Had the exact same reaction when I saw it. Then I was even more angry when I found out it was conceived as a visual film with no narration or dialogue before the 'powers that be' got their mitts on it. Ah, the Imax experience that could have been…

"The powers that be decided to add narration and voice-over to reach a wider audience…" No mention of having Kenneth Branagh narration, apparently it was intended to be more or less a silent movie initially http://www.animationmagazin…