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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) [ENG/ESP]@yaslenysofia104d
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  1. Film Review: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)@drax768d

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    The recent uproar over Netflix, BBC and video game developers altering the race, gender, and ethnicity of beloved characters relates to something that is hardly new. This practice has been a staple of Hollywood for decades, albeit with motivations different from today’s “woke”-inspired drive to diversity. In the past, these changes were often made for commercial reasons, catering to the biases and chauvinistic attitudes of the target audience. A prime example of this is the 2003 animated fantasy film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas.

    The plot follows the adventures of Sinbad (voiced by Brad Pitt), a legendary sailor, as he embarks on a perilous journey to save his friend Prince Proteus (voiced by Joseph Fiennes), ruler of Syracuse, from the trouble caused by the goddess Eris (voiced by Michelle Pfeiffer). She has stolen magical Book of Peace while impersonating Sinbad and Proteus, as a true friend, offers himself as hostage that would be executed if Sinbad fails in his mission to retreive the artifact. Sinbad’s crew is joined by Lady Marina (voiced by Catherine Zeta Jones), Proteus’ fiancee who proves to be feisty and independent-minded woman.

    Produced by Dreamworks SKG with a budget of $60 million, Sinbad was one of the studio's more ambitious projects at the time. However, its release coincided with the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent US-led invasions and occupations of Muslim and Arab countries. Suddenly, the character of Sinbad, who had originated in Arabian Nights, became an inconvenient protagonist. To avoid any potential backlash, the producers decided to "retcon" Sinbad into a character with no connection to the Middle East or Islam. The story was transplanted to a mythical Ancient Greece, with a passing reference to Fiji, an archipelago that would not be discovered and populated by humans for another two millennia. This anachronistic setting was likely intended to signal to the audience that the film should not be taken too seriously.

    From a technical standpoint, Sinbad is a solid film. The combination of computer and traditional 2D animation under competent direction of Tim Johnson and Patrick Gilmore, yields some exciting and imaginative action sequences. The script, written by John Logan, tries, and for the most part succeeds, to strike a balance between a simple, family-oriented film and something that can be enjoyed by an older audience. However, at the end too many compromises are made and older viewers are likely to view the effort as bland and ultimately forgettable.

    The audience seemed to agree, and Sinbad, which faced stiff competition among the 2003 summer blockbusters, proved to be a massive flop. As a result, Dreamworks abandoned 2D animation and shifted its focus entirely to computer animation. Sinbad thus earned its place in cinema history, albeit not in a positive light.

    RATING: 5/10 (++)

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  2. [Animation review] [Eng | Esp] Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas@jrjaime849d
    Welcome my dear internet traveling sailors and thank you very much for having made a temporary stop in my post, the other day I was wanting to see an animation but I had no idea what to watch, so I asked the trustworthy ChatGPT and they recommended me neither neither more nor less than “Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas”, an adventure film that seemed interesting and that caught my attention enough to give it a chance. Without further ado, prepare to face the goddess of chaos because we are about to begin.
    Bienvenidos mis queridos marineros viajeros del internet y muchas gracias por haber hecho una parada temporal en mi post, el otro día estaba con ganas de ver una animación pero no tenía idea de qué ver, por lo que le pregunté al confiable ChatGPT y me recomendó ni más ni menos que “Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas” un filme de aventuras que parecía interesante y que llamó mi atención lo suficiente como para darle una oportunidad. Sin más que agregar prepárense para enfrentarse a la diosa del caos pues estamos por comenzar.

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    Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas was released in 2003, it is based on the Arabic tale of Sinbad the Sailor from One Thousand and One Nights, directed by Tim Johnson and Patrick Gilmore, produced by DreamWorks Animation, has a duration of 1 hour and 30 minutes. It is an adventure and comedy animation, the story focuses on Sinbad and his crew who are dedicated to stealing, their objective is to steal the “Book of Peace” what they did not count on was that the goddess of Chaos will also have his eye on said prize, by chance they run into old friends and must embark on a quest to recover it if they want to preserve their lives.
    Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas fue estrenada en 2003, se encuentra basada en el cuento árabe de Simbad el Marino de Las Mil y una Noche, dirigida por Tim Johnson y Patrick Gilmore, producida por DreamWorks Animation, cuenta con una duración de 1 hora y 30 minutos. Es una animación de aventura y comedia, la historia se enfoca en Sinbad y su tripulación los cuales se dedican a robar, como punto de mira tienen por objetivo el robar el “Libro de la Paz” con lo que no contaban era que la diosa del caos también tendrá el ojo puesto en dicho premio, por azares del destino se topan con viejos amigos y deberán embarcarse en una búsqueda para recuperarlo si quieren preservar la vida de los mismos.

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    For more details about the film you can visit the link I leave you from Wikipedia | Para más detalles sobre el filme puedes visitar el link que te dejo de Wikipedia

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    The animation has a pleasant classic style, although it is more than 20 years old, it looks quite good and has a decent fluidity, in general terms, it is an animated film that has aged well.
    La animación goza de un estilo clásico agradable, pese a que tiene más de 20 años luce bastante bien y tiene una fluidez decente, a rasgos generales, es un filme animado que ha envejecido de buena forma.

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    The soundtrack is well done, it is a section that is intelligently incorporated on various occasions to give a very pleasant musical accompaniment to the different moments of the film, broadly speaking it is a good job.
    La banda sonora está bien trabajada, es un apartado que es incorporado de forma inteligente en diversas oportunidades para darle un acompañamiento musical muy agradable a los diferentes momentos del filme, a grandes rasgos es un buen trabajo.

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    The construction of the world is curious, throughout the film different monsters and fantasy things like that are presented, despite this that essence of fantasy leaves much to be desired and it is a theme that is introduced timidly in the environment, the scenes of the sea are quite beautiful although some details are missing that make the place look like something alive. At a social level there is not much, there is an attempt to give a certain degree of importance to social classes and the fact that there is a certain distaste for the unseemly, however, this is not developed in the correct way so it comes to nothing, for which this section does not have much to highlight either.
    La construcción del mundo es curiosa, a lo largo de la cinta se van presentando diferentes monstruos y cosas fantasiosas por el estilo, pese a ello esa esencia de fantasía deja mucho que desear y es un tema que se introduce ambientalmente de forma tímida, las escenas del mar son bastante hermosas aunque se hace en falta algunos detalles que hagan ver el sitio como algo con vida. A nivel social no hay mucho, se intenta dar cierto grado de importancia a las clases sociales y al hecho de existir cierto desagrado por los poco decorosos, sin embargo, esto no es desarrollado de la forma correcta por lo que no llega a nada, por lo que este apartado no tiene tampoco mucho que destacar.

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    The plot is simple and quite predictable, from the start it is clear that it will be an adventure film in which they embark in order to achieve a goal, although this is not at all complex at least it is entertaining thanks to its various scenes of action and comedy that are quite enjoyable, the latter has a certain touch of mischief that makes it fit well with the theme of pirates and robberies. Narratively there is not much to highlight, the film is limited to moving from point a to point b, all without having any kind of interesting twist or anything resembling it. The length is short, in fact, this film would have benefited from having a little more time in order to explore various things such as its villain, the protagonist's demons, giving some focus to the crew, etc., anything Allowing you to produce a little more content would have been nice.
    La trama es sencilla y bastante predecible, desde el vamos se deja claro que será un filme de aventura en dónde se embarcan a fin de conseguir un objetivo, si bien esto no es en absoluto complejo por lo menos resulta entretenido gracias a sus diversas escenas de acción y comedia que son bastante disfrutables, está última tiene cierto toque de picardía que la hace encajar de buena forma con el tema de los piratas y los robos. Narrativamente no hay mucho que destacar, el filme se limita a avanzar desde el punto a al punto b, todo esto sin tener ninguna clase de giro interesante ni nada que se le asemeje. La duración es poca, de hecho, este filme se hubiese beneficiado de tener un poco más de tiempo a fin de poder explorar diversas cosas tales como su villana, los demonios del protagonista, darle algo de foco a la tripulación, etc., cualquier cosa que permitiese producir algo más de contenido habría estado bien.

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    Nothing to highlight, in general terms all the characters are quite simple, the only one who has a minimal interesting characterization is the protagonist but this is not amazing either so it is not saved from being simple, the fact that the characterization of all the characters being so basic has a direct and negative impact on the relationships they establish and their feelings, with all of the above feeling impersonal and unimportant. The villain is bad only because she is, she never truly demonstrates an interest and/or commitment to her own goals, which causes her to lose presence and relevance.
    Nada que destacar, a rasgos generales todos los personajes son bastante simples, el único que tiene una mínima caracterización interesante es el protagonista pero esto tampoco es alucinante por lo que no se salva de ser simplón, el hecho de que la caracterización de todos los personajes sea tan básica repercute directamente y negativamente en las relaciones que estos entablan y en sus sentires, siendo que todos los anteriores se sienten impersonales y poco importantes. La villana es mala solo porque sí, nunca demuestra tener verdaderamente un interés y/o compromiso con sus propios objetivos, lo que hace que pierda presencia y relevancia.

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    Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas is an interesting concept that unfortunately leaves many things in the pipeline that could have led it to be much better than what it ended up being, its lack of exploration and few interesting elements reduce it to just being something entertaining without anything that tries to go beyond it. It is for all the above that it deserves 3 stars out of 7, curious enough to see it at least once but it lacks something else that could make it more interesting in some way.
    Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas es un concepto interesante que lamentablemente deja muchas cosas en el tintero que pudieron haberla llevado a ser muchísimo mejor de lo que termino siendo, está carencia de exploración y de pocos elementos interesante la reducen a solo a ser algo entretenido sin nada que intente ir más allá de ello. Es por todo lo anterior que merece 3 estrellas de 7, curiosa como para verlo al menos una vez pero carece de alguna otra cosa que la pueda hacer más interesante de alguna forma.

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    Mis queridos ladrones viajeros hemos llegado al final de otra reseña, si fue de tu gusto agradecería mucho que dejases tu voto positivo e hicieses uso del botón reblog, subo contenido de forma diaria (Cuando no tengo fallas con el servicio eléctrico) por lo que si no quieres perdértelo te invito a que comiences a seguirme para que estés al tanto de todas mis actualizaciones. Si deseas que reseñe algo en concreto puedes dejar la sugerencia abajo en la caja de comentarios y con gusto le dedicaré una publicación apenas pueda. Sin más que agregar te doy las gracias por haber llegado hasta este punto y te mando un fuerte abrazo desde la distancia, te recuerdo que tienes la fuerza de tu grandeza dándote su apoyo solo tienes que tomar el timón y fijar un rumbo, espero que nos topemos de nuevo cuando decidas hacer otra parada temporal en uno de mis futuros posts.

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    In case you were wanting more | Por si quedaste con ganas de más

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    All the images used to make this post that have no source are my property being taken, created and / or edited partially or totally by me using the Gimp program, those that are not of my authorship will have their respective source at the end. The screen shots shown in the post were taken by me while watching the series, however, these remain with their respective authors.

    Todas las imágenes utilizadas para hacer este post que no tienen fuente son de mi propiedad siendo tomadas, creadas y/o editadas parcial o totalmente por mi utilizando el programa Gimp, aquellas que no son de mi autoría tendrán al final su respectiva fuente. Las capturas de pantalla mostradas en el post fueron tomadas por mi mientras veía la serie sin embargo estas siguen perteneciendo a sus respectivos autores.

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