The Northman - Land of the Rus Scene

Amleth's group of Norse raiders/berserkers row down a river in the land of the Rus, shortly before an early morning raid on a Slavic village.

[dustylefou]

I like this scene because it makes you think "oh the kid grew up to be a commander" then it zooms in on one if the berserkers.

[sethleoric]

Love how they established early on, in the beginning of the film as well, that raiders aren't good people.

[RavusNox-zi]

This film shows Northmen raiders as they were. No bullshit like "Vikings" TV show.

[princessofthecape]

I'm just completely floored by this cinematography. The fact that the camera rolls forward, is seamlessly transferred to the boat, remains stable, AND THEN CAN ROTATE, SHOWING THERE IS NO TRACK ON THE BOAT, is just FUCKING INCREDIBLE.

[Warfrae]

Not a cell phone in sight, just people living in the moment

[Kitchdmn]

Now we know why they were all so ripped. All that cardio

[coreyodell]

After crossing seas and rowing through ocean storms I couldn’t imagine fearing anything on land

[FourHorsemen-ky]

One of the best depiction’s of Viking lore and mythology brought to life on the silver screen 🌊

[kevinle]

Such a masterpiece of a film.

I saw it in theaters though and the people next to me fell asleep. Sad times when people can't muster the attention span to enjoy a work of art like this

[ayan_]

This movie was a masterpiece. The acting, the scenery, the clothing, the realism, the scores. The best movie of 2022. The best mythological movie in some time. Underrated gem.

[Andres-yuuf]

Those long beautiful ominous ships, the music, the rowing in unison. Such an incredible work of art this film is.

[alexanderfaust]

One of my favorite movies in all of my decades on this earth. Amazing cinematography, Shakespearean dynamic wrapped in a SOLID Norse style saga story, all the while replete with DEEP symbolism that you have to watch 3 or 4 times through to catch. Makes much more sense if you have at least a vague understanding of Viking culture. Just an absolutely, highly underrated masterpiece. I fucking LOVED this movie.

[gor]

Very small but impactful scene of the vikings killing those two fishermen for sport and lightly chuckling afterwards. We didn't see a massacre, a raid, or torture here, just a single man reducing the death of two innocents to some mundane pleasure. What a truly immersive way to show how merciless and unforgiving this world was.

[cowl]

Love how the scene depicts aa if the guy in the back is Hamleth with his bright blond hair and status of a warrior. But then we get surprised by it just being one of the vikings on the side. It's kind of a hint that nobody knows who hamleth has become

[fettfan]

I think this was the scene where I realized that this movie was not going to sugar coat the Viking culture. These dudes were hardened killers, the scourge of Northern Europe.

[Ulfhednar]

This whole scene is shot in one take like many others, but this one starts so freaking good, camera is on the ground then it moves straight and lands on the boat

[MoaRider]

That pissed off looking dude in the cape next to Amleth also looks like he on his own personal decade long journey of revenge. I want to know his story.

[Movieland]

I love how this movie didn’t romanticize who the Vikings where, they where hard men living in rough times. The killed, pillaged, and did what the wanted/needed!

[jerinmathew]

It's underrated in terms of how much of a badass intro this is

[BamberdittoPingpong]

Even if the movie got a bit boring and slow-paced later on, the first scenes of this movie is some of the best cinematography I've ever seen. The music, the camera work, it's really immersive and gives you goose bumps.