Considering I'd never heard of the studio and it was a Don Quixote production i'd never heard of this was surprisingly great a movie. Setting this story at the beginning of the second half of the Don Quixote Saga, this story tells its own version of the tale of Quixote and the Knight of the Crescent Moon.
A very smart film with many references to the books and various incarnations of the Don (see the queue of fake dons for example) this is a pretty clever film, which avoids simply retelling the original story by showcasing it through the viewpoint of the two steeds, giving them their own subplots (or is that main plot to the humans subplots?) and so combining the traditional with the unusual to bring a fresh take to an old tale. A nice example is the opening narration being interrupted by the main character who then argues with the unseen narrator as to how it really happened.
A nice Hollywood style adaption that is family friendly whilst not being dumbed down in any way, this really is a great Quixote story. And in the end, thats all that matters!
A very smart film with many references to the books and various incarnations of the Don (see the queue of fake dons for example) this is a pretty clever film, which avoids simply retelling the original story by showcasing it through the viewpoint of the two steeds, giving them their own subplots (or is that main plot to the humans subplots?) and so combining the traditional with the unusual to bring a fresh take to an old tale. A nice example is the opening narration being interrupted by the main character who then argues with the unseen narrator as to how it really happened.
A nice Hollywood style adaption that is family friendly whilst not being dumbed down in any way, this really is a great Quixote story. And in the end, thats all that matters!