Analysis of Dracula Untold Film - Movie Review Example

Dracula Untold narrates the story of a man d Vlad the Impaler, who comes back to his native home in Transylvania (McLaren 1). The Turkish attacked Vlad’s village when he was a child and enslaved him in their empire and trained him as a soldier. He later becomes the most dreaded warrior earning him the nickname “Impaler.” One day, Vlad and his soldiers notice that a vampire has attacked one of his soldiers. The creature attacks them before they could organize themselves and leaves many dead soldiers.

Vlad flees to the cave at dawn. The creature’s blood also gives Vlad the capacity to change into a flock of bats. Regrettably, Vlad could stay under direct sunlight to avoid burning. McLaren writes that Vlad returns to Transylvania only to meet resistance from the Turkish soldiers. He kills them alone, but his wife dies trying to save their son (2). Vlad saves his city, and he later meets another woman called Mina. The film director leaves the viewers hanging by introducing the vampire that had cursed Vlad earlier.

The film ends with the vampire uttering the words “Let the Games begin.”