Night Watch

Bekmambetov's film Night Watch definitely came off as a big-budget film. I feel like I've seen this movie at least 10 other times. The storyline was overly predictable and I really don't find an interest in vampire flicks (unless its Buffy!) From the beginning, we are introduced to the clash between "Dark and Light" and we learn that there will be a Great One who will finally appear and end the unfinishable battle. We also learn that the Great One will choose the side of evil- which he enevitably does.
We see the young boy's, who is the Great One, initial awakening to his future destiny. He is taken into the force of the Darkness but awakes surrounded by people of the Light, one of those people being his long lost father. In the end, he sees that the side of Light is corrupted and is not much better than the side of Dark. This aspect of the film was one of the only refreshing ideasbecause in nearly all films, whether they be love, comedy, action, or thrillers, the good or Light side will prosper.
I can understand why this was such a hit in Russia. The rapid montage, the exciting fight scenes, and the dramatic special effects make it extremly entertaining on a visual level. However, the plot was very confusing and intricate. I found myself putting the elements of the plot together until the very end of the film. I had a difficult time drawing connections between the various levels of conflict. It's even worse because the ending was overly predictable. It was like I had all these high hopes for an end to all the confusion but I was left with the same ending I had in mind the entire time.
Overall, I wasn't too fond of this vampire thriller. The plot was confusing, the ending was predictable, and the characters relationships were really unestablished.