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The Flight of Dragons

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Wizards whisk a Boston writer back in time to another land where he'll lead a quest for a red crown.
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Charles Cassady Common Sense Media Imaginative fantasy pits science against magic. Rated: 5/5 Dec 15, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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O F The people who made this had a love for nature, magic, and science. And managed to combine them in a epic, charming, and puzzling way. We are presented with a green wizard who cares about nature and animals. And is worried on behalf of them for the future, because they are being overrun. He is ridiculed. He is also worried for the world of magic, because it is also fading. You'd almost think they were intertwined. His plan is to designate an area for magic. The bad guy disagrees. And the green wizard travels through time to find the saviour who will defeat the bad guy. The bad guy has a grand plan to use his magic to subtly feed humanity's greed and subsequent destruction of themselves, with the destruction of nature, and the earth as we know it. This scenario is only too real still, as rainforests are still being cut down and burned for cattle pastures, and the growing of soy for cattle feed. Rainforests that create their own climate, and have undiscovered species of animals. Fast track to the ending. He defeats the bad guys magic, and the bad guy himself by talking about logic and science. And as I was trying to understand how this makes sense, something clicked. The bad guy and his magic wants to grow the concept of humans using science to destroy, science helps humans destroy, but science is also the solution to the biodiversity and climate crisis. But time keeps passing, and people are still not listening to logic and the truth of science. Only when we defeat the idea of greed, being magically whispered to us by our subconscious, will we be able to save our home. "It's okay to buy a new phone every year. It's okay to eat animals" When will we realise there's too much evil magic in our homes? On our plates? Where are the heroes? Where is their acknowledgement and encouragement? Heroes always arrive when they are desperately needed the most right? Spoiler: Maybe the scientists are the real heroes. Maybe it's you and me. Maybe it takes all of us. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/20/24 Full Review Bruce H Was an awesome concept and one of my favorite cartoons in the 80's Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/12/23 Full Review Devils A Alas, I must knock off *1* point because this movie really isn't a classic but still well done, from Sorcerer's Dragons, and magic of all types, makes this movie a classic for young adult and mature audiences!!!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review ROLY GAMER CUBANO Excepcional Movie great animation ,Instant classic for the time!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/30/22 Full Review robert p I loved this animation even though its crude, a flight of dragons should be for all kids thats not too easily scared! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the greatest fantasy stories of all time! Time travel, ogres, knights, princesses, and of course... dragons! Some of the best voice acting ever... James Earl Jones as Omadon the Red Wizard gives me chills to this day. This story is absolutely perfect for the next Lord of the Rings style love action epic remake, surprised no one has jumped on it. Of course it prolly wouldn't do it justice. The whole science vs. magic thing is super interesting, and has a lot to say about the state of affairs in today's society. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Wizards whisk a Boston writer back in time to another land where he'll lead a quest for a red crown.
Director
Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 14, 2016
Runtime
1h 38m
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