Mortal ปริศนาพลังเหนือมนุษย์ (2020) [ พากย์ไทย บรรยายไทยแปล ]

MORTAL is a new Fantasy Adventure origin story rooted in Nordic mythology. It’s a real slow-burn which I actually liked. Along the way, it changes style a bit which I did not care for. However, the ending definitely left me wanting more. Read our full Mortal movie review here!

ORTAL is a new Fantasy Adventure movie by André Øvredal who has a wonderful resume. I’ll get back to that later.

This time around, the story plays out in his native Norway though it’s mostly in English since the main character is American. It’s an origin story rooted in Nordic mythology and yes, a hammer does end up playing a key role. In other words, I hope you can guess who this is referring to.

Overall, this movie is a real slow-burner which won’t be for everyone. I really liked this part of the movie and it has become somewhat of a trademark for the director. However, I ultimately felt let down by the movie. It didn’t deliver in ways I expected but maybe that’s just my own ideas getting in the way of enjoying the story that is told.

Overall, it just misses a few too many marks for my liking. It really shines at times, when it’s slow and creepingly shows what this is actually about. Later on, it just becomes a cliché. Especially since the tough female character is reduced to a sidekick, who suffers the ultimate fate of being the love interest of a would-be hero.

In terms of the story in Mortal, it was written by Geoff Bussetil, Norman Lesperance, and André Øvredal himself. Geoff Bussetil previously wrote on the UK series Skins which was brilliant at showing teenagers being actual teenagers. Sort of like Skam almost a decade before Skam came out. In Mortal, the characters aren’t teenagers, but they are relatively young.

However, I certainly stand by my initial statement that Mortal left me wanting more. Which is positive. Because now I want a sequel to see what comes next. Though I do also appreciate the very ballsy and sudden ending. After all, this is an origin story and an origin is exactly what we get with Mortal.