I’m a fantasy girlie through and through, so I knew this movie was coming the moment it was announced. Add in the great casting with Millie Bobby Brown as our lead heroine, and this movie was set for success. Following a noble family who are running out of the means to take care of their people, they decide to marry their eldest daughter, Elodie, to a rich kingdom’s prince. In the beginning you think this will be a sweet romantic fantasy, but quickly turns when Elodie is sacrificed to a dark cave to appease an angry dragon. The lore they built to tell this story was both intriguing and dark. The audience slowly gets to learn the full details alongside Elodie as she tries to survive. It’s a story of feminine power, both good, evil, and in between. Elodie has to show true strength and willpower in order to survive and outsmart the dragon. Although she has downfalls in that journey, and we see her struggling and injured many times, she still keeps going. In any fantasy setting there is a great importance of the atmosphere and costuming, and I think the team did amazing here. All of the sets and costumes in this film were stunning and added to that fantastical feel. The design of the dragon was also quite beautiful, yet terrifying. Overall, this movie was great. The story was well written and executed, and I’d happily watch it again and again.
Damsel
