Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance REVIEW

I saw the 1982 movie(on Netflix)in preparation for this series and found it lacking, which is weird because the world is so full of substance. But as this series presents, there was more to be explored.

This Netflix exclusive takes place before the movie, but I preferred Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance to the film. Fleshing out these characters, the unraveling of the story, the history of the world was wonderful. However, I admit it didn't grab me until the 2nd episode.

I was surprised at how many times I got emotional watching this. Specifically, the parent-child relationships. Reinforcing the power of the human voice evoking emotion, whether it would be in an animated film like 'Up' or a series made with puppets showcased here.

The fantasy world first introduced back in 1982 is more realized in this show. If you're a fan of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, you won't be disappointed. One of the locales called 'Stone in the Wood' reminded me of the Shire with the homes being inside small hills.

The Skesis are probably the most entertaining, scary, dark characters. I wouldn't be opposed to having a mini-series focused solely on them.

I watched the 'making of' documentary after the series and was amazed at how much work it took to put this production together.

With most TV series, multiple directors head up different episodes. Here Louis Letterier leads all ten chapters. He directed films such as 2008's Incredible Hulk, Clash of the Titans(2010), and Now You See Me(2013) to name a few.

The voice cast was vast and surprising. With such actors as Taron Egerton, Lena Headey, Nathalie Emmanuel(both from Game of Thrones), Simon Pegg, Awkwafina and many more. Check the IMDB page here for the entire voice cast https://imdb.to/2kiDBSJ. The puppeteers act out the scene the voice actors come in after to breathe more life into the performance.

One of my favorite series this year. Fantasy wise(on TV), this is the one for 2019.

Carnival Row on Amazon Prime was good, this was great. I want more.

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