Urban fantasy

world of fantasy has called to mankind and enraptured their imaginations. “As The World Falls Down”, sung by David Bowie and featured in the movie “Labyrinth”, tells of such an experience where a girl, Sarah, becomes caught up in the fantasy world. Because she is so focused on her fantasy world, she forgets about the real world and her objective of rescuing her brother. David Bowie’s lyrics and the movie portray the theme that there can be pain and danger in getting caught up in fantasy for too long

Fantasy stories have many elements that help make them classifies as a fantasy. Two examples of these elements are other worlds and magical objects. In both Harry Potter and Percy Jackson these elements are identified. The authors use them to have deeper meanings and make the story entertaining for the audience. In both stories these elements help build the story and entertain the readers leaving them on the edge of their seats, and wanting to know more about the characters adventures. Although,

Magic, sorcery, the transformation of one thing into another and everything in between, as well as the fantasy in it, has been the driving force behind many great myths, both ancient and modern. But when the topics of magic, fantasy and medievalism are brought into discussion together, it is clear that it has a very sordid past. In the Middle Ages, magic and the fantastical outside of the Bible were highly frowned upon and seen to be the work of the devil or his minions. And pretty soon the Catholic

since the invention of film as a mass media medium, fantasy films has been emerged and evolved with the technological influence from film industry and the cultural influence from the society. Despite its variation throughout the years, the continuing attraction of fantasy films is largely attributed to the fact that they provide an expression of resistance to authority, and coincide with escapism at the same time. Being an often-overlooked genre, fantasy films at one time was believed as nothing more

Fantasy and reality have an immense amount of differences. But, could the two very well be the same? The answer is obvious. JRR Tolkien, the author of the well known series, “ Lord of the Rings’ states “ It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” Tolkien significantly overwhelms the quote to portray a similar message. As plans and tactics are placed into action, one must severely and crucially be as detailed as possible. Imagine living in a mystic world

Le Guin was an American novelist, about children's books, and short stories, mainly in the genres of fantasy and science fiction. Throughout her life, she wrote so many stories with different topics. She is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of her generation. Also, she becomes interested in literature quite early. Based on the story "Why Americans Fear of Dragons" is a rather straightforward story about an American who lived in the places where it called "Imagining"

Tolkien a literary icon set the standards of what a fantasy is in his essay On Fairy Stories assessing what he believes a story must contain to make it a true “fairy story”. Tolkien never references The Hobbit which he published two years prior. The Hobbit is Tolkien’s first novel based in a fictitious land known as Middle Earth and is about a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins and his unexpected journey with a band of dwarfs and a wizard. Tolkien must have believed his novel The Hobbit to be a fairy

new combinations. One such combination is the “fantasy-adventure” genre; This genre can be defined as narratives in which an otherworldly figure or situation interrupts the human real world or a human is a part of an otherworldly lifestyle. Within these parameters, the protagonist must overcome obstacles in a world full of physical and moral peril and accomplish a critical mission in order to save the society from whence they came. In short, the “fantasy-adventure” genre comes from the use of adventure

The impact of the fairy world in a midsummer night’s dream The word “magic” can be defined as: “the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces.” Such magic can be seen in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer night’s dream. Oberon, the king of fairies, fights with his wife Titania, the fairy queen, over a small Indian boy whom she protects. Oberon’s quarrel causes a disturbance in the natural order of the world because of the magic, however one

Fantasy have gain a lot of popularity in recent years. Back in the day, fantasy would be associated to “nerds” or “dorks”, but now fantasy communities have a variety of people and with no discrimination. Fantasy started to take a turn around the early 2000’s when books such as Harry Potter series, A Song of Ice and Fire, and Lord of the Rings became popularized and now fantasy is at the prime of its years. The most popular movies, books, shows are categorized as fantasy. TV shows such as Game of