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Gedo senki (2006)
Wasted potential
I have never read Le Guins novels so I don't know if it was portrayed good or bad. I have avoided to watch this movie for a long time. I am a big fan of Studio Ghibli but my friends have told me that this was terrible and not worth 2 hours of my life. I watched the trailer for Tales from Earthsea and the animation looked beautiful, just like every other Studio Ghibli movie. Also set in the middle ages with dragons? Sounds epic! I have seen from up on poppy hill which also was directed by Goro Miyazaki and I thought it was pretty good so how bad could this one be? When I started the movie I tried to think positive but wow, it was way too long for its simple plot. Also there is not a single character I cared for which I usually do in Studio Ghibli films. I am not going to spoil anything but I would avoid this one if you are A. Not a die-hard Ghibli fan or B. Not a die-hard animation fan. The setting is great, the animation is great, the music is good but the story and character falls completely flat. Also there are some terrifying scenes which I have never seen in a Ghibli movie so this isn't for younger kids.
