Fantasyfilm
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The movie of Fantastic Films, also from the English fantasy film, in the broadest sense includes all films whose action contains elements which exist only in the human imagination and in reality are actually so inconceivable. Closely related is the fairy tale film with him, most fairy tales are simultaneously Fantasy movies, but not all fantasy films are fantasy films. Basically, different types of fantasy film can be distinguished.
The classic fantasy film
The classic fantasy film takes place in the earthly Middle Ages, or in a world that corresponds developmentally to the Middle Ages on Earth. There is no modern technology, but magic that can be used as a weapon or for other people to control and manipulate. Although some stories are set partly on the planet Earth of the 20th century, but at a not inconsiderable part in a non- technological world, which corresponds to the classic fantasy film specifications, and also this area are therefore assigned. Most often applied in addition to the magic also typical fantasy figures such as dwarves, elves, fairies, elves, goblins, trolls, orcs and dragons. The plot is usually knitted by a simple good-evil scheme.
Typical representatives of the classic fantasy film are:
Modern Fantasy Film
The modern fantasy film takes place on the planet Earth in the 19th, 20th or 21st century and is usually also by magic and / or fantasy figures from. Often these films deal with mystical relics from the past that have been forgotten and then rediscovered. This area has been widely through television shows such as Buffy - marked Magical Witches - The Vampire Slayer and Charmed.
Typical representatives of the modern fantasy film are:
The sci-fi film
The demarcation between fantasy and science fiction is not easy ( see Science Fiction ). Some science fiction movies in which appear supernatural or quasi- supernatural abilities, also the fantasy genre can be assigned. Often the only difference is that these skills are explained more or less scientific in the science fiction movie, while the fantasy film, she accepted as supernatural. The declaration need not actually be scientifically plausible. A good example are those described in the X -Men movies and comics and teleportation skills to local weather control, which are returned there on gene mutations. The incompleteness of this statement is obvious, since it only takes a scientific approach pithy slogan to explain. In contrast, ( which is clearly the Science Fiction assigned ) to explain the Nova usually used more complex arguments in Star Trek.
As a film at the boundary between science fiction and fantasy can apply:
Film festivals and film awards
Several film festivals specialize in fantasy films. One of the world's most important include the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Fanta Porto and the Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya.
Among the most famous film awards for the genre of Saturn Award is one of the best fantasy film.
Literature (selection )
- Mark Achilles: Fantasy Fiction - the search for the true humanity in " Harry Potter " and " The Lord of the Rings." In: Thomas Bohrmann, Werner Veith, Stephen Zoeller (eds. ): Handbook Theology and Popular film. Volume 1 Ferdinand Schöningh, Paderborn 2007, ISBN 978-3-506-72963-7, pp. 95-113.
- Rolf Giesen: Fabled Worlds. The fantastic film. Wilhelm Heyne, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-453-03776-6.
- Norbert Stresau: The Fantasy Film. Heyne, München 1984, ISBN 3-453-86068-3.
- Norbert Stresau, Heinrich Wimmer (ed.): Encyclopedia of Fantastic Films. Corian, Meitingen 1986-2007, ISBN 3-89048-400 -X.