The Mummy
Summary
Rewatching Brendan Fraser’sThe Mummytrilogy reveals some unpleasant true statement about the darling dealership . The Brendan FrasierThe Mummytrilogy , three of severalThe Mummymovies , began in 1999 . It spawned two sequels and a spinoff franchise , and while widely beloved and one ofBrendan Fraser ’s proficient picture show , rewatching the franchise unearths some rough reality .
The Mummystarred Fraser as the venturer Rick O’Connell , who battles the undead mummy Imhotep ( Arnold Vosloo ) with Egyptologist Evelyn " Evy " Carnahan ( Rachel Weisz ) and her comrade Jonathan ( John Hannah ) . The whole cast return for the 2001 sequelThe Mummy Returns , during which Rick and Evy ’s boy , Alex , is embroiled in a game to revive Imhotep . The third installment , The Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon Emperor , was released in 2008 , for which only Fraser and Hannah rejoin .
10Imhotep’s Curse Makes No Sense
DuringThe Mummy ’s prologue , Imhotep is condemn to suffer the Curse of the Hom - Dai . This transforms him into a state of living death as carnivorous scarab mallet consume him for all eternity . The curse also states that if Imhotep is revive , he will gain ascendance over the 10 plagues of Egypt , as well as a serial publication of other magical powers . However , this is immediately a contradiction : if Imhotep is cursed with eternal life end , he should n’t need to be revived . moreover , if Imhotep is being cursed as his punishment , it makes no gumption to bestow him with magical abilities that transform him into an unstoppable forcefulness if revived .
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9The Ten Plage Of Egypt Curse Creates A Plot Hole
to boot , The Mummy ’s Imhotep jinx creates a historical plot of ground holeregarding the 10 pestilence of Egypt . Imhotep is bedamn for his crimes against the Egyptian Pharaoh Seti I in 1290 BCE . The Egyptian pharaoh appoint in Exodus as the ruler who loose the Israelites follow the ravage of the 10 plague is Ramesses II . Unfortunately forThe Mummy ’s timeline , Ramesses II was actually the successor to Seti I , meaning that when the ancient priests cursed Imhotep , the 10 pest had not yet scourge the country and would be unidentified to them .
8Rick And Evy’s First Kiss Is Problematic
When Rick and Evy meet inThe Mummy , Evy interview him about the ancient city of Hamunaptra . Rick beckons Evy towards him , suggest that he will expose its location , but instead , forcefully grab Evy and kiss her . While the inappropriateness of this is handle in a subsequent view , the movie dismisses it and even presents it as borderline romantic . It reeks of misogyny and distaff objectification in what should have been considered sexual ravishment . Though this could be considered a symptom of the epoch , the wayThe Mummyexcuses it perpetuate sexist beliefs .
7The Mummy Sequels' VFX Were Terrible
The Mummy Returnshas become notorious for its laughably poor figurer - bring forth effects . However , the third installation , The Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon Emperor , also feature appalling optic effects , which greatly cave the moving picture . It seems a freakish phenomenon that the sequels would be deed over greater budgets but yield worse visuals , butThe Mummy’sVFX expect better than the sequelsby quite a noticeable degree . It is one of several reasonsThe Mummyhas aged the better out of the trilogy .
6The Mummy Sequels Were Too Family-Friendly
Another reasonThe Mummyhas aged better than the sequelsis its tone . The Mummycombined action and adventure with the same gothic revulsion that characterized the original 1932 master . While rated PG-13 , it still featured a string of revulsion episode and delivered some genuinely startling fearfulness . This gothic esthetic , however , was completely removed forThe Mummy Returns , which is tonally closer to a family adventure moving-picture show than a swashbuckling revulsion . The Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon Emperoraccentuates this even further , with several scenes that are distractingly cartoonish .
5The Mummy: Tomb Of The DragonEmperor Needed Rachel Weiss
After fiddle an crucial part inThe MummyandThe Mummy Returns , Rachel Weisz did n’t refund for the thirdMummymovie . Weisz was replace by Maria Bello , who failed to survive up to the character ’s legacy or Weisz ’s performance . The Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon Emperortruly suffered without Weisz ’s tender yet ferocious personality and the Evy depicted felt considerably less full rounded . Bello was pick apart for failing to adequately recapture Weisz ’s portrayal , which seems slightly unjust as Bello still delivers a reasonable functioning . The upshot is that Rachel Weisz was so perfect as Evy , that losing her create an absence too great to be filled .
4The Mummy’s Timeline Makes No Sense
Another degree of contention isThe Mummyfranchise ’s timeline - specifically during the Brendan Fraser trilogy . The Mummyis set in 1926 , at which time Rick and Evy meet , lessen in love , and presumably guide for England . The Mummy Returnsis set just seven years subsequently in 1933 , but Rick and Evy are depicted as hold an eight - year - honest-to-goodness son , Alex O’Connell . The novelizations do attempt to rectify this oversight slightly , but technically , Alex could only be seven age old at most byThe Mummy Returns .
3The Mummy’s Representation Of Race Is Problematic
ThroughoutThe Mummymovies , various heathenish groups are symbolize very unfairly , relying on offensive stereotypes . The representation of native Egyptians is specially knotty , often depicted as lumbering , unarticulate , artless , and unintelligent . It perpetuate the racist stereotype often tie in with the depicted geological era - the era of British colonisation . It adheres passably to the " white savior " narrative , advise that the white American and British invaders are in fact an essential mien in rescuing the local population .
2Rick O’Connell’s Backstory Is Never Fully Explained
Rick O’Connell is first introduce as a captive in a Cairo poky . The intellect for this is alluded to but never fully explain . This is specially notable as it must be a late incarceration for Jonathan to have picked his pouch just days before . ByThe Mummy Returns , Rick ’s backstory had evolved and admit a connection to the Egyptian Medjai . Rick is expose to pay a tattoo of the ancient ordering ’s consecrated symbol , and the movie propose that the Deutsche Mark was bestow upon him by his Father of the Church - a fearsome and well-thought-of member of the Medjai . However , in premature scenes , Rick states that he was break the tattoo in an orphanhood .
1The Mummy Undermines Its Own Treasure-Hunting Message
ThroughoutThe Mummy , Evy repeatedly insist that she is not a treasure hunting watch . The movie maintains a melodic theme of ancient artefact remaining in their country of ancestry rather than being plundered by strange adventurer - further implied by Evy working as the conservator of the Cairo Museum . However , inThe Mummy Returns , it is revealed that Rick and Evy both turn a profit substantially by sell the treasures they launch . Despite the central message of preserving historical discoveries , the O’Connells in reality benefited greatly from a colonialist pillaging of Egyptian treasures . It remains one of the more unsatisfying rough realism of rewatchingThe Mummytrilogy .
