The choice of protagonist, Peter Dickinson, is essential to the film's message. A 20th-century scientist and board game designer, Peter is summoned back in time because he is the first man to be "conversant in both science and magic". After a spell goes wrong, merging Peter's mind with the body of the dragon Gorbash, he is forced to navigate the world of enchantment through the lens of logic.
Logic and Lore: The Synthesis of Magic and Science in Il volo dei draghi (1982) Il volo dei draghi [360p] (1982)
The 1982 animated film Il volo dei draghi (The Flight of Dragons) stands as a unique artifact of 1980s fantasy cinema, blending Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr.’s iconic animation style with a surprisingly deep philosophical debate. Produced by the American studio Rankin/Bass and animated by the Japanese firm Topcraft —the predecessor to Studio Ghibli—the film is a narrative synthesis of Peter Dickinson’s speculative natural history book and Gordon R. Dickson’s novel The Dragon and the George . The Central Conflict: Magic vs. Science The choice of protagonist, Peter Dickinson, is essential