"The Nutcracker And The Four Realms" is not a musical, nor is it very loyal to the original ballet, but it is still a gorgeous to sweet holiday fantasy adventure movie for children
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There are so many things in this film. It is impossible for the audience to watch them all. Most of the focus is on extravagant special effects, which makes the story and the characters extremely difficult. The director borrowed from Tchaikovsky's ballet and created a pleasing repertoire. Although there is basically no dance in the film
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The plot of "The Nutcracker And The Four Realms" is not coherent, and even under the exquisite scenes and overly fancy special effects, the discussion of human nature is very pale. The film is dazzling but empty, and it turns dangerously in the direction of failure
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