Posted on May 18, 2010.
25 Years of Fantasy Swords in the Movies: A Retrospective The film, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger Conan, was released in 1982 and the sword called "The Atlante was designed specially for the film and the actor. It has a major role in the film because he played a major role in the history of Conan and novels written by Robert E. Howard. The sword proved to be very popular and aftershocks have been created for sale on the mass market. Replica Twenty-five years later, the Atlantean are still manufactured and sold. This sword has started a whole trend in filmmaking and filmmakers today fantasy take great care to design, create, and swords of the single market within the film and in the context of marketing. This can be seen in the recently released film 300, which has caused a resurgence of the sword like a gladiator. And the new movie Harry Potter will focus on a sword brandished by Harry himself. This replica sword has already been published and is available in limited quantities now on the mass market.
The Highlander movies, (the first installment published in 1986) are another good example of the sword as a centerpiece of the film. The swords play a major role in the plot in that the sword must be used to send an enemy, and, therefore, the skills of the enemy. In the movie first, a Scottish Claymore was used and as the Highlander through time in this, he entered a stylized version of Japanese katanas. This use of the Japanese katana is one of the earliest examples of mass marketing of Japanese swords, which has been very successfully followed in the film Kill Bill.
Braveheart (released in 1995) is a good example of the use of replica swords that remain true to the flavor of the period they describe. Mel Gibson has a number of different weapons that are accurate at the time of the film. These weapons include Warhammer and a curse. The most famous of the weapons it wields is a Flamberge which is a two-handed sword with a leather wrap part of the blade which allows the user to choke on the weapon and use it in situations of close combat .
Blade (1996-2004) is a series of vampire movies that use a variety of weapons, including beating, whipping and weapons. The main weapon of the main character (Wesley Snipes) is a Japanese Katana who has the additional effect of a trap. If a person takes the weapon they have a few seconds to press a secret button. If they do not, the blades secret pop the handle damage the hand that holds it. This film series is another good example of how the Japanese katana has become very popular in movies.
Gladiator (2000) is a good example of how weapons of the era of high Roman had made their mark on the films and the collection of swords. The Gladiators Romans exercised by Maximus (Russell Crowe) is a good example of the weapon that was carried on at the time and it is always a popular choice of gun collectors.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy of films (2001 - 2003) had an impact on the collection of swords film that goes beyond all other movies. This film returns to the collector to the art of the sword a little fanciful, like the sword of Conan. While the trend in movies was to create exact replicas of the period of the film series has any tendency towards the creation of slides is fantastic personality holders. Each main character in the film itself or its own weapons. Each weapon is unique and readily available on the mass market for collectors.
Eragon (2006) continues the tradition of the sword costume unique in that the main character wields a sword called Zar'roc beautiful. This sword has a blue sapphire mounted at the base of the guard and the sword itself has a significant and symbolic power. It plays an important role in the film and an important rol.