The Black Cauldron is a Disney movie from 1985. Based on a Welsh tale it experienced little success and was one of disneys biggest failures. The story follows Taran, an assistant pig keeper who dreams of being a warrior. After he learns that the pig he's caring for has magical abilities to see the future and its this ability that is wanted by the villian of the story, the Horned King, probably the most interesting character in the animation only because he was the character that left the biggest imprint on me as a child. The story is a series of unfortunate events for the boy, pig, princess and a minstrel, as they interact with the king, witches and a small annoying troll creature called Gurgi.I wouldn't have a large interest in the film if i hadn't seen it as a child and if the horned king didn't leave such an impression on me. The movie is one of disneys most dark and almost adult films intentionally directed towards children. It was also a few firsts for disney; the first PG rated movie they made and its also the first full length feature not to have no musical numbers in it, ironically they have a minstrel with a harp however.
There was something strange about a couple of the scenes in that white lines would surround the characters at times, to my knowledge its due to cel shading but i might be wrong. It was a movie that left a big impression on me as a child because it really broke what one saw as a typical Disney Movie, that being said it was a badly paced and over acted movie to me because the voice acting seemed very 'hammy'. I do however like how it breaks from its formula and was an unconventional change. Id like to keep a variety in my work as well as apply the idea of the unconventional to my animations every so often.
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