![]() ![]() ![]() He must collect all the signs (which are small physical objects) in order to defeat the Dark, which is led by a black rider (decidedly Lord of the Rings-esque). "The dark is rising," we are told, "and Will must restore the light." To do so, he must first collect six "signs" that are hidden across time (Will has the ability to time-travel when he senses a sign). Before he knows it, Will is the centerpiece in an epic time-traveling quest to save the world.Įvidently, as a "seventh son of a seventh son," Will is the last in a line of something called "The Old Ones." These "old" ones-which include great British actors like Ian McShane, James Cosmo and Tim Piddock, as well as the formidable thespian, Francis Conroy-are immediately convened to tell Will who he is ("The Sign Seeker") and what he must do. After his birthday, strange things start happening to him (and not puberty, as his teasing older brothers suggest). The youngest son in a house of seven children, the precocious Will Stanton (Alexander Ludwig) is just celebrating his fourteenth birthday as the movie opens. ![]() The film takes place in England, where the American Stanton family resides in a shire-esque rural town with a mysterious Arthurian vibe (it's never really explained why they are there, but it's a fun setup nonetheless). Still, it was pretty easy to follow what was going on. I have not read the books, and came into the film with no knowledge of the story. ![]()
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