El Cid: The Legend (2003) [ENGLISH DUBBING]

Excellent background art direction, a lot of scenic shots in this really work; the voice acting was good (except for Ben his voice did NOT fit). The chungus body types are off putting at first but you get used to em, good sword choreography, good animation. Jimena is underused but she came in serious clutch, a lot of guts in that lady. No wallflowers here. And the theme of integrity was appreciated, a lot of allies and breakthroughs in this would not have been possible throughout if the seed of prejudice ruled the decision making of the protagonists & even other characters. In that sense this reminds me of "Kingdom of Heaven 2005", different beliefs but coexistence all the same. The worst part about this is the wonky editing transitions between scenes, most times cut too early and thus the sloppy pacing, the movie moves too fast at times and should've been given more backing thus more time to simmer & cook. But the fact that it's this solid given what it had to work with is impressive. It's not a long movie & it doesn't waste time, that's for damn sure. That duet in the end credits caught me off guard, that shit was awesome. Only thing that genuinely sucks about this is I didn't grow up watching it.