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Plot: The film centers around the people of the caveman tribe of Ulam who have this small fire that is used to create other fires. But after a bloody battle with an apelike tribe, they are driven from their caves and in the process of escaping, their fire tender unwittingly douses their small fire and so they are left defenseless because none of them know how to even create fire. So their elder send three men, Noah, Amoukar and Gaw on a quest to find fire and to bring it to their people before it's too late.
In many respects, this still a relatively simple story about the early human beings, but they deliver it pretty well. Quest for Fire gives us a very realistic looking yet somewhat fantasized look at this specific era. The characters do nothing but grunt, which can make it hard to understand what they're doing on occasion, but they still succeed in giving them their own personalities, goals and all around identities to the story. The costumes are also very realistic...thought with that being said, be prepared to see some human parts. I mean that kind of goes without saying considering the time period, but just know that you've been warned. And the action, for what it is with it mostly being just spears and such is done very well. If I had any problems with the movie, it would mostly be on how some scenes are harder to understand than others considering how things are done more in action rather than dialogue.
And that's my review for Quest for Fire. I know this is a short review, but that's mostly because what its delivering is very straight forward. It's a simple story about a quest for fire during the age of cavemen with a very realistic looking world and costume with good acting that give their characters their own identities despite the complete lack of dialogue. If you haven't seen it, give it a try... just, again, watch out for the revealing moments with their costumes.
Rating: 80%
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