No, really. Very minimalist magic gesturing, there.
I mean, usually they show the mystic energies being manipulated in various color-coded ways and there’s a dull roar from the raw magic crackling away and maybe some wind and this movie is all None of that; all of you in the audience have the magical sensitivity of a brick. You’ll know that Merlin’s done with the spell when the dam’ trees start moving, because that’s what would happen in real life. I am kind of amused at that. The Kid Who Would Be Kid keeps trying to get me to take it seriously, it seems.
Moe Lane
PS: Now watch: all of the spellglitter got put in during post-production, or something. Because we can’t have nice things.
I just saw my first preview for this on Sunday during a showing of Mary Poppins and it grabbed me almost immediately. It could end up being a huge disappointment, but it had a certain….wonder?…to it that I thought was different.