Conan the Barbarian (1982) and the Duality of Power
George discusses John Milius' 1982 masterpiece Conan the Barbarian and how the sensibilities and ideas of Milius, Robert E. Howard, and Friedrich Nietzsche inform the film and its contexts.
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Bibliography:
Big Bad John: The John Milius Interviews- Nat Segaloff
https://www.amazon.com/Big-Bad-John-M...
Conan the Barbarian: The Official Story of the Film- John Walsh
https://www.amazon.com/Conan-Barbaria...
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian: The Original Adventures of the Greatest Sword and Sorcery Hero of All Time!- Robert E. Howard
https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Conan-C...
On the Genealogy of Morals (Penguin Classics) - Friedrich Nietzsche
https://www.amazon.com/Genealogy-Mora...
The Great Debate: The Letters of H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard- Bryan Murphy
https://goodman-games.com/tftms/2021/...
Conan the Barbarian- Roger Ebert
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/co...
Films:
The Wind and the Lion (Blu- Ray) Dir. John Milius
https://www.walmart.com/ip/The-Wind-a...