1964 · samurai · drama
The Sword
Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman1h 19m1964
Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give him an education, believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Needless to say, it doesn't quite work out that way.
Our read: The Sword (1964) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded samurai · drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured samurai / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- brisk
- intense
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“You want breezy Disney wizard chaos and Merlin's animal transformations before bedtime.”
Skip it tonight — Loose episodic plotting and sixties animation feel too gentle for your mood.
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