Paul W.S. Anderson’s “Pompeii” potently depicts the blazing tragedy of the world’s most vile volcano in ancient times

Reviewed by Nancy Snipper

        

This great film has all the makings of a classic. It involves slaves, gladiator fights, treachery, loyalty, and a major love story between a royal and a slave. The story moves along well into the film before the impending doom of nature’s wrath – a world where the once stunning Pompeii will be engulfed in plume; the volcano’s eruption burns, drowns and suffocates all people living in the fair city. The event is a true tragedy – it was a fateful day when the volcano blew its top in 79 AD.  History has never forgotten this moment and the days following and the film really does a highly realistic job of recreating it all. The editing, superb  realistic images and suspense were timed to build throughout the 105 minutes of the film creating a collision course between the eruption and story of the ill-fated lovers. 

Read Sylvain’s encapsulation of the plot to get more details.

This film was viewed, compliments of Le SuperClub Vidéotron, 5000, rue Wellington Verdun, QC.

 Ce film a été visionné, avec les compliments de Le SuperClub Vidéotron, 5000, rue Wellington Verdun, QC.