Keyword: fairy tale
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Tangled
When Byron Howard set out to make Tangled in 2010, the goal wasn’t just another adventure entry — it was something sharper, stranger, and considerably more memorable. “They’re taking adventure to new lengths.” That’s the line the studio chose to sell the film, and it doesn’t oversell it by much. The story kicks off from…
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Big Fish
There are films you watch once and forget, and then there’s Big Fish — a 2003 adventure from director Tim Burton that has kept audiences talking long after the credits roll. You can tell a lot about a movie from its tagline, and “An adventure as big as life itself.” gives away the game in…
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Edward Scissorhands
Not every drama movie needs to reinvent the wheel, but Edward Scissorhands manages to feel fresh anyway, thanks largely to Tim Burton’s confident direction. The film’s own tagline — “Innocence is what he knows. Beauty is what she sees.” — tells you almost everything about the tone it’s going for. The setup is straightforward enough…
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Pan’s Labyrinth
Not every drama movie needs to reinvent the wheel, but Pan’s Labyrinth manages to feel fresh anyway, thanks largely to Guillermo del Toro’s confident direction. “Innocence has a power evil cannot imagine.” That’s the line the studio chose to sell the film, and it doesn’t oversell it by much. The setup is straightforward enough on…
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The Shape of Water
There are films you watch once and forget, and then there’s The Shape of Water — a 2017 drama from director Guillermo del Toro that has kept audiences talking long after the credits roll. Even the marketing knew what it had: the tagline “A fairy tale for troubled times.” sets the mood before a single…
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Ponyo
Hayao Miyazaki isn’t a director who plays it safe, and Ponyo — released in 2008 — is proof of what happens when that restlessness meets a strong cast. “Welcome to a world where anything is possible.” That’s the line the studio chose to sell the film, and it doesn’t oversell it by much. The setup…
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Shrek
Word of mouth is a strange thing, and “Shrek” from 2001 is exactly the kind of film that earns it one recommendation at a time. It is easy to see why it keeps getting recommended long after its initial release. Everything the film wants you to feel is right there in its tagline: “The greatest…