This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Like other reviewers have noted, the criticisms of this movie seem unjust. Disclaimer: I am a fan of the game, but have been a fan of many games, novels, etc. that do not turn out this well when made into movies. Warrior's Dawn has high production value in every aspect (great voice acting even though I prefer original voice acting, touchingly beautiful music and characters brought to life through superb character design and animation). But it also has a deftly-woven action-based plot that evokes emotions of hope and reconciliation. This was not too surprising since the game itself is like a visual novel with its engaging, well-written and often humorous dialogue. Yes, the world of the movie has similarities to others, but its unique as well. It would take a lot more clichés and borrowing of elements from various mythologies to be disappointing to fans of the fantasy genre. But this movie goes beyond most movies in its positive and comedy-enriched message.

The character animation in this movie is seriously unnatural. Sometimes you just cannot understand what the characters want to express with their clumsy gestures. But maybe the dubbing is no good either. They will have to do better than that to even come close to Pixar or Dreamworks. Also the rendering of shadows (parts where the light should not get to, like nostrils) is flawed. The picture feels flat. Technically this movie looks like something from around 2000. There are some nice backdrops and detail renderings but the characters seriously ruin it for me. The story line is somewhat too simple for my tastes. No big surprises in a simple plot. The good old battle between good and evil.

(no specific spoilers mentioned but if you want to go in completely without any comments about the storytelling then don't read, though you should definitely watch the movie if you are unsure, you wont regret it unless you have no interest at all in magic and fantasy world sword fights, at the very least it is a decent story)apparently inspired by a game called dragons nest that I know nothing about.for someone that doesn't know the lore this movie was a great watch, though the ensemble of 'heroes' was a little off 'strictly story wise, though that is understandable by it being based on the lore of a game, essentially character classes that are different from one another having prejudices about each other yet work together to achieve a common goal for the greater good.while the story might not be the most original, if you have any interest in sword fights and combat magic, great animation and a movie with possibly perfect pacing/highs and lows this is certainly worth a watch.compelling story telling for someone that is unfamiliar with the lore, only thing it suffers from is the introduction of too many (main?) characters right away, that might be because there is already an established lore for them I don't know but thankfully the narrative doesn't focus to much on previous events just that "they know of each other".as mentioned a lot of talent went into the animation, they really deserve praise for it.

This is the best Chinese animation movie I've seen. I watch what is coming out of the mainland and in animation it has been bad. Same with live action, but sometimes we get movies like Kung Fu Hustle which was amazing. Where are all the great HK movies? Why don't the mainland movie makers watch more international films and understand that good plot is essential to a good movie. But Dragon Nest might be the movie that proves the mainland can make movies now. This movie feels like it came from a game, but Song Yuefeng, the director, took his skills to add feelings and fun to the action. This is a director to watch out of China. I now want to see the sequel.