Warcraft Movie Will Focus on Two Tribes

[Zaz]

Just had this article pop up on my Facebook feed from IGN. Curious what exactly this might imply.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/...-on-two-tribes

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Nothing new here. He meant the Alliance and the Old Horde, not specific orcish tribes.

[Zaz]

I feel like if it were that cut and dry, why even mention it? I mean isn't it sort of a given that the Horde and Alliance would be at odds, since thats the way its been in every Warcraft game, at least to some capacity?

[Thimagryn]

We’re very aware of the fact that in the mythology of Warcraft, there are two tribes – two big things to follow. We think you’re going to get a chance to look at both

That does seem like it's just talking about Red and Blue. There aren't 2 prominent Orc tribes in Warcraft 1 anyways, so it wouldn't have made sense to refer to anything specific.

[Soulwind]

I feel like if it were that cut and dry, why even mention it? I mean isn't it sort of a given that the Horde and Alliance would be at odds, since thats the way its been in every Warcraft game, at least to some capacity?

It's a given for any Warcraft player. It isn't for those who don't know what this story is about. LotR never tried to show how the bad guys were also people, neither does GoT.

[Immitis]

they could also mean frostwolves and regular horde.

[Orby]

From the title alone I couldn't help but think of this...

[Kathranis]

That does seem like it's just talking about Red and Blue. There aren't 2 prominent Orc tribes in Warcraft 1 anyways, so it wouldn't have made sense to refer to anything specific.

If they're referring to orcish clans, it would obviously be Blackrock and Frostwolf. Curious to see how much Ner'zhul and Gul'dan show up, though.

[Togarox]

I'm pretty sure he is talking about Horde and Alliance and how they are showing both sides of the story instead of having one good and one bad. The sentence doesn't make sense if talking about orcish clans because there are more than 2 of them out there.

[Harbour]

lel, he failed hard. He obviously meant two races (big things to follow), not two tribes of one race. It doesnt make sense since Blizzcon iformation. So yeah, he failed. Im little scare now about him.

[Zoaric]

Yeah, almost certainly Red vs Blue. Probably just a brain fart he didn't catch.

[Zaritas]

I'm inclined to believe he meant Alliance and Horde -- unless this mysterious second tribe is more important than the Alliance to the plot, which seems rather unlikely.

[Thimagryn]

I mean isn't it sort of a given that the Horde and Alliance would be at odds

Not to people who have never heard of Warcraft and who might be going to watch the movie. Most people see Orcs as 'bad guys' . The Orcs in Warcraft are far from 1-dimensional villains anymore.

[Zoaric]

Not to people who have never heard of Warcraft and who might be going to watch the movie. Most people see Orcs as 'bad guys' . The Orcs in Warcraft are far from 1-dimensional villains anymore.

Furthermore, those who haven't even heard of Warcraft might not even know there's
more than one 'tribe'.

[Aeluron Lightsong]

Not to people who have never heard of Warcraft and who might be going to watch the movie. Most people see Orcs as 'bad guys' . The Orcs in Warcraft are far from 1-dimensional villains anymore.

When Warcraft first came out technically they were. Obviously that's not the case now but way back in the 1980's and such.

[RaenavenBlacksun]

It's a given for any Warcraft player. It isn't for those who don't know what this story is about. LotR never tried to show how the bad guys were also people, neither does GoT.

Um, what? How does GoT not portray both sides as people? There are so many feels on both sides that it's almost ridiculous.

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Also, this is a movie we're talking about. Liberties are very likely to be taken. So they may insert some Tribe/Clan who might not have been there or something. Or they might get it entirely wrong.

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Um, what? How does GoT not portray both sides as people? There are so many feels on both sides that it's almost ridiculous.

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Also, this is a movie we're talking about. Liberties are very likely to be taken. So they may insert some Tribe/Clan who might not have been there or something. Or they might get it entirely wrong.

The orcs in LotR were'nt people; they were demons.

The people in GoT are portrayed accurately as people.

[Littleraven]

he is clearly speaking metaphorically. if you dont get that from what he said idk what to tell you. its like someone saying there are 2 camps when referring to 2 groups of people.

[RaenavenBlacksun]

The orcs in LotR were'nt people; they were demons.

The people in GoT are portrayed accurately as people.

I was about to say. Soulwind claimed GoT doesn't portray its villains as people, when it very much does. I mean, fark, Cersei is like an incestuous version of my mother and it makes me want to maim her.

[Mormolyce]

I think they're using "tribe" in the general sense, since there aren't any literal "tribes" in Warcraft. Orcs have clans and humans have nations.