History Film / PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime

* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Seso bravely battles the evil Hassansin knife thrower in order to get the Dagger back, resulting in an epic knife fight. Seso kills his opponent, [[spoiler: [[MortalWoundReveal only to look down and see]] that he had been struck in the chest by four knives. In his final moment, he grabs the Dagger and tosses it out the tower window, falling several stories and impaling itself in the wood right next to where Dastan, Tamina and Amar were waiting for it]].

* MortalWoundReveal: After killing the Hassansin knife thrower in combat, [[spoiler:Seso]] looks down on himself only to see that he had been struck in the chest by four knives. He dies soon after.

** The scene where the camera rotates around The Prince on a high tower to give a good view of the landscape. The exact same shot which was used for viewpoints in ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'', another Creator/{{Ubisoft}} franchise.

* LiteralCliffhanger: Dastan and Tamina are pushed off a cliff by [[spoiler:Nizam]] but Dastan manages to hold on to a ledge. But he cannot sustain himself and Tamina. Cue her HeroicSacrifice in form of a CutTheSafetyRope.

** The scars on [[spoiler:Nizam's]] hands provide a clue to Dastan about the real cause of why he's on the run in the first place. Dastan himself is covered in scars, seen in his ShirtlessScene early on, as well as one on his face.

* EasilyForgiven: Not nearly as pronounced the first time around, but from Tamina's perspective post-ResetButton, Dastan invaded her city, killed lots of people, and now is hitting on her (even if they are to be part of a political marriage) - in his defense though, it was publicly admitted to her that the entire attack was a colossal mistake (including that they were misled into doing it), and that they're all contrite about the affair. It's also due in part to Dastan handing back the Sands of Time dagger, as a genuine gesture of good will. As a result, though Tamina has every right to be angry at Dastan for the attack, she chooses to be carefully diplomatic with him.

** One of the Hassansins wields the Dark Prince's [[WhipItGood Daggertail]] and the [[Film/KungPowEnterTheFist iron claw]] of the 2008 ''Prince of Persia''.

* SwordFight

* WhipItGood: One of the Hassansins wields two whips at the same time. One is a Daggertail from ''The Two Thrones'' and the other is an [[Film/KungPowEnterTheFist iron claw]].

* ArabianNightsDays: It's Ancient Persia, but its portrayal is very heavily influenced by the trope.

* KillEmAll: Almost all [[spoiler:main and secondary characters]] are dead by the end of the movie. But then, much as in the game, [[spoiler:[[ResetButton time travel makes everything okay]].]]

* AnAxeToGrind

''Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' is a live-action film based on the [[Franchise/PrinceOfPersia video game series of the same name]], directed by Creator/MikeNewell and starring Creator/JakeGyllenhaal, and released in late May 2010.

%%* HeroicFantasy ActionAdventure

* OpeningMonologue

* PossessionImpliesMastery

* RatedMForManly

* SexySoakedShirt: There's a scene where both our male ''and'' female lead jump into a fountain and end up soaked head to toe while making an escape, a rare instance of a unisex application of this trope. [[http://0.tqn.com/d/movies/1/0/E/1/U/princeofpersiapic3.jpg Look.]]

** When using the sand, Daston's appearance is very similar to the Prince on the cover of "The Two Thrones".

''Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' is a live-action film based on the [[Franchise/PrinceOfPersia video game series of the same name]], directed by Mike Newell and starring Creator/JakeGyllenhaal, and released in late May 2010.

The film features [[NamedByTheAdaptation Dastan,]] an orphan adopted by the king. After playing a decisive role in capturing a holy city for the Persian Empire, Dastan is framed for the murder of his adoptive father. In the company of Tamina, princess of the city, and in possession of a dagger with the power to control time itself, he flees. Not only must he now clear his name and uncover the true nature of a treacherous plot, but also prevent the Dagger from falling into the wrong hands, which would have dire consequences indeed. The Prince must also avoid falling victim to the dreaded killers known as the Hassansins.

** The king and many of his courtmen are shown wearing regal attires of a style vaguely Nordic/European, being bare-headed and with headband-like crowns, in contrast to the vizier and other characters looking straight out of the Abbasid Caliphate.

* FrameUp: Dastan is framed for killing the king [[spoiler:so his brothers will be too busy ruling the kingdom or hunting Dastan to pay attention to Nizam's search for the Sands of Time]].

** The AdiposeRex that Dastan is carrying during the king's funeral is a reference to the fat king from the game who is the king's friend.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The MST3KMantra is in full effect here, as he movie features such cases of AnachronismStew and historical deviations that it's really a big question if it shows a complete lack of historical knowledge or an equally great [[RuleOfCool disregard]].