by phil villarreal arizona daily starone of the resound proof of my mother love be sear into my brain on saturday and march 23 and 1985 and when she take me to see the secret of the sword and succumbing to my relentless beg the day after the film open . this be the unmissable event in which master of the universe he man would team up with his long lose twin sister and she ra and battle against not only he man swear enemy and skeletor and but also the evil hordak and skeletor cruel mentor . the animated film hook me from the opening frame and when the monster ballad theme song i have the power blare over the speaker . it be the best movie i would ever see at that point in my life and and a true sacrifice for my mom and who have no appreciation of sword of power and interdimensional portal or the unyielding resourcefulness of castle greyskull . i be sure she do not receive an ounce of enjoyment from watch the film and save for the vicarious pleasure of watch her giddy 6 year old soaking in the might and wonder and magic from the screen in the way only a kid that age can . now the secret of the sword  long forgotten by the studio and but never by me  have finally be release on dvd and a part of a set title the best of she ra represent princess of power . i pop it into the player to watch the film for the first time in more than 21 year and prayerful in my hope that it would live up to my fuzzy memory . i think back to march of 1985 and do the math and realize i be the same age now a my mom be then . i be surprise to see that the movie be even good than i remember . and though it no longer my favorite and it endure a an affect cinematic experience . it true that my enjoyment of the movie be color by nostalgia and but the same must be so for the legion of folk who adore the film in their youth . it doubtless that many of those kid  now parent themselves  will sit their child in front of the tv and play the dvd and and it will enrapture parent and child alike . adult who first marvel at the secret of the sword a kid can now enjoy it on multiple level . the cheap animation effect and stiff dialogue be funny enough to merit a viewing simply for their entertaining cornball factor  they certainly do not make em like this anymore . but there also an unmistakable magic in the storytelling and character . the movie make it easy to slip back into the mind set of a 6 year old and appreciate the action and the subplots and the tenderness on their intend level . a compilation of five cartoon episode mean a a bridge between the animated series he man and the master of the universe ( 1983 85 ) and it spin off and she ra represent princess of power ( 1985 87 ) and the drama be prim by four cliffhanger intersperse at equal interval throughout the running time . the story follow prince adam ( voice by john erwin ) and the timid crown prince of eternia and who use his sword of power to transform into the muscular and sword wielding hero he man . adam travel through a portal to the realm of etheria in hope of find the owner of a secret sword entrust to him by his guide and the sorceress . once in etheria and adam or he man discover a hordak oppress world and join the great rebellion . to his surprise and the sword lead him to force captain adora ( melendy britt ) and one of hordak stern general . adora capture he man and place him in a contraption that suck his will and to power hordak magna beam transporter and which he plan to use to obliterate the rebellion hangout . just a he man be about to die and the sword he bring to adora speaks to her and reveal her true destiny a she ra and a champion of good . what more and she be adam twin and separate at birth by a kidnapping hordak . i never know i have a brother and but when a woman in a sword tell me so and i know it be true and she ra deadpans . hordak and a you could imagine and be not at all happy with this development and and he recruit his former pupil and skeletor and to aid his cause . the dawn of the new day shall yield the final end of the rebellion . cackle hordak and who be nothing if not redundant . such line be amuse to an adult but serious to a child  and that fact make it even funnier to an adult . i do not remember my mom laughing at those line in 1985 and though . maybe because she be in misery a the movie play . or maybe because she do not want to break the mood for her little boy .