This could've been so much better, and that is mostly where my disappointment is coming from.
The animation itself was beautiful, but knowing studio mir(same studio responsible for the legend of korra), they definitely could've done a better job. It seemed a bit rushed, like the scenes weren't very fluent. At times I felt like I was watching still images because of the amount of cuts that were made.
The storyline was interesting, not really true to the source material, but given the era this was set in, it's no big deal. The execution, however, was a bit disappointing. The dialogues felt rushed. Every sentence bombards you with heavy concepts and emotions, but it doesn't feel natural. Regarding the script, not much was explored or explained. I do not know how people who aren't familiar with the witcher universe can understand anything, so keep that in mind if you've never read the books or played the games. It's like they had a tight budget for words or incompetent writers. You could argue previous knowledge isn't necessary in order to enjoy this, but I think it gives certain scenes MUCH more depth.
Instead of being a masterpiece, it's just another movie that will be forgotten in a month or 2. The siege of kaer morhen is such a promising story to be portrayed in different mediums. Idk why they settled on a 80 minutes movie instead of a short series.
Putting aside the aforementioned, I think people who are fans of animations like this will have a great time.
The animation itself was beautiful, but knowing studio mir(same studio responsible for the legend of korra), they definitely could've done a better job. It seemed a bit rushed, like the scenes weren't very fluent. At times I felt like I was watching still images because of the amount of cuts that were made.
The storyline was interesting, not really true to the source material, but given the era this was set in, it's no big deal. The execution, however, was a bit disappointing. The dialogues felt rushed. Every sentence bombards you with heavy concepts and emotions, but it doesn't feel natural. Regarding the script, not much was explored or explained. I do not know how people who aren't familiar with the witcher universe can understand anything, so keep that in mind if you've never read the books or played the games. It's like they had a tight budget for words or incompetent writers. You could argue previous knowledge isn't necessary in order to enjoy this, but I think it gives certain scenes MUCH more depth.
Instead of being a masterpiece, it's just another movie that will be forgotten in a month or 2. The siege of kaer morhen is such a promising story to be portrayed in different mediums. Idk why they settled on a 80 minutes movie instead of a short series.
Putting aside the aforementioned, I think people who are fans of animations like this will have a great time.
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