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''[http://www.youtube.com/user/tyrantisterror#grid/user/2FC875DC50ADCE40 Cecil's Journey to the Heart of Darkness]'' is a 30 minute long stop motion short movie lampooning the fantasy genre in general and [[The Lord of the Rings]] in particular. The protagonist of the story is a wraith named Cecil, a [[Minion
Fifty years pass. Cecil is still searching for the stone when he learns that Morkyll has long since been slain in a great world. Distraught at the loss of his master, Cecil decides to go on a quest to raise Morkyll from the dead. Along the way he meets a snarky dragon named Gravatak the Apathetic, a redheaded merchant woman named Arrowyn, a trio of Goblin minstrels, and a cowardly wannabe hero named Orogon, amongst other strange characters. Needless to say, hilarity ensues.
The stop motion is amateurish and jerky at times, but the voice acting, script, and character design are worth a look.
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* [[Aerith and Bob]]: Cecil's name stands out quite a bit next to Arrowyn, Orogon, Gravatak...
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Of [[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Inheritance Cycle]], and Fantasy in general.
* [[
* [[Anti
* [[Chaotic Evil]]: Cecil claims to be this, but his concept of it is actually closer to [[Lawful Good]].
* [[The Chessmaster]]: {{spoiler|Gravatak}}
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* [[High Fantasy]]
* [[I Have Many Names]]: Gravatak the Gray, Gravatak the Apathetic, or simply Gravatak.
* [[Jerk
* [[Medieval European Fantasy]]: With heavy doses of Norse Mythology for good measure.
* [[Minion
* [[Miles Gloriosus]]: Orogon verges on this.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Say "Morkyll" out loud.
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* [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same]]: Sorta played straight. They look like normal dwarves, but lack the traditional Scottish accents, and have an odd affinity for cross-dressing.
* [[Our Ghosts Are Different]]: Cecil and the other wraith are ghosts stuck in their corporeal bodies, with Cecil's body having rotted into an animate pile of bones.
* [[Our Goblins Are
* [[Punny Name]]: Orogon.
* [[The Quest]]: Cecil's titular Journey.
* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: Cecil gathers several other "evil" creatures together by the end of the movie.
* [[Shout
* [[Standard Fantasy Setting]]
* [[Straight Man]]: Arrowyn ends up playing this role in most of her scenes.
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