I have always loved this kind of stories, a mix of magic and reality. Since I was a child I have been attracted to fairy tales, cartoons and science fiction. I still remember the fascination I felt while seeing E.T. at the cinema and, honestly, I have this poignant feeling when I see The Lion King or Avatar nowadays; so I´m delighted that fantasy films and series are in fashion again.
Obviously, I regard the film has to be original, with a good cast and an enthralling plot. I can´t stand commercial films like, for example, Snow White and the Huntsman, starring Charlize Theron as the evil stepmother (I saw it last year), whose dialogues and plot, despite an awesome production and mind-blowing special effects, don´t draw your attention.
I'm a big fan of “Once Upon a Time” because it is a gripping fantasy television series, where all the characters, apparently normal dwellers of a small village, are in fact characters of fairy tales: Snow White, Prince Charming, Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood … All of them are prisoners in our world of The Evil Queen´s spell, unable to remember anything about their real provenance and unaware that the village´s major is the dreaded creepy queen, who is determined to control their lives to ensure that there will be no more happy endings in fairy tales.
Fortunately, there's a glimmer of hope in a character that is apparently unrelated to all this fantasy…
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