Genre
Fantasy
Secondary worlds with their own consistent rules. The genre lives or dies on whether the invented logic holds under pressure.
Four textbook cases
Not the best four — the four that define the shape. Start anywhere.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Peter Jackson · 2001
Pan's Labyrinth
Guillermo del Toro · 2006
Legend
Ridley Scott · 1985
The Princess Bride
Rob Reiner · 1987
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