The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistanceis one of thegreatest fantasy adventuresof all time.An absolute masterpiece.
We say that full well knowing that, these days, hyperbole is way too common.
Words meant for maximum impact get thrown around much too easily.
Yessssss you should have seen The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.Image: Netflix
But, in this case, we mean it exactly as its intended.
Not for any real reason.
Within that overarching story, you get everything you want from an epic story like this.
We love Deet and Hup! Image: Netflix
Every character is multifaceted.
The action is rousing and important.
All of which is hugely bolstered by its medium.
Image: Netflix
Subtle changes to their faces.
So yeah, an impressive list.
Names like Henson icons Dave Chapman, Kevin Clash, Louise Gold, Alice Dinnean, and many others.
Photo: Kevin Baker (Netflix)
The problem with all this is the same thing great animation runs into.
So we see multiple scenes of characters having the literal life sucked out of them before exploding.
There are also horrific deaths, disgusting violence, and lots of very messed-up psychological warfare.
None of which youd expect if you made assumptions based on the medium.
And yet,Age of Resistanceis seemingly as impressive, if not more so, on almost every level.
It also, like theLord of the Rings, makes its source material better.
Clearly, not only arent they successful, theyre presumably victims of genocide.
Well, unfortunately, never know.
But, again, to get too deep into it would be to spoil our future plans.
If we dont get a second season Ill tell you everything.
Hey Javier, were still waiting!
Because, as we know, there isnt going to be a second season ofAge of Resistance.
Which is a shame because, if you didnt see it, youre truly missing out.
Right now, youre paying for and not watching a true all-time classic.
And yes, its so good that were telling you this on a random week six years after release.
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistanceis, thankfully, still on Netflix.Watch it here.You will not be disappointed.
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