Mavi Mağara (The Blue Cave) explains itself as a Turkish fantasy epic adventure which starts with a larger exploration team as they find out about a long lost and concealed cave within one of the remote regions in Turkey. The cave, which has the airs of substance with a lot of legends and tales, is supposedly gifted with great powers but also a terrible curse. And as the explorer’s seek to decipher the mysteries of the cave, they disturb primordial sleep of an evil spirit which puts not only life at stake for these explorers but the entire planet as well.
Cast:
Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ
Serenay Sarıkaya
Positive Aspects:
The Blue Cave is exceptionally beautiful and its camera work highlights the best of Turkey’s landscapes.
The mix of adventure and mythological themes and has deepened the storyline with lots of folklore.
It is the love scenes of the central characters with Kivanç Tatlituğ that add flesh to a largely mythic narrative of the story.
Negative Aspects:
The script is too predictable and there are some thriller fans who could not but notice some elements borrowed from other similar movies like that of Indiana Jones or The Mummy.
The middle of the film rushes through but scant action picks up towards the latter part and slower pace is hard to endure.
