Why is conan the barbarian 1982 rated r

Hither came Conan the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandled feet.

Conan, the pulp hero created by Robert E. Howard in the s, was at the height of his popularity in the late s and early s. In addition to the dozen "original" paperbacks detailing Conan's exploits compilations penned by Howard, L. Conan began life nearly 70 years ago in the pages of the magazine Weird Tales. Before his suicide in at the age of 30, Howard completed or began more than two dozen Conan stories, 18 of which were published.

Of all the mythical heroes he wrote about, including the likes of King Kull and Solomon Kane, Conan was the most popular. In the late s, L. Sprague De Camp and Lin Carter, two established authors who admired Howard's work, engaged in a massive project to organize and clean-up the existing Conan canon, as well as write new stories to fill in chronological gaps. This resulted in a 12 volume series that has been in print since it hit bookstore shelves in the time period.

Conan the Barbarian is designed to entertain both fans of the Howard stories and those who are unfamiliar with the character. The movie takes place some 12, years ago, during a legendary era when magic was real, monsters wandered the land, and the gods occasionally walked the Earth.

Borrowing liberally from the official Conan canon, the film chronicles the barbarian's early years, beginning with the sacking of his village and the murder of his parents, and ending with his vengeance upon his first great enemy.

Elements of several Howard stories have made their way into the screenplay penned by director John Milius and Oliver Stone - yes, that Oliver Stone. Milius' greatest success with Conan the Barbarian was creating an entirely new and believable world.

The settings are spectacular, the special effects are low key but effective, and the costumes and accoutrements have the proper feel for the era. In short, Conan's land, a lavishly detailed, long-ago place, feels as real as modern-day New York City. It's the kind of world where high adventure, magical intrigue, and heroic battles can take place without ever threatening our suspension of disbelief. Milius may have made some mistakes in his approach to Conan, but this is not one of them.

Another wise choice was hiring Basil Poledouris to compose the music. Run Time: minutes. You can learn more about Robert E. Robert E. Howard is known as the father of the sword and sorcery genre. Director John Milius, who wrote the script with Oliver Stone, is going for a stirring treatise on masculinity, violence and power.

It aims for the sort of mystical awe achieved by Excalibur just a few years earlier and perfected in the more recent Valhalla Rising. When Conan, as a child, witnesses his mother being beheaded by the warmonger Thulsa Doom James Earl Jones , the moment unfolds with a terrifying grandeur. Of course, going this route — stolidly serious, standing tall — only means you have further to fall.