A good movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since the TV-show was not bad and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. First of all, even though the title was pretty neat, there was actually no wolf involved in this tale or did I miss something? Maybe it was because the wolf is the symbol of the Witchers? Anyway, I have to admit that I was quite surprised by how violent the opening scene turned out to be, seriously, it was much more violent than anything displayed in the TV-show, but I guess it had been a while since I saw an anime and it is probably something rather usual in this genre. Eventually, the tone really worked and it was pretty neat to get to know Vesemir, Geralt of Rivia’s mentor. Just like Geralt, Vesemir turned out to be pretty cool but, even though they were similar, they still gave Vesemir enough charisma and personality to stand on his own. To be honest, I wasn’t really sure about the back-and-forth in time though. I mean, both storylines were decent enough but I wonder if it wouldn’t have better worked if they simply told the story chronologically starting from when Vesemir was living in this farm. Indeed, the jumps in time were jarring and narratively rather awkward. Still, the characters were rather well developed and I did appreciate the fact that the story was more complex than it might seem at first. Indeed, the Witchers turned out to be anything but flawless and Tetra was not simply your typical evil witch, there was actually some merits behind her accusations. Anyway, to conclude, even if it was nothing really amazing, it was still a decent watch and it is worth a look, especially if you like this world.