[ SECRET POST #3970 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3970 ⌋

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Comments

[starzki]

Count me as one who was completely blown away by this movie when I first saw it. I even remember sitting in front of our huge 80s CRT television on the floor and cheering at the end. I was six.

At the time, I was really into horses, so the Artax scene gutted me and I refused to watch on every rewatch that I did. It was more about Atreyu's sorrow and fear than the horse.

But what really sold the movie to me as a kid was how immersive it was. I understood both bullying and losing oneself in a book. And then, at the end, where the main character can not only decide how the book ends (bringing back Artax would have been the first thing I did, too), but can affect justice in his own life by flying a dragon to scare the ever-living shit out of his bullies gave me a joy only a 6 year old can know.

It's like chasing that first high. It's where I understood exactly how much storytelling can move and change a person. It's where I understood that movies could be magical. I think I've been able to rewatch enough times between that first time and now that I still can see and feel the magic.

I think it's also why I still write fanfiction. :D