A princess of mars first edition 19175/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() On Mars Carter encounters Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe), a four-armed warrior and the leader of alike creatures who steer clear from the other more technologically advanced nations. Here Carter discovers increased strength and can leap over extensive distances due to the difference in gravity. He ends up transported to the planet Mars whose inhabitants call it Barsoom. He learns how the war-weary John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) had been a Confederate cavalryman in battle with the Indians and in conflict with Colonel Powell (Bryan Cranston). Yet it is while reading through his uncle’s journals that he learns of the great adventures his uncle had embarked upon. In 1881, a young Edgar Rice Burroughs (Daryl Sabara) discovers his uncle John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) dead and consequently inherits his large estate. It was also one of the first books to set the template for the space opera genre. It was so seminal that it kicked off a series of 11 novels and constituted the grounds of inspiration for sci-fi classics such as Star Wars, Superman and Avatar. This is a work adapted from the 1917 novel A Princess of Mars, initially printed in serial form in 1912. ![]() Many will pompously declare that John Carter looks like many other films, yet they simply could not be more wrong. ![]() The film is unabashedly retro in its look, exquisite in its old serial style and boasts some exhilarating action sequences and special effects’ - Johan Galea ![]()
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