19/09/2025
đŹ God of War (2025)
From frozen plains scarred by war to skies aflame with fire, Kratosâs journey continuesânot in conquest, but in search of redemption. Years after Olympus has fallen, he lives in shadows, weary yet unbroken. But when Atreus, now a restless teenager, begins to question their path, their fragile peace fractures. As the remnants of Ragnarök distort reality and new gods rise to claim dominion, father and son must unite to stop the unraveling of the cosmos.
The story begins in silence: snow drifting over ruined temples, broken pillars half-buried in frozen lakes. Kratosâembodied by Dwayne Johnsonâemerges not as an untouchable deity, but as a scarred, haunted man, carved by the weight of his battles. Into his path comes TĂœr (Alexander SkarsgĂ„rd), a god torn between vengeance and legacy, shifting alliances until only Atreus (Dafne Keen) remains as Kratosâs anchorâhis youthful fury tempered by ancient wisdom.
Visually, it is breathtaking: frost dragons spiraling through icy cliffs, realms collapsing under storms of fire and lightning, and divine clashes splitting the heavens themselves. Every swing of the Leviathan Axe is framed like choreography, combat unfolding as a mythic dance. Over it all, Heimdall (voiced with solemn gravitas by Clancy Brown) narrates with tragic inevitability: a reminder that in the end, all gods must fall.
Yet beneath the spectacle lies its heart: fatherhood. Kratosâs true war is not against prophecy, but against the curse he fears to pass on. Their bond strains, breaks, and heals again through sacrifice. In a haunting moment, Atreus relinquishes a godly relicânot for power, not for glory, but to save mortal lives. Kratos does not roar in triumph. He simply holds his son.
The climax erupts on a shattered mountain as storms tear worlds apart: Kratos locked in a thunderous duel with TĂœr, while Atreus confronts the prophecyâs final verse. And when the storm subsides, it is not war, but love, that forges a new destiny.
â Rating: 8.7/10