Conan had two fathers, the one from his doomed village, and Thulsa Doom. Conan had two heritages, one of steel, one of flesh. His first father died because he relied only on steel. Doom died because he relied only on flesh. But Conan mastered both, and thus solved the Riddle of Steel.

@victorm152

11 ай бұрын

Steel grows dull and brittle and flesh withers and decays, but an indomitable will born of the human spirit is eternal

@BoroChiclana

10 ай бұрын

Yin and Yan Brother. One depends on the other. Balance is all. Awesome deduction and resolution. Best regards mate. See you on the halls of Crom.

@Now_To_Infinity

7 ай бұрын

He was not fooled

@AutoFirePad

6 ай бұрын

Flesh in one hand, steel in the other.

@jibril2473

5 ай бұрын

Interesting

Funny how it all hits the fan whenever James Earl Jones calls someone his son...(Conan, Luke Skywalker, Simba..)

@madworld5762

3 жыл бұрын

Haha

@woodsplitter3274

3 жыл бұрын

True

@yujirohanma5199

3 жыл бұрын

No matter what movie he stars in, James Earl Jones will always be "Your Father" ::: mechanical breathing :::

@kzziggy

3 жыл бұрын

Coming to America 🇺🇸🤪 2 Hahaha

@gustavosinclair7185

3 жыл бұрын

In movies, james earl jones is to sons what sean bean is to being killed

James Earl Jones's speech is legitimately chilling, its so good.

@adamgordon2572

Жыл бұрын

One of his best roles 🔥🔥

What most people never mention, that during this scene, Thulsa Doom is clearly talking about using his followers to commit a mass genocide against their own families, their leaders in their Kingdoms, and others in their communities, then later the world. If successful, his cult would have dominated the landscape. It is at the key moment when Conan beheads Thulsa Doom, that the world is made safer. Whole of history was changed in a few seconds.

@pendragonshall

2 жыл бұрын

@Nature Of The Beast he was a snake man, one of the serpent people from ancient times. From Kulls time of atlantis. Not a human. Demonic worshippers of old fake snake gods or demons in the age of valusia. Yiggith or something then in Conans times called Set. The end goal was to wipe out all humans

@assassinlexx1993

2 жыл бұрын

The satisfact of hearing the head like a empty coconut shell bounce down the stairs.

@BruceWayne-mb4hk

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, Conan got there in the nick of time.

@jeremycompton9322

2 жыл бұрын

Think about when this was released. The backlash against hippies was fierce, but important for mainstream America. So. Let Arnie slice and dice those macrame planter freaks, and rejoice in suppressing a cult.

@AaronSAllison

2 жыл бұрын

"damn, I guess we're not in a cult anymore."

This was Conan's last test: his strength of will against the man who both broke him down and built him up. Steel was but a tool, as was the hand wielding it. But the true wellspring of power was Conan's own will against a manipulative, evil warlord.

@devonburdeyney8555

19 күн бұрын

And that my friend is the answer to the "Riddle of Steel", flesh and steel are weak. True strength comes from our personal will.

I think James Earl Jones portrayal of Thulsa Doom was absolutely brilliant!

Conan solved the riddle of steel: steel is nothing without a strong hand to wield it, a strong hand is nothing without a strong mind to motivate it, and a strong mind is nothing without a strong heart to fortify it.

@user-mu8gb7zh6l

7 ай бұрын

Yes, dude!😁👊👍👍👍

Thulsa Doom was the smoothest talker around. Almost got himself out of that.

@TheIrishRushin

2 жыл бұрын

He was using magic on Conan. Too bad for him it failed.

@dchambers986

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheIrishRushin He remembered what his real Father had told him - trust NO ONE, But STEEL, you can TRUST. And so he did.

@moshedayan2810

2 жыл бұрын

Yes he had pulled the same trick on conan mom

@redpyramid9697

Жыл бұрын

@@moshedayan2810 And he succeeded on her. He failed to do it to Conan, however. Remembering what Thulsa Doom did to his mother snapped him back into reality.

@moshedayan2810

Жыл бұрын

@@redpyramid9697 in hindsight it seems he could have disposed of Conan's mom without using all the hypnosis mumbo jumbo.. She was the only survivor of the village and anyone of thulsa's henchperson could have done away with her....if thulsa hadn't used his magic stuff on Conan's mom, he could have overwhelmed Conan with the magic in the climax... As Conan wouldn't have been forewarned.. Just because he had seen thulsa doing the mumbo jumbo on his mom before he killed her, Conan came to his senses at the crucial juncture and had his revenge much the same way ie decapitation

I still love this Actor James Earl Jones. He has that deep conqueror voice!! Like a true emperor or king

@houriabensalmane8808

3 жыл бұрын

He is darth vader 's voice

@fraser_mr2009

3 жыл бұрын

it's still hard to believe he was in it. you forget because he's not in it much.

@drowningmerman4256

2 жыл бұрын

"I still love this Actor James Earl Jones." Who doesn't?

@johnburkey7051

2 жыл бұрын

Arnold showed the scum bag with the boss was

@nepntzerZer

2 жыл бұрын

not so much anymore he's gotten quite old

At the end after the vengeance Conan felt empty inside. What a masterpiece

@TheSADHU88

4 жыл бұрын

Just like im real life, after revenge you better have s plan what to do with your life

@AutoFirePad

3 жыл бұрын

He became the hero, the hero at the service of others. Just watch how he treates the princess at the end, he ignores her praise and offers his hand. The rest is Conan (the hero) story, and that story shall also be told....

@leonardoflorentin

3 жыл бұрын

@@Smexyyellow Conan: wait a minute......you killed my father Thulsa: AAAAAAAHHHHHH i almost got you, i almost got you *both laugh uncontrolably* Conan: ahahahaha!! god that was good!!........you almost did it, you almost did it. *proceed to behead thulsa*

@samadgriffin6853

3 жыл бұрын

Not empty. Satiated.

@hisdudeness8328

3 жыл бұрын

But it also showed his iron tempered resolve. Doom was right. His entire life was built up to this moment, what was there for him in life after this moment? Conan didn't know himself, but he sure as hell was determined go find out!

James Earl Jones was masterful in this role

There is something so magnificent and believable about these movies, for all Conans strength and ferocity, you feel that he is vulnerable. You can actually see yourself as him because he is just as mortal and fallible like the rest of us

Conan remembered what his real Father had told him - trust NO ONE. But STEEL, you can TRUST. And so he did.

@thesnare100

Жыл бұрын

but I thought that answer was wrong he learned when he broke the sword, even though he kills Doom with a broken one.

@TheMovieHowze

Жыл бұрын

Neither his father or doom correctly answered the riddle. Only conan figured it out. Its not flesh or steel but will

@thesnare100

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMovieHowze I wondered why Doom cares about the riddle, he believes in Set, not Crom.........or maybe both?

@seeweezeke

4 ай бұрын

@@thesnare100 I think this was set in the iron age and people were fascinated with steel.

@thesnare100

4 ай бұрын

@@seeweezekeit's set in a fictional period before recorded history, called the hyborian age, as Akiro says "between the time the oceans drank Atlantis and the Rise of the sons of Aryas" the sons of the aryas are the "master race" as the author subscribed the Hitler's master race idea

''When I am gone, you will have never been. what will your world be without me?'' this is reminiscent to the tones and themes of an unhealthy / toxic relationship. Like when an abuser in a relationship keeps their partner trapped by falsely declaring that they need them to survive, and that their world will be nothing if they leave them. Conan for a second was trapped under that thrall, but had the will and spirit to purge himself of Doom forever. Doom was Conan's meaning for life, for decades, the source of his pain, and the end goal that he was working towards. Doom tried to manipulate that need in Conan, but now Conan is free to forge a new destiny and life without Thulsa Doom. Awesome film!

@blvp2145

2 жыл бұрын

I wish I could give you more likes.

@TheWordMercy82

2 жыл бұрын

Doom was a Sodomite and Conan said "You're NOT my father!" You killed my father! Prepare to die! - Inigo Montoya

@FinnelAT

2 жыл бұрын

Really? I felt back in the days as if Conan came to the realization that he would have been with his family and friends if not for him. Which made Arnold blink a couple of times and decided to return the favor for what he did to his mother when he was a boy.

@johnsteiner3417

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much every fundamentalist religious leadership engages in this.

@johnscully1924

2 жыл бұрын

The power of his father's sword. even though broken allowed him to push through the thrall and attack.

I will say over and over, if you're an aspiring movie maker and you dream of making an sci-fi/fantasy epic, and you want a truly mesmerising, unforgettable villain, you cast a classically trained theatre actor.

@alisterfolson

2 жыл бұрын

George Lucas knew what he was doing when he cast the actors for The Emperor, Obi-Wan and Count Dooku

@Dausuul

10 ай бұрын

Not just the villains, either. Classically trained actors bring tremendous power to any role. Look at Ian McKellen as Gandalf, Patrick Stewart as Captain Picard, or Cate Blanchett as Galadriel.

I have to give full props to the Foley artist who got the sound just right of Thulsa Doom's severed head bouncing down the steps.

@ZeroOmega-vg8nq

2 жыл бұрын

Too bad this remaster of the scene cut out the screams of the cultists as he threw it.

@demjay

Жыл бұрын

Like flat basketball..eeeww

@fedegibsonlespaul

Жыл бұрын

Maybe it's a bit gruesome, but I kept thinking that a head would sustain more damage if thrown like that. I mean, maybe even cracking like a watermelon and teeth fying out and shit.

@sunsetbilly

11 ай бұрын

THUNK THUNK thunk thunk thunky-thunky-thunky-thunky-thunky-thunk ??

@sunsetbilly

11 ай бұрын

@@fedegibsonlespaul There was an issue of Savage Sword of Conan in which a lunatic wizard jumps from a tower, claiming he could fly. Of course, he couldn't, so he goes splat. I still picture the comic panel of him hitting the pavement, and the text was something along the lines of "hitting the flagstones with the sound of an overripe melon being smashed by a sledgehammer.*

James Earl Jones to Luke Skywalker: "I am your father." Luke: "No, it's not true!" James Earl Jones to Conan: "I am your fathe---" Conan: Decapitates him.

@RedneckRealist

3 жыл бұрын

Thulsa is gonna be paying a lot of back child support.

@THECDG999

3 жыл бұрын

Simba..

@kellyweingart3692

3 жыл бұрын

“Remember who you are...oops, wrong movie”

@My_Lacrimosa

2 жыл бұрын

He got ahead of himself, so he got his head taken off his body

@stuflames4769

Жыл бұрын

Well, to be fair Luke was pretty firmly on the ropes for his scene. Dangling over a massive fall and, ah, thoroughly disarmed. Still then, Luke didn't play along, taking his chances with the fall.

"If you're going to kill a king; you must do it in front of his subjects."

One of the most satisfying scenes ever. Relief of completion extremely difficult task, after long, risky effort...

Luke, Simba, Conan, my god he screwed around a lot to have such a varied list of sons.

@deensaid7762

Ай бұрын

Prince Akeem?

I never noticed it but reading through some comments on other Connan's scenes I discovered a comment that pointed out that Conan in the movie holds the broken sword of his father after killing rexor in right hand and head of thulsa doom in left hand which is a symbol of their ideas behind the riddle of steel. Conan is in between and symbolizes the right answer.

Happy 90th Birthday to James E. Jones 2021!!! It's been years since I've seen this movie.

Conan dropping the sword is the equivalent of a mic drop. 😀

A lot has been said already, but I especially love the actual set, the extras holding torches...It gives a special atmosphere to the scene. And no CGI in sight - everything is real (except James Earl Jones being killed obviously :) )

@natestathes

Жыл бұрын

No they actually killed him.

@griselame

Жыл бұрын

@@natestathes yes yes obviously

@jackbombay1423

Жыл бұрын

In fact, they used his twin brother Jonas Earl Jones for the killing scene. RIP Jonas.

@griselame

Жыл бұрын

@@jackbombay1423 taking one for the team, thanks Jonas

- My son. - Here, hold my sword with your neck.

There is a lot of psychology in this movie, when i was a kid i didn't pay attention, but now when im older you can see a lot of brainwashing from thulsa doom, yes he is a wizard but he feeds on power and control from other people, when you take that away he is just normal like everyone else, you can connect this to some cult leaders or even politics its mind-blowing

@jakep1979

2 жыл бұрын

Thulsa Doom was a typical power hungry politician. Most of his damage was done by his followers cause they believed in him. Their whole reality revolved around this man who build himself up to be the chosen one (someone close to a deity or presents himself as one) and if they follow him he would lead them to a better future (or a promised afterlife). With one swoop of Conan's sword that image of him was shattered as how can a mere mortal hurt/kill this deity unless that deity was fake or that mortal is not a mortal after all but a better deity (most would rather attempt to believe a greater deity as the belief in wasting their precious time in worshipping a fake deity for years is too much for the ego to handle). This is what also happened in the movie The Chronicles of Riddick.

@Dr._GroovyDude

2 жыл бұрын

You if you had the interpretation that Thulsa Doom actually was just a faker when it came to the magic and was just THAT good at manipulating people... It wouldn't be a hard thing to believe. He's a phenomenal villain who feels a lot more real than most cinematic villains these days.

@daydream2609

2 жыл бұрын

This is because he is a malignant narcissist

@craigthescott5074

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly when I watched this again as an adult it reminds me of the Green New Deal religion we currently have.

@lawrencebrenton3365

Жыл бұрын

​@@craigthescott5074 Really... your logic is completely flawed! The only cult figure that comes to mind about being a narcissist leader would be the guy that owns Trump Tower! Tell me if I'm wrong... He lost the election! He lost in court challenges to the elections by 60 to 0! He chose to incite his supporters to go to the Capital building in Washington and violently tried to illegally takeover a democratically elected government! (Hint) They called themselves MAGA's. How many times in US history did that type of violence ever happen before? If that's not a cult following... I don't know what is?!

Most ruthless decapitation in cinema history.

@richroyer4679

2 жыл бұрын

I urge you to watch the beginning of the running man once more. Another ahhhhnold masterpiece

@M0T0M451

2 жыл бұрын

I urge you to look up the execution of Thomas Cromwell. RL can be just as brutal if not more so than fiction.

@roadkiller904

2 жыл бұрын

The Omen (1976)

@user-xe1lt5yk8p

9 ай бұрын

@@roadkiller904 Decapitation of David Warner in Omen (1976) is too quick death to call it especially ruthless. Conan chopping Thulsa is way more ruthless because it took, quite realistically, many blows to cut the head off.

Great, great, great, great, great film!!!! Not heralded enough. A stroke of genius on the part of John Milius, Oliver Stone and Basil Poledouris. Bravo!

@dougmaclennan8654

2 жыл бұрын

So true. I have shown this film to a few people who have never seen it. They say, “How have I not seen this?”

@leonardomattarmonteiro2824

2 жыл бұрын

A character building SOUL forging eternal MASTERPIECE. 1982 I was a 12 year old kid when I watched this EPIC in a Movie Theater. Here in Brasil the Film was rated 16 [the equivalent to an R rated in North America]. I would have never entered that screening room if it wasn't for a real life CONAN who stood in line behind me. The ticket girl was inquiring me "how old are you,boy?" & I was trying to babble convincingly "uhh...sixteen" When a long haired thunderous voiced fella [the man behind me at the queue] bellowed:"oww,let the boy get in and watch "CONAN"!What harm can it do to him?!" She promptly let me in. I sat in that dark room,watched in admiration&respect that stranger sit only a few seats away from me on the same aisle. JOHN MILIUS,MYTHOS,MUSIC, OLIVER STONE,POLEDOURIS, PATHOS,SEX,VIOLENCE&THE RIDDLE of STEEL.✊🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🔥 THANK YOU FOREVER real life's CONAN long haired stranger. Today I'm an old long haired Conan like Anarchist myself.🏴

@f.mazz.459

2 жыл бұрын

@@leonardomattarmonteiro2824 Hahaaa!! That's a great story, my fellow Hyborean Aged traveling companion. I was too young, only 6yrs old when it came out so I didn't get to watch it in theaters. I had to watch it on home video from the video store on a rented VCR-VHS lol. Thank you for sharing that 🙏. Crom is pleased...pleased from his mountain

@420haxx

Жыл бұрын

Truly an underrated masterpiece that too often gets lost in the mix of the cheesy trash that it's success inspired.

James Earl Jones MAKES this movie!

Just now realized he decapitated him with his father's sword, which he broke and took from Doom's henchman at the Battle of the Mounds.

@dsjim1

2 жыл бұрын

Shit never realised that too, always thought why he threw away his sword after decapitation

Wow! That man's VOICE!

@etherealaffirmations645

4 жыл бұрын

It's so sexy

@TexZenMaster

4 жыл бұрын

Darth Vader has a sexy voice! Aside from Morgan Freeman, James Earl Jones is the king of voice work.

@nathanhughes4466

3 жыл бұрын

@@TexZenMaster Throw in Christopher Lee.

@GeneralAblon

Жыл бұрын

​​@@nathanhughes4466 and maybe Mark Hamill? His Joker is the stuff of LEGEND!

@nathanhughes4466

Жыл бұрын

@@GeneralAblon Fully Agreed. Mark Hamill is the true Joker in all his sadistic splendor.

Holy shit that was so visceral.. I've seen a lot of violence in movies and tv, but this actually feels real. The sound too!

You can see the exact moment when Conan makes his saving throw.

The Terminator decapitates Darth Vader with more brute strength than what Luke used in the cave of dagobah

James Earl Jones is an amazing actor. Thulsa Doom, Darth Vader and Mufaza so many other characters. He is a national treasure.

In the end, he remembered what his real Father had told him - Trust NO ONE. But STEEL, you can TRUST. And so he did.

@spankminister

Жыл бұрын

I don't think it's that simple. Conan's sword is broken in the scene, symbolizing that steel was not the answer. Thulsa Doom said that flesh was the answer, but was still defeated. It's deliberately ambiguous, but I think that Conan broke Doom's hypnosis and control by finding his own answer in that moment. Whether you believe it's "human will" or "the steel and flesh together" or something else being the solution, I think Conan finding his own answer rather than just accepting either of these two "fathers" is the key. It wouldn't be so memorable if it was just a simple revenge story about remembering his Father's words and copying his Father's answer.

@artm1973

Жыл бұрын

@@spankminister Conan's sword wasn't broken, that was his father's sword he took from Rexor. That's why he used that sword to kill Doom and get his revenge.

3:24 the origin of the mic drop

@geoculus5606

3 жыл бұрын

lol

I was about 4 years old when I seen this film, this scene is epic and the movie itself goes way deeper than you, thingk, germanic runes on the sword of his father, no one can you trust, this, you can trust, the tomb of the king scene, the revenge scenes, real 7 pound stainless steel swords were used, and historical hunnic invasion of a germanian village, then to Persia and Mongolia with subotai, the same name of Genghis Khans succesor, everything is simply magnificent, the outfits....

@keysersoze3427

2 жыл бұрын

Who on earth let's a 4 year old watch this?

Everytime James Earl Jones has a son in a movie, he ends up dying by that son's hand.

@chrismc410

Жыл бұрын

Luke doesn't kill Vader. Palpatine did via Force Lightning

@jackieollij7434

Жыл бұрын

@@chrismc410 hmmm some say as Vader removed his helmet, he could no longer breath. Others say when a Jedi turns into a Sith he is injected a poison that is activated by the light side of the force, so if he ever repents he dies. So it is a question of interpretation.

@chrismc410

Жыл бұрын

@@jackieollij7434 as Vader himself said nothing would stop his death. Palpatine probably had already fried it beyond repair, taking off the mask as he pointed out made no difference. I don't know about the toxin thing. He's literally gotten his wig split to the white meat by Obi-Wan and Ahsoka and sustained much damage than Luke inflicted. Palpatine made his suit specifically vulnerable to Force Lightning for when Vader challenges him for the title of Master as all Sith Apprentices must. One thing is certain: Palpatine is directly responsible for his death.

@jackieollij7434

Жыл бұрын

@@chrismc410 read more, you can learn something new.

Thulsa Doom had a point, he did make Conan by having his family killed when he was little, turning him into the barbarian he had become. I don't think he thought this would be the outcome though.

@AutoFirePad

3 жыл бұрын

In that moment Conan solved the riddle of steel holding his father sword, then he became the hero.

@MrHupo

3 жыл бұрын

Ye,but his was the will to avenge. Not thulsa's will

@jmwoods190

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrHupo Yep exactly, Conan could've succumbed to Thulsa Doom's power and spell like the entire cult did, but instead he defied Doom and brought his downfall! In other words, trauma may shape your perception of this world, but ultimately it's what you do with that perception that makes the profound difference!

@barthoving2053

2 жыл бұрын

In the end Conan made himself by his own choices. At the end he also dropped the broken blade. Signaling to me he also stopped his quest for the riddle of steel, or looking for a father figure and instead became a man who realised he controlled his own destiny.

@jacobpeters5458

2 жыл бұрын

it's interesting when Doom had him earlier and explained the riddle of steel. it was half true - flesh, or will, is stronger than steel. but his ends were still corrupt. I guess the riddle to steel is that, like will, it has to have the right owner? but just as each sword is different, you can't tell someone what that is, so it's always an ongoing riddle

Best. Movie. Ever. John Milius is a genius.

Glad they left the princess in on the director's cut. Plus when Conan drops his sword at the end, showed that Conan had found purpose, and his path of vengeance was done.

And that's how Tulsa, Oklahoma was found, after the slain Darth.

@geoculus5606

3 жыл бұрын

It was almost founded in Iowa, though, near the Field of Dreams.

I prefer the theatrical cut ending to the directors cut. When he throws the head and it travels down the stairs; a few of his believers cry out. Also the musical score and the burning of the temple better signify a closure in this chapter of Conan's life goal. Either way; a wonderful film. The music says it all. Thank you for posting the video. 😊

@jakep1979

2 жыл бұрын

I find that head rolling too long in silence a bit too comical, there should have been more crying out especially by the women as Conan would finally achieve his belief in what is best in life: " "Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women!"

@druid799

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree the theatrical cut is so much better than this cut , I find all the silly posing by the princess really detracts from the whole scene . Completely unnecessary and the screams add so much more to it as well .

@ZeroOmega-vg8nq

2 жыл бұрын

@@druid799 the DX also seemed to have cut thorgrims little weak THUMP sound of his hand on conans shield as he died from the impalement.

I always loved the sound effects of the head hitting the stairs

This movie gets better with age...like wine.

Barbarian passes mesmerise check; Barbarian activates rage, rolls automatic crits next three successful actions; Barbarian attacks. Doom fails dodge check, suffers stun, mystify, bleed; Doom fails constitution check; Doom is killed. Barbarian gains 'head of Doom' trinket and gains 50XP for completing lineage quest. This concludes the session.

@CG_GEOS

3 жыл бұрын

50xp ?? its like 50000xp for killing Lich King xD

@My_Lacrimosa

2 жыл бұрын

50 xp when he been ganking the whole film?

@aug-pahunters51

2 жыл бұрын

Ah.. you are pure nerd. X 1000 exp. Joking, *schwapp!!* Off your head 🙃

@LordVader1094

2 жыл бұрын

50xp? Wtf?

@orius03

2 жыл бұрын

50 XP?! Cheapass 5e DMs...

Collective thinking vs a strong individual

@joseantonioalcaraz827

4 жыл бұрын

because conan is a barbarian, not a civilized man

One of my favorite movie of all time

This movie was made very soon after the Jonestown massacre in 1979....it was in social consciousness and this movie reflected the power of cult and powerful suicidal leaders....this movie came out at thr right time as well....1982.

Thulsa Doom was actually a character in the King Kull stories, who they put into the conan movie for some reason. Conan fought many villains, but his "arch nemesis" was probably Toth Amon. But these characters are pretty interchangeable anyway

@Damienx247

2 жыл бұрын

Except the part where Thulsa Doom in the novels where Thulsa's head is just a skull with glowing eyes. Though, that could be saved as a revelation for the final battle.

@thesnare100

Жыл бұрын

I was told Thulsa Doom was an undead wizard, what is called in D&D a lich

James Earl Jones,is a magnificent voice!

_What would your world be without me... my son?_ *IDK LET'S FIND OUT*

@graysummers601

Жыл бұрын

I am Optimus Prime.

Greatest movie and music of all time

Some decent acting here from Arnie. Actually held his own opposite the brilliance of James Earl Jones.

@XX-eh2ke

Жыл бұрын

Arnold kept his cool. JEJ lost his head.

One good deed speaks louder than a thousand pretty words. -.Seneca Conan the Barbarian is the epitome of stoicism. Best f*cking movie EVER.

A man can be destroyed, yet resurrect eternally triumphant and invincible, through the understanding, wisdom and mastery, of the Riddle of Steel!

I really like this score when Conan is sneaking to Thulsa palace eliminating his last guards...

@AntonyTheGod

2 жыл бұрын

Dies Irae

And thus legends are born. Conan was truly born to be king!!

Such a powerful moment

Wow what a great scene.

-walks up to Doom in the middle of a speech -ignores attempted psychological warfare -decapitates doom in the messiest way possible -throws head down stairs -refuses to elaborate further -leaves

I like everything about this movie....Conan series..

He really pulled a Megatron lol. "What would you be without me?" "Time to find out."

It's a masterpiece

The obvious thing would have been for Conan to behead Doom in one swing, showing his might and reflecting how his mother was killed in front of him. Instead he gave more of an angled blow, which seemed like a deliberate act so Doom would have a moment to think about it before the deed was finished. Barbaric.

The lesson, never try to hypnotize a barbarian, it doesn't end well.

"When I am gone, you will have never been. What would your world be, without me? My son..."

He killed him in almost the same manner when Thulsa killed his mother in the beginning, Thulsa let his guard down and relaxed and got his head chopped off.

Imagine if your entire life had one single purpose, and that is revenge. You survive against all odds, endure all kinds of hardship, escape slavery and even death. You're about to fullfill your purpose and you realise - what then? Thulsa was right, Conan became who he was because of him. Who Conan would be without him? I believe Tulsa had a fair shot at bringing conan to his side at that moment

@PenTheMighty

2 жыл бұрын

That's why Doom was such an interesting villain. Those who followed him did so willingly. It also mirrors the beginning, when Doom tries to mesmerize Conan's mother. She still resists and doesn't submit, so he kills her. It could be nothing, or a little nod that the strength of Conan's will came from his mother, not his father. It also has a logical flow throughout the rest of the film, as most women fall to Doom quite easily but not Conan's mom, she had that fire of defiance that carried on through her son. Thulsa's one mistake was her constantly referred to Conan's father, thinking the mother irrelevant...But he completely missed that Conan was holding her hand when she died, that he watched her resist him. Damn this movie is so fucking good.

@hawkfeather8

2 жыл бұрын

What then? He becomes the next Dread Pirate Roberts, of course.

@jacobpeters5458

2 жыл бұрын

@@PenTheMighty good point. makes sense with Valeria's sacrifice. one of the coolest (among many) parts was after the fight him just sitting there thinking. I wonder if he was thinking about Valeria's offer earlier on before it was too late. esp how he ignores the princess when he walks down and she's bowing. maybe that was the riddle of steel? that it's only a means to an end, not a life like he believed and lived? the thing that gets you is the entire time you agree with Conan and want him to get the a-holes who burnt his village the creepiest in a cool way part was the paradise room with girls...eating human remains! a hint that hedonism has a price and isn't the answer?

@Thagomizer

Жыл бұрын

This movie is more poignant to me as I get older. To what extent are we made by our pain? If I could go back in time and tell my younger self to avoid all contact with the one person who hurt me more than anyone else, would that have been the right thing to do? Probably, but at the same time, I'm grateful for the wisdom I've gained from that experience. It made me who I am today. This movie is about nothing less than meaning of power and whether suffering and injustice are redeemed by the strength that we might gain from triumphing over dire adversity. Are they? I still don't know. Thulsa Doom isn't exactly wrong, and Conan is aware of that on some level.

@thesnare100

Жыл бұрын

@@PenTheMighty Willingly? After Doom is dead, they all throw their torches in the water and leave.

Masterpiece

This is the European version, and the one in the Special Edition DVD. The original US theatrical version cut out the Princess helping Conan infiltrate the Mountain of Power.

@44excalibur

3 жыл бұрын

@@AndrasMihalyi You're talking about the American version. In the American version Conan faces Doom alone, without the princess.

@THECDG999

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like the princess still under his spell..

Conan MAKES his Wisdom save vs Charm Person!! LOVE this Movie...one of the BEST!! The Music, scenery, combat etc etc!! I was BLESSED to grow up when Master Pieces like this were created!!

Conan took the resilent feat and became proficient in Will Power Saving Throws. rolled a 20 on the Will Power Saving Throw, plus his father's sword gave him a +10 Made the save.

damn good movie. Damn good the best Arnold ever did!

It took me until just now to notice that the Atlantean Sword broke and crumbled into bits when Conan finally took Thulsa's head off. That sword was probably 12,000 years old even back then, LOL.

@BigManTing-cr5ub

Жыл бұрын

It’s actually only 1000 because thulsa was around when the Atlanteans were

@liamroberts1458

Жыл бұрын

@@BigManTing-cr5ub Ah... Still, practically ancient, even in the Hyborian Age.

@Balinux

Жыл бұрын

That's not the Atlantean sword. It's his father's sword.

@thesnare100

Жыл бұрын

@@BigManTing-cr5ub in this movie?? Maybe it the Conan books, etc. TD said he was "young" when he killed conan's family, if he's over 1000 that was only 35 years ago or so

This movie is awesome

I imagine they make the sound of the head rolling down the stairs with coconuts

Watching this on Father's Day feels kinda weird.

i love this movie

There isn't a scene with James Earl Jones in this movie he doesn't steal completely.

Conan was great not because he destroyed a king, or an empire, but because he did what is considered impossible. He destroyed a religion.

After watching this clip I see some exact parallels in Thulsa Dooms speech with the Green New Deal religion.

Jsmes Earl Jones was certainly the backbone of The Conan The Barbarian movie👍💯

Thulsa Doom was evil but he was also wise. His answer to the Riddle of Steel is correct. The real power is the mind and will to control it.

I would have liked, right at that moment where Conan snaps back to reality, a quick flash of his mothers face. Almost subliminal.

Thus the game of bowling was invented

Creepy moments 1. he says TO PARADISE! twisting his jaw, 2. the sound of the head bouncing in the stairs

@geoculus5606

3 жыл бұрын

I never noticed that jaw motion before, interesting.

amazing movie

I felt that. 😱✨💫

The indomitable human spirit. This is the Riddle of Steel!

What a boss scene.

Is this guy everyone's father ? Conan, Luke, Eddy Murphy in coming to America...

I always loved that right at the end, Conan inflicted the same death on Thulsa Doom that Thulsa Doom inflicted on Conan's mother. But, it was not a clean death, it was not one stroke of the blade. It was a beheading delivered by a barbarian, hacking, and hacking, until the head came off. At that point, Conan was revenging more than his mother, but his father, and Valeria. Thulsa Doom had it coming.

He kills him with his FATHERS sword, not the atlantean sword

Like how he/Conan threw the head down the steps. LOL

When you crit the saving throw.

Same ending as 'Apocalypse Now" (which John Milius co-wrote).

Aged so well. ❤

Super