In ancient Egyptian mythology, a dead person's soul would be weighed against the feather of truth in a ritual called a psychostasy. If their soul was lighter than the feather, it would ascend into the afterlife. Heavy souls were devoured by Maat, eater of the dead. Good films go to hard drive heaven while the recycle bin eats the rest.
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Flight of Dragons (1982)
An animated fantasy directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr., Fumihiko Takayama and Katsuhisa Yamada.
A modern man is summoned to the past when wizards have a feud that they can not settle for themselves.
The audio and video were great.
Bass/Rankin is my favorite animation team. They are known for masterpieces such as The Hobbit and The Return of the King. Combine this team with a release date of 1982 and you've got a sure winner. I took most of this movie as a chance to appreciate expertly animated dragons, so if that's what you're looking for, you've just found it. The plot was a little lighter than the Tolkien films and all of the characters pronounced eachother's unique names differently. This lead to misinterpretations like people saying bad things about the Japanese metal band Galneryus and one character being referred to as "lo Dajjal" (or the antichrist). I can overlook some imperfections to see the great film that is there. This is awesome.
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