{"id":232268,"date":"2021-04-21T18:00:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/a-compelling-fantasy-series-film\/"},"modified":"2021-04-21T18:00:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T15:00:54","slug":"a-compelling-fantasy-series-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-compelling-fantasy-series-film\/","title":{"rendered":"#A Compelling Fantasy Series \u2013 \/Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#A Compelling Fantasy Series<\/a> \u2013 \/Film<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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When people hear the words, \u201cepic fantasy,\u201d most will think of dragons and wizened old wizards, of giant battles fought with swords and staffs, or maybe an elf or a white walker or two.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Netflix\u2019s <\/span>Shadow and Bone<\/i><\/strong>, an adaptation of Leigh Bardugo\u2019s books, is a series that has none of these things. It is, however, unmistakably fantasy\u2014there is magic, a Chosen One who must fulfill her destiny by overcoming a dark force threatening the land, and scary bat-like beasts called volcra who would give any dragon a run for its money.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The show, however, takes place in a world full of rifles rather than swords or wands. The main country, Ravka, is based on 1800s Tsarist Russia, and has the military technology<\/a> to match it. But unlike historical Russia, the Ravkan army also has Grisha\u2014people with the magical ability to manipulate matter. What kind of matter depends on what kind of Grisha they are\u2014there are Inferni, for example, who can conjure fire, Heartrenders who can stop a person\u2019s heart, and Squallers who can make hurricane-level winds app<\/a>ear on a breezeless day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And then there\u2019s Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li). Alina is a Ravkan orphan who is half-Shu, an outsider in her own country until one day, it\u2019s revealed that she\u2019s the mythic Sun Summoner, a Grisha who can harness sunlight (I promise this isn\u2019t too spoilery\u2014the <\/span>two<\/span> trailers<\/span> reveal all of this). Only the Sun Summoner, people believe, can vanquish The Fold, a tear of perpetual darkness that splits Ravka in two. The Fold, also called The Unsea, is also the home of those very scary volcra who would rip any human it comes across to shreds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Alina\u2019s tale is a classic one in fantasy, right down to the potential love triangle set up between her, her childhood best friend Mal (Archie Renaux), and the powerful General<\/a> Kirigan (Ben Barnes), a rare Shadow Summoner who can call forth darkness and destruction. What gives the show its rich complexity, however, is how Alina\u2019s storyline converges with the heist storyline going on with a gang of thieves from Ketterdam, the capital of the island nation of Kerch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This gang\u2014the so-called Dregs\u2014is led by the ruthlessly shrewd Kaz Brekker (Freddy Carter) and includes the witty sharpshooter Jesper (Kit Young) as well as the acrobatic, knife-wielding Inej (Amita Suman). The trio\u2019s relationships with each other, along with what\u2019s hinted about their pasts, are what gives the show that extra bit of dimension and depth to make it a truly great watch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another thing that\u2019s truly compelling to watch is Ben Barnes\u2019 delicious performance as General Kirigan. The dynamism he and Li have together is tough to beat, which may be why the show arguably over-emphasizes Mal and Alina\u2019s childhood together to hammer home their bond. (How many flashbacks of the child versions of Mal and Alina lying in a field are necessary to understand their connection? The answer, the show thinks, is more than two.)<\/span>
\nIf epic love and\/or Chosen One stories are your thing though, Alina\u2019s journey will be an engaging one. And if ensemble heist stories are more your jam, you\u2019ll find the Dregs\u2019 storyline to be more your cup of tea. The lack of dragons aside, there\u2019s something for pretty much every kind of fantasy fan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Like other good genre shows, <\/span>Shadow and Bone<\/span><\/i> also ties in the personal struggles and motivations of its characters with the larger events moving around them. Take for example how different countries treat the Grisha. While their magic gives them great power, Grisha have historically been persecuted in Ravka and elsewhere, and their persecution continues to this day in Fjerda (based on Scandinavia), Ravka\u2019s neighbor to the north. The status of Grisha are also intertwined with religion for groups in this world as well, which has a direct impact on more than a couple of characters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And what will the toughest critics think of the first season? Those who\u2019ve read the five books that the show is based on\u2014the <\/span>Shadow and Bone<\/span><\/i> trilogy and the <\/span>Six of Crows <\/span><\/i>duology\u2014will likely be impressed with how showrunner Eric Heisserer (<\/span>Arrival<\/span><\/i>) has melded the different characters, plot points, and timelines into one, cohesive tale. Even those new to the Grishaverse, however, will enjoy the thoroughly developed magic system (I\u2019m looking at you, <\/span>Game<\/a> of Thrones<\/span><\/i>), the detailed, rich worldbuilding, and\u2014most importantly\u2014the cast of characters heading on a compelling journey that\u2019s clearly just getting started.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shadow and Bone <\/span><\/i>premieres on Netflix on April 23, 2021<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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