External linksOnward is a American computer-animated urban fantasy film produced by for. The film is directed by, produced by from a screenplay written by Scanlon, Jason Headley, and Keith Bunin, and stars the voices of,. Set in a suburban fantasy world, the film follows two elf who set out on a quest to find an artifact that will bring back their.The film premiered at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival on, 2020 and was released in the on, 2020. Despite receiving generally positive reviews from critics, the film has only grossed $103 million worldwide. The film's financial shortcomings when compared to other Pixar films were largely attributed to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic and, like several other films released in March, it was made available digitally two weeks after its theatrical release. Contents SynopsisThe film takes place in a universe where humans do not exist, therefore the world is instead populated by mythical creatures, including elves, gnomes, goblins, manticores, and unicorns.

In the beginning, they used magic as their resource. But since it was rather difficult to master, the world found a simpler way to live and abandoned the art. In the present day, brothers Ian and Barley Lightfoot are bestowed a wizard staff from their deceased father on Ian's 16th birthday, where a spell can bring their father back to life for 24 hours. But when the brothers lose control over the staff when summoning their father, they only end up bringing the bottom part back of him.

With the help of their mother, the fearless manticore restauranteur Corey, and half of their toe-tapping father, the two brothers try to find a little magic left in the world within the twenty-four hours.PlotIn a world inhabited by mythical creatures, magic was once commonplace, though difficult to master. After technological advances over the years, magic became obsolete and was largely discarded.In a time equivalent to the modern day, an elf high-schooler lacking self-confidence, and his older brother, a history and role-playing game fanatic, live in the city of New Mushroomton. Their father died shortly before Ian was born, and their mother has a new boyfriend, centaur police officer.On Ian's sixteenth birthday, Laurel gives the brothers a gift from Wilden: a magical staff, a rare gem, and a letter describing a 'visitation spell' that can resurrect their father for a single day. Ian accidentally succeeds in casting the spell, but only the lower half of Wilden's body is reformed before the gem disintegrates. The brothers embark on a quest to acquire another gem and complete the spell, taking Barley’s beloved van '. Finding the boys gone, Laurel leaves to find them.Ian and Barley visit the Manticore’s Tavern, named for a monster possessing a map to the gem.

The tavern has become a family restaurant managed by the Manticore,. Arguing with Ian over the map, Corey realizes how boring her life has become and drives the customers away in a fit of rage, accidentally setting fire to the restaurant and the map. The brothers' only clue to the gem is a children's menu suggesting 'Raven's Point', a nearby mountain.

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Laurel later arrives at the scene and befriends Corey, who agrees to help her. Corey warns that the brothers' journey may awaken a curse which can only be defeated by her special sword, which she and Laurel steal from a pawn shop.Traveling to the mountains, Ian and Barley narrowly escape the police and a motorcycle gang of sprites, relying on Ian's newly awakened spell-casting abilities and Barley's role-playing game instincts.

'Raven's Point' leads them on a trail indicated by a series of raven statues, but Colt follows them, calling in reinforcements. Barley sacrifices Guinevere to cause a landslide, blocking their pursuers. Following the statues, the brothers descend through a cave and avoid a series of traps and deadly creatures, surfacing to find themselves in front of Ian's high school. Ian lashes out at Barley for leading them on a wild goose chase and walks away with Wilden.Rereading his list of things he always wished to do with his father, Ian realizes that Barley has been a father figure throughout his entire life, and returns to make amends. Barley discovers the gem inside a historic fountain and retrieves it, unwittingly triggering the curse which turns the high school into an artificial dragon bent on claiming the gem.

Ian faces the artificial dragon, but his staff is knocked into the ocean; he reforms it from a splinter and continues the fight. Corey flies in carrying Laurel, who plunges the magic sword into the artificial dragon's heart, buying Ian time to cast the visitation spell and fully reform Wilden's body.

Ian sends Barley ahead to give his goodbye to Wilden, and holds off the artificial dragon long enough for Laurel to destroy it. After Wilden dissipates, Barley tells Ian that their father is proud of him, and the brothers share a hug.Ian's confidence and spell-casting improve and he surprises Barley by painting his new van, the 'Guinevere 2'.

Running time103 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$175–200 millionBox office$103.2 millionOnward is a 2020 American film produced by for. The film is directed by, produced by from a screenplay written by Scanlon, Jason Headley, and, and stars the voices of,. Set in a suburban fantasy world, the film follows two elf brothers who set out on a quest to find an artifact that will bring back their deceased father.The film premiered at the on February 21, 2020 and was released in the United States on March 6. It received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed $103 million worldwide.

The film's financial shortcomings were attributed to the, which resulted in theaters around the globe being closed. Like several other films released in March, it was made available digitally two weeks after its theatrical release. Contents.Plot In a world inhabited by, magic was once commonplace, though difficult to master. After technological advances over the years, magic became obsolete and was largely discarded.In a time equivalent to the modern day, Ian Lightfoot, an high-schooler lacking self-confidence, and his older brother Barley, a history and fanatic, live in the city of New Mushroomton. Their father Wilden died shortly before Ian was born, and their mother Laurel has a new boyfriend, police officer Colt Bronco, whom both Ian and Barley dislike.On Ian's sixteenth birthday, Laurel gives the brothers a gift from Wilden: a magical staff, a rare gem, and a letter describing a 'visitation spell' that can resurrect their father for a single day. Ian accidentally succeeds in casting the spell, but only the lower half of Wilden's body is reformed before the gem disintegrates.

The brothers embark on a quest to acquire another gem and complete the spell, taking Barley's beloved 'Guinevere'. Finding the boys gone, Laurel leaves to find them.Ian and Barley visit the ’s Tavern, named for a monster possessing a map to the gem. The tavern has become a managed by the Manticore, legally named The Manticore, also known as 'Corey'.

Arguing with Ian over the map, The Manticore realizes how boring her life has become and drives the customers away in a fit of rage, accidentally setting fire to the restaurant and the map. The brothers' only clue to the gem is a children's menu suggesting 'Raven's Point', a nearby mountain. Laurel later arrives at the scene and befriends The Manticore, who agrees to help her. The Manticore warns that the brothers' journey may awaken a curse that can only be defeated by her special sword, which she and Laurel steal from a.Traveling to the mountains, Ian and Barley narrowly escape the police and a of, relying on Ian's newly awakened spell-casting abilities and Barley's role-playing game instincts.

'Raven's Point' leads them on a trail indicated by a series of statues, but Colt follows them, calling in reinforcements. Barley sacrifices Guinevere to cause a landslide, blocking their pursuers. Following the statues, the brothers descend through a cave and avoid a series of traps and deadly creatures, surfacing to find themselves in front of Ian's high school. Ian lashes out at Barley for leading them on a wild goose chase and walks away with Wilden.Rereading his list of things he always wished to do with his father, Ian realizes that Barley has been a father figure throughout his entire life, and returns to make amends. Barley discovers the gem inside a historic fountain and retrieves it, unwittingly triggering the curse The Manticore spoke of, which turns the high school into an artificial dragon bent on claiming the gem.

Ian faces the artificial dragon, but his staff is knocked into the ocean; he reforms it from a splinter and continues the fight. The Manticore flies in carrying Laurel, who plunges the magic sword into the artificial dragon's heart, buying Ian time to cast the visitation spell and fully reform Wilden's body. Ian sends Barley ahead to give his goodbye to Wilden, and holds off the artificial dragon long enough for Laurel to destroy it. After Wilden dissipates, Barley tells Ian that their father is proud of him, and the brothers share a hug.Ian's confidence and spell-casting improve and he surprises Barley by painting his new van, the 'Guinevere 2'. The Manticore reopens her tavern in its original spirit, drawing in customers with tales of past adventures, and Ian and Barley continue questing.Voice cast.

There are a total of 4 empty bottles in the game. See the Empty Bottles section for details.Small BlocksSmall Blocks are traded to King Block in area E2 for swords. See the Small Blocks section for details.Colored KeysThis game has 3 special types of colored locks (red, blue, and green) in temples and a few other places. They require empty bottles to store in. Red apples will recover one point of health each, whereas green apples recover one vial of magic each.Magic ContainersMagic containers will restore one vial of magic.PotionsPotions will restore different amounts and combinations of health and magic.

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