![]() This in turn sets the stage for the manipulative and vengeful Artemisia (a haughty, scenery-chewing Eva Green), who is revealed as the implacable puppet-master behind Xerxes transformation into an unstoppable deity. ![]() His tale overlaps with that of the Greek general warrior Themistokles ( Sullivan Stapleton) and how he fought off Xerxes father’s army decades earlier. ‘Rise Of An Empire’ begins by running down the events of how mortal-turned-god Xerxes ( Rodrigo Santoro, again reprising the role from the first film) came to power. Written by Snyder and Kurt Johnstad (based on Frank Miller‘s graphic novel “ Xerxes“), the movie is equally as (if not more) interested in the origins of its villains than it is its heroes and this is because the baddies are superficially much more interesting than the bland “fight for glory and freedom” protagonists, but ultimately they’re just campier, but not much more well-drawn. ![]() ![]() ‘Take Care of Maya’ Review: An Infuriating Documentary with No Easy AnswersĪmbitious in its storytelling aims and scope, ‘Rise Of An Empire’ is nevertheless still fairly muddled with over-expository voice-over, back story and shifting POVs. ![]()
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