The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Epic
Animation · Adventure · Family · 2013
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world—and ours.
Movie details
Epic
“Discover a world beyond your imagination.”
2013 Animation · Adventure · Family 1h 42m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world—and ours.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Epic?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Chris Wedge
Written by
Matt Ember · Daniel Shere · Tom J. Astle · James V. Hart
Colin Farrell
Ronin (voice)
Amanda Seyfried
Mary Katherine (M.K.) (voice)
Christoph Waltz
Mandrake (voice)
Josh Hutcherson
Nod (voice)
Jason Sudeikis
Bomba (voice)
Aziz Ansari
Mub (voice)
Chris O'Dowd
Grub (voice)
Court is in session
Put Epic on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.