Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
(Le Pacte Des Loups)
Movie Reaction
Written by Sky Enchantress
I’ve been reading through some comments posted online about Brotherhood of the Wolf a.k.a. Le Pacte Des Loups and I felt compelled to remark on some of them, as well as provide some insight (in terms of my personal interpretation) for this film.
If you have yet to see the movie, then go see it. It’s worth a viewing or two. The section that contains spoiler info will be denoted. With that said, I shall begin...
As for the people who say that there was too much gore in the movie... go watch American Psycho or any war epic (remember the first 15 mins. of Saving Private Ryan?). They contain 4x as much gore, not to mention that its brutality is all the more disturbing, since human beings are the ones responsible for the violence.
As far as animal mistreatment is concerned, ALL movies that exhibit animals contain a disclaimer at the end of the credits stating, “No animals were harmed during the making of this film”.
While many have complained that the fight choreography is a rip off of The Matrix, I’d like to remind everyone that almost every action movie that has come out since The Matrix has had traces of “Matrix-style” special effects, combat, or both. And while martial arts in a French film may seem out of place, I thought the film did a good job in blending the two together.
And I think Le Pacte runs on a much deeper level than just an action flick with some martial arts and a wild beast wreaking havoc across the land. For those of you who care not to “look into” a movie, I suggest you stay away from it. And while many of us (including myself) would have wanted the beast to be more than what is explained to us, one must understand the direction that the film embarks on.
Maybe I’m reading too deep into it, but this leads to the next section that contains spoilers.
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Many have been baffled with Fronsanc’s “resurrection”, stating it’s too supernatural, unbelievable and whatnot. I don’t think they were aiming for the supernatural course of events in the film.
Fronsanc’s “resurrection” is what is known as “zombification”. It’s a process that is still practiced to this day in Vodoo religions (most notably in Haiti). Basically, you’re given a drug comprised of extracts from the Pufferfish and other herbal ingredients. The drug makes you appear “dead” by paralyzing your body and dropping your heart rate low enough that it can’t be detected. The drug may last anywhere between 8-12 hrs, but it does wear off.
More often than not, practitioners who were “zombified” awoke with neurological defects as a result of the lack of air the brain received while the body was buried 6 ft. underground in a coffin. The term “zombie” is derived from the behavior “zombified” individuals exhibited afterwards.
Of course, Le Pacte is a movie, so I don’t think they were going to be 100% medically correct. Nevertheless, it’s the essence of the procedure that counts.
Anyone who’s interested in learning more about “zombification” can go either read about it in a book entitled “The Serpent and The Rainbow” written by Wade Davis or watch the movie that is based on the book.
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