![]() They attended to the greater and lesser balances of the body and spirits of their companions. "The closest together among the urRu were urAmaj the Cook and urNol the Herbalist. Also he made the prayer sticks and composed their prayers." Thoughts that he judged deeper and worthy of growth he wound into spirals to bring out their richness. ![]() This they called writing in rays of sunlight. " urAc the Scribe wrote the simpler thoughts of his comrades on unwound cloth spirals. The 1982 book The World of the Dark Crystal described each of the Mystics: Fine facial movements, such as blinking or moving eyes, were operated by another puppeteer by remote control. The operators have to crouch down on their haunches, with one arm stretched out in front to operate the jaw, while the other arm operates one of the puppets' front arms. The Mystic puppets are full body puppets, which are mainly operated by mimes and dancers. There were originally eighteen Mystics, but by the time of the Great Conjunction when they rejoined the Skeksis, only eight remained. Their hopes for redemption rested on Jen. They inherited the mystical wisdom of the urSkeks, but were powerless to use it outside their own valley. The four-armed Mystics (also called urRu) took on the sorrows of the world. The Mystics are a race of characters from the 1982 Creature Shop film The Dark Crystal.Īt the last Great Conjunction, the urSkeks were divided into two races - Mystics and Skeksis. Plus, it can’t be overstated: Skeksis are awesome.The last remaining Mystics on their trek to the Castle of the Crystal. Returning us to a moment when that transformation was still in process holds all kinds of potential for worldbuilding and plot exploration - not to mention cool animatronic puppets. You really get a sense through Jim Henson’s vivid imagery that this once-spectacular world has been transformed into a kind of swamp-gothic ruin of itself, poised on the edge of a heat-death. ![]() The broken world that The Dark Crystal presents is utterly fascinating, both in its weirdness and in its sense of despair. (Okay, fine, maybe the Landstriders get an edge for being the weirdest, coolest form of transport in cinema.) Though the details are a bit sketchy, the key to this series’ success seems to already be in place: Any Dark Crystal revisit would have to return to the time when the Skeksis and the Mystics were unjoined, not only because it’s necessary for sowing conflict, but because everybody knows that the Skeksis are the best part of The Dark Crystal. When three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis’ power, they set out on an epic journey to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world. ![]() The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance returns to the world of Thra with an all new adventure. ![]() In a press release, Netflix described a basic plot that seems to hew closely to that of the original film, with a trio of Gelflings embarking on a long journey to stop the Skeksis from doing something awful. Planned as a 10-episode prequel to the film, the story will feature a lavish ensemble of fantastical characters created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, with Brian Froud, the concept designer for both The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, contributing to the prequel’s character design. Louis Leterrier ( Now You See Me) will executive-produce and direct the series, which is co-written by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews ( Life in a Year) and Javier Grillo-Marxuach ( The 100). ![]()
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