Sun Wukong might sound very familiar to you, as he is also the inspiration behind Son Goku, the famous protagonist of the Dragon Ball anime series. The Harry Potter movies are perhaps the greatest sorcery-based film series of all time.
The 8-part adaptation is based on J. Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe and his friends learn various magical spells, meet mythical creatures and fight great evil during the course of eight movies, and have a huge fan following even though the last film was released a decade ago. Based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ende , The NeverEnding Story was a 3-part series, of which the first and second adaptations were from the same book, while the third one was an original story. Much like the Lord of The Rings movies, The NeverEnding Story tells the tale of a young and humble protagonist who accidentally finds himself pulled into an adventure via an old fantasy book.
It serves as a portal to a colorful and magical world , and the hero is tasked with saving the imaginary world. Willow is a American dark fantasy drama film produced by George Lucas and written by Bob Dolman. Lucas originally came up with the idea in , but could only begin working on it in The film tells the story of a farmer and aspiring sorcerer, Willow, who sets out on a dangerous journey to protect a young princess against the forces of an evil witch, who has sent her army to hunt the baby down.
Willow plays the role of both Gandalf and Frodo in the film, and the ending reminds you of the concluding scene in Return of The King , when the hobbits return to their village. Pan's Labyrinth is considered one of the best works by Guillermo del Toro.
The dark fantasy is set in Spain during the summer of , five years after the Spanish Civil War. The main character, Ofelia Ivana Baquero , owing to her family issues, drifts off into an imaginary world consisting of terrifying mythical creatures , who lead her through the trials of an old labyrinth garden.
Having no skills and special powers, he sets out on a journey to hunt demons and find his destiny, which often leads him into hilarious and life-threatening problems. Much like Frodo, he is innocent and pure-hearted and is accompanied by a friend who changes his life forever.
Kingdom of Heaven is a fictionalized tale of Balian of Ibelin, who was a blacksmith-turned-knight during the time of the Crusades. Directed and produced by Ridley Scott , the movie centers around Balian Orlando Bloom , a French village blacksmith who is unintentionally pulled into war after he leaves his village when his wife dies. He aids the Kingdom of Jerusalem in its defense against the Ayyubid Muslim Sultan, Saladin, who is fighting to claim back the city from the Christians which leads to the Battle of Hattin.
The film beautifully replicates the level of detail and grandiosity of the Lord of The Rings movies, especially when it comes to breathtaking visuals and awe-inspiring battle scenes , and is a must-watch for fantasy lovers.
Bridge to Terabithia is a fantasy drama based on the novel of the same name by Katherine Paterson. The film revolves around the tragic story of two year-old kids, who manifest their real-life problems in an imaginary world they create in an abandoned treehouse.
Just not mine. Bilbo makes an appearance, still a slave to the ring. The black riders are on the hunt for Frodo. And Gimli is upset that they call it a mine. A mine! Seriously, from front to back, the world of Middle-Earth was brought to life from that very first battle in the war for the ring. It set the tone for the entire trilogy. This first film is that good. The first and as of this writing, only fantasy film to win best picture, The Return of the King is the perfect movie.
Basically, Frodo and Sam drop the ring in Mount Doom, Legolas and Gimili continue keeping count of how many orcs they murder in cold blood, and Aragorn leads a legion of ghosts to victory.
You know, just your average Best Picture winner. Also, this film has Shelob the spider , a holdover from the second book. The pacing is perfect, it has about three endings, but each of them is satisfying: Gollum meets his end in a powerful and sad way, Frodo goes away on a boat to Honestly, The Return of the King was a culmination of everything we wanted and everything we needed.
It's the best movie in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and one of the greatest, most epic films of all time. Lover of Avatar The Last Airbender, not the blue people , video games, and anything 90s, he will talk your ear off about Godzilla, so don't get him started.
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