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Wizards movie avatar with gun12/12/2023 It's a great combination of science fiction and fantasy set years into a strange post apocalyptic future where broken tanks, guns, and Nazi propaganda are regarded as ancient artifacts. Avatar rules the peaceful kingdom of Montagar with wisdom and magic, while the evil Blackwolf rules the dark land of Scortch with technology and war. It's a story of Avatar and Blackwolf, two wizard brothers. It's Ralph Bakshi's first film aimed at children, but it's actually very intense, violent battle sequences, some mild adult language, suggestive material, and some dark themes that are more suited for older audiences. Though the film alters in tone quite often from dark and moody to light and whimsical, it's one of my all time favorite movies. This is one of the most brilliant movies ever made. Overall, decent film and underrated but too flawed for me to consider it a masterpiece. The characters while on the stereotypical side are at least likable and engaging, I did find myself rooting for Avatar. However, the film does look wonderful, the characters do look too cartoony but I liked their rough-around-the-edges charm and the backgrounds and colours are stylish and beautiful. But I did have issues with the narration not since Don Bluth's Rock a Doodle have I seen an animated movie with such an (I feel) unnecessary overuse of narration. I had mixed feelings on the story, it was a great idea and while simple was generally interesting and engaged me once I got over its strangeness. The soundtrack also felt a little cheesy and perhaps too 70s, and the pacing is awkward, often feeling sluggish. The dialogue I don't think has been a general strength in Bakshi's movies but I did find it very corny here. Wizards' flaws have been covered a number of times in previous reviews, but I do share my agreement with some that have been brought up. It is certainly an interesting movie, and is certainly better than Cool World, but as far as Bakshi's movies go I do much prefer Heavy Traffic and American Pop. As for me, I don't love or dislike Wizards. I have come across who like this movie and some that don't so much, sometimes downright hate it even.
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