embee
Lawyer by day. Rules lawyer by night.
The He-Man reboot has just dropped on Netflix. I'd like to NOT have this devolve into a discussion of the societal aspects of the reboot and instead on the show's merits on its own.
That said, 2 episodes in and there is a definite problem. Who is this show for? Because it's sure not for small children. Animation wise, it's fine. Talent-wise, again, it's fine (with Sir Mark Hamill as Skeletor). Tonally, I think they missed the mark.
Frankly, it's too mature for small children. For example, the very first episode shows Moss Man being burned to death on screen. The second episode (The Poisoned Chalice) has a lot of body horror which is way too intense for a grade schooler. Episode 3 has an elderly man get called a cripple.
While they may have been going for the She-Ra audience, this show missed wide.
Beyond that, it's good a sword-and-sorcery cartoon with a pretty solid magic vs technology storyline. It's just a shame that it's too scary for little ones.
I'd love to hear all of your thoughts...
That said, 2 episodes in and there is a definite problem. Who is this show for? Because it's sure not for small children. Animation wise, it's fine. Talent-wise, again, it's fine (with Sir Mark Hamill as Skeletor). Tonally, I think they missed the mark.
Frankly, it's too mature for small children. For example, the very first episode shows Moss Man being burned to death on screen. The second episode (The Poisoned Chalice) has a lot of body horror which is way too intense for a grade schooler. Episode 3 has an elderly man get called a cripple.
While they may have been going for the She-Ra audience, this show missed wide.
Beyond that, it's good a sword-and-sorcery cartoon with a pretty solid magic vs technology storyline. It's just a shame that it's too scary for little ones.
I'd love to hear all of your thoughts...