Tales from Earthsea

Tales from Earthsea

Once Man and Dragon were one. Man chose Land and Sea, Dragon chose Wind and Fire.

Rating

1.5 (1)

Release Date

7/29/2006

Runtime

115 mins

Overview

Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause. During his journey, he meets Prince Arren, a young distraught teenage boy. While Arren may look like a shy young teen, he has a severe dark side, which grants him strength, hatred, ruthlessness and has no mercy, especially when it comes to protecting Teru. For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity. She can use the boy's "fears" against the very one who would help him, Ged.

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$22,000,000

Revenue

$68,625,104

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A haunting meditation on inner darkness and the corruption of youth, wrapped in a decaying fantasy world where magic itself is fracturing. The film moves with deliberate unease as an old wizard tries to understand why reality is breaking down and a troubled prince becomes the key to everything.

Mood

MelancholicDread-soakedContemplativeUnsettling

Themes

Coming of ageIdentityMortalityPower

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

PainterlyStylized genre

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

Reviews

nicolascagegoons

Possibly the most lifeless ghibli thing ever made.
The animation still bangs but what else?
The characters?
Bland and forgettable.
The story?
Also forgettable despite the fact its actually kinda interesting but the pacing drags so much, it feels longer for the film to end then watching cement dry.

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