PRIEST (Vampires, Totalitarian Theocracy + Ending) EXPLAINED

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Hey guys what’s happening? Niyat here with film comics explained. As requested, today we’re finally diving into the movie Priest, the 2011 action horror directed by Scott Stewart, based on the Korean Manga of the same name.
Starring Paul Bettany as the eponymous priest, Karl Urban, Maggie Q, Lily Collins, Cam Gigandet, Stephen Moyer and Christopher Plummer, we follow an alternate universe where Vampire and humans are at war.
The centuries old feud led to the establishment of elite warries known as Priests that enabled humanity to gain the edge over the superhuman monsters. When the niece of a veteran priest is abducted, he takes it upon himself to hunt her captors and bring her back to the light before it’s too late.
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@shainewhite2781 Год назад

Another criminally underrated vampire action adventure horror film!

@deontadonald1057 Год назад

Ong I love priest

@sjacob33 Год назад

You are not wrong great movie Not great representation of source material

@Soldier-cu7hx Год назад

Definitely deserved a sequel

@jesusisere Год назад

Love this film so much. Great take on vampires and loved the beginning animation. Shame they didn’t do a series animated like that

@nickchappa1827 Год назад

Karl Urban was the shit in this flick.

@magosofmars8410 Год назад

I love how Paul bettany gets these underrated badass lead character roles he was a literal angel rebelling against god to save humanity against angels in legion and also a warrior priest fighting against a vampier menace what a giga chad

@adventwolfbane Год назад

In Legion they weren't fighting demons they were fighting angels.

@magosofmars8410 Год назад

@@adventwolfbane thanks your right

@noahkline4263 Год назад

@@adventwolfbane they were fighting both eventually. Humanity has always been the ire of demonkind. It's only in this film that God has given up on us and commanded his angels to destroy us, making us stuck squarely in between as the targets of both sides. As opposed to just pawns and playthings in a war between heaven and hell, waiting to be judged by god, according to the end times in Revelations. In this movie, God has passed judgment wholesale on humanity and left us no protection through his love and his angels. We are no longer pawns OR playthings in this movie's depiction of the End Times. We are simply obstacles to God creating something better than we became. But if I'm not mistaken, the old lady at the beginning of the movie IS a demon. I don't think angels would have much knowledge of or desire for the taste of human flesh, let alone babies like she was talking about. The only reason we don't see more demons is simply because they have always hated us and now with God condemning all humanity, all they have to do is sit and wait. Watch the suffering unfold like a movie while the angels do all their dirty work destroying humanity. Plus, why get involved at this point as a demon when it may cross your path with an army of angels who will clap your cheeks faster than you can say "Hail Satan!"?? Lol

@noahkline4263 Год назад

And just as an fyi, if you end up accepting the Legion Sci-fi series as a canon sequel to the movie, demons end up getting very much involved later on once most of humanity has been purged.

@magosofmars8410 Год назад

@@noahkline4263 i didn’t even realise there was a series but i all ways imagined if the film ever got a sequel demons would be involved in the story

@DiaryOfaCell Год назад

I watched this movie 12 years ago when it came out and was mesmerized. I would really love to see them make a sequel where Priest takes on the church, the ending of the first movie left that possibility open. Sadly I don’t think it’ll ever happen.

@elykspuz6596 Год назад

It will never happen. Looks like this being stand alone. I think it's a good thing.

@Cosmiccoffeecup Год назад

I hope they leave it alone. They would try to shoehorn so much extra useless ideologies into this movie if it were made right now.

@danielcampbell9457 Год назад

@@Cosmiccoffeecup yup, hollywood would undoubtedly ruin it with some "woke" nonsense.

@elykspuz6596 Год назад

@@Cosmiccoffeecup A studio would have to be suicidal and want to kill itself using bankruptcy.

@GenericProtagonist7 Год назад

Yeah totally, and they can introduce friendly vampires and retcon it so that the church actually started the war between humanity and vampires, and that the vampires were the good guys all along. Because as we all know; man is the real monster. They can also fill it to the brim with "ALL RELIGION IS...LE BAD (but just Christianity though)" like Castlevania did.

@religiousotaku9926 Год назад

This movie needs a sequel and I’m so mad it doesn’t have one

@joshportal2808 Год назад

Ironically there was a sequel in the works then the 2020 pandemic happened. The sequel was going to be more from it roots because a Korean film company was working on it. The license for the series is up for grabs now.

@power279 Год назад

@@joshportal2808 CANT WAIT FOR THE SEQUEL

@joshuagraham2843 Год назад

theres a sequel?

@joshportal2808 Год назад

@@joshuagraham2843 There was supposed to be until the 2020 pandemic. It is now in development limbo.

@garykubodera9528 Год назад

I always thought this movie was very intresting with it's very different concept on vampires.. That and I now realize just how proliflic of an actor Carl Urban has been on so many sci-fi films over the recent years.. He never fails to disappoint!! Thanks Niat for this short on the movie Priest!! Keep up the great work! 😃

@whyjnot420 Год назад

Karl Urban has been one of my favorite actors ever since he first turned up in bigger stuff back in the early 00s. Not in the upper tier of that list, but if I was to list my top 30 or so, he would be in it. (I'm pretty lazy about rating things on imdb, but even so I have 1,755 things rated there, that should give some indication of how much I have seen over the years). He always does good work. He is no Robert Redford (my vote for best actor of all time). Never really did anything great, just always good to really good. For decades. That is impressive. btw Karl not Carl.

@--Paws-- Год назад

In my opinion, the very first time I watched it, this movie was a very "comic-book" movie that was well executed. I didn't know if it was well adopted at the time but everyone acted so well in their role and everything that happened was appropriate to the setting of what the movie was trying to portray. It felt like a cartoon but a live-action; it was all very fantastical yet nothing was out of character for them to behave in that way.

@jdfigs5916 Год назад

An underrated movie definitely deserves more recognition

@overlord6815 Год назад

One of the coolest vampire concepts and one of the coolest films ever. I wish this had a show on HBO or Hulu or something.

@Reddresspress Год назад

A movie that certainly deserved a series of sequels to give us the whole story and explore it's world. Such a cool concept

@block4562 Год назад

I would be happy with a sequel and a prequel

@grapeshot Год назад

In these post-apocalyptic movies I guess a badass name to have is either Priest or Bishop.

@furiouskaiser9914 Год назад

"Dr. Priest Cardinal, P.I., at your service."

@HelicopterShownUp Год назад

This movie had no right being as good as it was.

@wiseguy01 Год назад

I got a big WH40K vibe from this movie. The walled cities reminded me of Hive cities and they give off the feel of some backwater "civilized" world somewhere within the Imperium or just one that hasn't been rediscovered yet. The vampires could be the native xenos inhabitants of the planet and have been fighting the human colonists for several millennia. The superhuman priests could be explained away as the result of gene enhancement tech, which does exist in WH40K. Even the timeline of the humans fighting the vampires since the dark ages can be explained with the Age of Strife, as many human worlds regressed technologically and had to start over. Same can be true on this world. This whole scenario has played out a hundred times already all over the Imperium. This could be just another forgotten human colony awaiting assimilation into the Imperium.

@chriskilhoffer4702 Год назад

Very Necromunda

@geeworm Год назад

honestly you could replace the vampires with genestealers, priests with marines and it'd still feel the same

@Prophetofthe8thLegion 10 месяцев назад

Send me onto the xenos and I will show them the meaning of FEAR!!! For No prey is as sweet to rip apart then debased animals with an intelligence that barely rivals the feeble apes of our ancestors!

@blindspot117 10 месяцев назад

Love the thought bro but plz dont give GW any ideas. They literally practice the same hubris of the imperium. 😂

@gabriellagalli8564 Год назад

The designs for the vampires remind me of the REALLY old depictions of them, as actual monsters that drain the living of their blood that has no remorse for others. That's very creative, and we should see more of this type of vampire often!

@markagrippa4018 Год назад

This is easily one of the most underrated vampire films of all time, the lore and story is amazing there is so much cool shit they can do with this

@starkilr101 Год назад

Underrated movie. Karl Urban was such a great villain to watch

@WrathOfRagnarok Год назад

You’re closing in on the coveted 1 Million subscriber mark, well done fella. Very much deserved! 💜

@torquetheprisoner Год назад

i know this movie has naff all to do with the Korean manga but this movie is brilliant and very under rated

@jouwenlee7829 Год назад

Watched this movie several times, a very enjoyable movie, and also underrated like “Dredd”, which also starring Karl Urban.

@marlonthomas2713 Год назад

@20:04 “Showing an abundance mindset.” LMAO!! That caught me off guard! Haven’t heard that term since my days watching AMS. 👏🏾👏🏾

@esemist7646 Год назад

They need to make another part! I love this movie 👌🏾

@shainewhite2781 Год назад

Karl Urban and Paul Bettany were in the MCU, as Vision and Skurge The Executioner.

@AreUmygrandson Год назад

Karl urban also played Dredd

@DD-gz6zj Год назад

He was also in lord of the rings

@Lioness006 Год назад

Karl Urban was also in Doom and the newer Star Trek movies. Paul Bettany was also Silas in The DaVinci Code.

@pathfinder0012 Год назад

Your videos are often better than the movies themselves. Love your work, dear Sir. 😊

@mysteryman4013 Год назад

Thank you so much for covering this man. I remember when this was on the poll and it didn’t win and I was sad. Glad you got to it. It is such a good film and if anything this is what should’ve been a film universe.

@Elf-1975 Год назад

I absolutely love this film! Especially watching Paul Bettany and Maggie Q as Priest and Priestess being totally bad-ass warriors. Visually great, interesting plot, good characters and a very re-watchable. I enjoy it every time I see it 👌🏼👌🏼

@myster_ink8115 Год назад

Priest Vampire is one of these best expressions of what a Vampire would be or look like ever designed top 3 hands down.

@capincrunch1184 Год назад

My great grandfather started a rebellion against the church for the same reason in Mexico, he worked for the plantations and when he learned that the church was using the confessions against the poor starving people he joined the revolution and fought. against the church and the plantations. And now my great grandfather is known as a terrible person written down by the church, so later on the church paid someone my great grandfather adopted and made him come out of his safe place and got gunned down when he won the presidency of the town I come from.

@rosauraalcalde2421 Год назад

Quien era tu bisabuelo

@Lioness006 Год назад

Such a good vampire movie and movie in general. Certainly doesn't get enough attention or love. Amazing cast, fight choreography, action, and interesting take on vampires.

@lolbored801 Год назад

My all time favorite vampire movie. Such a good film. I would have loved to see a few more.

@ollie-kc6nj Год назад

I remember asking you too have a look at this a year or two ago and you said you'd add it to the list so happy you got around to it one of my favourite movies. Your the best 👍

@mainmarco Год назад

Priest was the first vampire action movie I saw and loved it! I had hoped for years for another to be made, but no such luck. Thanks for covering it Niyat! I also plan to start reading the manga today since I didn't know it had one!

@steeljax8248 Год назад

Glad I could catch this fresh upload

@soulreaver1983 Год назад

Another outstanding video many thanks!😎

@iplayoverwatch6996 Год назад

I've been waiting for this video for so long

@LoreGunjurer Год назад

Genndy Tartakovsky did an excellent job with the animated Opening ^_________^

@damianstarks3338 Год назад

Thanks for bringing this criminally underrated movie back to my attention. Happy Friday by the way.

@Anna-wd8ox Год назад

I absolutely loved this movie. With all the delayed sequels I’m praying they’d do one on this

@litneyloxan Год назад

That casting alone is phenomenal. Billy Butcher(Karl Urban) Vision(Paul Bettany), and James from twilight/crazy man with Pandorum(Cam Gigandet)* *chefs kiss* *

@litneyloxan Год назад

lily collins is also okay 👍

@Lioness006 Год назад

Karl Urban has had some amazing, memorable roles over the years. Pathfinder, Ghost Ship, LotR, Doom, Chronicles of Riddick, Star Trek, Dredd... He gets around. Lol Pandorum is also majorly underrated!

@rsoul9158 Год назад

Listening while I’m working thank you ☺️

@aajbryson877 Год назад

With Anna torv back in the spotlight on the last of us, I’d love a video on her awesome series ‘fringe’

@Lioness006 Год назад

LOVED Fringe! It was such a good show!

@xpatches13 Год назад

This is one of my more favorite vampire movies! Love it

@bloox11 Год назад

This movie needs a sequel

@thearmchairjournalist566 Год назад

Fantastic movie, should of had more acclaim! Thanks for making my day Niyat 👌

@Ross_Ross Год назад

Perfect was looking for something to listen to!

@gr8m887 Год назад

very underrated action flick. Great mix of dystopian sci-fi with vampire hunting.

@ProfJayBee Год назад

Priest, Legion, Judge Dredd i could watch these on a loop. Love me some Karl and Paul.

@surtaandume_psykermystyk4010 Год назад

Paul Bettany doing his best clenched-jaw Karl Urban growl, the 'No, it's just beginning.' at the end of the movie was a nice tribute to his co-star, however unintentional it may have been lol

@gimpinainteasy Год назад

you are a wonderful story teller. Thank you!

@jehoiakimelidoronila5450 Год назад

Ever since my uncle bought a DVD of the film, I've been watching it many times. The vampires being portrayed is what makes them different than the rest. Forget twilight, if you want a menacing blood-sucking creature, then the ones in the priest is for you

@-redacted_by_youtube Год назад

I like the way you do things. Subscribed.

@leejohnson8102 Год назад

I watched this randomly one day when I was like 12. I have never met anyone else who saw it, and I LOVE it. Such a wild universe, sooo underrated

@lifeinjersey9846 Год назад

I honestly love this movie but it really does bother me that there are 2 big plot holes 1) if a Vampires were stronger, faster it doesn't seem possible for humanity to last as long as they did. I mean if they used nukes and were still were on the brink of destruction, no way they survived for hundreds of years 2) if the priests managed to turn the tide why even keep vampires on reservations when they almost brought you to extinction. Still a fantastic movie and Karl Urban was amazing

@greanstreak04 Год назад

Very well done, as always...

@bokute2020 Год назад

The manhwa is more Hellsing-ish to me. This movie is a gem like Event Horrizon, I watch both from time to time.

@IchigoKurosaki_ Год назад

Carl Irving delivering a phenomenal performance as ever

@DarkCyberElf Год назад

Urban Not to be confused with Karl Suburban or Karl Rural.

@sidharthcs2110 Год назад

Who's that

@kamikazelemming1552 Год назад

These vampires look so much like the Future Predator from Primeval

@bocarlsson3rd Год назад

Thank you so much for reminding me that this movie exists. As a teen I loved this movie and other similar (for example mutant chronicles).

@Cryptic141 25 дней назад

Paul Bettany nailed his roles as the Priest and Michael, insanely underrated

@jaysongraves4358 Год назад

Thank you so much. I love this show.

@wileytype1886 Год назад

I’d love to see a video from you on the lore of Hunt: Showdown! The sculptor is an interesting entity that’s right up your alley I think!

@rainshadowband3161 Год назад

Love this movie. Sad it bombed in theaters. I bet Paul Bettany would've loved to have a little franchise like Resident Evil

@austinlea847 Год назад

Love this movie! Underrated!

@dadcomeback1470 Год назад

I wish they had done another priest the concept was simple but man was it fun to watch and I'd love to see what it looks like on film with a massive war between humans and vampires

@nothanks1337 Год назад

Such a cool movie and setting but idk if I've ever seen it talked about, nice video

@nategravyboat Год назад

Still one of my favortie Paul Bettany films

@darkcyter Год назад

critics did the movie dirty, it was a REALLY good film! well casted, directed and acted, screenplay was brilliant, set pieces perfectly matched the environment, the tone was a perfect combination of dark, horror and somber, wish they did a sequel

@justicekreider2978 Год назад

I love this movie

@StephenBrown-xf7dd Год назад

Any of my fellow commenters ever read The Passage by Justin Cronin? I feel like this is a close portrayal of what the Virals looked like from the book. Besides not having more teeth and a greenish glow.. from the description from the books I just feel as if this is spot on. Aside from that this was a really cool video.. thanks as always for sharing!

@stevek4070 Год назад

It had it's hyper action movie corniness at times but I loved it none the less. The history and style of the world was incredible.

@elykspuz6596 Год назад

Got here asap. Love the movie.

@juangarza127 Год назад

The best vampire movie of all time 😎😁I wish Scott Stewart made a sequel

@SpartanTx22 Год назад

First! I always enjoy your content. Almost to 1M!

@filmcomicsexplained Год назад

Let’s go!

@tristongood7417 Год назад

You should do a review on the reaper virus from the rot and ruin series. There's a lot of information that went into how the bio weapon worked to make zombies, a mix of 9 viruses, 14 (15 in the mutated form) bacteria and 5 parasites with thr jewel wasp at the heart of it all. Really interesting world building with the creation virus. Along with the fact that the human mind is still aware if everything that happens g but trapped inside their own body.

@mrsbrown5333 Год назад

One of my favorite movies...I think I'll watch again for nostalgia purposes 😃😀

@frethero19 Год назад

Paul Bettany and being in underrated and lesser known movies pre-Avengers: Name a more iconic duo

@HILAL19564 Год назад

I would love to see you diving into the Zemeckis Beowulf animated movie and particularly in Grendel, his mother and her other son the dragon . Imo also a very underrated and interesting take on Beowulf. I hope I'll see that one

@thesugar5832 Год назад

I was a kid when this movie was release and I adored the way they did this movie, more so now because I love gunslingers and vampires.

@Dontmindbb Год назад

I remember seeing my mom watch this as a kid. I couldn’t remember all the details like name and plot. I’m happy to find it again.

@mikemorrison281 Год назад

Great video.

@613aristocrat Год назад

21:18 Wait, is she wearing high heels?! Excuse me!? I remember this movie somewhat. I enjoyed the action and atmosphere.

@Xirpzy Год назад

To me its like a mad max movie. Just a great experience that stands on its own.

@Pete_thegoldfox Год назад

HE IS SOOOP GOOD AND AWESOME PAUL BETTENY

@OverdramaticAngel Год назад

I can't believe I've never heard of this before!

@jeffquinse4205 Год назад

Loved this movie I saw it in theaters as a kid

@Wonderwhoopin Год назад

Damn it man, you keep doing these movies and I have to go back and watch em😂 keep it up

@geogemini8528 Год назад

I've never heard of this one but am going to check it out for sure now

@imjustwolf Год назад

This was such a great movie. I hope they make a sequel because I think if Black Hat is still out there they could easily make another two movies.

@jfh9219 Год назад

I really liked this movie. It leaves you wanting more every time I watch it!

@shelldie8523 Год назад

Man another great Karl urban movie

@voodoo1069 Год назад

this was a fun watch wish it got more.

@kitsune2284 Год назад

Paul Bettany really loved his role in this movie. His favorite knife is the one that splits apart lol

@KristapsJankovskis Год назад

Great movie! One of my favorites!

@sourlemon3337 Год назад

Love the idea of vampires evolving alongside us, when did this split happen? When Australopithecus was around? Or earlier when Ardipithecus was around? Or did the split happen when Homo habilis or Homo erectus was around? It’s a really cool idea.

@spartanx9293 Год назад

Well considering this is a world with a definitive God in it it would be hard to tell

@mohamedbe4942 Год назад

It's crazy how this movie gets an explanation at roughly the same time I rewatched it.

@Pr0phet_Taker_official Год назад

Literally was my favorite movie coming up

@GamingRoomOficial Год назад

cool. I like this movie. I didn't know there was a source material, much less it deviates so much from it.

@lessonzlrnd Год назад

Just sat down for dinner! Perfect! 😎😎😎😎😎

@taylorreynolds3176 Год назад

This is one of my most favorite movies in the whole world !! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@dmcgee3 Год назад

That’s a really well done art style in the manga, I’m gonna have to pick that up. Is it a right to left read style? Last year I read a graphic novel Deserter by Junji Ito. Collection of short horror stories. I’ve never really understood the difference between graphic novel and manga, seems like it’s just a east/west hemisphere naming difference. It’s really solid though. Also what’s the best way to send requests? I got 3 graphic novel series I’d like you to cover. The Armory Wars, Transmetropolitan, and I’m sure you’ve been asked so much but The Sandman. Also maybe Preacher and Chew and Metro City.