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With dynamic camera movements and fluid animation, you haven't seen battle sequences like this since the Battle of Helms Deep. Of course, this being a fantasy epic, there's bound to be tons of action, and Maya and the Three more than delivers on that front. Each episode also starts with a cold open that explores the characters and what made them outcasts in their own communities, as well as expands on the mythology of the world and what happened right before the story began. Indeed, Maya and the Three may be structured like a fantasy trilogy like Lord of the Rings, but it's formatted like a miniseries, with every three episodes comprising their own mini-movie, complete with a teaser for the next arc. The story follows plenty of familiar fantasy tropes, with the forming of the fellowship guiding the first act, but it helps that Gutiérrez gives each character a complex and relatable backstory that makes us care for them as they go to literal Hell and back. And so she embarks on a quest to find three mighty warriors from across the lands in order to defeat the gods and save humankind before it's too late. Zoe Saldana voices Maya, a Tecan warrior princess about to be sacrificed to the God of War on her quinceañera, until she decides to take destiny into her own hands and rewrite the prophecy. Even after nine episodes and four-and-a-half hours, there simply isn't enough time to take in the world of Maya.

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Each of the four lands is visually distinct, vibrant and full of details in ways few live-action blockbusters are, mixing indigenous art with modern sensibilities to create a world that is rooted in history and exudes culture, but still feels new and fantastical. Gutiérrez makes his Mesoamerican world a feast for the eyeballs. There's the Aztec-inspired kingdom of Teca, the magical and Caribbean-like Luna Island (literally a floating city on a moon), the Jungle Lands with their pyramids inspired by the Mayans, and the fearsome Golden Mountains, a clear reference to the Incan capital of Machu Picchu. Set in a time of gods and prophecies, the world is divided between four Meriamerican lands. Don't be mistaken by the vibrant animation and the kid-oriented rating, as there is enough thrilling action, shocking deaths, mature subjects, and references to everything from anime to Kurosawa to satisfy even hardcore genre fans. The result is an animated fantasy epic that is both familiar and fresh. The Netflix animated event Maya and the Three imagines the camera going south to show what is happening at the same time in Mesoamerica, telling a similar story of warriors, princesses, gods, and the end of the world, but through a lens that we haven't seen before at this scale. Maya and the Three arrives on Netflix on October 22nd.Between Lord of the Ringsand Game of Thrones, fantasy has become a genre synonymous with European folklore, medieval castles, and white knights. Gutiérrez, Sandra Equihua, Isabela Merced, Chelsea Rendon, Joaquín Cosío, Carlos Alazraqui, Eric Bauza and Rita Moreno. Gutierrez, the film features the voice talents of Zoe Saldaña, Gabriel Iglesias, Allen Maldonado, Stephanie Beatriz, Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal, Alfred Molina, Kate del Castillo, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Rosie Perez, Queen Latifah, Wyclef Jean, Jorge R. To save her beloved family, her friends, and her own life, Maya embarks on a thrilling quest to fulfill an ancient prophecy that foretells the coming of three great warriors who will help her defeat the gods and save humankind.ĭirected by Jorge R. If Maya refuses, the whole world will suffer the gods’ vengeance. But everything changes when the gods of the underworld arrive and announce that Maya’s life is forfeit to the God of War - a price she must pay for her family’s secret past. In a fantastical world, where magic turns the world and four kingdoms rule the lands, a brave and rebellious warrior princess named Maya is about to celebrate her fifteenth birthday and coronation. Netflix has released a new poster and trailer for the upcoming animated adventure Maya and the Three which follows a teenage warrior princess as she embarks on a journey to recruit three legendary warriors and fulfill an ancient prophecy to help save humankind take a look here…

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