So we brought in two staff members to argue the point and leave the decision up to you.
We are of two minds on this subject here at World Geekly News. Both are brilliant fantasy stories told by master artists. The Dark Crystal has a much smaller cast, runs under two hours, and moves at a slower pace. In contrast to the movie, Age of Resistance has a large cast and is nearly 10 hours long. The show is rich in characters, plot twists, and mythology.
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That said, the heroes of the movie are not characters in the series. The show is set an undetermined amount of time before the movie tells the story of how the Skeksis came to be the feared creatures they are and how Jen eventually is set upon the path to destroy them. It is every bit as beautiful, scary, dark, wondrous, and clever as the movie.
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While they announced the series in 2017 it seems the roots of it may have gone back farther to around 2013. Netflix prequel series is a long time coming. So, in the golden age of 80’s nostalgia it makes sense that someone would revive T he Dark Crystal. In fact, it gained a steady following when it was released for home viewing. While the Dark Crystal didn’t exactly break the box office, it wasn’t an outright failure. Then what is the deal with Netflix’s Age of Resistance It is a classic of the genre and a true work of art. And make no mistake, the movie is grim and scary at times. Most critics were surprised by the dark and scary nature of a tale told by elaborate puppetry. The movie was a moderate success at the time. It is absolutely as weird as it sounds, but beautiful and cleverly written. Ok so, think Avatar meets Lord of The Rings with puppets. The landscapes and characters are all wonderfully rendered and totally alien to anything on Earth. The Crystal is a mysterious source of power the evil Skeksis (giant buzzard looking monsters) who have used it to cheat death for thousands of years. A young Gelfling (Elf like creature) named Jen must battle his way across Thra to heal the Dark Crystal. It tells the story of a conflict on the planet Thra. The conceptual design work was done by famed fantasy illustrator Brian Froud. The Dark Crystal was written by Jim Henson and directed by Henson and regular collaborator Frank Oz. So it is possible many of you dear readers have not seen Jim Henson’s 1982 classic fantasy film The Dark Crystal. For my part I have still not seen Raging Bull. It’s hard to find the time to watch them all. There are a lot of classic films out there.
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