The Mummy Returns

The Mummy Returns is a 2001 American fantasy action-adventure film directed by Stephen Sommers. The story commences in the year 1933 with the O'Connell family - Rick (Brendan Fraser), Evelyn (Rachel Weisz), and their eight-year-old son, Alex (Freddie Boath) - on an archaeological expedition in the Egyptian desert. Unbeknownst to them, the discovery they are about to make will not only bring prosperity and danger but also unravel a centuries-old secret. The film begins with a flashback sequence, which sets the context of the story and introduces the imposter, Jonathan Carnahan's (John Hannah) twin brother, in an uncredited role and later into the actual body of Jonathan that resurrects an imposter of the former as Scorpion King and leads the battle cry 'By order of The King'. Throughout this prologue, the movie showcases the bravery of the Scorpion King, a soldier who rose to power due to his cunning and ferocity. As an ally of the God of War, he defied the odds and led his people to triumph. However, a failed sacrifice, made by the wrong priest, prompts Isis to withhold the water of life from the king. Thus, beginning a chain reaction that echoes centuries later. Now, in the year 1933, Rick and Evelyn are still exploring ancient mysteries. This time, however, they do not venture alone; they are joined by their young son Alex. Alex inadvertently possesses the amulet of the Scorpion King. As the sun sets, they realize that this seemingly innocuous artifact is, in reality, a key to the elusive and powerful Bracelet of Anubis, which the Scorpion King wears in the prologue. However, before Rick, Evelyn, and Alex can comprehend its significance, Alex is kidnapped by an immortal version of their old nemesis, Imhotep. Riding the resurrected spirit of Imhotep, the wrath of Anubis pours down on the unsuspecting O'Connell family. With his armies marching towards them, their only hope for survival lies in the legendary Scorpion King. Rick and Evelyn journey into the heart of an excavation site, where they hope to locate the ancient pharaoh, who has the power to resurrect the fallen warrior. Chancing upon a hidden chamber containing two sarcophagi, they begin unearthing ancient texts in an effort to unmask the identity of the king. Convinced it's not him but his very ancestor, the resurrected Egyptian king, is revealed as the holder of the secret in the vast desert amidst stormy darkness. Bringing the long-lost king's essence back to life, it leads Rick to realising the correct true hero of his legend's sacrifice - The Scorpion King actually possessed the medallion which is shared with Rick who found it on imhotep from after the previous adventure. He sets his heart on becoming the one warrior capable of unleashing the full fury of the Scorpion King atop Imhotep's revived forces and rescuing his son from the merciless hands of Imhotep. In return for Evelyn's safety and in a desperate attempt to shield Alex from the looming destruction, her former fiancé, Jonathan, resurrects the dead brother of Jonathan, who had taken control of the immortal dead Scorpion King. Noting that the newly brought man in life lies somewhere near the powerful dead king's past, Scorpion King ultimately prefers death over being a slave to his inescapable destiny of an eternal war, saying that his people were driven to suffering at which he wished to die 'In order of the Scorpion' allowing his soul with peaceful abandonment that makes his sacrifice which will free these human enemies from never-ending war in his unexisted physical torment through which they all could leave free today without Anubis rising and unleashing endless mayhem on the earth. As Rick returns his people, they finally unite to bury the long-rested legendary warrior whose presence allows Rick to save his homeland by removing the cursed object before which Anubis unleashed endless grief on a humanity that escaped through 'Time.' But its one son, Alex would rather embark by a wondrous discovery in museum he discovered a golden sphere attached on his arm like a bracelet placed.