Hamunaptra

Watching movies is one of my hobby. Among all movies I have ever watched, my favorite movie is The Mummy (Japanese version of The Mummy is Hamunaptra). I’d like to give an explanation about this movie. The Mummy is a 1999 American adventure movie written and directed by Stephen Sommers. The reason why British title is The Mummy is because it is a loose remake of the 1932 movie of the same title. Originally intended to be part of a low-budget horror series, this movie was eventually turned into a blockbuster adventure movie.

Character
The mainly characters is Brendan Fraser who plays the part of Rick O’ Connell, Rachael Weisz who plays the part of Evelyn Carnahan, John Hannah who plays the part of Jonathan Carnahan, Arnold Vosloo who plays the part of High Priest Imhotep, Patricia Velasquez who plays the part of Anck-su-namun .

The plot of this movie
The movie begins in Egypt, circa 1290 BC. High Priest Imhotep is having an affair with Anck-su-namun, the mistress of Pharaoh SetiⅠ. When the Pharaoh saw through this, Imhotep and Anck-su-namun murder the monarch. Anck-su-namun then kills herself, intending for Imhotep to resurrect her. After Anck-su-namun’s burial, Imhotep breaks into her crypt and steals her corpse. He and his priests flee across the desert to Hamunaptra, the city of the dead, where they begin the resurrection ceremony. However, they are caught by Seti’s guards before the ritual can be completed, and Anck-su-namun’s soul is sent back to the Underworld. As punishment for their sacrilege, Imhotep’s priests are mummified alive, and Imhotep himself is forced to endure the course of Hom Dai: his tongue is cut out, and buried alive, wrapped like a mummy, along with a swarm of flesh-eating scarabs. The horror of the ritual is that it grants eternal life, forcing him to endure the agony of his wounds foe all time. He is buried under high security, sealed away in a sarcophagus below a statue of the Egyptian god Anubis, and kept under strict surveillance by the Medjai, descendants of Seti’s palace guards. If Imhotep were ever to be released, the powers that made him immortal would allow him to unleash a wave of destruction and death upon the Earth. 3000 years later in 1923, Rick is serving as a captain in a unit of the French Foreign Legion, which travels to Hamunaptra in search of the treasure rumored to be there. But they are attacked by Arab. Three years later, Cairo librarian and aspiring Egyptologist, Evelyn Carnahan is presented with an intricate box and map by her bumbling brother Jonathan, who says he found it in Thebes. After observing the map leads to Hamunaptra, Jonathan reveals he actually stole it from Rick, who is currently in prison. After they contact him, they set out for Hamnaptra. Evelyn found a mystery sarcophagus, she takes the Book of the Dead, and reads a page aloud, accidently awakening Imhotep.

Digression
There is the sequel to this movie, the title is The Mummy Returns(2001) and The Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor(2008). Don't miss it!!