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All the adventures of Geralt of Rivia are enough to make a few movies, not to mention the series which is about to be released and obviously the video games. Today we are going to talk about an animated film released by Netflix which you may like it or not, this will depend on how fanatic you are of the franchise. We are facing a story where what will predominate is love, betrayal and prejudice between two completely different species. It's a movie that I didn't have on my radar, I didn't know of its existence but after having seen it, it's not that I ended up disappointed but I feel that it may have lacked something more.
This time we have Geralt, voiced by the great Doug Cockle, arriving at a coastal town which apparently is suffering a series of attacks by sea creatures. Geralt comes with the inseparable Jaskier, the troubadour who goes ranting all the adventures of this sorcerer. Once on site and after a first encounter with these beings he realizes that something is not right and that one of the parties is lying. In the end the idea is to try to avoid a war but the human side, led by a king, seems to be not very willing to do so. In the meantime Geralt meets Essi (Christina Wren) who will also join the expedition.
When I speak of a love story is because the origin of all this is precisely that feeling and is that a human is in love with a mermaid which will inevitably bring a conflict between the two worlds. One thing leads to another and at times it seems that nothing can be done. This is where Geralt comes in and it is because there is a much more powerful force in the shadows pulling all the strings of the situation. Let's see, right off the bat this all sounds a bit like the story of Disney's The Little Mermaid, it has many similarities, there are even specific facts that are almost the same; it is not a copy but there are similar elements so this could be for a 7 year old or an adult.
The Witcher is characterized by its darkness and how sinister it can be, in this film I didn't see that. I think the intention was to make it more friendly or familiar, I don't know, but that gloomy or evil touch is not seen. Another thing I noticed is that the mobility of this Geralt is very similar to that of an anime, it is understood that he is not a human and that when he takes that potion to “transform” he gains supernatural energy and strength but some movements were too exaggerated really knowing what he can do. I would say that this is the only “bad” thing that is not serious either. The animation is very good, the fluidity, how graphic it is, the level of detail, is very well achieved. They use a bit of 3D and the truth is that it looks pretty good.
The points in favor I think can be its dubbing (see it in original language), in fact the voice of Yennefer is done by the same actress who plays her in the series (Anya Chalotra), this is a plus because it is of high quality. Many may think that this is not important but it is, the personality of the characters depends on this. The other thing is some of these characters, I think the villains are the best here. You can deduce one of them but not the other, you don't see him coming. Very well constructed and with their personalities well marked. At the end of the day it's a decent movie to pass the time, it's not bad by any means. It has its plot holes but it makes up for it with everything else.
I give it a 6.5/10. I missed more evil. It's a story of an impossible love that ends up dragging other things so it doesn't have much power in terms of plot. It's not a disaster and if you're a fan of the saga, it's not too bad. It lasts an hour and a half and is on Netflix as you can imagine. Here is the trailer.
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Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
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