![]() One of the infamously-debated examples of this would be Star Wars. Too many times have I heard debates and arguments on what order one should experience a story, for sheer simplicity I’ve always been a staunch advocate that narrative art should be experienced in the order in which it was released to the general public. The way I see it, if you were an avid reader in the 1950s, chances are you would have picked these up over the six years in which they were published, and to me that just feels “correct”. Apparently, to this day there is still debate about what is the “best” way to read them. It was probably my first experience of retconning, where I sat up and questioned the validity of some scholar gaslighting me into reading something “their” way because “oh yeah, this is what the author wanted”, and I’ve always had a problem with it. Shortly before I started to read for recreation – I mean, before what the beancounters at my local bookstore knew what they were missing – I happened upon a thick omnibus of the Chronicles of Narnia, which was laid out in chronological order, and as the back of the book explained, “the order in which C.S Lewis intended”, or words to that effect. 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. 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. 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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