A dramatic and exciting animation? No. Unhuman puppetry and a kids story for an adult audience.
The hero, Beowulf and his gang for pay, turn up at a Nordic village to rid it of a troll. The hunt is successful but no surprisingly, the trolls mother is not happy. While town is celebrating, the king reveals that the village trouble was somehow his fault involving a woman. And then, the mother attacks the village with lethal results. Beowulf must kill the mother, only to discover that she is manifested as a stunning woman of gold, and is seduced. A dark pact is made.
The computer animation is impressive, the people and action look good, but it falls down in that any flaws look really really bad. It is at very bottom of the
uncanny valley! The computer generated characters are obviously based on real actors, so why not just use real actors? Cost maybe? The story is a whimsical story of adventure and sword that any young boy would love, but the all blood and gore and violence and sexual references and backstabbing would not be suitable. With the uncomfortable, but good, computer graphics, and the kids story and adults action, this was not really a pleasant watch.
A dramatic and exciting animation? No. Unhuman puppetry and a kids story for an adult audience.
The hero, Beowulf and his gang for pay, turn up at a Nordic village to rid it of a troll. The hunt is successful but no surprisingly, the trolls mother is not happy. While town is celebrating, the king reveals that the village trouble was somehow his fault involving a woman. And then, the mother attacks the village with lethal results. Beowulf must kill the mother, only to discover that she is manifested as a stunning woman of gold, and is seduced. A dark pact is made.
The computer animation is impressive, the people and action look good, but it falls down in that any flaws look really really bad. It is at very bottom of the uncanny valley! The computer generated characters are obviously based on real actors, so why not just use real actors? Cost maybe? The story is a whimsical story of adventure and sword that any young boy would love, but the all blood and gore and violence and sexual references and backstabbing would not be suitable. With the uncomfortable, but good, computer graphics, and the kids story and adults action, this was not really a pleasant watch.
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