It took several dozens of movies to have a turn in the proper direction for this story. It is amazing how many ideas some people have about this story and comforting to see how you are all debating about Bram Stoker's and all those rubber figures of the past. The thing is ... the real story would make you hide under your beds. Vlad ( Tzapash ) - to have his name correctly pronounced by English speakers - was a ruthless leader and a just man. His justice was many times taken to extremes, fact of which some Islam supporters are very aware. Yet lying about his death and deeds is not something I or any of my countrymen like. Impaling was reserved for invaders and traitors. Thieves had their hands cut off from the wrists, which I believe was also heavily practiced in the Islamic countries. The thing with the blood and its sucking is Stoker's touch over the "Dracul" nickname Vlad was given and its meaning - "The Devil" and the cruelty he has shown in more than a few occasions. The boyars "boierii" have assassinated Vlad for having their rows decimated in several occasions as a punishment for their lack of support of the national cause and vile behaviour against common people. Some hearsay also says the sultan paid for his assassination. The common sense however says that you should look first into your own yard and he was one of those few true leaders who died for the sole reason that they loved their people. This is the first American movie taking a proper turn in the story. Prepare for the truth. There is much more gore in it yet also much more beauty. And do not judge with your civic sense. It was a time when people did not meet over a beer to discuss whether they should or should not make war upon one another. Stoker's was funny, this is amusing ... it's getting warmer. The funny thing is that the real story could produce several Academy Awards, but the price of that would be killing the franchise ... umm not gonna happen.
Review of Dracula Untold
