There's always a greater than usual chance of getting it wrong when judging the artworks of other cultures, but there's little chance in this case. Trust me, it's abysmal. If there's any value I'm missing it lies in the dialogue, which, I presume, was imperfectly represented by the subtitles I saw - few obvious mistakes, but clearly they were written by someone not perfectly at ease with English. All the same, I doubt that the stilted Dungeons-and-Dragons-speak is entirely an artefact of translation. ("I note your Frost Bolts are at a mere 80%" ... or words to that effect; I had difficulty staying awake.)
Apart from the occasional stirring shot there's nothing visually spectacular about the film: it has the inconsistent artistic purpose of a director who insists on using every camera trick he can think of, usually badly, without any clear idea why he's using any particular one. An occasional fight scene will surge forth with SOME energy, but this only serves to highlight lethargy elsewhere. Watching the script-following characters muddle their way through the convoluted plot is like watching an aerial shot of people trying to get out of the Hampton Court Maze. Please tell me that they weren't trying for mythic grandeur. That would be just too embarrassing.
Apart from the occasional stirring shot there's nothing visually spectacular about the film: it has the inconsistent artistic purpose of a director who insists on using every camera trick he can think of, usually badly, without any clear idea why he's using any particular one. An occasional fight scene will surge forth with SOME energy, but this only serves to highlight lethargy elsewhere. Watching the script-following characters muddle their way through the convoluted plot is like watching an aerial shot of people trying to get out of the Hampton Court Maze. Please tell me that they weren't trying for mythic grandeur. That would be just too embarrassing.