@@juanhoffmann4096 a hero? I mean, he mostly just gets caught up in things not seek them out. I do love the character but he already has several novels, games and a live action. I'm ready for other witcher.
In the books, it was said that a vast mob of peasants, mages, and townsfolk sacked Kaer Morhen; although it is not implausible to suggest that the local soldiers got caught up in it too, as the Witcher 3 THE WILD HUNT game alludes to that. This adaptation definitely fleshes out Vesemir and the Witchers A LOT. At the same time, it does take LIBERTIES with the books and games just as the TV show did. In the books, they had stopped training new witchers since the sacking, at least a quarter of a century, before Ciri aka Cirilla came along. From the books, we know that Vesemir and a few young witcher recruits survived the sacking. Eskel was the only other adult witcher who survived. Geralt was already a young adult on the path when the sacking happened or was hidden away during it (THE DETAILS ARE VERY MUDDY AND HIS AGE IS TOO, for real). The knowledge of making witchers mutations/potions for the Trials of the Grasses was lost to the Witchers but the equipment and mutagen alchemy notes were still there in the books/notes. Other Witchers of the School of the Wolf were away when the sacking occurred, but they were VERY few and they died off over the years. It is true that all the mages were killed. A few of the young recruits were killed as well. The addition of Monsters to the sacking was interesting as it made the siege more action-packed. Also, Coen and Lambert do come after the sacking as they are the youngest witchers present before little Ciri arrives. AND FYI: The boys went through the Trial of the Grasses which makes them undergo mutations via mutagens or monster/magic genes inserted into their body that makes them have faster reflexes, more muscle strength, faster metabolism, and slower heart rates than a normal human. In Vesemir's youth, it is true that Deglan met him, but the games and books state that he was taken in by Deglan via the Law of Surprise (He was taken by Deglan as a prize of payment for killing a monster), not Vesemir following him to Kaer Morhen and willingly choosing to be a witcher. Still, I think the new lore for Vesemir's young past does still work with his Video game adaptation as he is much older and wiser in the W3 wild hunt and we can tell that he has seen everything. I definitely feel sad about what happened to Illanya, who was a welcome addition to the lore. Seeing Vesemir crying was a moment of beauty and grace portraying a tender, tragic moment. As for the world-building of the film: It's a pretty honest take on the Witcher caste; Witchers have been regulated to Monster Slayers and on occasion, some have taken mercenary work. The School of the Cat pretty much turned into Hireable Assassins by the time of the Witcher 3 and the various other Schools fell into disrepair/suffered similar fates to the School of the Wolf. (The Schools in the South fell much quicker and long before than the ones in the North). We know that there are few Witchers by the time of the TV show and the books offer glimpses into the Cat and the Griffon ones. The thing that piques my interest is the monster hybrid cross-breeding, which kinda seems suss on the surface because it was not part of the Books or Games. Again Liberties were taken with the anime film. I still like the monsters of the Witcher the best, especially in The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. Overall, I loved the film. It tugged my heart and made me love Geralt and Vesemir even more. AND NO GERALT WAS NEVER BALD> His hair turned from his natural brown to full white as a result of the mutations. This choice of bald was effing stupid and it made me laugh because that's too funny. I mean, the kid already became a Witcher. Why put him through balding XD?
you seem to be taking the witcher 3 world building and stories too seriously even tho they are not book canon, also geralt was bald cause of the mutation it relates to his pigmentation changes nicely, all in all the show wasnt perfect for the avid witcher fans but it was good, it wasnt unwatchable, and for the non avid witcher fan its a pretty damn good movie. i am satisfied with it tbh even tho there are some complaints they didnt butcher it this time which is enough for me
@@juantirado8249 true, it was to make it harder to guess and keep it vague. But as someone said, it's possible that his hair fell off due the mutations and then grew back over time in white. That this was a transition period.
**SPOILERS** There's some inconsistencies there, mate. No hate, just want to point them out. The Trial of the Grasses was a very strict diet of roots, grasses, mushrooms, etc, and prescribed potions that accelerated growth and opened blood vessels to prepare the body to be able to undertake the mutagen transformation. They indeed still used the recipe of the diet and potions on Ciri when she was a child at Kaer Morhen which prompted Triss to beg Vesemir not to subject Ciri with the grasses as she should be able to retain her ability to bear children. They couldn't have subjected her to the mutagen transformation because they didn't know how, nor had a sorcerer present to perform the ritual. Now, with that said, they were not able to mutate any more witchers since the sacking - so then how could Lambert and Cohen come later when they were fully mutated witchers in the books and game? No, they were ALL present and already Witchers at the time of the sacking. According to book lore, all the witchers we know including Geralt - were out on the path when the sacking happened, leaving the instructors and the children at the keep to defend themselves. ALL were killed, including the sorcerers, except for Vesemir, who was mistaken for already being dead. When he woke up after the battle was over, he realized everyone had been killed and the castle nearly destroyed. It makes perfect sense that Tetra and Kitju summoned monsters/creatures to fight for them and it's poetic irony as Vesemir said in the movie, "Monsters to fight monsters, how unlike your predecessors." It's quite an arrogant and narrow-minded statement to say in all caps that Geralt was never bald. The trial of the grasses altered the body's hormones and the mutagen transformation was traumatic to the body and we know from the books that Geralt had undergone additional mutagen transformations that the other boys did not. Going through all that was like nothing you or I could ever experience let alone survive. Makes perfect sense that one of the manifestations of that trauma would be total hair loss. We know his hair grows back and it's white. It was also a writing technique to "hide" the fact the boy was Geralt until the dramatic reveal at the end. It served its purpose. The monster cross-breeding or engineering of monsters is actually book lore. In the final book "Season of Storms," Geralt kills a kikimore-ish type monster (at least in my mind) and finds a serial number or UPC code if you will, on it and it wasn't the first one he'd encountered. This serves as the backdrop for that whole story line. Circling back to the sacking of Kaer Morhen. It worked the way it was written here for the movie as it was far more exciting and engaging, had high stakes and emotion than how it was "told" to us by the original author. A goal was also given to Vesemir to raise "better witchers" and to make them into "Something More" which will translate beautifully in The Witcher Season 2. Having watched NotW, we will appreciate Season 2 that much more :).
@@n1hilanth314 But the games keep the book lore. They dont even deviate that much, if at all. Just because the creator is notna gamer and is not interested in the story of the games, does not mean the games aren't canon. Specially when they add a lot more and respect thr already established lore.
Nightmare of the Wolf was a realy good film, and as an 'Anime Fan' i can only say that this is one of the beautiful animations i've seen in an Anime so far. Thanks Han Kwang, thanks Loren and thanks Netflix for this wonderful Film and this wonderful Series. I CAN'T WAIT for Saison 2!!! :(
@@Rellen00 Yes i have to say that animes has so much about it that they often have quite funny and awkward dialogues. If you don't normally watch Anime now, it's pretty weird first. But if you just watch Anime more often you don't care. So i have to say that i found the dialogues from the film not exactly awkward
You did a phenomenal job in _"introducing the series"_ to more people. I hadn't watched nor read any of the series before watching *Nightmare of the Wolf* and it was really amazing. You should all be proud of this production and I am looking forward to delving deeper in the series. With many thanks, J.K.
absolutly loved nightmare of the wolf! Never seen anyone tell a complete and satisfying story in only 1u 30 mins! Can't wait for the future of the Witcher universe!
My biggest issues with the story was 2 things: 1) Witchers Creating Monsters for work and place in society, to survive. It's a cool plot if the main goal wasn't money, but it feels a bit too much. 2) I still can't quite get over the fact they sent or teleported, a large group of young kids into a swamp Swarmed with deadly monsters: Ghouls, Drowners and Wraiths.etc... - completely unarmed, without guidance, without Trial of Grasses Mutations... Nothing. It's not convincing. It makes no sense. Both economically and training wise. It's like sending a group of Pre-Army School Teenagers into enemy horded battlefield without weapons or training. I thought this was some illusionary Trial, because there were TOO MUCH MONSTERS and too msny different kinds working together instead of killing each other... But sadly everyone died expect Vesemir and red hair Luca and 1 armed guy. Which by the way made little sense and there's no way anybody could escape that alive. Moreover, we are led to believe that the same Massacre Field Trip happened to kid Geralt and only 3 more kids who survived from that batch?... Why would they ever do that? It doesn't make sense..It's not proving anything about their skills nor chances of survival. How can they even survive that? Even a trained Witcher in a swamp terrain, surrounded by Wraiths and Ghouls and flying monsters ... Would have hard time coming out in one piece. I hoped it's some Illusion Nightmare Test, but nope. They deliberately slaughtered 90% of their new recruits. Good job Witcher School.
If there were a less and less contracts for monsters, then make more witchers are not clever. If you have a whole system of child gathering(which was great in times of great need), you can either change the system(with no means of effective communication), or you just get the students through crazy tests. Less witchers, more stable environment. For me, it is perfectly rational. And emotionally horrible. These "occasions" definitely happened in our human history.
right... this movie irks me because it seems like the kind of movie that let the villains win. I thought it was only proper that Tetra wanted and should have eradicated the Witchers. Her death was unjust. Vessimir, protecting Daegan (who wants to protect the money-making mutagenic Magi) was disgusting to watch. That bitch Ilyana was an ENABLER and USeless. I dislike VEssimir's character and I hope to see him suffer and die in a satisfying way. I thought I'd end up rooting for the witchers by the end of the movie, but now I feel the opposite.
@@zivotshonzou I disagree. What they did if anything is wasting out great potential talents and possibly killing off stupidly - some of the best would be Witchers protegees they could've produced. Also realistically none of them would survive this. Throw a grown Witcher without weapons, mutations, armor and tools into that swamp and he would've had a hard time... Also, instead of reducing their numbers or creating more jobs, which is silly, they could've broaden horizons and expand. There will always be another monster. Many of them are undead or cursed beings created without breeding, or man made/caused, others are supernatural phenomenon. They could've moved into new regions, kingdoms, realms, set out on expeditions, or even go to another continent.
Well, two things completely made up for this movie, not in any tiny part originating from the source material. Both trash. Agree. 1. It would make sense in another universe, but when we see in Season 1 (won't consider the books, just their own universe) that witchers are still considered professionals by some folk, that creates a huge hole in worldbuilding for me. I would personally not trust someone who created monsters to hunt them themselves. Every contract can be scam. I bet the hunt for witchers wouldn't end at Kaer Morhen, it would take every witcher in Kaedwen and beyond. It's like you said, too much. 2. Trial of the Grasses and Changes were enough to sort out the weak ones. Such trial with huge monsters is unnecessary, what they are learing for this couple minutes, how to run? But kinda liked Vesemir's plot and his change.
@@patrykadamkiewicz340 Also in the games (I haven't read the books), the Witchers are known as professional monster hunters... them getting exposed to be the ones creating more and more stronger monsters will only make them lose their business in the long run since people will not trust them any longer. I know I wouldn't. Also, they have forgotten their noble purpose (the eradication of all monsters) and turned to the coins.
I really liked this movie, but my only real issue with it is that it's too short. I wish it was like a 3 or 4 part miniseries, ya know so the moments with some of the secondary characters, i.e. the other Witchers, felt more impactful. I guess what I'm trying to say is that it felt like a condensed animated series, if that makes any sense.
Dude this is exactly why I love anime(and/or animation) as a medium of storytelling because it enables creators to let their imagination run absolutely wild. I'd always felt that Witcher would be a great fit for anime-ish productions and lo and behold it's amazing. Dear Netflix, somehow turn this into a series and you'll get your coins 🖤
@@Lalvon_Zelpharr did you not read my previous comment? And. Do you not realize there is already a fucking live action show with cavil or are you playing stupid lmao.
I'm still new to Witcher lore (Wtached the series, seen the film, read one(?) of the short stories and just started playing the W3!) but I felt like the lore and world of The Witcher really fit animation well. I really hope we get to see more stories in this style, ones which would be harder to do in live-action.
@@mrrespect2728 idk maybe back then but now… don’t get me wrong it’s still the best rpg to date IMO but I gotta admit the movement is trash and the combat is a bit dated. I’m currently doing a death March play through for the first time in a year so it’s not like I’m just hating on it
I really liked this movie bc it continues with the main theme of the show of "the lesser evil". There's no clear good or bad guy. Vesemir, Tetra, Kitsu, Deglan and even Ilyana to an extent, they're all in this grey zone none of fully good nor evil and at the end of the film it's up to the audience to decide what they think the "lesser evil" actually is
Feel like we watched two different movies cause she clearly was evil in some way by absolutely slaughtering the witchers for only 1-2 them really committing any crimes, let alone they say she had evidence but she completely destroyed the elven ruins with said evidence, than used the monster that they were there to kill to begin with against them by lying to it. besides the 2 Witchers the rest were decent folk and vesemir is honestly not a bad person for wanting money when he came from a poverty background. There was no lesser evil when it came to what they litterly said in the movie "a genocide"
@@ThisGuysMason Yes she was evil and she did want to commit genocide but is the the greater evil? Yes some of the Witchers seemed like good men but there were those like Deglan, Vessimer and the one who killed her mother. If it wasn't for that fight then Vessimer would have remained greedy as always and Deglan would have continued to make monsters, monsters that killed 3 children who knows how many more would've died. She did what she had to or what she thought she had to, just like Deglan, Vessimer, Ilyana and Kitsu. What is the lesser evil, the lady who wants to wipe out the group that lies, schemes, is full of greed and creates monsters that kill children and that is formed by doing monstrosities to children or the ones doing the things above? There's no right answer bc we all see things differently, that's the beauty of the Witcher series you can always find a valid point, it's how this genre is made to be.
@@InTheShadows000 sorry, how exactly have they fucked up the original story? True, the movie is definitely a 5.5/10, but it's pretty damn consistent with original lore (as in, it didn't contradict it. Of course it filled the gaps with non-canon)
I really enjoyed watching this movie as an anime version, It's so far my fav one yet. I hope there is more similar to this in the future It's yet an amazing masterpiece.
the best way too make the story from the book to reality is from animation, just maintain the story line and dont skipped it blindly, yeah its much effort from picture to picture, but you can draw every imagination from the book freely
Eh tbh with the exception of maybe some particular set pieces the books wouldn't be that complicated to make in live action. Animation would be cool tho to see. The live action show skipped A LOT of shit so that does not aspire confidence from me if they ever redid the series in animated form. I think they should stick to original content side stories. Since they don't adapt anything I find their creative liberties "inoffensive" to the canon.
The Witchers during Vesemir's time essentially suffered the same fate as Knights Templar - a military organization established by the king to 'restore order' which became too independent and corrupt with the times as they were no longer needed, eventually destroyed by a manufactured public outrage by those who wanted them gone.
That corrupt is really relative. For Templars, the french king has a huge debt with them. And they have money..... humans need monsters and witches. If we dont have any, we will manufacture them, so we can be good ones....
Note to writers; unless vesimir has a different personality than the books, we need to see a sequel showing his transformation into the vesimir we see in the books and games.
Emmmmmm.... Show is not set in books universe and is not connected to games at all. Besides this was story about Vesemir change from asshole to selfless hero.
I think the ending of the movie makes pretty clear that he is gonna be evolving into the old mentor we know. He is the last Witcher or his generation and you see that after losing everything he only has these boys left
@@Valibomba yep I took this away from the movie as well. In the beginning he is cocky and somewhat greedy, but throughout the movie you see him grow more stoïc and find his morals. At the and of the movie all his friends and his romantic partner is dead and Vesemir is set on making Geralt and the others not only witchers, but better men. I’d say that’s when he is the Vesemir from the books.
Not only that, Vesemir in the books is also a bit more playful than in the games. In blood of elves Vesemir jokes and laughes with Triss whilst in the games he is always serious. Even in the witcher 3, it’s hinted at that Vesemir was a ladiesman.
Such a great movie. The world of The Witcher translates easily into animation and the animation is the most beautiful I've ever seen. I can say a lot more in praise - but let's just leave it with loving every bit of it. Oh, and I want a SERIES!!!!
How did this actually cover or explain the ending? She explained the marketing and how it was decided to go with the animated film. This felt clickbait-y.
The ending was pretty straightforward: Vesemir, after coming back from the sacking and finding the younguns, takes it upon himself to train them to be not only witchers, but better men at Deglan's request.
It explains a lot why the live action series is really boring. The games /books and this animated movie were really really good. The monster hunting and bounty’s is what’s lacking in the live action series. Of course “ in my opinion “
OK credit where credits' due, i think that both Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and everyone else who worked on this project, deserve our congratulations! As a huge fan of the Witcher games (i have played like almost 1000 hours in all 3 combined) and books, and as someone who, although more or less enjoyed the first season, did not agree with some of the major changes they made (no i dont mean casting choices, but changes like removing the bond Geralt and Ciri made in the Brokilon forest and attributing it to destiny, which is truthfully a bit overused, and changing a lot in the hunt for the golden dragon, which was one of my favourite stories of the whole series), and as not a really big fan of anime, i had very little expectations going into this, especially when i saw in the trailer that they were portraying vesemir as a cocky and arrogant "rebel". But after watching it, i have to admit i really enjoyed it. Yes they still changed a lot about the "canon" lore, with number 1 being the (spoiles ahead) fact that witchers were behind the creation of these new crossbreed monsters in order for them to survive financially, which in turn led to the siege of Kaer Morhen not by an angry mob because of hate and prejudice against the witchers, but mostly by monsters led by an angry sorceress, but i was more or less content with these changes. I mean they did paint witchers to be way more cruel and materialistic than they usually are, but one can say that the witchers we know from the books and games changed in attitude (just as Vesemir did) after that incident and became more symponetic. Although i have to admit that i really did not like one change they made about their training. To me it is incredibly inhumane and it makes absoloutely no sense that they sent the young children into the swamp with no weapons or armor, with vey little training and without first having to go through the Trial of the Grasses and expect them somehow to survive(how?). It doesnt just portray witchers as austere or even barbaric, it makes them look also incredibly stupid, because this way they kill all the possible future witchers that may survive the potion transformation, relying barely on chance that 1 or 2 may make it out (by running apparently?). But one change i absoloutely love is the emphasis they put on Vesemir's childhood and his eventuall trasformation into the father figure we all know and love, which was objectively really good written. Overall, as i said before, i really enjoyed this one and its a solid 8/10 or even 9/10, and i really hope that they keep this up with season 2. Good job guys! Just a final note (it is not something that i really care about that much), but can someone explain to me why Geralt is bald, because it is said in the books that the changes he experienced during the Trial of the Grasses caused him to look more pale than normally and have white hair, not lose it. I guess with the trasformation he lost his hair, but later it will grow back white?
There's simply no reason why he's bald other than a plot device so the viewer doesn't recognize it's Geralt. I know sometimes we look for an in-universe or lore reason why something happens or is the way it is in a movie/show but sometimes it's really just as simple as the producers wanting to surprise the viewer.
Really enjoyed the Movie. I like the Witcher in this media. It is fun to see and definitely allows more magic so to speak, like she was describing. Plus, totally here for young Vesemir… :)
My review is very similar to the one give to the series: if there were no those books from which all these universe and stories come out, the film would be great. Instead, the key principles of the books are continually contradicted: witchers could never have created monsters, for a multitude of reasons, indeed it is the mages who do so, sometimes. The magic, both of the witchers and the mages, is excessively powerful, both in the film and in the series. Witchers look much more normal than they should be. There is no such thing as Vesemir pretending to "be a better man", witchers are not men, and they have no interest in being good ones. Some monsters in the final battle were excessively large and powerful, in Sapkowski's universe the only thing that can be approached would be dragons, very different. And, also in terms of style, objectively, very ugly monsters, devoid of originality and many of the same color. I liked their choice of showing Kitsune but not their way to do it, she was described precisesly in the book Season of Storms.
No such thing as Vesemir pretending to "be a better man" ??? What universe are you in? By that logic, then Geralt and the other witchers would not have looked to Ves as a father figure whom he had invested his all in - their sword skills, alchemy training, bestiary training, language, reading and writing if he was not out to be a "better man" . By that logic, the witcher boys would not have formed a "family" bond with each other or committed themselves to Ciri's training. Nor would Geralt have crossed the Continent 3 times in search of a young princess to protect her and gained a Hansa of followers to aid him in the process if he was not a good man. It is true after the sacking of Kaer Morhen their reputation was tarred and they no longer were viewed as saviors like they once had, and were often called monsters themselves. But to say Witchers were not interested in being good ones means you're dismissing the characters of the Wolf School Witchers. Maybe other schools like The Cat School - was looked down upon by the Wolf School. But the Wolf School witchers not being good or interested in being good is a bit off the mark there, mate. They are not perfect and holy, but not good is certainly not the understanding the books or the games project and I seriously wonder about your comprehension. Just because the monsters in the movie were not described by Sapko doesn't mean they couldn't be in the universe. Really. that upset you that much?? a big stretch there IMHO. Look, I've read all the books more than once and listened to them on audio and played all the witcher games and read all the comics. I'm pretty well versed in this universe. But I can't stand the purest book reader or game player than can't see beyond logically what was written in the books or shown in the games.
Love the anime, I love this more than the live-action one (no offense still great series, better than the beginning of GOT also more power to the Dandelion actor) but the effects and the voice acting in the anime is for me undeniably great. Also please make the live-action Triss Merigold's hair red in season 2 please!!
Truly amazing movie but two things confuse me: 1. Witchers cannot show emotions due to mutation..how was Vesemir able to cry? Does mutations vary amongst witchers? 2. In Wild Hunt, Mignole had feeling for Vesemir...so which story is canon here
That's how episodes should look like! First season should be called Enifer and the witcher. Hope there will be more witcher in season 2 of the witcher!
Never could saw anime more then 5 min. Well , im in my 30th and saw it in single breath. If there is not enouh money to shot 101 series with Kavil, bring us more of thoose cartoons cuz its awesome !
She is right. I could only accept a live action version of this battle of Kaer Morhen if they make the production on the scale like the epic battles we seen in the Lord of the Rings movies. Which sadly but possibly never gonna happen.
Good job to the whole team. Anime or live action I truly enjoy and look forward to the second season. Hope for more animes to come along and explain side stories that affect the books as they are mirrored in the live action show. Thank you making this a reality!!
so just keep on making animated (better cgi)movies or series to provide no limit recreations to provide the right witcher all we want.. when you have the budget,time, and fx, thats the time you make the real live action movies..
Although I didn't agree with lots of the changes and choices made in the season 1, I want to keep my fingers crossed for the franchise's next instalments. Not every thing is perfect from the beginning, but if you improve you could achieve something special. I think S1 made also a lot of good things (casting included) and I'm sure we will remember the franchise how it will end (looking at you GoT). Nightmare of the Wolf was really well animated and fun movie. Watching a lot of anime shows you can really appreciate the well budget quality animation here. Good job there Witcher Netflix team! Also dear Lauren keep up the good work and positive attitude you're showing us from the beginning - your enthusiasm toward the franchise is contagious and I really appreciate your open discussion with the fandom. IMO the series couldn't be in a better hands.
Imo, it could be in better hands. I wish HBO got a hold of it instead, but what's done is done. I also think I would rather have had Tomek Baginski helm the Witcher series, but Netflix seemingly did not want him to take the reins and gave it to Lauren, who iirc had been wanting to helm a Netflix production for sometime before this. He worked on several polish films and series, the games, and helped get the English translations of the books out faster years ago. Tbf, it could've also been in worse hands, and Lauren's attitude has gotten a bit better toward the fandom. In the beginning she used to shut down criticism with "Well other people like it so it's fine". She's more receptive to it now for sure as I've seen through her tweets.
You cheapened the fall of kaer morhen by adding monsters instead of it just being a mob of humans. Are you going to add monsters to the mob of humans that kill Geralt too?
@@ghostrider1470 they were out numbered (afair around 100 'witchers' were at the keep during the sacking) and mob had help from sorcerers, besides they're not Supermans, just v.good fighters. Geralt and Coehn died to a mob
@@ThatAccumulator well he is dead now and he is an exceptional case just like ciri but I doubt even 20 human can beat witcher. We see vesemir killing 100 of monsters alone what can human do but maybe against weak witcher they might
Я вот одного не могу понять. В чем проблема нарисовать на линзах два черных треугольничка по бокам от зрачка, чтобы глаза были кошачьи. Это не так уж и трудно, учитывая то, что зрачок круглый.
I love the Witcher IP, but the way y'all portrayed the fall of Kaer Morhen was the worst part of The Nightmare of the Wolf. The premise is that the peasants are furious that the Witchers have created more monsters, so they storm Kaer Morhen . . . alongside monsters? Bigger isn't always better, and The Witcher IP is appealing for being politically grounded. It's a world where there can be a plain old angry mob. In my opinion, all the monsters were over the top. And it made no since that peasants motivated by a fear of monsters would charge in alongside monsters.
I was expecting the monsters to start tearing the peasants to shreds when they came thru the portals. I think Kitsu was using her mutated magic of illusions to direct their fury towards the Witchers. That's the only way it made sense to me. But yea the peasant should have been freaked the fuck out and said fuck this, I'm out.
Nope, actually figured out it was Geralt the first time saw that kid. Too calm for a kid in his age being brought to Kaer Morhen. But I had my doubt at first since didn't the story goes that Geralt mother the one that handing Geralt himself?
I fkn loved it! It was not perfect no... But to be the first animated movie they did it super well!! Next time make it 2 hours so u guys can cover up more things
Enjoyed this one, especially because it was a Vessimir story. I like Geralt but hopefully we get more animated stories about other Witchers.
Exactly
I love Geralt he is actually a hero
@@juanhoffmann4096 a hero? I mean, he mostly just gets caught up in things not seek them out. I do love the character but he already has several novels, games and a live action. I'm ready for other witcher.
@@gemelwalters2942 as long netflix and hissirch still on it, i'd say no thanks
@@Cupapet93 cool, you're entitled to your opinion. I on the other hand enjoyed it quite a bit and am looking forward to Lauren's other projects
In the books, it was said that a vast mob of peasants, mages, and townsfolk sacked Kaer Morhen; although it is not implausible to suggest that the local soldiers got caught up in it too, as the Witcher 3 THE WILD HUNT game alludes to that. This adaptation definitely fleshes out Vesemir and the Witchers A LOT. At the same time, it does take LIBERTIES with the books and games just as the TV show did. In the books, they had stopped training new witchers since the sacking, at least a quarter of a century, before Ciri aka Cirilla came along.
From the books, we know that Vesemir and a few young witcher recruits survived the sacking. Eskel was the only other adult witcher who survived. Geralt was already a young adult on the path when the sacking happened or was hidden away during it (THE DETAILS ARE VERY MUDDY AND HIS AGE IS TOO, for real). The knowledge of making witchers mutations/potions for the Trials of the Grasses was lost to the Witchers but the equipment and mutagen alchemy notes were still there in the books/notes. Other Witchers of the School of the Wolf were away when the sacking occurred, but they were VERY few and they died off over the years. It is true that all the mages were killed. A few of the young recruits were killed as well. The addition of Monsters to the sacking was interesting as it made the siege more action-packed. Also, Coen and Lambert do come after the sacking as they are the youngest witchers present before little Ciri arrives.
AND FYI: The boys went through the Trial of the Grasses which makes them undergo mutations via mutagens or monster/magic genes inserted into their body that makes them have faster reflexes, more muscle strength, faster metabolism, and slower heart rates than a normal human.
In Vesemir's youth, it is true that Deglan met him, but the games and books state that he was taken in by Deglan via the Law of Surprise (He was taken by Deglan as a prize of payment for killing a monster), not Vesemir following him to Kaer Morhen and willingly choosing to be a witcher. Still, I think the new lore for Vesemir's young past does still work with his Video game adaptation as he is much older and wiser in the W3 wild hunt and we can tell that he has seen everything. I definitely feel sad about what happened to Illanya, who was a welcome addition to the lore. Seeing Vesemir crying was a moment of beauty and grace portraying a tender, tragic moment.
As for the world-building of the film: It's a pretty honest take on the Witcher caste; Witchers have been regulated to Monster Slayers and on occasion, some have taken mercenary work. The School of the Cat pretty much turned into Hireable Assassins by the time of the Witcher 3 and the various other Schools fell into disrepair/suffered similar fates to the School of the Wolf. (The Schools in the South fell much quicker and long before than the ones in the North). We know that there are few Witchers by the time of the TV show and the books offer glimpses into the Cat and the Griffon ones.
The thing that piques my interest is the monster hybrid cross-breeding, which kinda seems suss on the surface because it was not part of the Books or Games. Again Liberties were taken with the anime film. I still like the monsters of the Witcher the best, especially in The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt.
Overall, I loved the film. It tugged my heart and made me love Geralt and Vesemir even more. AND NO GERALT WAS NEVER BALD> His hair turned from his natural brown to full white as a result of the mutations. This choice of bald was effing stupid and it made me laugh because that's too funny. I mean, the kid already became a Witcher. Why put him through balding XD?
you seem to be taking the witcher 3 world building and stories too seriously even tho they are not book canon, also geralt was bald cause of the mutation it relates to his pigmentation changes nicely, all in all the show wasnt perfect for the avid witcher fans but it was good, it wasnt unwatchable, and for the non avid witcher fan its a pretty damn good movie. i am satisfied with it tbh even tho there are some complaints they didnt butcher it this time which is enough for me
Geralt was bald probably for the espectators to try to guess who of the several kids was Geralt, but yeah, it was really funny lmao
@@juantirado8249 true, it was to make it harder to guess and keep it vague. But as someone said, it's possible that his hair fell off due the mutations and then grew back over time in white. That this was a transition period.
**SPOILERS**
There's some inconsistencies there, mate. No hate, just want to point them out. The Trial of the Grasses was a very strict diet of roots, grasses, mushrooms, etc, and prescribed potions that accelerated growth and opened blood vessels to prepare the body to be able to undertake the mutagen transformation. They indeed still used the recipe of the diet and potions on Ciri when she was a child at Kaer Morhen which prompted Triss to beg Vesemir not to subject Ciri with the grasses as she should be able to retain her ability to bear children. They couldn't have subjected her to the mutagen transformation because they didn't know how, nor had a sorcerer present to perform the ritual.
Now, with that said, they were not able to mutate any more witchers since the sacking - so then how could Lambert and Cohen come later when they were fully mutated witchers in the books and game? No, they were ALL present and already Witchers at the time of the sacking.
According to book lore, all the witchers we know including Geralt - were out on the path when the sacking happened, leaving the instructors and the children at the keep to defend themselves. ALL were killed, including the sorcerers, except for Vesemir, who was mistaken for already being dead. When he woke up after the battle was over, he realized everyone had been killed and the castle nearly destroyed. It makes perfect sense that Tetra and Kitju summoned monsters/creatures to fight for them and it's poetic irony as Vesemir said in the movie, "Monsters to fight monsters, how unlike your predecessors."
It's quite an arrogant and narrow-minded statement to say in all caps that Geralt was never bald. The trial of the grasses altered the body's hormones and the mutagen transformation was traumatic to the body and we know from the books that Geralt had undergone additional mutagen transformations that the other boys did not. Going through all that was like nothing you or I could ever experience let alone survive. Makes perfect sense that one of the manifestations of that trauma would be total hair loss. We know his hair grows back and it's white. It was also a writing technique to "hide" the fact the boy was Geralt until the dramatic reveal at the end. It served its purpose.
The monster cross-breeding or engineering of monsters is actually book lore. In the final book "Season of Storms," Geralt kills a kikimore-ish type monster (at least in my mind) and finds a serial number or UPC code if you will, on it and it wasn't the first one he'd encountered. This serves as the backdrop for that whole story line.
Circling back to the sacking of Kaer Morhen. It worked the way it was written here for the movie as it was far more exciting and engaging, had high stakes and emotion than how it was "told" to us by the original author.
A goal was also given to Vesemir to raise "better witchers" and to make them into "Something More" which will translate beautifully in The Witcher Season 2. Having watched NotW, we will appreciate Season 2 that much more :).
@@n1hilanth314 But the games keep the book lore. They dont even deviate that much, if at all. Just because the creator is notna gamer and is not interested in the story of the games, does not mean the games aren't canon. Specially when they add a lot more and respect thr already established lore.
Nightmare of the Wolf was a realy good film, and as an 'Anime Fan' i can only say that this is one of the beautiful animations i've seen in an Anime so far. Thanks Han Kwang, thanks Loren and thanks Netflix for this wonderful Film and this wonderful Series. I CAN'T WAIT for Saison 2!!! :(
Did you think the dialogue was bad? I liked the film, but the dialogue was extremely awkward. Is that normal for anime?
@@Rellen00 Yes i have to say that animes has so much about it that they often have quite funny and awkward dialogues. If you don't normally watch Anime now, it's pretty weird first. But if you just watch Anime more often you don't care. So i have to say that i found the dialogues from the film not exactly awkward
So are we considering Legend of Korra anime as well then?
@@endlessnoodle3056 It is not
@@Rellen00 but Nightmare of the Wolf is?
I would really appreciate an animated Witcher series that follows Vesimir and continues into Geralts lead of The Witcher series.
You did a phenomenal job in _"introducing the series"_ to more people. I hadn't watched nor read any of the series before watching *Nightmare of the Wolf* and it was really amazing. You should all be proud of this production and I am looking forward to delving deeper in the series. With many thanks, J.K.
absolutly loved nightmare of the wolf! Never seen anyone tell a complete and satisfying story in only 1u 30 mins! Can't wait for the future of the Witcher universe!
Make this a full fledged Anime Series!!!
Good job by the Korean Anime Studio!
Great job by the Director and Animators and CGI and VFX teams!
yall just took so many views from all the 30 minute long "ending explained" channels that just recap the episode then tell you nothing xD good on yah
My biggest issues with the story was 2 things:
1) Witchers Creating Monsters for work and place in society, to survive. It's a cool plot if the main goal wasn't money, but it feels a bit too much.
2) I still can't quite get over the fact they sent or teleported, a large group of young kids into a swamp Swarmed with deadly monsters: Ghouls, Drowners and Wraiths.etc... - completely unarmed, without guidance, without Trial of Grasses Mutations... Nothing.
It's not convincing. It makes no sense. Both economically and training wise.
It's like sending a group of Pre-Army School Teenagers into enemy horded battlefield without weapons or training.
I thought this was some illusionary Trial, because there were TOO MUCH MONSTERS and too msny different kinds working together instead of killing each other... But sadly everyone died expect Vesemir and red hair Luca and 1 armed guy. Which by the way made little sense and there's no way anybody could escape that alive.
Moreover, we are led to believe that the same Massacre Field Trip happened to kid Geralt and only 3 more kids who survived from that batch?...
Why would they ever do that? It doesn't make sense..It's not proving anything about their skills nor chances of survival.
How can they even survive that?
Even a trained Witcher in a swamp terrain, surrounded by Wraiths and Ghouls and flying monsters ... Would have hard time coming out in one piece.
I hoped it's some Illusion Nightmare Test, but nope. They deliberately slaughtered 90% of their new recruits. Good job Witcher School.
If there were a less and less contracts for monsters, then make more witchers are not clever. If you have a whole system of child gathering(which was great in times of great need), you can either change the system(with no means of effective communication), or you just get the students through crazy tests. Less witchers, more stable environment.
For me, it is perfectly rational. And emotionally horrible. These "occasions" definitely happened in our human history.
right... this movie irks me because it seems like the kind of movie that let the villains win. I thought it was only proper that Tetra wanted and should have eradicated the Witchers. Her death was unjust. Vessimir, protecting Daegan (who wants to protect the money-making mutagenic Magi) was disgusting to watch. That bitch Ilyana was an ENABLER and USeless. I dislike VEssimir's character and I hope to see him suffer and die in a satisfying way. I thought I'd end up rooting for the witchers by the end of the movie, but now I feel the opposite.
@@zivotshonzou I disagree. What they did if anything is wasting out great potential talents and possibly killing off stupidly - some of the best would be Witchers protegees they could've produced.
Also realistically none of them would survive this. Throw a grown Witcher without weapons, mutations, armor and tools into that swamp and he would've had a hard time...
Also, instead of reducing their numbers or creating more jobs, which is silly, they could've broaden horizons and expand.
There will always be another monster. Many of them are undead or cursed beings created without breeding, or man made/caused, others are supernatural phenomenon.
They could've moved into new regions, kingdoms, realms, set out on expeditions, or even go to another continent.
Well, two things completely made up for this movie, not in any tiny part originating from the source material. Both trash. Agree.
1. It would make sense in another universe, but when we see in Season 1 (won't consider the books, just their own universe) that witchers are still considered professionals by some folk, that creates a huge hole in worldbuilding for me. I would personally not trust someone who created monsters to hunt them themselves. Every contract can be scam. I bet the hunt for witchers wouldn't end at Kaer Morhen, it would take every witcher in Kaedwen and beyond. It's like you said, too much.
2. Trial of the Grasses and Changes were enough to sort out the weak ones. Such trial with huge monsters is unnecessary, what they are learing for this couple minutes, how to run?
But kinda liked Vesemir's plot and his change.
@@patrykadamkiewicz340 Also in the games (I haven't read the books), the Witchers are known as professional monster hunters... them getting exposed to be the ones creating more and more stronger monsters will only make them lose their business in the long run since people will not trust them any longer. I know I wouldn't. Also, they have forgotten their noble purpose (the eradication of all monsters) and turned to the coins.
I really liked this movie, but my only real issue with it is that it's too short. I wish it was like a 3 or 4 part miniseries, ya know so the moments with some of the secondary characters, i.e. the other Witchers, felt more impactful. I guess what I'm trying to say is that it felt like a condensed animated series, if that makes any sense.
Dude this is exactly why I love anime(and/or animation) as a medium of storytelling because it enables creators to let their imagination run absolutely wild.
I'd always felt that Witcher would be a great fit for anime-ish productions and lo and behold it's amazing.
Dear Netflix, somehow turn this into a series and you'll get your coins 🖤
We need a series!
It'd be sick if they made a live action series featuring cavil as gerald
@@hunterhoffman5560 i think he meant an animated series to see how geralt grewup
@@fardinkarimy3614 that is indeed needed. Animation was sick.
@@hunterhoffman5560 Animated is fine not everything has to be live action man
@@Lalvon_Zelpharr did you not read my previous comment? And. Do you not realize there is already a fucking live action show with cavil or are you playing stupid lmao.
I'm still new to Witcher lore (Wtached the series, seen the film, read one(?) of the short stories and just started playing the W3!) but I felt like the lore and world of The Witcher really fit animation well. I really hope we get to see more stories in this style, ones which would be harder to do in live-action.
man, u gonna enjoy witcher 3 playing witcher 3 for the first time is best gaming experience
@@mrrespect2728 idk maybe back then but now… don’t get me wrong it’s still the best rpg to date IMO but I gotta admit the movement is trash and the combat is a bit dated. I’m currently doing a death March play through for the first time in a year so it’s not like I’m just hating on it
Do a series like Castlevania for this. It will be amazing.
I really liked this movie bc it continues with the main theme of the show of "the lesser evil". There's no clear good or bad guy. Vesemir, Tetra, Kitsu, Deglan and even Ilyana to an extent, they're all in this grey zone none of fully good nor evil and at the end of the film it's up to the audience to decide what they think the "lesser evil" actually is
Feel like we watched two different movies cause she clearly was evil in some way by absolutely slaughtering the witchers for only 1-2 them really committing any crimes, let alone they say she had evidence but she completely destroyed the elven ruins with said evidence, than used the monster that they were there to kill to begin with against them by lying to it. besides the 2 Witchers the rest were decent folk and vesemir is honestly not a bad person for wanting money when he came from a poverty background. There was no lesser evil when it came to what they litterly said in the movie "a genocide"
@@ThisGuysMason Yes she was evil and she did want to commit genocide but is the the greater evil? Yes some of the Witchers seemed like good men but there were those like Deglan, Vessimer and the one who killed her mother. If it wasn't for that fight then Vessimer would have remained greedy as always and Deglan would have continued to make monsters, monsters that killed 3 children who knows how many more would've died. She did what she had to or what she thought she had to, just like Deglan, Vessimer, Ilyana and Kitsu. What is the lesser evil, the lady who wants to wipe out the group that lies, schemes, is full of greed and creates monsters that kill children and that is formed by doing monstrosities to children or the ones doing the things above? There's no right answer bc we all see things differently, that's the beauty of the Witcher series you can always find a valid point, it's how this genre is made to be.
When he called him Geralt at the end I lost my shit! This movie was so good!
I lost it for bad reasons not good.
@@user-kd6ft6ev6g this was shit they fucked up the original story and the show
@@InTheShadows000 sorry, how exactly have they fucked up the original story? True, the movie is definitely a 5.5/10, but it's pretty damn consistent with original lore (as in, it didn't contradict it. Of course it filled the gaps with non-canon)
who was the 4th one ?
geralt, eskel and lambert i knew...but the 4th ???
@@kid_morbid_ might have been Witcher Leo possibly not sure
Loved the witcher for a really long time. Love everything they're doing to bring more of these amazing stories to light.
I need more Vesemir! Can't wait for season 2!!
I'm sure he'll be good
no one can screw up a movie like that Netflix
the show and this animation was shit , they fuked up the story
I really enjoyed watching this movie as an anime version, It's so far my fav one yet. I hope there is more similar to this in the future It's yet an amazing masterpiece.
As a anime fan and a Witcher fan I can say the anime Nightmare of the Wolf is amazing as visual and story like and I loved every second of it :P
Would love to see a Witcher anime running alongside the live action series.
the best way too make the story from the book to reality is from animation, just maintain the story line and dont skipped it blindly, yeah its much effort from picture to picture, but you can draw every imagination from the book freely
they already skipped too much
@@omega60_fattyAcid on this arc story? really? aw man
Eh tbh with the exception of maybe some particular set pieces the books wouldn't be that complicated to make in live action. Animation would be cool tho to see. The live action show skipped A LOT of shit so that does not aspire confidence from me if they ever redid the series in animated form. I think they should stick to original content side stories. Since they don't adapt anything I find their creative liberties "inoffensive" to the canon.
@@jayespin well you got a point
I couldn't get through the first 10 minutes....The background music is so loud, that you can't hear the dialog. Poor editing.
You guys did good with this one!
The Witchers during Vesemir's time essentially suffered the same fate as Knights Templar - a military organization established by the king to 'restore order' which became too independent and corrupt with the times as they were no longer needed, eventually destroyed by a manufactured public outrage by those who wanted them gone.
That corrupt is really relative. For Templars, the french king has a huge debt with them. And they have money..... humans need monsters and witches. If we dont have any, we will manufacture them, so we can be good ones....
It was amazing.
Looking forward to more animated movies like this for witcher series for other characters too💖
Note to writers; unless vesimir has a different personality than the books, we need to see a sequel showing his transformation into the vesimir we see in the books and games.
Emmmmmm.... Show is not set in books universe and is not connected to games at all. Besides this was story about Vesemir change from asshole to selfless hero.
I think the ending of the movie makes pretty clear that he is gonna be evolving into the old mentor we know. He is the last Witcher or his generation and you see that after losing everything he only has these boys left
@@Valibomba yep I took this away from the movie as well. In the beginning he is cocky and somewhat greedy, but throughout the movie you see him grow more stoïc and find his morals. At the and of the movie all his friends and his romantic partner is dead and Vesemir is set on making Geralt and the others not only witchers, but better men. I’d say that’s when he is the Vesemir from the books.
@@sw-gs the games portray vesimir just like the books, so in that sense they are synonymous.
Not only that, Vesemir in the books is also a bit more playful than in the games. In blood of elves Vesemir jokes and laughes with Triss whilst in the games he is always serious. Even in the witcher 3, it’s hinted at that Vesemir was a ladiesman.
Really loved this animated film! Getting to see the story about Vesemir was amazing! Hoping for more films about the witcher universe in this style 😊
Such a great movie. The world of The Witcher translates easily into animation and the animation is the most beautiful I've ever seen. I can say a lot more in praise - but let's just leave it with loving every bit of it.
Oh, and I want a SERIES!!!!
I loved this anime film , please do more of this it was perfect
I loved it!
It was fantastic, please make more!!!
How did this actually cover or explain the ending? She explained the marketing and how it was decided to go with the animated film. This felt clickbait-y.
The ending was pretty straightforward: Vesemir, after coming back from the sacking and finding the younguns, takes it upon himself to train them to be not only witchers, but better men at Deglan's request.
you let THEO JAMES voice anything and i will watch it for the rest of my life!
It explains a lot why the live action series is really boring. The games /books and this animated movie were really really good. The monster hunting and bounty’s is what’s lacking in the live action series. Of course “ in my opinion “
I like the LIVE action series but my one complaint was definitely “The Witcher doesn’t do much witching”.
OK credit where credits' due, i think that both Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and everyone else who worked on this project, deserve our congratulations! As a huge fan of the Witcher games (i have played like almost 1000 hours in all 3 combined) and books, and as someone who, although more or less enjoyed the first season, did not agree with some of the major changes they made (no i dont mean casting choices, but changes like removing the bond Geralt and Ciri made in the Brokilon forest and attributing it to destiny, which is truthfully a bit overused, and changing a lot in the hunt for the golden dragon, which was one of my favourite stories of the whole series), and as not a really big fan of anime, i had very little expectations going into this, especially when i saw in the trailer that they were portraying vesemir as a cocky and arrogant "rebel". But after watching it, i have to admit i really enjoyed it. Yes they still changed a lot about the "canon" lore, with number 1 being the (spoiles ahead) fact that witchers were behind the creation of these new crossbreed monsters in order for them to survive financially, which in turn led to the siege of Kaer Morhen not by an angry mob because of hate and prejudice against the witchers, but mostly by monsters led by an angry sorceress, but i was more or less content with these changes. I mean they did paint witchers to be way more cruel and materialistic than they usually are, but one can say that the witchers we know from the books and games changed in attitude (just as Vesemir did) after that incident and became more symponetic. Although i have to admit that i really did not like one change they made about their training. To me it is incredibly inhumane and it makes absoloutely no sense that they sent the young children into the swamp with no weapons or armor, with vey little training and without first having to go through the Trial of the Grasses and expect them somehow to survive(how?). It doesnt just portray witchers as austere or even barbaric, it makes them look also incredibly stupid, because this way they kill all the possible future witchers that may survive the potion transformation, relying barely on chance that 1 or 2 may make it out (by running apparently?). But one change i absoloutely love is the emphasis they put on Vesemir's childhood and his eventuall trasformation into the father figure we all know and love, which was objectively really good written. Overall, as i said before, i really enjoyed this one and its a solid 8/10 or even 9/10, and i really hope that they keep this up with season 2. Good job guys!
Just a final note (it is not something that i really care about that much), but can someone explain to me why Geralt is bald, because it is said in the books that the changes he experienced during the Trial of the Grasses caused him to look more pale than normally and have white hair, not lose it. I guess with the trasformation he lost his hair, but later it will grow back white?
There's simply no reason why he's bald other than a plot device so the viewer doesn't recognize it's Geralt. I know sometimes we look for an in-universe or lore reason why something happens or is the way it is in a movie/show but sometimes it's really just as simple as the producers wanting to surprise the viewer.
Just watched it from someone who didn't read the books but played Witcher III holy smoke that was amazing. Had chills throughout the movie!
MOOOORE PLEASE! This was brilliant
Just one word amazing 👍👍👍waiting for the next animated series 🙏
Great anime. Now we need the story for young Geralt as well! Like how he end up to be a Witcher!
Really enjoyed the Movie. I like the Witcher in this media. It is fun to see and definitely allows more magic so to speak, like she was describing. Plus, totally here for young Vesemir… :)
My review is very similar to the one give to the series: if there were no those books from which all these universe and stories come out, the film would be great. Instead, the key principles of the books are continually contradicted: witchers could never have created monsters, for a multitude of reasons, indeed it is the mages who do so, sometimes. The magic, both of the witchers and the mages, is excessively powerful, both in the film and in the series. Witchers look much more normal than they should be. There is no such thing as Vesemir pretending to "be a better man", witchers are not men, and they have no interest in being good ones. Some monsters in the final battle were excessively large and powerful, in Sapkowski's universe the only thing that can be approached would be dragons, very different. And, also in terms of style, objectively, very ugly monsters, devoid of originality and many of the same color. I liked their choice of showing Kitsune but not their way to do it, she was described precisesly in the book Season of Storms.
Exactly
You know what Geralt says about monsters:
"Damn, you're ugly".
@@SlayerSeraph exactly
No such thing as Vesemir pretending to "be a better man" ??? What universe are you in?
By that logic, then Geralt and the other witchers would not have looked to Ves as a father figure whom he had invested his all in - their sword skills, alchemy training, bestiary training, language, reading and writing if he was not out to be a "better man" . By that logic, the witcher boys would not have formed a "family" bond with each other or committed themselves to Ciri's training. Nor would Geralt have crossed the Continent 3 times in search of a young princess to protect her and gained a Hansa of followers to aid him in the process if he was not a good man.
It is true after the sacking of Kaer Morhen their reputation was tarred and they no longer were viewed as saviors like they once had, and were often called monsters themselves. But to say Witchers were not interested in being good ones means you're dismissing the characters of the Wolf School Witchers. Maybe other schools like The Cat School - was looked down upon by the Wolf School. But the Wolf School witchers not being good or interested in being good is a bit off the mark there, mate. They are not perfect and holy, but not good is certainly not the understanding the books or the games project and I seriously wonder about your comprehension.
Just because the monsters in the movie were not described by Sapko doesn't mean they couldn't be in the universe. Really. that upset you that much?? a big stretch there IMHO.
Look, I've read all the books more than once and listened to them on audio and played all the witcher games and read all the comics. I'm pretty well versed in this universe. But I can't stand the purest book reader or game player than can't see beyond logically what was written in the books or shown in the games.
When I saw that they decided to go with the "witcher create monsters for business" my heart broke. Witchers are antiheroes, not villains!
Just wow...came directly after seeing either nightmare of the wolf
Love the anime, I love this more than the live-action one (no offense still great series, better than the beginning of GOT also more power to the Dandelion actor) but the effects and the voice acting in the anime is for me undeniably great. Also please make the live-action Triss Merigold's hair red in season 2 please!!
Truly amazing movie but two things confuse me:
1. Witchers cannot show emotions due to mutation..how was Vesemir able to cry? Does mutations vary amongst witchers?
2. In Wild Hunt, Mignole had feeling for Vesemir...so which story is canon here
You call for us and we are here, now bring us more and more Witchers🖤
That's how episodes should look like! First season should be called Enifer and the witcher. Hope there will be more witcher in season 2 of the witcher!
Away from arguments of books vs games vs show (love them all), the producer always remaineds me of Queen Calanthe 😁
I really liked the movie, it was a cool look into Vessimer's history
I can’t be anymore excited about season 2.
Origin of geralt ! Now they have tested the market, I think it safe to make a series like castlevania
Really good movie 5/5 must watch 👍
I'm not too much into anime but I loved Nightmare of the Wolf. I hope they make more!
I do hope they make more tie in movies like NOTW
Great show. Wish it had been a ten episode series, but I’ll take what I can get. They consider this an anime?
more anime for other characters' stories in The Witcher's universe would be awesome!
2:12 i love it
The only issue I had was the pacing, considering it's a short animated film. The twist at the end got me tho
yeah, it felt like a bit...."rushed"? dont get me wrong, i really enjoyed it. but imo it wouldve been better, if it was like a miniseries.
I really want more animated features of the witcher
Never could saw anime more then 5 min. Well , im in my 30th and saw it in single breath. If there is not enouh money to shot 101 series with Kavil, bring us more of thoose cartoons cuz its awesome !
She is right. I could only accept a live action version of this battle of Kaer Morhen if they make the production on the scale like the epic battles we seen in the Lord of the Rings movies. Which sadly but possibly never gonna happen.
I'm really excited about the new season of the witcher and hope netflix can really enjoy this universe and bring us more stories about it in anime.
"To me" that's the problem right there.
Good job to the whole team. Anime or live action I truly enjoy and look forward to the second season. Hope for more animes to come along and explain side stories that affect the books as they are mirrored in the live action show. Thank you making this a reality!!
I love the move thank you for this masterpiece
I´m still confued about why geralt was bold in the last scenes o_O
so just keep on making animated (better cgi)movies or series to provide no limit recreations to provide the right witcher all we want.. when you have the budget,time, and fx, thats the time you make the real live action movies..
Although I didn't agree with lots of the changes and choices made in the season 1, I want to keep my fingers crossed for the franchise's next instalments. Not every thing is perfect from the beginning, but if you improve you could achieve something special. I think S1 made also a lot of good things (casting included) and I'm sure we will remember the franchise how it will end (looking at you GoT). Nightmare of the Wolf was really well animated and fun movie. Watching a lot of anime shows you can really appreciate the well budget quality animation here. Good job there Witcher Netflix team! Also dear Lauren keep up the good work and positive attitude you're showing us from the beginning - your enthusiasm toward the franchise is contagious and I really appreciate your open discussion with the fandom. IMO the series couldn't be in a better hands.
Imo, it could be in better hands. I wish HBO got a hold of it instead, but what's done is done. I also think I would rather have had Tomek Baginski helm the Witcher series, but Netflix seemingly did not want him to take the reins and gave it to Lauren, who iirc had been wanting to helm a Netflix production for sometime before this. He worked on several polish films and series, the games, and helped get the English translations of the books out faster years ago.
Tbf, it could've also been in worse hands, and Lauren's attitude has gotten a bit better toward the fandom. In the beginning she used to shut down criticism with "Well other people like it so it's fine". She's more receptive to it now for sure as I've seen through her tweets.
whose the last child at the end? We know Eskel, Lambert, and Geralt were among the four children. Who's the fourth one?
Remus, the witcher who was killed by striga in ep. 3 of the show.
Thank you for the very interesting anime please continue to produce more like this anime. It was very very very exciting.
I love the witcher tv series and the anime adaptation so much
Man i wish they gave berserk this animation quality
i liked this anime form better than live action
Wow can't wait for more witcher anime!!
I wish they'd make a series about Geralt's childhood when he and his fellow Witchers were being trained by Vesemir after the Sacking of Kaer Morhen
geralt and his fellow witchers were actually already on the path when kaer morhen was sacked
I have never been a fan or a hater of anime but holy shit this was epic!!! Loved every second of it.
It was a good movie.. But the entire is "witchers are the baddies" bit made me cringe with how much Lauren took liberties with the lore..
Who is the 4th child that survived the attack besides Geralt, Lambert and Eskel?
Remus i heard someone say. the witcher who died in s1
Ah, ok, thanks
But in the series Geralt says he doesn't knows that Witcher. Mayby it was Coën, but he was from another witcher school as i know
@@anteksekutowicz637 yeah i am not sure. i just heard it on the sub
So... Geralt tried to escape once in this universe 🤣
Damn This got me pumped for Season 2 !!!
You cheapened the fall of kaer morhen by adding monsters instead of it just being a mob of humans. Are you going to add monsters to the mob of humans that kill Geralt too?
No I think it's better I always wonder how can a normal human can kill a witcher who literally fights and kill dangerous monster for living
@@ghostrider1470 they were out numbered (afair around 100 'witchers' were at the keep during the sacking) and mob had help from sorcerers, besides they're not Supermans, just v.good fighters. Geralt and Coehn died to a mob
@@ghostrider1470 Leo Bonhart can do it lol. But a normal human? No. If the humans outnumber the Witchers 20 to 1? Yes.
@@ThatAccumulator well he is dead now and he is an exceptional case just like ciri but I doubt even 20 human can beat witcher. We see vesemir killing 100 of monsters alone what can human do but maybe against weak witcher they might
It was awesome!! Can't wait to see more Witcher projects
Я вот одного не могу понять. В чем проблема нарисовать на линзах два черных треугольничка по бокам от зрачка, чтобы глаза были кошачьи. Это не так уж и трудно, учитывая то, что зрачок круглый.
I love the Witcher IP, but the way y'all portrayed the fall of Kaer Morhen was the worst part of The Nightmare of the Wolf. The premise is that the peasants are furious that the Witchers have created more monsters, so they storm Kaer Morhen . . . alongside monsters? Bigger isn't always better, and The Witcher IP is appealing for being politically grounded. It's a world where there can be a plain old angry mob. In my opinion, all the monsters were over the top. And it made no since that peasants motivated by a fear of monsters would charge in alongside monsters.
I was expecting the monsters to start tearing the peasants to shreds when they came thru the portals. I think Kitsu was using her mutated magic of illusions to direct their fury towards the Witchers. That's the only way it made sense to me. But yea the peasant should have been freaked the fuck out and said fuck this, I'm out.
It's so pitty and shame that Netflix is doing Witcher series and movies... They just destroy this great world. I wish this would be done by HBO.
Im so excited for the second season it litterally comes out on my birthday and im so excited for it im gonna binge the while thing
I watched It and was sooo thrilled, moved really!
YOUNG GERALT'S voice was soo cute
"winds howling"
Im a bit dissappointed because its to short 😔. It should be ten episodes each 1 hour
please make season 3 and 4 so we will not wait long anymore
Nobody: Witchers have no emotions
Netflix: 0:09
lmao
Okay now this was pretty cool and I'm just about to watch season 2
showrunner puts her son as a voice actor = corrupt
i cant wait to see vesimir in season 2
With my surprise, It was good
The old man the was/is so badass!
Nope, actually figured out it was Geralt the first time saw that kid. Too calm for a kid in his age being brought to Kaer Morhen. But I had my doubt at first since didn't the story goes that Geralt mother the one that handing Geralt himself?
Love the anime
We would love to see it more
I fkn loved it! It was not perfect no... But to be the first animated movie they did it super well!! Next time make it 2 hours so u guys can cover up more things
It was pretty great, but I agree to do this in live action would be like filming LOTR movie.