The Dark Tower

In a world of superheroes, there is only one gunslinger.

The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in Black, determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower, which holds the universe together. With the fate of the worlds at stake, good and evil will collide in the ultimate battle as only Roland can defend the Tower from the Man in Black.

I wish I had read Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series when I was younger. I remember my dad used to say it was really good. I think he would’ve loved this movie. I know I did. The first thing I did after watching it was to go into my home library and see if by any chance I had at least one of my dad’s old books. I took my flashlight, opened the door, and walked carefully across the dark and silent room. After struggling to move a few things that were on the way and trying to reach the end of the Stephen King section of the bookcase, I found it. There it was, The Gunslinger! I was so happy and excited to see this book again. I immediately started reading it.

I haven’t watched or read any reviews about the movie yet. The only thing I’ve noticed is that there has been some controversy about the adaptation. Since I haven’t finished the book, I can only say that I really liked the film, mainly because it’s the kind of story that I love. Almost as epic as The Lord of the Rings (although, the whole universe is at stake here!). A little bit of fantasy and science fiction mixed together, sprinkled with some western elements. It also has great actors and the photography is amazing. What else could you ask for?

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Director: Nikolaj Arcel

Screenplay: Nikolaj Arcel, Jeff Pinkner, Akiva Goldsman, Anders Thomas Jensen

Novel: Stephen King

Actors: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor