This could feel, at first glance like lazy writing, an easy solution to get characters out of tricky situations and carry the plot forward, but once you realize the true meaning behind it you see the whole movie in a different light, and it becomes just another detail you fall in love with. The directors, John Francis Daley and Jonothan Goldstein wanted to emulate the boardgame, the way characters are at the mercy of the dice, never knowing what hand they’ll be dealt, if they’ll be lucky or not. Many characters’ abilities can feel a bit random at times this imbalance was intentional. It’s chock full of Easter eggs and references to its source material you can tell it was made with love. It feels as dense as “Lord of the Rings” and as heart-pounding as your favorite thriller. This wasn’t just a loosely slapped together cash grab, it’s an over-the-top lived-in world. They go deep into the lore of D&D it goes past just including classic creatures of the game like gelatinous cubes and black dragons, almost every character name, place, item, or creature in the film is pulled directly from the lore of the game. Based on the 1974 board game Dungeons and Dragons, this movie is more than just an all-star cast, better yet, it’s everything from the cinematography, to the music, to the plot, to the theme that makes this movie what it is.
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