Strings Review

"STRINGS" reviews

Movie

STRINGS

Author

anonymous

Date reviewed

2005-10-25 21:09:37

Provider

MRIB

Review

Boldly proclaiming itself to be the world's first fully integrated puppet feature film - what about Team America? - Strings is a dark tale of love and revenge which tells the story of young Prince Hal (James McAvoy) who sets off to avenge the apparent murder of his father, the Emperor of Hebalon. The lines between enemy and ally rapidly blur as it becomes clear that not all is as first perceived.

The Emperor of Hebalon dies a dramatic death, taking a terrible legacy with him to the grave. It is widely feared that the Zeriths, the Hebalonians' arch enemies, have fanned new heat into the embers of the murderous enmity that has existed between the two nations from time immemorial. Martial Law is declared, and the heavy gates in the city of Hebalon are locked firm. No outsider can gain entrance.

The Emperor's young and untried son, Hal Tara, who is now the heir apparent to the throne, is charged with avenging his father's death. Disguised as a common slave, he leaves the protective confines of the palace armed with his father's sword and sets forth to seek out the implacable Zeriths. A warrior is about to come of age.

Strings is a dramatic tale of adventure, bondage and liberation; of love and war, destiny and vitality, identity and common humanity. Not everything is as it seems in this land of adventure, where the threads of destiny are woven together by unseen hands, and where there appears to be a hidden connection between Earth and Heaven.

Strings takes place in a unique universe, a universe where all characters marionettes and where the strings are an integral part of their lives and identity. It also features the voices of Derek Jacobi, Ian Hart, Catherine McCormack and Julian Glover as well as Shameless star McAvoy.

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