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Other worldly Warcraft<\/em> (2016) is that kind of movie. It\u2019s hard to keep up with all the names of characters. Who\u2019s who, in other words.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a long time ago when I knew, almost inside out, who actually populated Star Wars though my mother didn\u2019t have a clue. Now, I\u2019m older and any teenage fan would know a lot more than I do about the Warcraft world. But does it matter?<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll write about what I do know. That\u2019s easier.<\/p>\n

Warcraft<\/em> seems to be more than an indecipherable word count of names. Perhaps it is deep, thematically speaking.<\/p>\n

Orcs and humans live in parallel or literally different worlds. There is empathy for both orcs and humans.\u00a0 Well, that is how I felt about it.<\/p>\n

A chieftain orc is a likeable brute.<\/p>\n

In one scene, this chief is in bed with his wife (are they called wives?) who is pregnant. They exchange a few medieval pleasantries and we the audience may like this couple.<\/p>\n

I especially liked the chief. Despite fangs and bulky stature, he is still quite human-like with a sense of humor and even a hint of vulnerability.<\/p>\n

The orcs seem to be from a world of struggles. Why wouldn\u2019t we identity with them?<\/p>\n

The orcs need a home; the orcs have to get rid of the humans because they need to make a home in the human world. But the humans will protect their home the orcs are attacking.<\/p>\n

It would be natural to identity with humans as we are human. Though there are things we like and dislike about our own.<\/p>\n

I think the thrust of coming on the side of the humans is that they are living in peace but are being attacked by the orcs.<\/p>\n

Like someone lives in peace and finds their home raided; it\u2019s natural to side with someone in that predicament.<\/p>\n

We the audience may have empathy for them both; the humans and orcs both have interests in the comforts of home. Couldn\u2019t they sort-of share a home? Perhaps not in Warcraft<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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