The story leads to Hawaii over 200 years ago. Superstar Momoa also pulled the threads in the background. Is it worth streaming?
The popular mime Jason Momoa (46) rushes from success to success. It was only this year that he played the leading role in “A Minecraft Film”, the video game adaptation, which brought in almost one billion US dollars on the global box office. But since 2015 the US superstar, born in Hawaii Historical series “Chief of War”that plays on the Hawaii Islands at the end of the 18th century.
The special thing about the “Chief of War” project, which starts on August 1st and thus Momoas 46th birthday: not only is the series cast primarily Polynesian, the actresses also speak in those scenes that can be found on the Hawaii Islands, mostly Hawaiian. Reading subtitles is the order of the day for the audience. This makes the remarkable and in places breathtaking history, adventure and war series of the prestige streaming service Apple TV+ However, more authentic.
That's what “Chief of War” is about
In the late 18th century, the four large island -rich Hawaiis – O'ahu, Kaua'i, Maui and Hawai'i – are constantly war. But an old prophecy announces the arrival of a great king to bring peace. The warrior Ka'iana (Momoa) has sworn, no longer fighting and murdered when his former gentleman, King Kahekili (“Star Wars” star Temuera Morrison, 64), calls him back to his weapons and engaged in a fateful conflict.
In the course of the events, Ka'iana also gets to know the Europeans and visits places where they live. Returned to Hawaii, the brave warrior is drawn into a bloody power struggle.
Momoa as “Chief of War”
That's why the series is worth seeing
For ten years now, leading actors, producer, director and screenwriter Jason Momoa and his co-series creator Thomas Paʻa Sibbett wanted to tackle the story of “Chief of War”, which, by the way, is based on real events. But before this happened, both made a career in Hollywood, in order to then devote themselves to their heart project with a lot of creative freedom and the considerable financial resources of the streaming service Apple TV+.
The aim was to tell “Chief of War” from the perspective of the indigenous population of Hawaii and to dive deeply into the culture of the Polynesian people. In addition, the first contact of the island people with western seafarers will also be the first contact. These plan quickly to colonize the island people.
Jason Momoa in the loincloth
Learning Hawaiian for the filming was “the hardest in my life” for the main actor Momoa, who grew up in Iowa, he revealed in an interview with the magazine “GQ”. His language trainer lived with Momoa and the two “tried to work all the time”.
However, these efforts have paid off more than. In addition to the historical accuracy “Chief of War” with breathtaking, natural landscapes – was filmed on New Zealand and Hawaii – as well as gripping action scenes, in which the Hawaiians with a spear, hatchet and knife go on a martial way at the beginning of the series.
The series reminiscent of last year's, huge series success and Emmy cleaner “Shōgun” is also a festival for fans of Jason Momoa. Because the likeable giant not only plays its impressive physique in the action sequences, but usually only runs around with a lumbar.