Beowulf

Beowulf is an epic story about a young, brave warrior who fights demons.  The story starts off with the kingdom of King Hrothgar.  The demon Grendel becomes enraged with hearing loud noise coming from the kingdom and starts attacking and torturing the citizens every night for many years.  Beowulf who hears about this demon, Grendel, is determined to come to King Hrothgar’s kingdom to help slay this demon.  To show his courage and power, Beowulf fights Grendel unarmed as Grendel approaches Beowulf and the kingdom.  Beowulf rips off Grendel’s arm as Grendel tries to get away and slays him.  Beowulf hangs up the severed arm in the mead-hall as a trophy for his victory.  Beowulf’s victory leads to a big feast where he is showered with gifts and treasures.  Everyone praises and thanks Beowulf for defeating Grendel.  Reading both Beowulf and watching the animated version of Beowulf was very interesting to read and watch.  I felt that watching the movie itself really help me understand the emotions of the fight scenes throughout the movie.  It was very interesting to see how one human being, such as Beowulf, can take on demons such as Grendel without hesitating and in the end, Beowulf defeats the demons without much effort shown.