Saturday, April 2, 2016

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010): Merlin's Ancient Magic in Modern New York City


     Directed by Jon Turteltaub, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) was the product of the same skilled teamwork that created the hit National Treasure films for Walt Disney Studios. The story concerns master sorcerer Balthazar Blake, a disciple of the wizard Merlin, who has waited over 1,000 years to find Merlin's successor to battle the dark sorceress Morgana le Fey. The bumbling 20-something apprentice he finds in modern day New York City must undergo a crash course in the art of science, magic and sorcery in order to defeat the villains Maxim Horvath and Morgana. The magic special effect are amazing, and the set design crew did wonders in rendering the antique gadgetry. The cast does a great job, including Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Monica Bellucci and Teresa Palmer.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Nicolas Cage

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Merlin's Dragon Ring

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Teresa Palmer

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Alfred Molina and Jay Baruchel

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Nicolas Cage

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Alfred Molina

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Nicolas Cage

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Symbols

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Nicolas Cage and Alfred Molina

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Nicolas Cage

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Nicolas Cage

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Jay Baruchel

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Teresa Palmer

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Symbols

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Teresa Palmer

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Teresa Palmer

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Symbols

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Teresa Palmer

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Symbols

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Teresa Palmer

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Monica Bellucci

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Alfred Molina

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Teresa Palmer

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Teresa Palmer

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Teresa Palmer

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Jay Baruchel

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Pentagram

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: The Sorceress