Brotherhood of the Wolf (5 Stars)

After watching this film in the cinema in January I said I would buy it straight away. I ordered it the same evening, but it was temporarily out of stock, and it only arrived yesterday. Better late than never.

It's a strange film. A cult in 18th Century France that combines Christianity, politics and an adoration of wolves? I agree, it's infeasible, but somehow I have no difficulty accepting it in the context of the film.

And the most fascinating but infeasible character is Mani, played by Mark Dacascos. He's a Native American who's skilled in martial arts. Does he look like an American? He was born in Hawaii, but he's a multi-racial cocktail. His father is part Spanish and Chinese. His mother is part Irish and Japanese. He can pass for anything with a bit of makeup. In "John Wick 3" he plays a Japanese man.

But here's something curious. This warning is shown at the beginning of the film. Are they crazy? It should be obvious to anyone that not everything shown in films is meant as a recommendation. For instance, "Django Unchained" supposedly uses the word "nigga" 109 times. Quentin Tarantino isn't a racist, far from it, but it's a film about racism. Even Samuel L. Jackson defends the use of the word in the film. It's correct in its context. If racists use bad words in real life, why should films portray them as polite and gentlemanly?

Anyone who's offended by a film shouldn't watch it. It's not forced down our throats.

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