5.5/10
The Deer King is an unfortunate bundle of squandered potential on all fronts of its story. It would not be hyperbole to call it "Walmart Mononoke Hime"
There are WAY TOO MANY 'riding' scenes, where character are in chase/pursuit and barely anything happens, and they last too long. "Look, this guy is riding a deer! holy shit!" x5
The pacing falls apart at about the halfway mark after dragging its feet through a slow slog of unnecessary scenes as the writers clumsily try to curry your interest in the world. It just screams budget issues as the pacing ramps up while the writers scramble to
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Alternative Titles
Japanese: 鹿の王 ユナと約束の旅
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Type:
Movie
Episodes:
1
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Feb 4, 2022
Producers:
Yomiuri Telecasting, TOHO, Nippon Television Network, JR East Marketing & Communications, Kadokawa, Movie Walker
Licensors:
GKIDS
Studios:
Production I.G
Source:
Novel
Duration:
1 hr. 53 min.
Rating:
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Your Feelings Categories Jun 24, 2023
The movie evokes comparisons to Princess Mononoke, but falls short of it in virtually every measure. There's both too much going on to get a good grip of why things are happening (there are a lot of conflicting interests at play among the bigger groups as well as among a small number of more independent players), and too little that's all that interesting or unpredictable. I had trouble following why many of the people in this movie acted as they did and, based on what I've heard of the source material, it's because they cut quite a bit of it out. I had little trouble
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Jul 30, 2024
I'm not sure whether to recommend The Stag King.
I will start with its artistic section, which I really liked. In my opinion, it is the best part of the film. The character design feels very strange. I feel like each character was created by a different artist. As for the story, I found it entertaining for some moments, but I expected more from the story knowing that one of the producers worked for Ghibli and Satoshi Kon, and I feel that its plot does not develop well at all and some things are left unfinished. For my part, I would not see it again but I invite you ... Oct 1, 2023
The Deer King is not like Princess Mononoke. It is not trying to be. It is not about the same things as Princess Mononoke. This movie has a character that rides a deer and there are wolves, but that does not make it the same. Don't let all the media-illiterate reviews drawing parallels between this movie and Princess Mononoke/Studio Ghibli movies bias your attempt to understand The Deer King. Trying to view it through that lens will just decrease your ability to understand it.
Pro: Visually, this movie looks very good. There is some interesting world building and a decent story. Con: The most glaring issue is that this is ... |



