![]() ![]() Even though the TV series also ends in victory, at some point soon thereafter Rian, Brea, Deet, and all the rest will be killed, as their race is all but eradicated. This painful fact is further underlined by the new prequel series Age of Resistance, which features seven thriving Gelfling clans and many great heroes. Thanks to the cruelty of the Skeksis, only two Gelflings remain in the world. Jen and Kira return the lost shard during the Great Conjunction, reuniting the Mystics and the Skeksis the UrSkeks leave for their home world and Thra is left to reclaim its former glory. #Gelfling dark crystal movie#The Dark Crystal movie ends on a triumphant note. And a journey must begin - the journey of Jen.Warning: This post contains major spoilers for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. ![]() Now it must he healed, or pass forever into the rule of evil. A thousand years have passed, and now, once more, the world must undergo a time of testing. Only Jen survived, to be raised by the wisest of the Mystics. The Skeksis killed his family, destroyed his clan. In the valley of the Mystics, there lives a Gelfling, Jen. Today, they summon the one who must save them. Today, the wisest of the Mystics lies dying. A dying race, numbly rehearsing the ancient ways in a blur of forgetfulness. Their ways were the gentle ways of natural wizards. And here, far from the castle, the race of Mystics came to live in a dream of peace. ![]() ![]() A thousand years ago, the Crystal cracked. Today, a new emperor must seize the throne. But today, the ceremony of the sun gives no comfort. Today, once more, they will replenish themselves, cheat death again, through the power of their source, their treasure, their fate - the Dark Crystal. As they ravaged the land, so too they learned to draw new life from the sun. Today, once more, they gather at the Crystal as the first sun climbs to its peak. A dying race, ruled by a dying emperor, imprisoned within themselves in a dying land. For a thousand years they have ruled, yet now there are only ten. The Skeksis with their hard and twisted bodies, their harsh and twisted wills. Now the Skeksis gather in the sacred chamber, where the Crystal hangs above a shaft of air and fire. Here in the castle of the Crystal, the Skeksis took control. Then strife began, and two new races appeared: the cruel Skeksis, the gentle Mystics. For a single piece was lost a shard of the Crystal. A thousand years ago, this land was green and good - until the Crystal cracked. The film earned mixed to positive reviews from mainstream critics, with particular praise on its special effects.Īnother world, another time, in the age of wonder. The film score was composed by Trevor Jones. The Dark Crystal was produced by Gary Kurtz, while the screenplay was written by David Odell whom Henson previously worked with as a staff writer for The Muppet Show. Froud also collaborated with Henson and Oz for their next project, the 1986 film Labyrinth. The primary concept artist was fantasy illustrator Brian Froud, famous for his distinctive fairy and dwarf designs. The animatronics used in the film were considered groundbreaking. It was marketed as a family film but was notably darker than the creators' previous material. The plot revolves around Jen, an elf-like "Gelfling" on a quest to restore balance to his alien world by returning the lost shard of a powerful but broken gem. The film was a joint British-American venture produced by ITC Entertainment and Henson Associates and distributed by Universal Pictures. The Dark Crystal is a 1982 high fantasy adventure film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz and stars the voices of Stephen Garlick, Lisa Maxwell, Billie Whitelaw, Percy Edwards, and Barry Dennen. ![]()
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