Review of The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021) by Mgamer490 — 09 Jan 2022

I had a wonderful time with this movie, I honestly didn't know what to expect from it as I hadn't looked to deep into it prior to it's release or post release.

Story - We follow Vesemir in events prior to the Witcher story we know from the books, games or tv show (depending on what you refer to most), it is his origin story about how he became a Witcher but also a wonderful build of hate and animosity between mages, humans, monsters and witchers, this all culminates in a satisfying final quarter of the movie where it meets it's conclusion. Also this synopsis is very a very bare bones view of the plot, but hey, don't want to give too much away.

Animation - Gorgeous, they should do more movies or shows like this for not just the Witcher series, but just anything that would benefit from it, some things like sci-fi or fantasy don't transfer over well to live action without a solid budget and skill, so animation is perfect for getting those more fantasy elements across, you won't be disappointed by the look of the movie.

Onto my thoughts - This movie has received some negative ratings for not being faithful to the books, and that is fine if you are disappointed by that. I would suggest going in with a mindset to just have a good time, if you want to pick apart all the inconsistencies with the story we know then you are going to have a rough viewing experience, I honestly was not that bothered by it, sometimes changes can be made and if we aren't in the mindset of them needing to honor every key detail from the novels, we may enjoy it more. Again though, if this bothers you that it is not completely faithful, then you probably won't enjoy it, for those who don't mind and just want to be entertained by some super solid animation, fun combat scenes and a simple to follow plot - then this is for you.

One thing that I feel deserves praise is we are getting great media of The Witcher! Crazy to think that the games is what pushed the books to the mainstream, and now has led to a tv show, comics and an animated film, The Witcher brand as a whole has grown so much and it is absolutely wonderful to be a part of it.