Filmed amidIceland ’s classifiable , beautiful yet eerie landscapeand cheer bythat country ’s folklore , The Rock of Ages creates a graphic fantasy world in just over 15 minutes — complete with a wretched protagonist you soon realize you ’re rooting against , and a pipe - smoking stone who not only talks , but swears like a Panama .
Shared byShort of the Week , this tale from writer - director Eron Sheean makes great consumption of its born mise en scene blended with clever puppetry and a pair of first-class performance : Tómas Lemarquis as the tempestuous - eyed , pelt - clad warrior , and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson ( who ’s soon to appear on time of year two ofSeverance ) as the gruff vox of the rock ‘n’ roll .
Here’sSheean ’s directorial statement , including a angry mish - mash of inspirations : “ The Rock of Ages is a phantasmagoric black comedy , a thinking - provoke mutant dear tike of Jim Henson , Terry Gilliam , and Ingmar Bergman ( if he were in high spirits on anodyne ) . It distinguish the story of a lost Soldier ( Tómas Lemarquis ) and his encounter with a cunning talking rock’n’roll ( Ólafur Darri Ólafsson ) who promises him immortality . But as always with these bargains , there ’s a catch . I was inspired to make a surreal fable that explores the hubris of humankind — both our fleeting cosmos in the case of nature , and our involuntariness to abide by its ancient rules . ”
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