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What is the FANTASY genre?. Definition. Fantasy films often have an element of magic, myth, wonder, escapism, and the extraordinary.
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Definition • Fantasy films often have an element of magic, myth, wonder, escapism, and the extraordinary. • Unlike science fiction films that base their content upon some degree of scientific truth, fantasy films take the audience to fairytale-like places where events are unlikely to occur in real life. • They often transcend the bounds of human possibility and physical laws. • They are often in the context of the imagination, dreams, or hallucinations of a character or within the projected vision of the storyteller.
Characteristics • The predominant characters in fantasies are princes or princesses or supernatural characters such as angels, gods, or fairies. • They are often inspired or taken, however remotely, from myth or legend. • Fantasy films are most likely to overlap with the film genres of science fiction and horror. When a fantasy film emphasizes advanced technology, it may be considered predominantly a science fiction film. Or when the fantasy forces are specifically intended to frighten the audience, a fantasy film falls more within the horror genre.
Source • http://www.filmsite.org/fantasyfilms.html