The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Mio in the Land of Faraway
Adventure · Drama · Fantasy · 1987
Under the watch of his unkind realtives, lonely Bosse's luck is changed when he is sent to the land where his real father is the King. In that country, he sets out on a quest, together with his new friend, to destroy the evil Knight Kato.
Movie details
Mio in the Land of Faraway
“They're two best friends, a million miles from home. On an incredible adventure, beyond the boundaries of space and time. In a place called...”
1987 Adventure · Drama · Fantasy 1h 39m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
Under the watch of his unkind realtives, lonely Bosse's luck is changed when he is sent to the land where his real father is the King. In that country, he sets out on a quest, together with his new friend, to destroy the evil Knight Kato.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Mio in the Land of Faraway?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Vladimir Grammatikov
Written by
William Aldridge
Nick Pickard
Mio / Bosse
Christian Bale
Jum-Jum / Benke
Timothy Bottoms
The King
Christopher Lee
Kato
Susannah York
The Weaver Woman
Sverre Anker Ousdal
The Swordmaker
Gunilla Nyroos
Aunt Edna
Court is in session
Put Mio in the Land of Faraway on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.