It’s 2014, and
TNT has decided to introduce us to a new series called The Librarians. I
started the first episode and had to stop because I felt there was little to no
introduction to what this series was about. Using everyone’s best friend,
Google, I discovered that there are three movies tied to this series, which
serve as a prelude.
The first
is The Librarian: Quest for the Spear. Here, we’re introduced to Flynn
Carsen, played by Noah Wyle, who is a mix of Sherlock Holmes and Indiana Jones,
with a slice of goofiness added to the mix. Flynn is TNT’s Indiana Jones, and
the movie is about a Library where mystical and magical artifacts are stored
and kept away from those who might use them for selfish needs or to harm the
world.
We also get to
meet the Guardian, who is assigned to The Librarian to keep him safe.
What can I say?
For a TV movie, TNT did all they could to keep you interested in seeing what
this movie was about—traveling through caves, discovering hidden chambers,
deciphering hidden languages, and even maps that require special tools to read
them. This movie has it all, and The Librarian has the knowledge and gift to
use and discover these mystical items.
In this movie,
Flynn is chosen by The Library as the new Librarian after the death of the
former one. It takes Flynn a while to understand what his job entails, but he
soon gets involved in a mission to save the world when a mystical spear goes
missing after thieves break into the library to steal it.
The spear is the
one that pierced Christ on the cross, and anyone who has it will have ultimate
power, which can be used to… (take a guess) take over the world.
The spear is in
three parts, and the thief stole one part. Flynn has to get the other two parts
before the thief does, or else (take a guess again) the world is in danger.
To help Flynn on
his way is his guardian, Nicole (Sonya Walger).
In the end, I
enjoyed Flynn and his chase. It was like watching a great B-movie version
of Indiana Jones.
I’ll be watching
the second part, as I’m curious to see what The Librarian will be up to
again—what weird, mystical thing will be lost, and only he can find it.
The goofs in the movie were major. At the end, Nicole shows up and tells him a deadly scorpion group has found H.G. Wells’ time machine. Flynn complains about how the bad guys seem to have insect names. This went over my head because, in this film, the bad guys were called the Serpent Brotherhood. So, what was Flynn on about?
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