Chief of War

To counteract some of the poor reviews regarding subtitles, I for one am grateful that it's told in the native tongue. I feel it's important. The topic is fascinating since I've never heard the story about the warring tribes of the Hawaiian islands. The only reference I have had, sadly, is from movies referencing that Hawaiians are descendants from a warrior tribe etc, but I didn't know anything more than that. I never thought to look into it for some reason. Anyway, for me, this is a fascinating way to be a student and just sit down and learn. It's beautifully shot, the acting is solid. It can be a bit hard to follow because it's challenging remembering Hawaiian names but getting the hang of it. I am glad Mamoa and others took this passion project on. I am fully on board. My girlfriend, who is a non-surfer, is also fully engaged so that says something as well. Looking forward to episode five.

Episode one got my attention right away and my commitment 10 minutes in. I like the respect to authenticity with the language and the look of the people. Storyline pretty good. I gave it a 9 because on some parts it has a slight and only slight feel of trying to hard. I mean if the story is there it will speak for itself if the acting is there it will deliver but its like I get it. Overall though this is extremely minor. Jason is definitely doing his thing and for the first episode well done.

Ignore the half wits that don't do subtitles, it's their loss. As a historical drama it works really well and pays plenty of respect to the indigenous people of the Hawaii's, the language only serves to add the feel of authenticity.

The story is a little clunky at times but it keeps you engaged and the the look of it is luscious. I for one enjoyed it.

Im a Canadian Native on west coast of BC. There are lots of movies for Eastern and Southern Natives but none for North West Coast Natives. I would love to see a movie of an actual war that happened in my Village of Nuxalk Nation (Bella Coola, BC) We took a thousand war canoe to Yalis (Alert Bay, BC) and we slaughtered an entire village in relation for the rape and murder of our Nuxalk Cheif Daughter. On another note, I fully love how "Native". The usual other "Native" movies are always telling the story of a whiteman surrounded by Natives but not Chief of War. We all know Hawaii men are Warriors but the women are fierce warriors too, so only thing i would suggest is put the camera on a female warrior a bit more. I would love to see 2 women added to script. First would be Portia Woodman, she would be great on set. The second would be UFC Rachel Ostovich, she is Gorgeous. Men like me want this. Im proud of the work you did on this set. Eager to see next.

Jason Momoa is back with a new series called Chief of War and it's some of the best work he's done in his entire career. It's about four kingdoms in Hawaii that are divided by a war. To prevent more killing and bloodshed, a Hawaiian war chief (Momoa) goes on a mission to unite his people against a new threat that's coming to their land. What follows is an incredible true story and one of the best new shows of the year. It currently has a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes so the reviews have been great. Chief of War reminds me of the Hawaiian version of Shogun. Momoa is the standout here but the entire cast is incredible. I can see this show not only being nominated for a ton of awards but winning them too.