In his review for '' The New York Times '' , John J. O'Connor noted the film 's story as being almost " aggressively simple " and that " Mr. Lucas and crew do not come up with anything terribly astonishing . " With Marin County serving as the backdrop , looking " like some never-never land east of the Sun and west of the Moon , " O'Connor recognized most of the interactions as following well-established cinematic tropes , the notable ones being between Cindel " looking like one of those little blond angels used to top off Christmas trees " and Wicket , a performance by the-then 14 year-old Warwick Davis , whom O'Connor called " the cleverest of the lot . " Pointing to the main characters and plot elements , one pair of writers concluded that both '' Caravan of Courage '' and its sequel '' Battle for Endor '' are fairy tales despite occurring in a science fiction setting . They point to magical phenomena in both films , which is a fantasy element . They argue that in a science fiction story , the hero wants to disrupt or challenge the hierarchy of a supposed " utopian " society ; whereas in both Ewok films , society is not challenged or disputed . Additionally , they argue , that while the '' Star Wars '' saga also has fairy tale tropes , it adhered more towards science fiction . Another author agreed that the films are fairy tales , whereas " Science explains all magic . " '' Caravan of Courage : An Ewok Adventure '' was one of four films to be juried-awarded Emmys for Outstanding Special Visual Effects at the 37th Primetime Emmy Awards . The film was additionally nominated for Outstanding Children 's Program but lost in this category to an episode of '' American Playhouse ''
37th Primetime Emmy Awards
37th Primetime Emmy Awards
Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure