![]() Later having the Gelfling Kira sent to be drained, skekUng loses his mind with power and becomes gradually paranoid. Becoming the new Emperor, skekUng has podling slaves drained for essence and sends the Garthim to recover the surviving Gelflings, as well as massacre the podling village in their path, or take survivors to be drained as slaves. Smith: skekUng the Garthim Master, who lacks the honor and sportsmanship of his movie counterpart, was a driving force behind the genocide of the Gelfling race as the creator and lord of the Garthim warriors. For more of his wonderful deeds, see here. skekSo, the instigator of the Gelfling genocide.Even skekSil the Chamberlain, depicted in Age of Resistance as a master manipulator and a silver-tongued devil, is not as convincing or psychologically devastating as he once was. By the time of the film, however, their society has atrophied to the point where only skekTek the Scientist can be described as having retained his full abilities. Badass Decay: In the series, the Skeksis are each killing machines and viciously talented in their respective fields.There's a reason one of the options on the DVD was to play the movie with only the music as audio. Awesome Music: The WHOLE soundtrack by Trevor Jones, especially the main theme. ![]() Award Snub: How in the blue blazes did the film not get a Best Original Score nomination from the Academy Awards?.Luckily, it's since become much better regarded as we've gotten a better idea of what Henson was trying to do, and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance vindicated the film further by undoubtedly finding a large audience. Reading through contemporary criticism of the film, you can't help but sigh as so many of them completely miss the film's point of not being for kids despite being a Jim Henson film starring puppets (Henson had a lifelong fight against the idea that puppets are just for kids, even saying it's healthy for kids to be scared sometimes). Audience-Alienating Premise: At least at the time it was released.Although that's usually because the male either isn't as important to the species' propagation as the female (as in the case of fig wasps), or the male gets something else to compensate, such as a stinger. Aluminum Christmas Trees: The idea of only female Gelflings having wings isn't as bizarre as it sounds, as there are some real life insects (such as the fig wasp) where only the females have wings. ![]() The narrator did, after all, say Jen was the chosen one "at this time".
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