ITT: We discuss the greatest fantasy film ever made.
Not so fast Peter Cuckson fans.
>muh edgyness
Why did Alfred let his son stab him like that?
>>67707270
>mythology=fantasy
there is not enough tit sucking and raping in modern fantasy 2bh
What are some movies with cute kings?
>>67707407
Good fantasy should feel like mythology. Tolkien knew this, C.S Lewis did too, and Gene Wolfe gets it, but 99% of fantasy writers don't and seem to think that LoTR was compelling because it had orcs and wars.
Really, I think that most fantasy is about as worthy of the title as Star Wars is of science-fiction. Speaking of which, Star Wars is excellent fantasy, Lucas' 'pottery' meme is actually a great storytelling technique which helps to tie everything together as a greater whole tied together by consistent themes, rather than the indefinite soap opera star wars is becoming.
How come every fantasy film today treats the subject like a joke?
Winking at the audience, nudging them in the ribs, being silly
Conan/Excalibur/Legend would have been the last time the subject matter was taken seriously
>>67707781
Tolkiens writing was mythology, it was pedestrian crap with bad characters, wooden dialogue, and a murky plot obsessed with maps and the contents of backpacks
>>67707837
wasn't
>>67707837
/lit/ is that way
>>67707837
Kill yourself
>>67707353
Is that willow?
>>67707781
If you want mythological writing I suggest Lord Dunsanys The King of Elflands Daughter, E.R. Eddisons The Worm Ouroboros, Evangeline Waltons adaptation of the Mabinogion, Poul Andersons The Broken Sword
>>67707888
Yea. Had a total crush on her as a kid.
>>67707866
>open up a discussion about a book
>someone responds critically
>tell them to go to the book board
maybe you shouldn't have started the discussion then?
>>67707882
did I hurt your hug box?
>>67707882
Maybe the happy walrus man will cheer you up
>>67707866
Don't send trash to best board thanks.
>>67707926
Your stupidity triggered me
>>67707353
I'm looking for a comfy movie that will make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Should I watch Willow? I've never seen it before.
>>67708023
>only stupid people would disagree with me
>>67707270
I just don't understand how you can like it that much, I really wanted to like this but the acting and the dialogue is so hamfisted, it's just awful
the visuals and setting looks great I'll give it that, but that is not saying much compared to the acting
I liked the 1998 Merlin way more in terms of arthurian mythology
>>67707963
>best board
lol, /lit/ fucking sucks. There are people there who still think
DFW > BEE
When it's obvious that
BEE > DFW
![domes_of_fire[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/0NvzqNx.jpg "domes_of_fire[1].jpg")
I'm bracing myself here, but thoughts?
>>67708042
Scared the balls out of me when I was wee by the end. It's pretty brutal in places
>>67708042
Yeah. Got a nice score and Val Kilmer is p great in it.
>>67707270
>fantasy
>implying none of that happened
wew lass
>>67707963
/lit/ has been dead for about 6 months now
>>67708112
/lit/ made a sweet young woman completely withdraw from the internet
>>67707781
>Lucas' 'pottery' meme is actually a great storytelling technique which helps to tie everything together as a greater whole tied together by consistent themes
There's nothing consistent between the original trilogy and the prequels. The stupid shit couldn't keep it together between those, to the point where they could very much be two different storylines.
>>67708184
>>67707314
>Excalibur
>Edgy
>>67708184
>also, why the fuck are there so many women like you speaking so superficially about books on Youtube? Do you have any idea how narcissistic and vapid that is?
I think crazymiles was onto something desu. If she had her own youtube channel how 'sweet' could she really be?
>>67708190
>nothing consistent
But there's so much consistency that it became a meme.
>>67708184
Poor thing
