Fantasy is an enthralling genre. From dystopian whirlwinds brimming with old-fashioned magic to medieval worlds full of warlocks and wizards The genre is a fusion of many television shows, literary universes and film stories.
A couple of days ago I was watching “Epic Hip Battles for the History of (ERB)” in which “Lord of the Rings” writer J.R.R. Tolkien as well as “Game of Thrones” writer George R.R. Martin around 2 a.m.
In the film, a line from Tolkien was prominent: “We all know the world is full of randomness and anarchy. So yes, it’s true that characters to end up dying randomly. But the good news is that the genre is called fantasy. It’s intended to be a bit real, myopic, and you, myopic manatee.”
J. R. R. Tolkien vs George R. R. Martin. Epic Rap Battles of History
This quote made me think about the reasons I’ve always been awed by fantasy from a young age. According to what “ERB” Tolkien says, fantasy is a journey into the world beyond the reality. It’s a genre that is unique. I think that everyone should give it an opportunity.
So, without further delay here are five good reasons the fantasy genre is a fascinating and exciting genre that everyone should consider trying.
1. Complex World Building
The creation of a fantasy world is more extensive and complex than every other genre. Since they don’t have a basis in real life, fantasy stories have to develop their own. For instance, rival nations that have a symbiosis of hatred for each other, fantastic creatures that flit through the sky or ancient magic coursing throughout the character’s blood the writer should not just explain to the reader what’s happening in the story, but also what happened before, and even what happens after. The readers must be offered enough background information so that they can comprehend the world beyond that up until the time of writing only was a part of the author’s mind.
Think of for instance the “Harry Potter” series as an instance. The impact of the world J.K. Rowling has created is amazing; even adults get lost in the world that was first introduced to them in the earliest days of their childhood. For some those who attend, the Hogwarts halls Hogwarts are just as real like those at Princeton. What exactly is Potions other than a more imaginative chemical class? And what is Transfiguration as a biology class which science always wanted?
The worlds of fantasy aren’t only complex and intricate, but they’re also endless too, which leads to my final reason.
2. Unlimitable Potential
Free from the restrictions of reality The fantasy universe can keep expanding and expanding in ways that people might not have thought of. There are a few corners that exist in the world but the fantasy worlds are constantly growing, reaching out and constantly evolving. While they are often confused The main difference between fantasy and science fiction is that science fiction is founded on the possibilities that are or could be feasible within the realm of scientific theory.
Fantasy is, on contrary isn’t controlled by the realities of science. There are rules that still apply to the realm of fantasy, as “Now Novel” says, however in the realm of fantasy, these rules are made by the writer themselves. This lets the author expand their world of fantasy by adding new elements that fit into the world.
“Lord of the Rings” is an excellent illustration. The Middle-Earth trilogy along with the prequel to “The Hobbit” are today a cult classic — making nearly $1 billion in the five films — There are numerous other elements in the world that Tolkien created. More than 21 distinct articles were published within Tolkien’s Legendarium the entire collection of works that focuses on what is known as the Middle-Earth world of Arda.
It is also in conjunction with many additional Tolkien works. Tolkien created so many books and created such a rich world that, since the time of his demise in 1917,, his grandson Christopher Tolkien has published over 24 volumes of his father’s works One of which was released as recent as August 2018. It’s not clear what time Tolkien will cease to be published since every when a book is deemed to be his final, a new one appears to be published. The author even invented linguistically complicated Elfish languages to be a element of the worlds he created.
Incompletely separated from the limits that define reality, the fantasy genre has the freedom to develop by introducing new ideas to keep readers at the edge of their seats.
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3. Expect the Unexpected
Fantasy possesses a unique dynamism. The components they can include are endless, and only limited by the writer’s imagination. That’s why unexpected elements are often found in this genre. It is impossible to know what a piece of fantasy may comprise because with endless possibilities and unbounded by reality can be a world of endless possibilities.
It is impossible to predict the moment when a new race will come out of the dark depths in a dark cave or when the ancient magic never seen before in the fantasy world will come back. The world of fantasy keeps you awake and in the plot because you are simultaneously trying to discover what’s to come and can’t really know the outcome.
“Game of Thrones” is an illustration of such. Following its popularity after the fantasy novels were turned into a television series in the year 2011, the show is known for its numerous surprising and unexpected events. From sudden deaths to the demons that are forged by black magic, person knows what’s the next episode of Game of Thrones.
Through the incorporation of novel elements and elements, fantasy challenges the boundaries of what you think is feasible.
4. Mental Expansion
Because fantasy can be wherever the writer imagines and is brimming with elements readers haven’t even considered possible, it expands your perception of reality. Young protagonists who’s lives have only been normal before can save the world from the brink of destruction however in real reality, it is impossible to imagine getting the destiny of the entire world in their hands. They can trek through lush green hills and journey away from their homes, although they would never have thought that it could happen. They often transcend the boundaries of gender, race, class and more, even if the concepts may be completely different from the tale.
My favorite example of fantasy’s ability to expand ones’ horizons of possibilities are Donita K. Paul’s “The Dragon Keeper Chronicles,” that I first encountered at the age of 9 years old. The series follows the story of a slave aged 14 Kale Allerion when she finds the dragon’s egg. Her journey leads her to becoming an acclaimed hero of the nation despite having been regarded as the most low of the low. In spite of all odds, she develops amazing abilities, including psychic abilities, and is always helping save lives. Allerion may even get married and has a satisfying and exciting life for herself as well as her loved ones.
“The Dragon Keeper Chronicles” showed me that, even if nobody trusts me, and even if I am unable to think of a way to make something happen that it is possible to do. I discovered that what I consider to be achievable isn’t an absolute limit on what I’m actually capable of. When I was a child reader I realized this was the beginning of the growth of my self-perception as well as goals.
Fantasy is able to create imaginative worlds that combine readers’ experiences are with new elements that they’ve never thought of before.
5. Mixes the Old and the New
The unique aspect in fantasy stories is the fact that it allows writers to mix the traditional and the new, which is what we know about reality and the history of it and the imaginative creations of the writer. While fantasy is not subject to the constraints of reality, it’s often guided by the past. For example the medieval genre is one genre of fantasy in which stories are written in the Medieval era or feature key medieval influences. Chivalrous knights, chivalrous kings as well as an insanity-ridden feudal structure all occur in the medieval world of fantasy. This sub-genre can also include mythical creatures drawn from European folklore such as fairies, dragons and elves.
Fantasy is able to take ancient ideas and transform them into new ones and breathe new vitality into them using the author’s own ideas. The genre may also have contemporary elements, but remain more of a fantasy than science fiction due to its disregard for the laws of reality. A wonderful illustration of this is seen within Terry Brooks’ “Shannara” series.
In the Shannara story the characters live in the world of Shannara, which, though it is reminiscent of the medieval era but actually exist after the modern world collapsed because of an Apocalypse. Elf races men and dwarves are fenced away into kingdoms that resemble medieval times, and remnants of an ancient technology remain. What’s known as the present day is seamlessly blended with the Shannara universe, which is a distant past.
In the story in the series, the Druids were initially looking for ancient science however, they discovered another older, more profound magic instead. Although the series is distinctive in fantasy because of its distinct blend of modern and old It is also an excellent illustration of the genre’s capacity to seamlessly blend the two.