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Netflix The Witcher

The Witcher : Critic Score

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Snake Plissken

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Given my knowledge of Witcher is about equal to that, I think it's hard to argue this isn't the case.
 

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I can’t wait to see it. I’m interested to see how much they pull from the short stories or if they just go straight into the main books. People are going to bitch no matter what, but I think it looks good.
 

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I think Gerald looks decent. The show could end up being worth a watch. I just hope they don’t get stupid.
 

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Given my knowledge of Witcher is about equal to that, I think it's hard to argue this isn't the case.
I mean... just read these brain farts:


I examined both gothic and Renaissance clothes and clothes that were influenced by gothic movements in all periods of history. I have done all kinds of research on contemporary luxury fashion, futuristic fashion and world clothes. Ideas may even come from sources you don’t expect the most, which don’t necessarily have to be related to clothes.

Black leather armor never existed in medieval times. Natural leather armors or similar ones were used in ancient Rome and ancient China. But this is ultimately a fantastic series and everything is closely related to visuality. The heavy and spiky armor in the books has very cool touches, but in reality, it is quite unsuitable for use in life. Our goal was to make Geralt look fierce and sexy. We aimed for him to defeat every enemy he came across and to display his magnificent body. He often changes clothes, but this is always done with a certain style in mind.

We also try to capture a certain appearance in the clothes of different groups of people. For example, Cintra, inspired by the 1930s Film Noir and gothic sentiment. Blaviken blends oriental fishing towns and Japanese high fashion.


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Like, WHAT THE ACTUAL F***?! You're making costumes for gritty fantasy world that is based on Slavic mythology. TAKE INSPIRATION FROM THE SOURCE MATHERIAL, you ****ing artsy farsty clown! But then again, as I said already, these people never actually read books. Geralt isn't supposed to be sexy, and witchers actually are quite poor. One of the best things about the character is that he absolutely loves his LEATHER JACKETS and never wears actual armor because it's too expensive and impractical for someone who hunts down fierce monsters in the woods and swamps.
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I think the most challenging armor is the Nilfgaardian armor. It was supposed to be threatening and strange. This armor is actually described as a black armor with a sun motif on it. It would have been easy to turn it into any medieval or Renaissance armor. But I thought it would not be enough to express the dark and scary power of the Nilfgaardian army.

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And no, Nilfgaarda isn't supposed to be an evil empire. Because in the world of "The Witcher" everything is grey, and Emhyr (the Emperor) is not a villain.
 
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Never read the books or played the game...the show looks cool to me and I like Henry cavil.
 

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Wow, they gave away everything that's interesting about the characters in these promos...
Also feels like a CW show, with out of place pretentious artsy cinematography added on top.
 

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It doesn’t look quite as bad as a CW show. I’m a little less thrilled about seeing it now, but I’m still in it for Cavill. He’s a class act and I’ll watch most of the stuff he’s in, much like Keanu Reeves.
 

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He was good in the last Mission Impossible.
 
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