Did anyone else feel sorry for the dragon? - Il racconto dei racconti - Tale of Tales (2016) Discussion

[–] ariellaseren 9 years ago

You mean the ogre not the dragon probably. Yes it wasn't his fault but personally I don't know how or why he thought it was a good idea to claim a princess in the first place, I think at the end he only wanted the company, so he could be anyone you know. I feel sorry for both the ogre and the princess, the father should have just died

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[–] Neon-man 9 years ago

I think he meant the dragon, the underwater sea creature, that the first King killed near the beginning of the film. I felt sorry for it, but such is nature -- at least their superstition was accurate.

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[–] ariellaseren 9 years ago

He/She said "he killed those guys who saved the princess" so there's no way he is referring to the sea dragon at the start.

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[–] Kumagoro 9 years ago

Assuming you're talking of the ogre, the circus artists never tried to kill him, he went after them after they rescued the princess. What they attempted to do in response is called self-defense.
Besides, he was a brutal rapist and never even tried to be nice in the least to the girl he basically won at the lottery and was keeping as a prisoner and sex slave. So feeling bad for such a person is quite absurd to begin with.

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[–] kay_rock 9 years ago

That was pretty much the definition of marriage in the Middle Ages.

Movies are IQ tests; the IMDB boards are how people broadcast their score.

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[–] carrot_handvo 8 years ago

Assuming you're talking of the ogre, the circus artists never tried to kill him, he went after them after they rescued the princess.

Wrong. They cut the rope, trying to kill him when he fell!

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[–] tokoyo 8 years ago

Yes, because he went after them on the rope after they rescued the princess. Learn to read before you say someone else is wrong.

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[–] felicity_gr 9 years ago

Yes, I did and I'd like to believe a lot of other people did, too, and the reason for this, I think, is that the dragon is portrayed as just a sea creature. It is not a CGI-fuelled, Hollywood beast like the ones we have been used to.
That's what makes it likeable and beautiful.

PS: I also felt bad for the ogre, to be honest :D

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[–] SSteveL 8 years ago

PS: I also felt bad for the ogre, to be honest :D

He seemed to demonstrate genuine affection for Violet--just before she slit his throat.

One of the movie's themes is moral ambiguity/nuance: while the ogre was not a paragon of virtue, neither was he all bad--nor were many of the various kings and other characters.

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[–] felicity_gr 8 years ago

He seemed to demonstrate genuine affection for Violet--just before she slit his throat.

One of the movie's themes is moral ambiguity/nuance: while the ogre was not a paragon of virtue, neither was he all bad--nor were many of the various kings and other characters.

Exactly; well-said

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[–] MarwoodWalks 8 years ago

He seemed to demonstrate genuine affection for Violet

He also murdered several people, kept her prisoner in a cave she couldn't escape from, fed her on raw meat and raped her.

She slit his throat as she hated him. She did the right thing.

neither was he all bad

I don't get this, what did he do that was good? Had feelings for his prisoner/rape victim?

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[–] palatkik-1 8 years ago

How can anyone feel sorry for a creature of myth that is made of CGI for a movie?

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[–] letitiadionne 8 years ago

I felt bad for the sea dragon.

I did not feel bad for the Ogre. I felt bad for his victims.

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[–] chacowalla 8 years ago

It was a story not reality... so I didn't experience the feeling of sorrow for any creature in the playing out of the tales for the purpose of moving the plot along. What I did feel, was shock when she slit his throat after making up to him. I expected it to go along the lines of "Beauty and the Beast" and when she showed tenderness towards him, his crude exterior was supposed to fall away and he was supposed to become a handsome prince!! Didn't happen!! This is a thoroughly modern young woman who takes matters into her own hands and succeeds in her intent. Her character grew from being a sheltered airhead to being able to take care of herself.

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