Having been to Comicon yesterday where I let myself become lost in it's mazes of creative genius and waves of artistic talent, I noted that the most prominent feeling I experienced walking along the stands and speaking with the artists (both writers and animation experts) was one of Dark Fantasy.
In this particular telling of yet another dark fairy tale, he plays the witch hunter who travels through time as an immortal, to defeat the evil resurrected ultimate dark witch who takes on many faces through the decades.
This genre of film is imbued with symbols and poignant images of course but also with themes of salvation, good vs evil and the timelessness and faceless nature of both sides: i.e evil and good can morph and shape shift but it is the essence which counts in both.
Plot and characters are simple enough, ranging from friends to foes, and the close ups and special effects lend the movie a 'games' like aspect where we feel we are interacting with V.D. in a sort of computer game almost (a little like in the movie 'Gamer' but of course on a different level and within a different genre of film).
The moral of this fable is that good can defeat evil of course, as always in such adult adapted fairy tales, and that the journey is worth the risks and pains in order to aid the good against the evil.
Sensory enjoyment.
The world of Fairy Tales, ranging from Hans Christian Anderson's literary works, to the recent flux of films re-interpreting the symbols of such tales, is a constant part of the movie making industry.
The formula is a complex but very educational and entertaining one for audiences: a message of morality packaged within symbols and told through extraordinary characters, such as witches, slayers and helpers. With treasures and magical objects to assist the hero along with his friends during the quest, he/she must defeat the antagonist and reach his/her goal of somehow ethically saving the world and learning something basic along the way.
This is also the journey for the hero in 'The Last Witch Hunter starring Vin Diesel where he must forget the pain of his personal losses and save the world from evil.
His acting skills maybe slightly limited to action hero packed scenes such as previously seen in 'Riddick', but he does have his own individual charm and style, and is a likable qualities as an on screen persona.
In this particular telling of yet another dark fairy tale, he plays the witch hunter who travels through time as an immortal, to defeat the evil resurrected ultimate dark witch who takes on many faces through the decades.
This genre of film is imbued with symbols and poignant images of course but also with themes of salvation, good vs evil and the timelessness and faceless nature of both sides: i.e evil and good can morph and shape shift but it is the essence which counts in both.
Plot and characters are simple enough, ranging from friends to foes, and the close ups and special effects lend the movie a 'games' like aspect where we feel we are interacting with V.D. in a sort of computer game almost (a little like in the movie 'Gamer' but of course on a different level and within a different genre of film).
The moral of this fable is that good can defeat evil of course, as always in such adult adapted fairy tales, and that the journey is worth the risks and pains in order to aid the good against the evil.
Its a film for entertaining and visual/sensory stimulation rather than for in depth thought, but it does offer a few insights into the fairy tale models of writing and story telling, which for instance the Brothers Grimm are famous for- among others.
The movie content does not create a long lasting memory for audiences perhaps, and maybe best seen with popcorn to add to the experience.
The sensational value of the 'anima-tricks', the exquisite character make up/wardrobe and the 'camera-botics' are all equally eye scrumptious.
The sensational value of the 'anima-tricks', the exquisite character make up/wardrobe and the 'camera-botics' are all equally eye scrumptious.
Sensory enjoyment.
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