Review of 10,000 B.C.

10,000 B.C. - STORY: A man from a mountainous tribe must acquire an army to battle the evil pyramid builders who kidnapped into slavery his people and his woman.

10,000 B.C. - MESSAGE: Love begets heroics. In order to win the day, you need willingness to be a leader, courage, conviction, to stand by your word, ability to win friends, ability to see and use opportunities and the ability to put into full use the skills that you have and the organizational structure you have developed to work as a team.

10,000 B.C. - WIN: There was an old woman who knew things that were happening far away, and who was able to influence nature and events to some degree. She was considered wise and an advisor and a source of prophesy. There was also accurate prophesy among the other peoples, predicting an event to come. There was no turning to drugs or alcohol. Their religion included the believe that life as a spirit continues on after death (the "ancestors" who have a hand in current events.) There was value put in honesty, a quality of character, in that the hero rejected validation for something he didn't do. The maiden in distress was far from a victim; she was proactive in her rescue. I liked that the father went ahead and by teaching others his language, facilitated the son's success. It was beautifully explained how some men take responsibility for only their immediate family and some take greater responsibility, such as for their clan or for many clans.

10,000 B.C. - LOSE: The old woman could perceive, but she never taught her skills to others. It was implied that she had a gift, rather than that she was inherently spiritual and thus able to do what she did. Movies can sometimes imply that any old spiritual life force can animate a body, as if my life force could exchange with your life force, without recognizing that any one given life force is an individual who would animate a body in a different manner. It would have been better to re-acquire the original inhabitant, rather than replace the leaving spirit with another, towards the end of the movie.

10,000 B.C. - EFFECT ON ME: I felt inspired to be a leader. I saw the power of explaining modern concepts using ancient people. I was inspired to finish the love story I'm writing, because inextinguishable love between two people is incredibly romantic.

Sincerely,
Becky Mate
Script Consultant
www.virtueinthearts.com