Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris are in Boston for PAX East and discuss 2010's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time to get into the video game mindset.

Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Prince Dastan, who leads an assault against the holy city of Alamut for the Persian Empire and discovers a mysterious dagger.  When accused of killing his father, King Sharaman (Ronald Pickup), he flees with Alamut's princess, Tamina (Gemma Arterton). He learns the dagger allows the wielder to travel 1 minute back in time.  Realizing this was the reason behind the invasion, Dastan reluctantly teams up with Tamina to protect the dagger and keep the Sands of Time from being unleashed.  Zach and Chris talk about where the Prince of Persia game series was at the time, how the movie is a critique/metaphor for the Iraq War, Dastan immediately abandoning his childhood friend to become a prince, the parkour action, and more.

You can watch Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time on Disney+. Next week, we'll get into the mind of a killer and discuss Renny Harlin's ridiculous 2005 thriller Mindhunters, which turns 20.

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