Sintel
Neutral, kinetic, gentle animation / fantasy, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, tender.
How every film is hand-scored →A wandering warrior finds an unlikely friend in the form of a young dragon. The two develop a close bond, until one day the dragon is snatched away. She then sets out on a relentless quest to reclaim her friend, finding in the end that her quest exacts a far greater price than she had ever imagined.
Our read · Sintel (2010) reads as a neutral, kinetic, inventive animation · fantasy entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
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The shape of Sintel
What watching it is actually like.
“You want a gorgeous animated short about a lone warrior's bond with a dragon.”
Skip it tonight — Skip if even stylized dragon peril and loss will leave you heavy.
The reading.
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