Cut to several years later and the kingdom is under threat, with a Persian spy claiming the ancient city of Alamut is hording weapons and supplying them to enemies of the empire. Dastan is therefore adopted by the sovereign and raised alongside the Princes Tus and Garsiv, under the tutelage of his beloved uncle Nizam, a move that causes no end of resentment within the family.Īlfred+Molina+in+scene-stealing+form+as+Sheikh+Amar. He is brave and tough, however, and when King Sharaman witnesses Dastan standing up for a kid caught stealing an apple, he sees some potential in the youngster. Loosely based on the 2003 title The Sands of Time, this Prince of Persia kicks off in the 6th century with a prologue that introduces Dastan, a young orphan living in squalor on the Persian streets.
And while the result is certainly a mixed bag, it may nevertheless be the best movie adaptation of a game we've yet seen. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Movie Series - Video Review Never one to shy away from a challenge, uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer has decided to tackle the issue head-on, acquiring the hugely popular Prince of Persia franchise and working with Disney on a big-budget silver screen makeover. Unwilling to give these titles the time, attention and budget they deserve, the Hollywood system instead puts them in the care of hack writers and directors who lose the plot, mess with the formula, butcher the characters and then send them out into the world to be roundly mocked by gamers and non-gamers alike. Others have been blunders on a grand scale, with misguided moviemakers creating disasters out of Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros. Some have been minor mistakes the likes of Resident Evil and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, watchable yet unremarkable misfires. The history of game-to-film adaptations has been littered with failures.