Underworld: Awakening (2012)

Overview
"Underworld: Awakening" is a 2012 American action horror movie directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein. This 4th installation in the Underworld franchise stars Kate Beckinsale, who goes back to her role as Selene, a Vampire Death Dealer, following her lack in the third installation. Portraying a world where humans have actually stated war on Vampires and Lycans (werewolves), the film blurs the lines between truth and mythology.

Prelude
The film starts with people having found the existence of the Vampires and Lycans. As a result, a "cleaning" war has actually been initiated to erase both undead types. Selene and her enthusiast Michael try to get away but are caught.

Selene's Awakening
Selene awakens in a sealed container in a lab after a 12-year coma-like state induced by the scientist Dr. Jacob Lane. Using her superhuman strength, she breaks totally free and leaves the Antigen lab, coming across a world where her types is almost extinct.

Discovery of Eve
Throughout her escape, she rescues another slave, a young hybrid woman called Eve (played by India Eisley). Eve is exposed to be Selene and Michael's daughter, who has actually inherited capabilities from both parents, making her a potent Vampire/Lycan hybrid.

Search for Michael
Throughout the film, Selene embarks on a mission to find her missing enthusiast, Michael. In her mission, she teams up with Detective Sebastian (Michael Ealy) and a new generation of vampires led by David (Theo James). Their journey reveals that Antigen is a front for Lycan operations, and Michael is their next guinea pig.

Cumulative Confrontations
Selene's group fights their way through many Lycans with their superior strength. They discover evidence of Lycan regrouping and increasing in strength under the leadership of a genetically improved Super-Lycan, later on exposed to be Dr. Lane himself.

Last Confrontation
In the climax, Selene faces Dr. Lane in his Super-Lycan type after he injects himself with hybrid blood. A ruthless battle takes place, with Selene frantically attempting to protect Eve. Selene ultimately manages to eliminate Dr. Lane by using her own blood, which has a harmful result on the Lycans.

Conclusion
In the epilogue, Selene tells that though the war has actually reached a brand-new level, she lastly has allies, including her child. As she speaks, she catches a glimpse of Michael in the crowd, meaning his survival and setting the phase for follows up.

Styles
"Underworld: Awakening" perpetuates the franchise's central themes of love, loyalty, and survival in a dark species-based war. The motion picture likewise presents brand-new components like motherhood and hereditary enhancement. With high-stakes action, horror tidbits, and a deeply invested protagonist, "Underworld: Awakening" is a significant chapter in the franchise.

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