The next morning, Holly recounts his travels to find the group to Hazel: After barely surviving the destruction of Sandleford at the hands of humans, Holly traveled across the country looking for the group before coming across an injured rabbit who warns Holly about a warren named Efrafa. [19], Last edited on 22 September 2020, at 08:55, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Netflix Bags Global Rights for 'Watership Down' Adaptation With John Boyega, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult", "BBC and Netflix team up for new Watership Down production", "The 18 Netflix Original Series to Be Excited About in 2018", "First Trailer for New 'Watership Down' Series Is a Nightmare in All the Wrong Ways", "Watership Down revival slammed as "tame" and "confusing" by critics – but the all-star voice cast gets glowing reviews", "Watership Down review – CGI rabbits can't save this Christmas turkey", "The BBC's Watership Down reboot simply isn't scary enough", "Review: A Watered-Down 'Watership Down' on Netflix", "Daytime Emmy winners 2019: Full list of Creative Arts winners on Friday night", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Watership_Down_(miniseries)&oldid=979704652, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
Hazel, worried since previous visions have come to pass, decides to warn their Chief Rabbit, but the vagueness and forcefulness of their charge causes them to be dismissed. The group returns to its journey. That night, Holly, Blackberry, and Bluebell head for the warren. According to financier Jake Eberts the investors who put up the $50,000 development finance "got their money back with interest, plus an additional $450,000, making a total of ten times their investment".
Watership Down is a novel written by Richard Adams.It tells the story of rabbits and their adventures concerning their warren at a hill in the north of Hampshire, England known as Watership Down.. Hearing Bigwig nearby, Clover leaves Hazel to seek for his help, but this results in her being captured by Efrafan soldiers and taken to Efrafa. The song "When You're Losing Your Way in the Rain" has a very similar feeling and arrangement, and was recorded by the former Zombies vocalist Colin Blunstone in 1979. The whole novel takes place near the village of Laverstoke, a real-life location in England. [10] In the U.S. the film was rated PG due to the violent scenes. Bigwig arrives at Efrafa pretending to be a wandering rabbit, and is quickly inducted into their ranks as a soldier due to the recent losses amongst the Efrafans caused by the train and the fox. This event convinces Hazel of humanity's capacity for good. Watership Down is an adventure fantasy miniseries directed by Noam Murro and based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Richard Adams.
General Woundwort (also simply known as Woundwort) is themain antagonist of the 1972 Richard Adams book Watership Down, its 1978 animated film adaptation by Martin Rosen, its 1999-2001 TV series, and its 2018 BBC and Netflix miniseries adaptation. Wikis. 4 In Lapine language mythology, the world was created by the god Frith. Meanwhile, the Efrafans break through the warren's defences. Unlike many animated features, the film faithfully emulated the dark and violent sophistication of the book. Wiki Content. The rabbits manage to free Bigwig before leaving, with a doe named Strawberry joining them. When the cat attacks them, Bigwig and Fiver come to the rescue, but they are chased throughout the house while the farmers are alerted. Watership Down is a 1978 British animated adventure-drama film, written, produced and directed by Martin Rosen and based on the 1972 novel by Richard Adams. Games Movies TV Video. "[16], The Times was more positive, giving it three stars out of five, writing "this was a meaty, lovingly made production that, spread over two days, felt far too long,"[17] while The New York Times noted that though the adaptation "fails its potential, it benefits from strong voice performances and a solid central story. [6] The rest of the voice cast was announced in November 2018. Watership Down is a 1978 British adventure drama animated film writen, produced and directed by Martin rosen and based on the book by Richard adams. Soon after settling on Watership Down, an injured and scarred Holly arrives and confirms Fiver’s vision. Fiver finally finds the hill he envisioned, Watership Down, where the group settles in with Hazel as their new chief. The animation backgrounds are watercolors. Though it is full of well-fed rabbits, morale and numbers are strangely low.
They soon befriend an injured black-headed seagull named Kehaar, who flies out in search of does. [citation needed], When Watership Down was released the film was very successful. Despite Fiver’s objections, the group goes to the warren. Watership Down is a 1978 British animated adventure-drama film, written, produced and directed by Martin Rosen and based on the 1972 novel by Richard Adams. This page was last edited on 22 September 2020, at 08:55. On the way, however, they are stopped by Efrafan soldiers before being escorted to Efrafa. The music video for "Fire on Fire" (from Watership Down) by Sam Smith was released on 21 December 2018. "[15] and "spectacularly ho-hum – less tooth and claw than head shake.
Both animals lunge for each other although Woundwort's fate is left unknown, assuming that he was slain by the dog or has survived. Check out an entire wiki for Watership Down over at Watership Down Wiki.
[16], A picture book adaptation was also produced, titled The Watership Down Film Picture Book. At the execution, Bigwig is ordered to provide the role of the executioner in order to prove his loyalty to Efrafa. Bigwig's friends manage to free him, and Fiver learns that the farmer is protecting and feeding Cowslip's warren so that he can snare rabbits for his own meals. In addition, the order in which some events occur is re-arranged. Outside the warren, Bluebell tells members of the warren Hazel’s story (starting with the opening paragraph of the novel).
A plan is hatched to infiltrate Efrafa and save Clover and the imprisoned does at Efrafa, with Bigwig chosen to infiltrate the warren and act as an Efrafan guard while Kehaar provides air support for the rabbits to cover for the escape. Broadcast Information Fiver and Hazel along with other rabbits named Bigwig, Blackberry, Pipkin, Dandelion, Silver, and Violet manage to escape, passing a sign (meaningless to them) confirming that a residential development is coming. After meeting and earning the trust of Hyzenthlay, the leader of the Efrafan does, Bigwig attempts an escape from the warren alongside them, but they are caught while waiting for Kehaar, who never shows up.
Two editions of the book were published, one a hardcover, the other a reinforced cloth-bound edition.
Moments later, he is caught by a snare and starts to suffocate. Watership Down was first released to the UK on 19 October 1978, and was later released in the United States on 1 November 1978, for the latter, the movie was distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures. It was finached by a constortium of British financial institutions. Watership Down prepares to fight Woundwort and his Efrafan army, who means to starve them into submission with a siege. Watership Down is an adventure fantasy miniseries directed by Noam Murro. [7], Originally set for release on 25 December 2018,[8] Watership Down was released on 22 December 2018, on BBC One in the UK and on 23 December 2018 on Netflix, internationally. The audience is then introduced to Efrafa, a dark and cruel abandoned coal mine near the Down led by General Woundwort, a massive, scarred rabbit. Hyzenthlay is accused for the escape plan and sentenced to execution. [15] Other investors in the film reportedly received a return of 5,000% on their investment. Clover manages to find Hazel in the drainage ditch. Satisfied that El-Ahrairah has learned his lesson, Frith gives rabbits the gifts of speed and cunning.
While attempting to save Clover, Hazel is shot in the leg by the farmer and collapses into a storm drain. Exhausted after days of wandering, the group huddles inside an abandoned church before being attacked by a flock of crows. The musical score was by Angela Morley and Malcolm Williamson. Years pass and the warren is shown to be prospering, with families made among the rabbits and Kehaar arrives to visit his friends. Sensing that the warren is plagued by death, Fiver convinces Hazel to leave, causing Bigwig to shun them both. Kehaar returns and, while pecking out buckshot from Hazel's leg with his beak, reports of the many does at the large Efrafa warren. Arriving at the farm, Fiver manages to free the dog, but is attacked and captured by the farm cat. CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, https://www.bbfc.co.uk/sites/default/files/attachments/Watership-Down-report.pdf, "From the Archive… viewing a "repressive rabbit regime" « British Board of Film Classification", "Angela Morley – Watership Down cue sheets", "Angela Morley – Watership Down music cues (page 1)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Watership_Down_(film)&oldid=983560721, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 October 2020, at 22:53.
Afterwards, Bigwig vents his frustrations at the brothers. In the forest, the group is chased by a party ordered to hunt them down, only managing to escape by crossing a river to safety on a bin lid. Woundwort easily slays Blackavar, then violently battles with Bigwig.
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