Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas is a 2003 American animated adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures, using traditional animation with some computer animation. It was directed by Patrick Gilmore and Tim Johnson, and written by John Logan. It is DreamWorks Animation's 7th feature film.
It covers the story of Sinbad (voiced by Brad Pitt), a pirate who travels the sea to recover the lost Book of Peace from Eris (voiced by Michelle Pfeiffer) to save his childhood friend, Prince Proteus (voiced by Joseph Fiennes), from accepting Sinbad's death sentence.
The film was released on July 2, 2003 and received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the voice performances but criticized the CGI animation and storyline. Grossing $80.7 million on a $60 million budget, Sinbad is considered a box office bomb. DreamWorks suffered a $125 million loss on a string of films in 2003, which nearly bankrupted the company and caused it to abandon traditional animation in favor of computer animation.
Plot[]
Sinbad and his pirate crew attempt to steal the magical Book of Peace, which is en route to Syracuse, and hold it for ransom as one last job before retiring to Fiji. Sinbad is surprised to see it is being protected by his childhood best friend, Prince Proteus of Syracuse. Sinbad tries to steal the Book anyway, but his attempt is foiled when Cetus attacks the ship. Sinbad and Proteus work together to fight off Cetus and for a moment reaffirm their bond. Though the beast is defeated, Sinbad is dragged off the ship and into the sea.
Sinbad is saved by the Goddess of Discord, Eris, who offers him any boon he desires in exchange for the Book of Peace. Sinbad and his crew go to Syracuse to steal the Book, but after seeing Proteus with his fiancé Lady Marina, Sinbad abandons the mission. Anticipating this, Eris steals the Book herself and frames Sinbad for the crime. Sinbad is sentenced to death, but Proteus interrupts the trial and sends Sinbad to retrieve the Book instead, placing himself as a hostage. Marina stows away to make sure that Sinbad succeeds, and the two quickly butt heads over Sinbad's flippant attitude towards Proteus' situation. To stop them, Eris sends a group of mythical sirens, who entrance Sinbad and his men with their hypnotic singing voices. Unaffected, Marina pilots the ship to safety and wins the favor of the crew. However, she and Sinbad continue to clash. Eris sees this disharmony and sends in a roc which captures Marina. She is rescued by Sinbad, and they successfully defeat the creature. Afterwards, the two reconcile.
After these and other incidents, Sinbad and Marina talk in a brief moment of peace — Marina reveals that she had always dreamed of a life on the sea, and Sinbad reveals that he distanced himself from Proteus ten years earlier because he loved Marina. They reach and enter Eris' realm, where the goddess reveals that her plan was to maneuver Proteus into Sinbad's place, leaving Syracuse to collapse into chaos without an heir. Eris makes a deal with Sinbad: she will ask him whether he will return to Syracuse and accept his execution if he does not get the Book of Peace, and if he answers truthfully, she will surrender the Book. She gives him her word that she will honor the deal, which even a god cannot break. When he answers that he will return, Eris calls him a liar, and returns him and Marina to the mortal world. Ashamed, Sinbad admits that Eris is right, truly believing himself a selfish, black-hearted liar. Having fallen in love with Sinbad, Marina tearfully urges him to flee, which he seemingly does.
In Syracuse, Proteus readies himself to be beheaded, but at the last minute, Sinbad appears and takes his place. An enraged Eris appears and shatters the executioner's sword, saving Sinbad, then chastises him for returning. Sinbad realizes that this was part of her test and he has won by proving his answer true after all. Eris, furious but unable to go back on her word as a goddess, begrudgingly gives the Book to Sinbad, then leaves to sow chaos elsewhere. With the true culprit revealed, Sinbad is pardoned and allowed to go free.
With the Book of Peace restored to Syracuse, Proteus and Sinbad part as friends once more. Sinbad and his crew prepare to leave on another voyage, leaving Marina in Syracuse. Unknown to him, Proteus sees that Marina has fallen in love with Sinbad and life on the sea, and releases her from their engagement, sending her to join Sinbad's ship. Marina surprises Sinbad by revealing her presence on the ship just as it begins to sail, and the two share a kiss. Now together, they and the crew set out on another voyage as the ship sails into the sunset.
Cast[]
- Brad Pitt as Sinbad
- Catherina Zeta-Jones as Marina
- Joseph Fiennes as Proteus
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Eris
- Dennis Haysbert as Kale
- Adriano Giannini as Rat
- Raman Hui as Jin
- Chung Chan as Li
- Jim Cummings as Luca/Council Judge
- Conrad Vernon as Jed
- Timothy West as Dymas
- Chris Miller as Tower Guard
- Andrew Birch as Grum/Chum
- Frank Welker as Spike
Games[]
- Sinbad's Sailing Adventure
- The 3D Tour of the Chimera
- Save the 12 Cities
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- It is paired with The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration.
- The last DreamWorks Animation film to use the normal DreamWorks SKG logo.
- The last DreamWorks Animation traditionally animated film.
- This is the first DreamWorks Animation's film to be released in July, followed by Turbo and The Boss Baby: Family Business.
- It has trailers that come with the VHS and DVD versions, DreamWorks Movies, The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration, and The Cat in the Hat.
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