for over 1000 year beowulf the epic have describe beowulf a a mighty hero who kill grendel and grendel mother . he become a mighty king in his own right after protect the exist incumbent and his son . at the end of a life of courage and honesty he set out to fight one last battle and know he may be go to his death but willing to protect his people for one last time . during the final battle with the fire spew serpent and beowulf be lose and but one of his companion remember his duty and where others desert beowulf and wiglaf return to stand by his dying lord and shield him and deal a stroke that abate the serpent fire and enable beowulf to deal the death stroke to the serpent with his battle knife . finally after the death of the serpent and and the subsequent death of his dear lord from his wound and wiglaf berate the coward who desert their lord and make them feel their shame . a short synopsis of the epic of beowulf . what beowulf be present in this movie . a pervert who sleep with a demon and hold his land at her behest and abhors his life and spawn a mutant . wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong and so wrong it be not remotely funny . the main thing that bother me be that those who see the film will think it be in any way accurate ( even in the fight against grendel epic beowulf state he scorn to carry sword or shield he do mention his shirt of mail . ) and a tale of unblemished heroism that have last fire and reformation over 10 century get bury by a below average cgi flick with a big advertising budget .