The 13th Warrior

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Michael Crichton, I know when I say the name it most likely brings up images of Jurassic Park, Andromeda Strain, and maybe even Westworld, which was the first movie to ever use computer generated images (also known as CGI). Not to take away from any of those movies, but in this case I would like to talk about The 13th Warrior. That being the title of the movie, the novel was originally titled, Eaters of the Dead, published March 1976. This is one of the reasons I chose this story marking it’s 41st anniversary. The movie was released in August 1999 and honestly it did not do exceptionally well at the box office. The story is mainly about one man’s journey, not only is it covered in distance, but it is also measured in the individual's growth

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