Alternate history is a genre characterized by featuring historical events with a twist. The twist being that events unfold in a different way than they actually did. However, true alternate history likes to stay mostly grounded in reality, and doesn't stray too far into fantasy or sci-fi. Usually when an alternate history film is created, it centres on a central "what if?" question.
The story concerns the life of William Walker , an American mercenary who illegally appointed himself the president of Nicaragua. Except this time, he is aided by automatic weapons, cars, and other anachronistic technology. While the story of William Walker is more or less correct, these anachronisms are what make it so interesting and appealing. It's a severly underrated entry in the wierd western genre, and an alternate history flick that is well worth the watch.
The movie was praised for its performances and portrayals of the characters taken from the original novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. The cast is small, but carries a lot of big names like Andrew Garfield, Carey Mulligan, and Keira Knightley. Even though it's not about war, it still proves to be melancholic and oppressively macabre all the same, forcing viewers to take a look at their own mortality and to consider the fact that for every breakthrough, there can be serious consequences.
Release Date July 24, 2019 Director Quentin Tarantino Cast Margot Robbie , Brad Pitt , Leonardo DiCaprio , Damon Herriman , Dakota Fanning , Sydney Sweeney Runtime 165 4 'Anastasia' Directors: Don Bluth & Gary Goldman Anastasia is a movie that screams Disney in every way, from its musical numbers to its animation style, yet funnily enough, the Mouse House didn't lay a single white-gloved finger on it.
Aside from exploring an exciting time in history that otherwise doesn't get much time to shine, it features a star-studded cast of Viola Davis, John Boyega, and Hero Fiennes Tiffin, among others. But it isn't just about war--it's about the Agojie, an all-female contingent of Dahomey warriors, which were also real. It did receive some criticism on account of it being historically inaccurate, however, with it being an alternate history, that's sort of the point.