Both fantasy fans and lovers of Andrzej Sapkowski's works will be dissatisfied. The Witcher: Blood Origin is a huge disappointment in every field. Artificial blows or show-off falls no longer please the eye, but cause a grimace of embarrassment. Don't get me wrong - for those times it was really something cool, but the way of showing fights and the skills of stuntmen on film sets has evolved considerably. The whole thing looks like it was filmed in the 1990s by the crew of Xena: Warrior Princess or Hercules. The potential of this character is huge, but completely wasted - both in terms of fight scenes and the portrayal of her.Īs we're on the subject of fight choreography - The Witcher may never have looked dazzling in this regard, but the scenes with Henry wielding a sword were executed at the highest level. I am surprised that the filmmakers did not take advantage of Michelle Yeoh's talent. The actress has found a way to stand out from the other characters and stand out significantly. She is crazy, unbalanced, sometimes psychopathic. The exception, for example, is the dwarf Meldof, but this is more due to Francesca Mills, who manages to draw 200% out of this character. The characters themselves are also very boring. I will no longer cling to the main plot itself, which is also trivial and brings to mind Disney's Aladdin in a Witcher setting with elves. This is unfortunate, because this world really offers a great many other opportunities. To each of them the representatives of the empire have killed someone: a sister, a friend and so on. This is evident from the fact that each of them has practically the same story and motivation - revenge. Declan De Barra doesn't make much effort when introducing new characters to the story. Unfortunately, the script itself is very lazily and sloppily written. I would gnash my teeth during the screening every time such inaccuracies appeared, but I would move on. If this were the production's only sin, I would probably forgive it. Alternatively, that logic is not their strong point. The filmmakers probably hope that viewers will not focus on what they see on the screen. Where did the horses go? Did they fall from exhaustion? Were they killed by some monster? Stolen? It is apparent that there was some additional story here, which was removed in the montage. And suddenly they are walking along a clearing with their belongings on their backs. We see several glimpses of them crossing the mountains in beautiful scenery. How did he escape from prison? Who helped him? In another scene, Fjall and Eile embark on a journey on their mounts. And we get virtually no explanation of how he got there. Only that suddenly in the second episode our heroes meet him in the woods. He is under duress to help Balor in his evil plan. In the first episode, we meet the magician Syndril (Zach Wyatt), who is being held in a special prison that prevents him from using magic. I will only give two examples, although there are many more. The whole thing looks like it was glued together on the knee just before the premiere.

Scenes are chaotically connected to each other, and characters appear and disappear without a trace. All this confusion is unfortunately palpable. So it was decided to re-edit it so that everyone would meet at the beginning. As Lauren admitted, the pace was very slow, since a new character was introduced every episode. As a result, the whole thing has just four episodes. However, the producers came to the conclusion that it was necessary to rewrite it all and put it together again. Initially, the production was supposed to be six episodes - and so much material was recorded. The Witcher: Blood Origin is a failed series.

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