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Birdland · 05-01-2003, 07:06 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I liked the [NBC] version of Alice in Wonderland...I never really thought of it as fantasy, though.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Hmmmm, Birdie wonders what rabbit holes Diamond's been hanging out in? But I know what you mean. People seem to have developed a stereotype about what fantasy is these days. For one thing: gotta have a wizard. Also, can't be fantasy without a quest...and swordfights...dragon or two...no women unless it's a sword-maiden who just needs a good man...But people in the 19th and early 20th century would have considered most of the children's books of the time fantasy: Bambi, The Jungle Book, Peter Pan, Water Babies, even The Secret Garden were considered fairy tales, though they don't really contain any of Tolkien's beloved elements.But then, maybe this should be a topic in Books, not movies.[ May 01, 2003: Message edited by: Birdland ]

05-01-2003, 07:06 AM	#30
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I liked the [NBC] version of Alice in Wonderland...I never really thought of it as fantasy, though.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Hmmmm, Birdie wonders what rabbit holes Diamond's been hanging out in? <P>But I know what you mean. People seem to have developed a stereotype about what fantasy is these days. For one thing: gotta have a wizard. Also, can't be fantasy without a quest...and swordfights...dragon or two...no women unless it's a sword-maiden who just needs a good man...<P>But people in the 19th and early 20th century would have considered most of the children's books of the time fantasy: <I>Bambi, The Jungle Book, Peter Pan, Water Babies</I>, even <I>The Secret Garden</I> were considered fairy tales, though they don't really contain any of Tolkien's beloved elements.<P>But then, maybe this should be a topic in Books, not movies.<p>[ May 01, 2003: Message edited by: Birdland ]