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the Shadow King, a.k.a.
But the guiding principle here is that you shouldnt immediately trust what you see.
Sometimes youre looking at things that verifiably happened, more or less, as presented to the viewer.
Sometimes it takes a bit of analysis and unpacking for characters to figure out what they are seeing.
repressed) in the first telling.
Important information is conveyed via immensely complex action sequences, musical numbers, and self-contained music videos.
Sometimes this approach yields less-than-laudable results.
But that comes with the territory.
Time periods and architectural styles collide and fuse.
It was funny in a way that made you wonder if it was all right to laugh.
It was as if the keys to the X-Men franchise had momentarily been handed to Wes Anderson.
But the frustrations and indulgences are all of a piece.
This is someone elses dream.
You get to watch it, question it, and sometimes dance to it.
