Incorporating three art fairy tales (that is: Not folk fairy tales, but written ones) of which only one is well portrayed, the film becomes a bit of a mess.
It succeeds in depicting three rather disconnected kingdoms, with a narrative in each.
The only one that really 'works' is one about a king's affection to a monster (!) which leads him to making a monster of his daughter (!!) by marrying her to a completely different monster (!!!). A bit constructed? Well, there you have it.
The other stories are about a particular king, and a pair of magic twins born out of the queen's wish to become a mother - sacrificing her king and more in the process.
As said in the headline it all seems a tad like a prologue - the stories never connect properly, and the points of each story flyes a bit in the wind.
Great cast, though, but actually a hard watch. Manages to create bleak worlds, but also to obscure three rather simple stories...
As said in the headline it all seems a tad like a prologue - the stories never connect properly, and the points of each story flyes a bit in the wind.
Great cast, though, but actually a hard watch. Manages to create bleak worlds, but also to obscure three rather simple stories...