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#WARCRAFT THE BEGINNING PLUS#
There are at least seven central characters in Warcraft: The Beginning, plus a handful of further supporting characters who require key moments and time to feel like more than window-dressing for the plot. Meanwhile, Durotan wrestles with seeking peace with the humans for his clan’s safety, as he grows suspicious of Gul’dan. With the help of the Guardian mage Medivh (Ben Foster), apprentice Khadgar (Ben Schnetzer), and the half-orc Garona (Paula Patton), the humans must find a way to stop the spread of evil. Soon, the human king Llane Wrynn (Dominic Cooper) and the commander of his army Anduin Lothar (Travis Fimmel) must contend with the threat the Orcs pose to their kingdom, as they raid villages to take citizens as prisoners, and Gul’dan’s dark Fel magic spreads over the land as he prepares to bring the rest of the Orc horde through the portal. Duncan Jones’ third directorial feature is exactly in line with the latter category – his determination and vision in creating the Orcs in Warcraft: The Beginning alone, is the sort of landmark for CGI and motion capture that would be impossible to find in another director’s stab at this material.ĭurotan (Toby Kebbell) leads his pregnant wife and his clan through a portal opened by his race’s shaman leader Gul’dan (Daniel Wu), from their dying world into the multi-race civilisation of Azeroth.
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It’s incredibly easy to spot the difference between a film which makes big strides in the name of a studio’s cynical interests, and one where risks are taken by a truly talented filmmaker straining his every muscle to create something special under the weight of studio expectations.