It respects the audience enough to know that we don’t need a backstory for every sword or a love triangle to care about a protagonist. We just need a man, an axe, a treacherous guide, and a good reason to cross a hostile wilderness.
Fans of Valhalla Rising , The Revenant , Outlander (the show, not the movie), and anyone who misses the feeling of heavy metal album covers coming to life.
You need fast pacing, quippy dialogue, or bright, colorful cinematography.
