"“The redemptive power of sacrifice”"
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The second season to THE WINGFEATHER SAGA begins with a momentous, exciting start. The writing, art direction and animation are excellent. The first three episodes stress bravery, family, fighting tyranny, perseverance, sacrifice, and a strong relationship with God. However, the episodes include intense physical combat, scary animals and various lizard men dying in combat. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for younger children. THE WINGFEATHER SAGA is an excellent, redemptive adventure series for families. Parents should be cautious about letting their younger children aged five to seven or eight watch it, however.
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(BBB, CC, ACACAC, VV, M): Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements: Very strong moral worldview (BBB) with strong Christian and redemptive (CC) and very strong anti-totalitarian elements (ACACAC) with a clear “good-vs-evil” morality, a royal family exhibits the values of working together and rebelling against their reptilian overlords, a forest dweller lends his hand in battle, a dog sacrifices his life to defeat two evil giants, grandfather warns children not to follow their hearts because the heart isn’t reliable, the family convinces a group of human thieves to become allies, the protagonists encounter sea dragons and other supernatural creatures, a grandfather almost sacrifices his life to defend his loved ones, and references to God, who’s called “the Maker” in the series; Foul Language: No foul language; Violence: Moderate stylized cartoon violence and peril throughout, humans fight an evil lizard army with swords and archery bows, various lizard soldiers are killed onscreen (no blood or gore is shown), two giants throw lizard soldiers across a bridge, protagonists and the lizard army bump into a giant spider, a wild cow almost tramples a family, a girl knocks out her father on the head, and a band of forest thieves threaten to slit the throats of the protagonists; Sex: No sex; Nudity: No nudity; Alcohol Use: No alcohol use; Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse: No smoking or elicit modern drugs, but one instance of a man using a rare “life elixir,” a magical liquid to revive his mortal stomach wound; and, Miscellaneous Immorality: A man betrays his village in exchange for eating exotic fruit, and a protagonist pickpockets a thieves’ guild to save his family from execution.
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THE WINGFEATHER SAGA is an animated fantasy action series streaming on Angel Studios. The program follows the Igiby family’s fight against a totalitarian regime of evil lizards. In the first three episodes of Season Two, Janner Igiby and his relatives are on the run from the Fang army. Janner comes up with a new mission. He intends to infiltrate the Fang capitol city and overthrow its ruler. Can the Igiby clan save the world in time? The program is based on Andrew Peterson’s book series of the same name.
In the first episode of Season Two, “Flight of the Wingfeathers,” the Igiby family are wanted criminals. The three Igiby children (Janner, Tink and Leeli) have discovered they are the secret heirs to the Kingdom of Anniera. However, the Fang, an army of vicious lizard people, have turned the kingdom into a dictatorship. The Fang army has recently uncovered the Igiby family’s plot for a human uprising. In response, the army enslaves the family’s entire hometown and launches a nationwide witch hunt.
The first episode begins when Oskar, the devious book clerk, visiting the Igiby clan hiding deep in the forest. Oskar warns that General Khrak, a cold-hearted Fang, and his army intend to capture the Igiby family alive, no matter the cost. Moreover, the Fang have spotted the family’s secret base. It turns into an intense chase in the forest between both factions. Can the family outrun their aggressors in time?
“Flight of the Wingfeathers” is a great start to Season Two. It has great suspense, spectacular animation, and strong moral themes. The episode is light on character development, but does a good job bringing new viewers up to speed with the plot. The Igiby/Wingfeather family is shown to be selfless, brave and unyielding to the Fangs’ devious demands. Viewers should note the “giant spider” fight scene near the end, where the family barely fends off a gruesome arachnid. No blood is shown, but the series doesn’t hold back on scary fantasy monsters.
The story continues in Episode Two, “Fingap Falls.” The Igiby family lies trapped at Fingap Falls, a Hoover Dam-sized waterfront that connects directly to the sea. Using clues from the legends they read, the family discovers a secret bridge obscured by the river’s mist. With the army on their tail, the humans defend themselves across the rickety bridge. However, the army dispatches two giant trolls to finish the job. Will the family be able to make it?
“Fingap Falls” has excellent fight choreography. Nugget, the Wingfeathers’ loyal dog, valiantly sacrifices himself to stop the giants from overtaking the family. The episode also has great banter amongst the Wingfeather siblings. The Igiby brothers, Janner and Tink, valiantly fight the Fang as they buy time for the rest of the family. The fight scenes are intense and do a great job depicting the desperate circumstances of our protagonists.
In Episode Three, “Stranded,” the Wingfeather family is held captive by the Stranders of the East Bend. The Stranders are a guild of human thieves. The Strander boss, Claxton, orders Podo Igiby to recount his greatest tale to the thieves. Podo is the battleworn grandfather of the Wingfeathers. He’s ashamed of his violent Strander past but agrees to Claxton’s demands. If Podo’s life story doesn’t satisfy the audience of thieves, the Wingfeathers will be minced meat. Can our heroes “steal” their way out of trouble?
“Stranded” is the best written episode of the first three second season episodes. The exploration of Podo’s past life as a Strander pirate is captivating and well visualized. At one point, Tink Igiby finds a loophole in Strander Law. If Tink can steal the Strander boss’s trinket, he becomes the new king of the Stranders. Tink performs an immoral action (stealing) in order to spare his family from certain death. The episode nicely showcases the dangers of doing lesser sins for the greater good.
The Second Season to THE WINGFEATHER SAGA begins with a momentous, exciting start. The art direction and animation are excellent.
The first three episodes of Season Two stress bravery, family, fighting tyranny, sacrifice, and persevering against bad circumstances. The episodes warn people not to follow their hearts, because the heart isn’t reliable. They also include positive references to God, who’s called “the Maker.” However, the first three episodes include intense physical action violence, scary animals and various lizard men dying in combat. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for younger children.
THE WINGFEATHER SAGA continues to be an excellent, redemptive adventure series for families. Parents should be cautious about letting their younger children aged five to seven or eight watch it, however.
