forests, Jötun ruins, the Lake of Nine, and glowing realms of light and shadow.

🎨 Visual Style & Tone

Raw, mythic, grounded, and emotional.
The cinematography feels like a blend of Vikings, The Northman, and high-fantasy Norse art.

No quips, no Marvel energy — just pure mythological gravitas.

📌 Verdict

A faithful, emotional adaptation that stands tall on its own mythic legs.
It captures the brutality, beauty, and emotional depth of the game.

⭐ 9.2/10 — “A cinematic saga worthy of the gods.”