His reactions to the bizarre situations, customs, etc that he finds himself having to deal with are pretty good. Kitsch fits the role of the long-haired hero well (although he is saddled with some rather dodgy dialogue at times).
As John Carter and Dejah Thoris, Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins reunite (after the rather ho-hum affair that was X-Men Origins: Wolverine). Eventually he meets the Princess of Mars herself, Dejah Thoris, after having rescued her (it's what he does). Carter also finds an ally in Sola (Samantha Morton). At one point he comes to the rescue of an alien dog named Woola, who is extremely loyal/fast and becomes his constant companion. Subtitles are used up until Carter is eventually able to understand the Tharks and we hear them speaking in English.
Some Tharks discover him, the least hostile of which is one named Tars Tarkas (voiced by Willem Dafoe), who winds up thinking Carter's name is Virigina due to miscommunication. We even get a montage devoted to him discovering as much. Thanks to the lower gravity of Mars, Carter has enhanced strength and can leap great distances. Things don't really get interesting until Carter's transported to Mars, which is known as Barsoom by the inhabitants there, who are 9 to 15 foot tall four-armed green aliens with tusks called Tharks. Proceedings are rather slow-going in the beginning of the film, although it's necessary set-up for what's to come. The man in question is John Carter from Virginia, ex-Civil War soldier who lost his family and is now gold prospecting.
#Barsoom lake movie
Originally going to be titled John Carter of Mars, the movie apparently dropped the 'of Mars' to "make it more appealing to a broader audience" and this film is supposed to be the origin story "about a guy *becoming* John Carter of Mars" - this probably explains why we finally get the originally-intended title of 'John Carter of Mars' at the very end. Not a movie about Noah Wyle's character from the show ER, but rather one based on a book I've never read titled A Princess of Mars.
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