Beowulf

Plots: The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel, who is terrorizing Denmark, then Grendel’s Mother, who begins killing out of revenge. Set against the coming of Christianity, this is the story of the last hero: in 507, a monstrous troll wreaks havoc in the mead hall of Danish King Hrothgar (Sir Anthony Hopkins). He offers rewards for the death of Grendel (Crispin Glover), so Beowulf (Ray Winstone), a great and boastful Geat warrior, arrives with his thanes. Beowulf sets aside his armor and awaits the monster. A fierce battle ensues that leads to Beowulf’s entering the watery lair of Grendel’s Mother (Angelina Jolie), where a devil’s bargain awaits. Beowulf returns to Herot, the mead hall, and becomes King. Jump ahead many years, and the sins of the father are visited upon Beowulf and his kingdom. The hero must face his weakness and be heroic once again. Is the age of demons over? 6th-century Sjaelland Island, near the present-day city of Roskilde, Denmark. With the land of the Danes celebrating an era of prosperity, monstrous Grendel, an accursed creature of darkness and destroyer of humans, attacks Heorot, King Hrothgar’s glorious mead hall, pitilessly killing and devouring his warriors. But from the sea emerges Beowulf, the legendary Geatish hero with the strength of thirty men, eager to slay the fiend. However, this is a nearly impossible task. Can mighty Beowulf face his inner demons and Grendel’s vengeful mother?