Donald E. Palumbo, the Language and Humanities Chair at Lorain County Community College, noted that like most other sword and sorcery films, Conan used the motif of underground journeys to reinforce the themes of death and rebirth.
Donald E. Palumbo, catedrático de Lingua e Humanidades no Lorain County Community College, sinala que ó igual que outros filme de espada e bruxaría, Conan usou o motivo das viaxes subterráneas para reforzar os temas da morte e o renacemento.