"Red Sonja" begins with an apparition, catching up Sonja (Brigitte Nielsen) by telling her what just happened to her (as if she didn't already know). In other words, it's a clunky attempt to catch audiences up with the backstory, which, essentially, is this: An evil lesbian queen (Sandahl Bergman, a raven-haired villain after playing a blonde heroine in "Conan the Barbarian") killed Sonja's family and allowed her men to rape Sonja, all because Sonja rejected her sexual advances. Then "Sonja" jumps into its story about a magical talisman (which only women can touch) overseen by a coven of women that wishes to destroy it.
The Marvel Movies: Red Sonja (1985)
The Marvel Movies: Red Sonja (1985)
The Marvel Movies: Red Sonja (1985)
"Red Sonja" begins with an apparition, catching up Sonja (Brigitte Nielsen) by telling her what just happened to her (as if she didn't already know). In other words, it's a clunky attempt to catch audiences up with the backstory, which, essentially, is this: An evil lesbian queen (Sandahl Bergman, a raven-haired villain after playing a blonde heroine in "Conan the Barbarian") killed Sonja's family and allowed her men to rape Sonja, all because Sonja rejected her sexual advances. Then "Sonja" jumps into its story about a magical talisman (which only women can touch) overseen by a coven of women that wishes to destroy it.