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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Black Cauldron |
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A pig herder (Taran) dreams of becoming a great warrior. His chance comes when he discovers one of his pigs has magical visions that a evil monster/person called the Horned King wants to use to find the Black Cauldron. If the Horned King finds it he will unleash terrible powers on the earth. Taran sees this as a chance to become a great warrior, with the help of a princess, musician and a weird furry creature he must defeat the Horned King. Taran becomes a great warrior but finds that friendship and loyalty are much more important.
--Rach.C, Resident Scholar
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Long ago in medieval England there a young boy and his special friend: a pig. But this was no ordinary pig. It was a magical pig. When its snout was submerged in a pool of water, the clairvoyant pig projected images of its psychic visions on the water's surface. With an awesome pig like that the kid could've moved up the social ladder a bit by touring with a traveling circus or cheating at dog racing or finding the Black Cauldron and raising an army of skeletal corpses and taking over the world. But it was never to be. This evil Horned King sends his flying minions to snag the pig so he can find the Black Cauldron and raise up an army of skeletal corpses and take over the world. Thank goodness that spunky kid has such a deep and abiding love for the pig that he decides to rescue it. On the way to rescue the pig the boy meets a pesky critter named Gurgi who befriends him, steals his last morsel of food and abandons him in his moment of need at the castle of the Horned King. The boy is instantly chucked into the dungeon and meets a spunky princess with a flying light blob. Together they rescue the pig, and Gurgi, overcome by remorse for being such a jerk, sacrifices his life to save the day. But, of course, he doesn't die; this is a Disney flick we're talking about. Regrettably, the animation is hardly up to Disney standards and the characters never really get developed, but it does have a cute bunnies in the forest scene and the Horned King and company are kind of creepy.
--sayruh, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Black Cauldron |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 35%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 45%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on another world/distant past
Coming of age
Yes
he'll/she'll become:
- great warrior
Mental/Magical powers focus
Yes
If a cartoon...
- animated cartoon
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- servant
- farmer
Age:
- a kid
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
- (man) short/medium wavy
Body type
- very skinny (man)
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- English/British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
- animal
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- very skinny (female)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
- 60%
Ethnicity
- British
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average Intelligence
Physical condition
- physically sick
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Mountains?
Yes
Forests?
Yes
Misc settings
- prison
- fort/castle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie
- upbeat
Any profanity?
- None
Kinds of F/X
- nasty human transformations
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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