Centuries ago, in the land of Prydain, a young man named Taran is given the task of protecting Hen Wen, a magical oracular pig, who knows the location of the mystical black cauldron. This is not an easy task, for The Evil Horned King will stop at nothing to get the cauldron.
This is the story of a young man named Taran, who is an assistant pig keeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. Hen Wen, a magical oracular pig, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers. With the aid of a stubborn princess, named Princess Eilonwy an exaggerating bard, and a pestering creature called Gurgi, Taran will try to save the world of Prydain from the Horned King. Taran and his new friends embarks on a quest to find the dark magic Black Cauldron the item of ultimate power before a diabolical tyrant The Horned King can.
I must say first that my opinion on this film is slightly biased. I was one of the handful of people to have seen this film on its initial theatrical run. I was also 11 and a boy (a target audience of this film). I owned the Gurgi and Hen Wen plushes, got excited by the preview on the &quot;Pinocchio&quot; video, etc.,etc.<br/><br/>After seeing the movie, I remember being entertained (maybe not enthralled) by the film and was saddened by Gurgi&#39;s sacrifice at the end.<br/><br/>Years passed. And passed. And passed. And people seemed to have forgotten &quot;Black Cauldron&quot; in the wake of &quot;Little Mermaid&quot; and her successors.<br/><br/>I must admit that I became somewhat obsessed with finding out why Disney thought of the film so poorly and why everyone gave me &quot;blank stares&quot; when I mentioned it. To say the least, I longed for a video release of the film.<br/><br/>A year or two ago, I got my wish, and now that I&#39;m older and &quot;wiser&quot; I&#39;m able to make a better judgement of the film. Is it Disney&#39;s worst film ever? Absolutely not. &quot;Black Cauldron&quot; is probably the finest animated film of the 1980&#39;s (&quot;Little Mermaid&quot; not withstanding). It IS a scary film for young kids (hence the PG rating) but I think audiences today are able to deal with that more than they were back in 1985 (just look at &quot;Dinosaur,&quot; &quot;Road to El Dorado,&quot; and the upcoming &quot;Titan AE&quot; which are all rated PG). The story may not be up to Disney standards, but for a film of its genre (i.e fantasy) it has a very compelling and understandable story. The animation has its highs and lows. But this film was made by a large number of people over a long period of time, so it is inevitable that there should be some fluctuation in quality.<br/><br/>Lastly, I too have read Lloyd Alexander&#39;s books, and I too adore them. No, Disney&#39;s film does not even begin to compare to the books, but what movie does?<br/><br/>On its own terms, &quot;Black Cauldron&quot; stands as a remarkable achievement in animation, and a film for those people who don&#39;t just think cartoons are &quot;babysitters for kids.&quot;
This was one of the few Disney flix I had yet to see. I read all 5 Lloyd Alexander stories about Taryn, and I was a bit let-down by the movie version. The plot was altered a lot, and some of the key elements that had me riveted to the book were gone. The movie was a little intense for younger viewers I felt, but the plot butchery aside, the movie can stand on its own, albeit wobbly. I&#39;d love to see more of the intense imagery shown here (Hunchback of Notre Dame is my favorite Disney). Rent it? Yes Buy it? Ehh…rent it first.
But there's still a great deal to love in The Black Cauldron. The untested animators Don Bluth left behind created some amazing sequences, including a dramatic scene of Taran's oracular pig, Hen Wen, being captured by pterodactyl-like gwythaints…For all its flaws, The Black Cauldron was a movie ahead of its time.
Many of the changes have been made in the movie including merging 2 books, &quot;The book of Three&quot;, &quot;The Black Cauldron&quot; into a rushed movie.<br/><br/>1. Many of the characters has been left out of the movie. Important characters including Coll, Prince Ellidyr, Prince Gwydion, Gwystyl, Adaon, Kaw the crow, Medwyn, King Smoit, horses has been left out.<br/><br/>2. Taran tries to forge a sword but fails while Coll gets mad at him, he also tries to touch the book but gets hurt doing so. The movie has Taran playing with his pig Hen Wen and also has her show the prophecy to Taran.<br/><br/>3. Taran in the book runs after Hen Wen and meets Gwydion while in the movie he walks with Hen Wen but loses her in the forest, he then chases after Hen Wen who&#39;s taken to the castle and Gwydion is absent.<br/><br/>4. Taran and Gwydion get captured by the Undead Cauldron Born and taken to Achrens castle where they are tortured and Achren the witch breaks Gwydions sword. The movie has Taran sneaking into the Castle of the Horned king.<br/><br/>5. Taran finds a magic sword Dyrnwyn and he escapes with Princess Elionwy and Fflewddur Flam and the castle crumples to the ground. The movie has them escaping with the guards chasing after them but the castle still stands.<br/><br/>6. Doli and King Eiddileg are Dwarves and Doli doesn&#39;t get to be invisible until the second book. The movie depicts them as Fairy Folk and Doli can be invisible anytime he wants.<br/><br/>7. In the Marshes of Morva, Taran trades with the 3 witches for by giving Adaons Brooch for the Black Cauldron. The movie has Taran trading his Drnwyn sword instead.<br/><br/>8. Taran and his friends meet with the Morgant army and get captured by them. Prince Ellidyr sacrifices himself by jumping in the Black Cauldron and destroying it, and his horse jumps off the cliff and dies. The movie has Gurgi jumping in the Black Cauldron and destroying the undead army but the Black Cauldron remains undamaged.<br/><br/>9. The Horned King chases after Taran and his friends on horseback in battle and fights Taran who tries to use the sword Drnwyn but a word is said and the Horned King burns up and dies. The movie has Taran shoving the Horned King into the Black Cauldron and the castle crumbles to the ground.<br/><br/>10. Taran, Gwydion and his friends honors Ellidyr who died to destroy the Black Cauldron. The movie has Taran demanding the 3 witches to bring Gurgi back to life by trading the Drnwyn sword.
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