We wouldn’t deny that Ron Howard’s “Willow” is family-friendly adventure fun – but not for the little ones, as the FSK released the 1988 fantasy classic, which is based on an idea by “Star Wars” inventor George Lucas, after all, he was only released from his 12th birthday.
This is probably not least due to the scenes in the big action finale of the film, in which the film, which is bursting with (for the time state-of-the-art) special effects, could at times be mistaken for a horror film. There will probably be quite a few children Scene in which the troll turns into a gooey mass of flesh, also loosely taken from John Carpenter’s “The thing from another world“could come had nightmares.
“Willow”: the movie on TV, movie and new series on Disney+
Not sure which scene you’re talking about? Then you can today November 30, 2022 at 8:15 pm turn on cable 1 and watch Willow – or you can stream the fantasy classic with a Disney+ subscription. You can then look further there, because Also on November 30, the “Willow” series, a late sequel to the feature film, will start on Disney+. in which Warwick Davis returns to the role of Willow Ufgood and experiences exciting adventures.
›› Stream on Disney+: “Willow” – the movie* / “Willow” – the series*
In the film, such an adventure eventually takes Willow to the castle of the evil Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh), where she encounters the troll. And while the scene where the troll disintegrates into a steaming blob of mud, from which two sprouts sprout, is by far the most disturbing moment in the film, there are many other scenes in the film’s finale as well. In this way, the troll lump turns into a two-headed monster, which comes to a rather spectacular end and should also frighten younger viewers.
fun fact: The monster was named Ebersisk by the filmmakers, referring to the two famous film critics Rogert EBERT and Gene SISKEL – what a bow…
But before it comes to the fight with Ebersisk and the soldiers around swordsman Madmartigan (Val Kilmer) turn into pigs in a kind of body horror scene (see news photo above), “Willow” is really very civilized. The farmer Willow Ufgood, who would like to become a wizard, wants to return the foundling Elora Danan to the human world. Along the way he meets fairies, elves, sorceresses and swordsman Madmartigan – and in the end he has to realize that the evil queen is looking for Elora. Now Willow is doing everything he can to protect the little girl…
If you want to know more aboutwillowIf you want to know, check out this video from FILMSTARTS video editor Sebastian Gerdshikow, who has loved the movie since childhood and watched it again closely at the beginning of the new Disney Plus series:
Author: Annemarie Havran
Source : Film Starts
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