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The witcher nightmare of the wolf
The witcher nightmare of the wolf






Director Kwang Il Han and Studio MIR bring Nightmare of the Wolf to life with an anime-influenced style that, while familiar (the studio is also responsible for Avatar: The Legend of Korra, among other hits), echoes its hero’s elegance and efficiency. And all that groundwork does pay off in a breathless third act packed with bloody thrills, tragic twists and even a touch of romance. Then again, nothing lasts that long in Nightmare of the Wolf anyway, given its 81-minute run time. But it can be hard to shake off the impatience to just move on and return to the present already. The childhood scenes do have their charms there’s a training sequence in a neon-green swamp that’s more unsettling than the more explicit violence of the film’s battles. struggles to bridge the character’s hardscrabble origins with his debonair adult persona, resulting in a young Vesemir who’s more bratty than bold. The problem is that these scenes are also a drag on the pacing of the first half of the movie, cutting in right when the plot seems to be picking up. (They also touch upon the themes of intolerance and self-preservation that Nightmare of the Wolf likes to explain to anyone who’ll listen, but the film works better as a character study than as a profound analysis of the values of either this universe or our own.) The hows and whys of his decision elevate Vesemir from a character who’s fun to watch to one who’s easy to care about, and they’ll prove essential to the deeper emotions driving the story in the present. Vesemir, we learn, was a servant boy whose chance encounter with a witcher named Deglan (Graham McTavish) inspired him to become a witcher himself - a rare choice in the Witcher universe, where most witchers need to be forced into the profession because it’s considered so dangerous and distasteful. But naturally, there’s more to him than meets the eye, and Nightmare of the Wolf quickly sets about excavating his childhood through lengthy flashbacks. He quips at monsters while slashing at them, disdains adorable moppets in need of salvation, and takes equal pleasure in collecting coin and in spending it on booze, fine food and, of course, hot baths. Vesemir, a witcher (i.e., a monster hunter for hire), is tasked with tracking down a deadly creature that stalks the woods bordering the kingdom of Kaedwen - even as a lady (Mary McDonnell) and a sorceress (Lara Pulver) within the court argue over whether to get rid of the witchers themselves, and even as it becomes apparent that the monster’s true provenance holds horrifying implications for the world Vesemir knows.Īs a hero, Vesemir fits neatly into the “lovable rogue” archetype, and James brings enough warmth to his delivery to keep the character’s ever-present smirk from calcifying into a sneer. The script by Beau DeMayo, who also works on the live-action series, follows the basic outline of one of Geralt’s monster-of-the-week storylines.

the witcher nightmare of the wolf

#THE WITCHER NIGHTMARE OF THE WOLF SERIES#

Screenwriter: Beau DeMayo, based on the book series The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski

the witcher nightmare of the wolf

Cast: Theo James, Lara Pulver, Graham McTavish, Mary McDonnell






The witcher nightmare of the wolf