not sure if it’s technically fantasy as it’s set in Arthurian legend…but it feels like magical realism to me. The scene with the giants gives me the same divine yet grounded awe I associate with the genre. The Odyssean vignette style makes it feel wonderfully like a series of magical short stories. It contains two of my favourite scenes in film of all time! A few other recommendations, many of which can also be classed as sci-fi (but what is elaborate undiscovered science if not magic, and vise versa?): Sorry to Bother You Arrival Horse Girl The OA Brand New Cherry Flavour Donnie Darko Maniac
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I saw this with friends and one of them HATED it but it ended up being one of my fav movies of that year, maybe even all time
Feb 22, 2024
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ibi I rewatched it last night after posting it here and discovering my housemate had never seen it! it just gets better on each watch.
Feb 22, 2024
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Green Knight is incredible
Feb 21, 2024
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fantastic list
Feb 21, 2024
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this list is a hell yeah
Feb 21, 2024
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thank you! I somehow let The Green Knight slip by and need to watch
Feb 21, 2024
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colinlrhoades I think it’s brilliant, but I can also understand why it was quite polarising. Report back if you can!
Feb 21, 2024
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Not sure it qualifies exactly. At least adjacent. Also enamored with Bardo which is 100% magical realism. Oh, also maybe Waltz with Bashir? Which is weird because it’s a documentary. And animated.
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Please everyone do yourself a favor and watch The Secret of Moonacre (2008) it’s one of the most beautiful and fantastical fantasy films ever!
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Not really fantasy but it is whimsical renaissance and just an all-around delight
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