Yeah, I think you're being unreasonably harsh here. I thought it was a reasonably good adaptation of the original source, with enough fresh material to make it interesting. I won't go into plot details (wouldn't want to spoil anything), but anybody who expects a 100% faithful recreation of the poem is doomed to disappointment. Still, it's a pretty good story and seems to fit quite well with Gaiman's other work.
I did think Wiglaf was a little old, though. Wasn't he supposed to be a teenager when Beowulf faced the dragon?
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Originally Posted by mixedmedia
My whole problem with this hyper-realistic animation business is that, if you're going to go to all that trouble, why not just make a live action film?
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Because you can do things with animation that are difficult or impossible to accomplish in live action. Beowulf is a story about an epic hero who fights mythic beasts and demons. As there aren't any dragons or demons in the actors guild so far as I know, it's easier to portray them through animation.