Top 10 Fantasy Movies

1.) Lord of The Rings:  The Return of the King
2.) The Never Ending Story
3.) The Matrix
4.) Pirates of the Caribbean
5.) The Wizard of Oz
6.) Star Wars
7.) Toy Story
8.) The Princess Bride
9.) Big Fish
10.) Monsters, inc.

  The most powerful scenes in Lord of the Rings that represent a major theme in this movie include the quest to middle earth to destroy the ring.  There are many battles throughout the movie as Frodo and the fellowship embark on their journey to find and destroy the ring.  The most powerful scene is when The Ring is finally destroyed by means of dropping it into the lava.  This represents the major theme of the destruction of evil. 

  The most powerful scenes in The Neverending Story that represent a major theme in this movie include the quest to find yourself.  The main character Bastian is neglected by his family, friends, and school bullies.  He finds a book that allows him to escape and overcome these fears.  As Bastian sits in the school attic all day and all night, his journey begins.  He escapes his tough life of being neglected and bullied in order to find a dream.

  The Matrix has many scenes in it that represent a major theme in the plot.  When Neo decides to take the red pill and stay in "wonderland."  After Neo takes this pill, he is introduced to the "real" world where everything he had once believed is fiction.  This represents the major theme of the movie considering it was Neos escape from being controlled by "the machines" in order to fight against them.

  Pirates of the Caribbean displays scenes that represent a major theme in the plot.  In order for the pirates to defeat their curse of living forever as the undead, the pirates must restore the once plundered treasure.  There are many fighting scenes where the pirates are against other undead pirates trying to recover the lost treasure.  The undead pirates they are fighting against want to continue their way so they defend this treasure.

  A scene in The Wizard of Oz that represents a major theme in the plot is at the end when the oh so powerful Wizard is discovered as just a regular man.  Dorothy and her crew go on a long adventure in order to find The Wizard to get what they came for.  This includes a brain for the scarecrow, a heart for the tin man, and courage for the cowardly lion.  The Wizard turns out to be a ordinary man hiding in a booth using all kinds of electronics in order to seem oh so powerful.  The characters are created to be like humans, which have a complex they want to overcome.

  Star Wars is a trilogy with scenes of overcoming "The Dark Side" which represents a higher authority trying to capture control over all.  A powerful scene which represents the defeat of the dark side is when Skywalker defeats his father darth vader in a light saber battle.  At this point Luke had already known Vader was his father, but still wanted to defeat the evil that his father represented.

  Scenes in Toy Story that represent a major theme of the movie are when they discover they are toys and don't really have the power that they thought they did.  Buzz Lightyear is very upset once he finds out he is just a toy.  He eventually accepts that he is a toy although he can still pursue his dream.  This theme shows children that nothing should be able to stand in front of them from pursuing their dreams.

  The Princess Bride is a book read to an ill boy by his grandfather.  The theme of the movie is a story of fantasy where the grandfather edits the book to his liking as the movie goes along.  Everyone in the movie has a goal to reach, including my favorite, Indigo Montoya.  His quest is to avenge his fathers death by means of finding and killing the man who killed his father.

  Big Fish is another fantasy film with a theme of this movie is don't be afraid to live your life, no matter what anyone else thinks about how or what you're doing.  Big Fish can also represent having trust and not taking family for granted.  The father of a boy has always been known to tell "fish tales" to the boy which he never believed to be true.  He eventually discovers that every story his father ever told him was true, which in return gave him faith.

  Pan's Labyrinth is a myth with plenty of fantasy that makes a statement about how children protect themself in times of extreme hardship.  The movie also displays it's belief that someone should not be criticized for their own beliefs.