Analysis of the Film The Mummy Returns

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Analysis of the Film The Mummy Returns

A full scale re-imaging of Universals Pictures seminal 1932 film , The mummy is a

rousing , humorous, suspenseful and horrifying epic about an expedition of treasure

seeking explorers in the Sahara desert in 1925. Stumbling upon an ancient tomb, the

hunters set loose a 3000 year old legacy of terror, which is embodied in a vengeful

reincarnation of an Egyptian priest who had been sentenced to an eternity as one of the

living dead.

The Mummy Returns is a continuation to the original Mummy. This film stars the

same cast as the first Mummy except the couples young son played by Freddie Boath. In

this film the special effects are great. With all the mummies that are created and the way

that they are visually shown on the screen is a master piece. The Scorpion King played by

Dwayne Johnson is a new character added to this film too. This movie was very comical

in ways also. Every fight scene had some kind of comical content in it .

The movie started out by Brendan Fraser and his wife in the film Rachel Weisz

and son in a tomb looking for hidden treasures. They found the vault of the Scorpion

King

in this tomb. Rachel Weisz shows flashbacks of her former life in this scene of the movie.

She was a Kings daughter that was the protector of this vault. They find this box that has

the scorpion Kings bracelet in it. They take it home and there son Freddie Boath puts it

on

and awakes the Scorpion King. If not taken off within 7 days he would be sucked dry of

the air he was breathing. At the same time the original mummy was being brought back to

life so he could fight the Scorpion King and become ruler of the army and take over the

world. The movie continues on with adventures that bring the mummy and Brendan

Fraser and his family in great fight scenes that include great special effects. With the days

slipping away they find the tomb to where they have to go and Fraser and the mummy

have to fight it out with the Scorpion King. However, the Scorpion King wins controls his

army and can do what ever he wants with them.

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