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The Review Geek
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Ballerina (2025) Ending Explained – Does Eve get her revenge?
Ballerina Plot Summary The story is pretty basic and serves its purpose, although there are some of the usual cliches thrown in for good measure. This non-stop thrill-ride centers on a woman called Eve. She's haunted by the ghosts of her past, desperate for vengeance against a man called The Chancellor for killing her father. Grief-stricken, a young Eve is recruited into the Ruska Roma organization and under the guidance of The Director, works to establish herself as a force of nature. Of course, her job and training eventually see her set her sights on The Chancellor and his cult to gain that sweet, sweet revenge. Where does Eve's fight take her? Up in the mountains, nestled in a European village called Hallstatt, Eve is forced to fight through hordes of people, all working for the same clan. 'Full protocols' are initiated, sending every single townsperson after Eve with the ringing of church bells. Things don't look good for Eve, who's quickly surrounded and held at gunpoint. The Director is not happy that Eve has disobeyed her, while Ella is captured too. Now, we learn here that she happens to be the granddaughter of The Chancellor. He put a hit out on his own son's head for trying to leave this cult. The Chancellor is the one who killed Eve's father, but it turns out Eve actually has a sister, Lena. She decides to help her when she finds out, working with Eve to keep her safe. Their father betrayed the cult but Lena sees Charon and the Director doing the same thing with the girls in their midst. Lena believes they're at least honest about their intentions and intends to remain on the side of The Chancellor. Who does The Director send to stop Eve? The Chancellor gives the order to kill both girls though, unaware that Lena is actually on his side. Lena was only 9 when she was told Eve died and she's carried this with her the whole time. Unfortunately, a stray grenade through the window takes Lena's life, severing any ties Eve may have had to her family and any chance of healing. The Chancellor is pissed and demands The Director call Eve off, declaring war on the Ruska Roma organization as a result. The Director wants to try and resolve this, deciding to send someone who can help turn Eve around. And that person? John Wick. Do John Wick and Eve work together? John Wick and Eve wind up fighting but he understands the pain she's feeling. He knows that she's after the Chancellor to avenge her father and the look in her eyes speaks volumes as he holds her at gunpoint. Wick decides to give her a chance. Specifically, until midnight (which is less than 30 minutes away) to finish the job, otherwise there will be consequences. The Chancellor uses his deadly weapon, Dex, to hunt Eve while she works her way through the armoury toward her target. Dex and Eve fight each other with flamethrowers, leading to a big skirmish through the streets. Word reaches The Chancellor that John Wick has gone AWOL and he reluctantly is forced to relocate with Ella. Eve cleverly uses a power hose to extinguish Dex's flames while this is happening, while Wick – armed with a sniper – helps Eve out and destroys Dex. He lets Eve go, with time ticking, and she eventually confronts The Chancellor, right after killing his driver on the way out. Does Eve get her revenge? In the street together, The Chancellor reiterates that despite his death, the village will continue and thus, so will the cult. He believes fate can't be changed and the only person Eve is really fighting here is herself. Well, Eve has heard enough and she shoots the guy dead dead. Pine's daughter is saved, and Wick retreats back, leaving Eve very much alive. Wick rings The Director and confirms that The Chancellor is dead, much to her annoyance, while Eve brings Ella to her father, who's recovering in hospital. Eve may not have saved her own family, but she can at least reunite this pair and heal someone else's family. Eve decides to check in to The Continental at the end of the movie, warned that despite cutting the snake's head off, the body remains and now she's a wanted woman. Eve is ready for this and drops off her symbolic ballerina under bell jar. It's a way of showing that she knows she's Wanted but is very much ready for the Ruska Romans no matter what. At the nearby theatre, Eve leaves while also learning that there's a $5 million contract on her head now, promising that things are just heating up. Read More: Ballerina Movie Review
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Vast Hoard of Ancient Treasure Discovered on a Hill in Hungary
Archaeologists have discovered a hilltop in western Hungary that contains a vast hoard of ancient treasure dating back more than 3,000 years. The volcanic butte and its buried riches aren't protected by a fire-breathing dragon, but the discovery does feel like a story straight out of mythology. In the very first year of surveys, researchers uncovered more than 300 buried artifacts on the hill, including a whole bunch of bronze items found with metal-detectors. Most of the metal discoveries date from the Late Bronze Age, between 1400 and 900 BCE, but the site also contains one of the largest collections of Early Iron Age metal from hilltops in the region, between 800 and 450 BCE. Based on what researchers in Hungary have found, including stacks of bronze lumps, droplets, casting jets, and fragmented ingots, they suspect this hill once hosted multiple bronze-working workshops. It seems to have been an important site for the Hallstatt culture – a farming society that advanced metal work in Central and Western Europe in the Bronze and Iron Ages. Many Hallstatt artifacts that scientists have already unearthed are scattered across landscapes, mostly in what is now Germany and Austria. To find a hoard of Hallstatt metal work in Hungary is exciting stuff for archaeologists, and it could clear up the timeline and geological distribution of this once dominant human culture. "Occupation on the hilltop seems to have been uninterrupted during the transition into the Early Iron Age," writes the team of researchers, led by archaeologist Bence Soós from the Hungarian National Museum Public Collection Centre. "The unearthed hoards testify to an intentional and complex hoarding tradition on Somló Hill." Somló Hill looks like a big old bump among the northwest vineyards of Hungary's Veszprém county. Standing 431 meters (1,414 feet) high, the plateau looms over the local, low-lying wine region, and the hilltop has remained untouched by modern quarrying activity, making it the perfect spot for archaeological inquiry. Some historical records from the late 19th century suggest that other ancient artifacts were found at the base of the hill and nearby areas, but details on these discoveries are scarce. In early 2023, Hungary's National Institute of Archaeology launched a new research project on Somló to better understand the ancient humans who once called this region home. Extensive surveys on the hill, combined with laser mapping in 2024, have now shed some light on that long-lost society. Of the six new hoards of treasure on the hill, the one in the image below was found in the area with the highest density of metal items. Further research is needed to figure out why so many metals were buried here, whether it be for mundane or ritualistic purposes. Some of the items were buried within ceramic pots, which haven't been found before from this time period. Scientists didn't just find metal artifacts, like spearheads, buried on the hill; they also found amber beads, tusks from boars and domestic pigs, and fabric and leather components. Some sediment samples taken from the hill also indicate the presence of small-seeded lentils and remnants of crop cereals, like millet. These are key subsistence features of the Bronze and Iron Ages. A few of the materials uncovered at Somló are suitable for radiocarbon dating, which the team hopes to conduct soon. It's rare that Hallstatt discoveries offer up such useful forms of dating. Timelines often have to be inferred based on the context of ancient technology and sediment layers. "This hoard, therefore, could provide clearer chronological understanding of the transitional period between the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age at the site," concludes the team. The study was published in Antiquity. AI Detects an Unusual Detail Hidden in a Famous Raphael Masterpiece Scientists Don't Know Why Consciousness Exists, And a New Study Proves It Men Tend to Fall in Love Faster Than Women, New Study Shows
Miami Herald
02-04-2025
- General
- Miami Herald
Metal detectorists searching beach after storm find 2,500-year-old weapon. See it
After a storm blew through, a pair of metal detectorists visited a beach in northern Poland. They hoped to unearth something interesting, but the 2,500-year-old weapon they uncovered left them stunned. Jacek Ukowski and Katarzyna Herdzik took metal detectors to the coast of the Baltic Sea on March 30 and scoured the eroded cliffside. One recently collapsed lump of clay set off the device, the Museum of the History of the Kamień Region said in a Facebook post. The pair dug into the damp clay and unearthed a highly decorated knife. Photos show the long, thin blade and its intricate design. Herdzik immediately knew they'd found something valuable, she later told the museum. Museum officials identified Ukowski and Herdzik's find as a well-preserved dagger dating back at least 2,500 years to the Hallstatt period. At the base of its blade, the ancient dagger has two rows of small crescent moon-like symbols surrounded by stars, the museum said and a close-up photo shows. More star-like shapes connected by lines run down the length of the blade, possibly symbolizing constellations. Another photo shows the dagger's handle, which has a series of alternating designs almost like a row of beads and rings. 'A true work of art!' Grzegorz Kurka, the director of the museum, told PAP, a Polish news outlet. 'I have not seen such a dagger in my experience with findings in Polish territories.' Ukowski told PAP that the almost 10-inch-long dagger was 'my most precious discovery.' Museum officials don't know what the 2,500-year-old dagger was used for but offered two possibilities: it could have been linked to a solar cult and had ritual significance, or it could have belonged to a wealthy warrior. The dagger will undergo further analysis to determine its composition and identify signs of usage, the museum said. Museum officials did not release the exact location of the find, only specifying it had been found in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, a coastal region of northwestern Poland bordering Germany. Facebook Translate and Google Translate were used to translate the Facebook posts from the Museum of the History of the Kamień Region.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Metal Detectorists Were Scanning the Beach—and Found a Stunning 2,800-Year-Old Dagger
A metal detectorist recently discovered a 2,800-year-old dagger that fell from a Polish cliffside after a heavy storm. Decorated with crescents and stars, experts believe the dagger could have been used in ritualistic offerings. Further analysis could confirm the uses of the well-preserved 9.5-inch piece. When a heavy storm ripped into a Baltic Sea cliffside on the coast of Poland, it sent chunks of the cliff crumbling to the beach below. Soon thereafter, metal detectorists Katarzyna Herdzik and Jacek Ukowski packed up metal detectors and set out to scan that beach—and made the discovery of a lifetime. Embedded in a hunk of the destroyed cliff was a 2,800-year-old piece of history in the form of an ornately crafted, 9.5-inch dagger. The Museum of the History of Kamien Land has identified the blade as a being from the Hallstatt period of the early Iron Age. 'I didn't expect to make such a big discovery, but the moment I saw this item, I just knew it could be something valuable,' said Herdzik in a translated statement from the museum. 'A real work of art,' Grzegorz Kruka, director of the museum, told Polish language news site Interia. 'It terms of workmanship, it is very high-class, beautifully decorated. Each engraved element is different. When it comes to finds in Poland, I have not encountered such a dagger.' Still in excellent condition, the 'richly ornate dagger' features crescent moons and crosses that resemble stars. The center of the blade includes a decoration that runs nearly its entire length, and the ridged handle has diagonal marks and a pointed head. The intricate design has experts thinking the dagger was once part of a 'solar cult' and carried some ritualistic significance. The other leading theory is that the blade was once owned by a rich warrior. 'This dagger is undoubtedly a true work of art and example of a high level of metallurgy,' according to the museum's statement. Once they discovered the dagger, the pair of detectorists contacted the museum, allowing the find to be properly secured and saved. Soon, researchers will have a chance to analyze the weapon to determine the composition of its alloy—identifying the levels of copper and tin—and examine the traces of wear that may show if the dagger was used in combat or for ritualistic purposes. The museum team also hopes to discover if the dagger was crafted in the region, or if it was cast in a workshop in southern Europe and then imported to the area. Once the investigation is complete, the dagger will likely go on display in a Polish museum, keeping the surprise discovery at home. 'The cliff was broken, the lump had to fall from above,' Ukowski told Interia, adding it was his most valuable discovery, even if it was 'random.' You Might Also Like The Do's and Don'ts of Using Painter's Tape The Best Portable BBQ Grills for Cooking Anywhere Can a Smart Watch Prolong Your Life?
