As an alternative of assembly fascinating and colourful characters just like the Rock Big and his buddies, The Neverending Story II: The Subsequent Chapter decides to spend time on Bastian’s dad, who discovers his son is lacking, tries to search out him, after which we get to spend scenes with him studying and reacting to Bastian’s journey described within the e book. The one good factor that the film does is it makes Bastian’s dad conscious of Bastian shedding reminiscences, and that evokes a really heartbreaking feeling.
Effectively, it does, however solely as a result of Bastian is away from his father; he can’t see how his son is turning into an unbearable jerk as he loses extra reminiscences. Bastian is the one character extra simply manipulated and extra annoying than Anakin Skywalker.
