It might seem like you only hear about the same fantasy movies whenever the topic is brought up. From Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy to Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth , the fantasy movies that changed the genre forever are always in the zeitgeist. These are timeless films that are still referenced or often directly copied even today.
A few of these fantasy movies get better with every rewatch , which would explain why they seem to dominate almost all discourse on the genre today. They deserve the recognition they get, and they'll always be important to fans of fantasy, who rightfully revisit them regularly to rediscover the joy they experienced when they first came across these instant classics .
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