Damsel: Millie Bobbie Brown is a princess sacrificed to a dragon, and then fights back


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Dire Bare

Dire Bare

Legend
Bladesinger said:
This movie is required watching. Why, you ask? Because the beginning is a Master Class on how NOT to fight a Dragon. ( I was literally screaming when the King says 'Form a Line!". Ugh. )
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Yeah, but . . . we weren't supposed to be impressed with the king. He certainly didn't go dragon-hunting with much forethought, for sure.
 


Tonguez

Tonguez

A suffusion of yellow
Bladesinger said:
Clearly, but that does not negate the lesson for us poor players.
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Yes its good we have the benefit of hindsight and the example of others.

Characters arent suppose to have that though - and it seems this king wasnt familiar with dragons prior to settling the island, he relied on a standard formation, which were hopeless vs a dragon, but he didnt know that until after the slaughter
 

billd91

billd91

Not your screen monkey (he/him) 🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️
Just finished watching it. My wife and I were entertained. A few good trope subversions.
 


aco175

aco175

Legend
I ended up watching it last night as well. It was entertaining enough, but likely would have been disappointed if I went to the theatre to see it. I did not care for the dragon's looks. I think it was all the frilly things sticking up from its back.
 

Tonguez

Tonguez

A suffusion of yellow
aco175 said:
I ended up watching it last night as well. It was entertaining enough, but likely would have been disappointed if I went to the theatre to see it. I did not care for the dragon's looks. I think it was all the frilly things sticking up from its back.
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Heh, I liked the look, invoke for me the idea of a leonine mane

billd91 said:
Just finished watching it. My wife and I were entertained. A few good trope subversions.
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so other than the Damsel in distress saving herself, I’m kinda wondering what other subversions you identified. In my watch I was seeing a whole lot of fantasy tropes being woven in to the narrative - thus being reminded of older movies like Dragonslayer (1981)
 



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