The 2007 movie Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan directed by Sergey Bodrov has a few interesting scenes about the 13th century Mongolian fear of lightning. I thought it spoke to the personification of the elements and the unexplained wonders that humans have always encountered. There are three clips in chronological order. The first is Temudjin as a child, the second is his continued fear of the lightning as an adult, and the third is his bravery in the face of it. One might say that facing his fear of the lightning is what leads him to defeat his enemy and become the great Genghis Khan.
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I watched the entire movie, although there‘s some details differ from the real history, this is an epic film and the scenes are extremely ambitious. We can see Mongol’s courage to challenge the tradition and his true feelings between husband and wife and brotherhood. What impressed me most is the scene at the end of this movie, Jamukha asked Temudjin why did he not afraid of lightening, and Temudjin answered,”I had no place to hide.” This sentence successfully shapes a great king and his charisma.
I was moved by the second clip, where Temudjin is praying for the courage to help further the progression of the Mongolic people, which Jamukha seems to be against. I felt that his devotion and moral obligation is all the strength he needed but praying to Lord Tengri and seeing those efforts come to fruition was an uplifting moment, considering half of Temudjin’s army was mauled during the onslaught. I do agree with your statement that “…facing his fear of the lightning is what leads him to defeat his enemy…” because if like those warriors, Temudjin surrendered to the lightning, the battle may very well have gone in a different direction, and to be honest I’m glad it’s depicted the way it is. Also, during the battle scene I kept playing Lorde’s song “Glory and Gore” over and over in my head, something I thought I should share. Also, cinematically I found the movie amazing, considering I’ve grown up watching poorly produced Hindi films.
Linda: That’s a great observation about his answer. Having no place to hide is essentially what leads him to become who he does. It is in him from a young age, and it is evident that he is a great leader because he can look fear in the eyes and overcome it.
Oneek: It is an incredible movie, I agree. I had seen it a while ago and the scenes with the lightning struck me (no pun intended) so much that I remembered them well when I was thinking about cosmos and creation. I am glad you enjoyed it too. If we had the time, I would have loved to have shown it in class. I’ll have to look up “Glory and Gore.” I don’t know it.