Merlin (1998 TV) Movie Review

Starring: Sam Neill, Isabella Rossellini, Helena Bonham Carter, Miranda Richardson, Martin Short, James Earl Jones

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Plot
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - a King Arthur story
Coming of age Yes
he'll/she'll become: - ruler - a [powerful magician/mental powers person
Romance Yes
Romance Plotlets: - two lovers separated by conflict/reuniting
Powerplays Yes
Plotlets: - struggle within govt/kingdom factions - dealing/preventing/managing clash/war between world governments - overthrowing bad govt (sci-fi)/claiming throne (fantasy)
Mental/Magical powers focus Yes
kind of powers: - clash between people with mental powers
War and Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - sword fights - magical battles

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Age: - 40's-50's
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can change shapes - can talk to animals - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - clairvoyant - can cast many different spells - healing
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - sad - tougher - introspective
Ethnicity/Nationality - English/British
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor? - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - blonde
Hair style - (man) short/standard curly
Body type - average build (man)
How much in movie? - 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - is very quick - can change shapes - can talk to animals - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - telekinesis - teleportation - can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric: Yes - wild - eccentric - mentally ill - emotionally unstable - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 80%
Hair color - brunette (Black)
Body type - skinny (female)
Ethnicity - White
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition - physically sick
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
Earth setting: - general past - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Mountains? Yes
Water? Yes
Forests? Yes
Misc settings - prison - fort/castle

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Kinds of F/X - Things that change shape/morph - exotic aliens - nasty human transformations - exotic alien landscape
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Orchestra/classical

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