Perhaps it is this same telling of destiny that meant the universe for Henry Cavill to suit up in the hefty armor of the reviled bounty hunters treated as social pariahs in the primitive caste system of The Continent. A fully fleshed out adaptation of the books by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, which saw a genesis from short stories published in the sci-fi magazine, Fantastyka, as well as of course, the wildly popular CD Projekt Red video game, The Witcher follows the story of Geralt of Rivia, as he navigates his destiny that straddles between a definition dictated by the world he moves in and one that is more internalized. Photo courtesy of NetflixĪccessing the nuance of duality, as well as of the ironies that beleaguer the realm of medieval-meets-magic fiction, The Witcher brings forth a more realized story that throttles a much more necessary conversation we need to engage in today. Here lies the inherent beauty of the made-for-streaming series led by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. “Because there is a simplicity in killing monsters, is there not?” the royal counters, as if edging out her pedigree and privilege in the guise of equal footing with the infamous mutated monster-hunter.Īt the halfway mark of Netflix’s foray into the lore and legend of epic fantasy, arguably as paved and made mainstream by Lord Of The Rings and Game Of Thrones, The Witcher pivots into an existential discourse of destiny as a raucous erupts into a sword-fight, before climaxing to a cathartic scream of magic that shifts the grip of power altogether. The words tumble out from his pursed, clenched mouth pierced and pointed, as if essaying a purpose to every syllable uttered in a coarse cadence and modulated timbre. “Tell me your majesty, why do you risk your life on the battlefield when you can rest on your throne?” asks a gritty Geralt of Rivia, as he sits at the right hand of a steely Queen Calenthe in the court of her castle.
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