Warning, this review contains spoilers.
I watched the new Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) movie in theaters with a friend from college and it was a fun movie. The movie started off with the cast telling the audience that watching movies in the theaters made us heroes. I never knew that I am both a hero and villain – I watch movies in the theater and in my living room.
The movie wasn’t about how people play the Dungeons and Dragons game online or in person. It was about the D&D universe. The main plot was described through a flashback / story told by the main character Edgin when he was pleading for parole in front of a council.
Basically, Edgin is a bard who is part of the Harper Guild and was living a respectable life with his wife and daughter. After a certain point, he wanted to live a more luxurious lifestyle, so he stole some gold during one of his jobs as a Harper. This theft resulted in fatal consequences – the Red Wizard member tracked down the stolen gold and killed his wife.
After the death of his wife, his life was very tough, and he resorted to more theft to help support himself and his daughter. Edgin learns about a magic relic that can bring someone back to life, so he decides to leave home with some friends in order to retrieve it from a safeguarded Harper vault. In the vault, Edgin and his friend Holga was captured and sent to prison.
The main plot of the movie is the adventure Edgin and the other friends partake to escape prison and get back his daughter and revive his wife. Along the way, there are a bunch of different side quests he has to accomplish in order to get the necessary items to steal back the relic that can revive his wife.
The movie had some serious moments and a lot of funny parts. There were references to the D&D lore and many familiar monsters, such as a mimic and a dragon. There were also some monsters I was not familiar with, such as an owlbear. The special effects and fight scenes were exciting to watch. It was also pretty cool to see the creative use of magic in the movie. I’d recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys watching action, adventure, or fantasy movies.
Jeffrey's Thoughts 