So this week we watched Mongol in my COMM 430 and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. Once I saw the full title of the film my immediate reaction was "WTF, really Bjorn? Genghis Khan?" But I had to watch it so I pressed play and folded my arms and began what I thought was going to be two hours of torture. HOW WRONG WAS I? This movie is about a man who was great in so many ways it's astounding. I am surprised he lasted as long as he did. Being captured, walking across miles of terrain, being help captive in a cage. He went through it all, and he never stopped fighting. Not once did he ever think to give up, and that made me feel, inspired almost.
Near the end of the movie, once Temudgin has bascially just kicked all Mongolian ass, he's with his "brother" and Jamukah asks him about why he wasn't scared when the thunder came. (All Mongols are suppose to be afraid of thunder). Temudgin answer is "I had no place to hide from the thunder so I wasn't afraid anymore." It was during this conversation that I realized that this movie is so much more than it starts of being. You think it's going to be all blood and war and action. Not to say that those things weren't present, but Temudgin is something I have never really seen before. HIs work like enhances his lovle ife, which enhances work life, etc. It's all one big circle and it's so interesting to watch as he fights like hell for both of them.
Borte, Temudgin's wife, is probably the most patient woman on the planet. His disappearences for years at a time his going on to battle to become Khan. It was absolutely ridiculous. But the fabulous part about that is that he kept coming back. When he was captured all those times, his main goal was to free himself and find Borte. At the age of nine he told his dad that Borte was his wife. Plain and simple. And he always found his way back to her. Or in some instances, brought her to him. It was just amazing the connection he felt to her and how, even when death was certain, he was not willing to give up.
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