The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Tales from Earthsea
Animation · Fantasy · Adventure · 2006
As crops dwindle and dragons reappear, mankind stands on the verge of total chaos. Lord Archmage Sparrowhawk, a powerful wizard, and Arren, a troubled young prince, search for the force behind this mysterious imbalance that threatens to destroy the land of Earthsea.
Movie details
Tales from Earthsea
“Once Man and Dragon were one. Man chose Land and Sea, Dragon chose Wind and Fire.”
2006 Animation · Fantasy · Adventure 1h 56m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
As crops dwindle and dragons reappear, mankind stands on the verge of total chaos. Lord Archmage Sparrowhawk, a powerful wizard, and Arren, a troubled young prince, search for the force behind this mysterious imbalance that threatens to destroy the land of Earthsea.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Tales from Earthsea?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Goro Miyazaki
Written by
Keiko Niwa · Goro Miyazaki
Junichi Okada
Arren (voice)
Aoi Teshima
Theru (voice)
Bunta Sugawara
Haitaka (voice)
Yuko Tanaka
Cob (voice)
Teruyuki Kagawa
Hare (voice)
Jun Fubuki
Tenar (voice)
Takashi Naito
Hazia Dealer (voice)
Court is in session
Put Tales from Earthsea on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.