All my life, I've been an aficionado for all kinds of animals: tame, wild, extinct, and even mythical. In the realm of mythical creatures, I've always been a sucker for dragons. And, sometimes, as a kid, I wondered what it would be like if dragons actually did exist? Then, I figured out that this program came about when I saw the book of it at a book fair when I was in third grade. I gave it a watch again as an adult, and it still holds up. Believe you, me, I don't actually BELIEVE that dragons really do exist, but, this was awesome because of a simple format: recreate an alternate universe where dragons act did exist in the style of a nature program. Like "Walking with Dinosaurs", this doesn't anthropomorphize its test subjects to appeal to kids, nor does it depict them as movie monsters, but instead as what they actually were (or, in this case, MAY have been.): just regular animals. In the version I own, at least, the scenes with the archeologists are brief, and the focus is more kept on what it should be: the dragons. The CGI was impressive (if a bit dated), Patrick Stewart made for an awesome narrator, and, there are some strong scenes, like the Prehistoric dragon fighting T rex, or the mountain dragon courtship ritual. And, while they are confirming via the title that this was all made up, some of the theories did make a bit of sense. So, all in all, this was a fascinating little pick. I'd say if you're into dragons, check it out.
Review of Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real
Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real
(2004 TV Movie)
For a docu-fiction program, this was quite interesting
6 March 2021
Warning: Spoilers