The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Rising Hawk
Action · History · Drama · 2019
During the 13th century, a small village fights for freedom in the frontier landscape of the Carpathian Mountains against Mongolian invaders.
Movie details
The Rising Hawk
“Freedom is my nature.”
2019 Action · History · Drama 1h 50m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
During the 13th century, a small village fights for freedom in the frontier landscape of the Carpathian Mountains against Mongolian invaders.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Rising Hawk?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Akhtem Seitablaiev · John Wynn
Written by
Rich Ronat · Yaroslav Voytseshek
Alex MacNicoll
Maksym
Poppy Drayton
Myroslava
Rocky Myers
Ivan
Alina Kovalenko
Rosana
Robert Patrick
Zakhar Berkut
Tommy Flanagan
Tuhar Vovk
Alison Doody
Rada Berkut
Court is in session
Put The Rising Hawk on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.