The riddle of the steel

Part 1 The 1983 movie Conan The Barbarian starring Arnold Schwarzenneger as a slave turned swordmaster was heavily influenced by the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, indeed in the first few opening scenes we the see phrase “What does not kill me, makes me stronger” which other than “God is dead” is the phrase which most sums up the Nietzscherian philosophy. Also in the opening scenes we see a dialogue between a young Conan and his father about the teachings of their god whom they call Krom....

2023-11-15 771 words 4 min