This is an entirely puppet-based film from the Jim Henson Studios. A tale of good versus evil, the underdog triumphing over adversity. Heart-warming and un-mawkishly sentimental, this is a story of an evil tyranny (the Skeksis) who gain essential life-essence by stealing the souls of their victims for their own distorted vanity. They have blighted the world for eons in their quest for eternal youth but there is a portentous planetary alignment that prophesises their doom. Our hero is a mild-mannered, unassuming orphan-child who assumes the mantle of his manifest destiny. Only he can save the world. The characters are clearly defined and Muppet-style simplistic but this film has a darker feel and ambiance than most Jim Henson creations, and therefore appeals more to the jaded but secretly sentimental. This film will bring tears to the eyes of serial killers.
Review of The Dark Crystal
