HBO MaxTales from Earthsea (2006)
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.8
Overview
Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause. During his journey, he meets Prince Arren, a young distraught teenage boy. While Arren may look like a shy young teen, he has a severe dark side, which grants him strength, hatred, ruthlessness and has no mercy, especially when it comes to protecting Teru. For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity. She can use the boy's "fears" against the very one who would help him, Ged.
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Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause. During his journey, he meets Prince Arren, a young distraught teenage boy. While Arren may look like a shy young teen, he has a severe dark side, which grants him strength, hatred, ruthlessness and has no mercy, especially when it comes to protecting Teru. For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity. She can use the boy's "fears" against the very one who would help him, Ged.
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Center
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around the disruption of the natural ecological balance due to human hubris and a fear of death, advocating for the restoration of this balance and acceptance of natural cycles, which aligns with environmentalist and progressive values.
The movie's character designs follow a mainstream anime aesthetic, which does not visibly emphasize diversity despite the source material's original intent. Its narrative primarily explores universal philosophical themes of life, death, and balance, without focusing on or critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The source material, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels, explicitly describes its main characters and inhabitants as predominantly dark-skinned. The 2006 film adaptation portrays these same characters with light skin, deviating from their established racial depiction.
The film "Tales from Earthsea" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on traditional fantasy elements, character development, and philosophical themes without incorporating queer identities or relationships, resulting in no depiction to evaluate.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning direct close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents. While Therru confronts the antagonist, her victory is achieved through a magical transformation into a dragon, which falls outside the criteria for physical combat feats.
The film adapts Ursula K. Le Guin's 'Earthsea' novels. All major characters, including Ged, Tenar, Therru, and Cob, retain their established genders from the source material in the film adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.3
6.5
Critic Ratings
N/A
4.7
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