D&D Movie/TV D&D: Honor Among Thieves Open Discussion [Full Spoilers]

[Hussar]

Oh, and we had the deeply cringeworthy "you guys are the real heroes for coming to a movie theater" bit before the opening. So dumb.

Get people to go to theaters by making films like Avatar 2 and Top Gun 2 that are best seen that way, not by praising our heroism.

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Must be an American thing.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

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Must be an American thing.

American film studios have decided to have movie stars thank/beg/plead with theater-goers to keep going to theaters, most infamously Nicole Kidman, who I hope sold her dignity for a lot of money, because it's gone now.

 

[Lidgar]

I thought Simon's development was a charisma thing. He's a sorcerer who has difficulty casting spells? Must have a low CHA. That's reflected in his poor self-esteem. Once he learns to tap into his abilities, his casting and his self-esteem both improve. He becomes more confident, less self-pitying, and Doric responds to that.

Obviously he got an ASI and boosted it.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

I assumed the token for Speak with Dead was a magic item.

 

[Von Corellon]

I assumed the token for Speak with Dead was a magic item.

From the Thieves Gallery on DnDBeyond

 

[Iosue]

Also the dragonfly/damselfly thing just being symbolic and not paying off to anything was a bit strange. But maybe I'm not deep enough on Realms lore and there was additional symbolism I didn't get or something.

I thought they paid it off beautifully and subtly. In his memory, Edgin remembers his wife saying, “You don’t have to capture it. Just let it go.” And when he sees it at the end, he realizes that he has to let her go, and save Holga.

 

[Mad_Jack]

The emotional stakes weren't that well developed, so that Edgin's sacrifice at the end seemed like the obvious choice rather than a true dilemma.

I found an article (definitely click-bait-y) that basically called out the film for using a "problematic trope", which turned out to be them claiming that the only "characterization" Edgin's wife had was that she was dead and only mentioned to justify the plot. Which supposedly doesn't do the film any favors.
Now, obviously, the movie isn't going to spend a huge amount of time fleshing out a secondary character who's already dead when the story starts (I haven't seen it yet, so I'm assuming they don't devote a flashback to her death?), but I am curious... Is the wife really just a cardboard cut-out with a "Hi, my name is...<Plot Point>" sticker on her?

 

[Ruin Explorer]

I thought they paid it off beautifully and subtly. In his memory, Edgin remembers his wife saying, “You don’t have to capture it. Just let it go.” And when he sees it at the end, he realizes that he has to let her go, and save Holga.

I got that, but the issue is that a weird-looking bright blue dragonfly turning up over and over - several times unnoticed by Edgin or indeed any of the other characters - seems like it has more going on than just appearing in a flashback scene. If it only appeared in a flashback scene, then say once at the end to remind him, that would work. But they put it in several other scenes.

 

[Undrave]

I just got back from seeing it. Had a lot of fun, didn't care about any inaccuracies. They really nailed the feel of a bumbling party saving the day! I hope we get more movies in that universe but with different casts. Could be fun to have Xenk as the thru line, just having him come in and be a badass and then peace out before the final act.

Themberchaud

Thank you! I didn't catch the name during the movie. Either the sound mixing was weird or the accoustic in my theatre a big wonky.

Hi guys. Sorry if I'm writing off topic, but have any of you seen the new Guardians of the Galaxy 3 trailer before the movie? If you have seen it, please describe it, because my cinema decided to skip all the trailers.

No. We got the new Mission Impossible movie trailer, I believe the trailer for Mario, Transformers Rise of the Beasts... And the trailer for the Farador movie! which is absolutely on brand for the D&D movie!

 

[Undrave]

Also the dragonfly/damselfly thing

It's a dragonfly. Its wings sit perpendicular to its body while at rest, a damselfly's wings close like a butterfly's when at rest.