#musical fantasy

[themousefromfantasyland]

I propose the existence of a genre of film: the Storybook Movie.

What's the Storybook Movie?

The Storybook Movie is a light-hearted musical fantasy adapted from or just inspired by fairy tales and children's stories in general.

So, basically the first thing you automatically think about when you hear the words "Disney film"

So, why not just use the term Disney film?

Because just being made by Disney doesn't make the film fit in with these story structures.

For example, Wreck-it-Ralph, Meet the Robinsons, and Zootopia are Disney films, but they aren't exactly what you expect from a Disney movie.

And Anastasia, Over the Moon, and several of the direct-to-video Barbie movies technically fit in with the rules I laid out about the genre.

Technically, the Wizard of Oz was the biggest example of a Storybook Movie made outside of Disney. It was made specifically because of the success of Disney's Snow White, and it's a light hearted musical adaptation of the L. Frank Baum's story.

So, why not just use the term "Fairy Tale Movie"?

Because although many Storybook movies technically are Fairy Tales movies, not all fairy tale movies are Storybook movies.

The Wizard of Oz is not a fairy tale film, but it's in the genre. And so it is Willy Wonka.

I consider Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as a Storybook Movie. It shares tone, themes, story structure, and tropes with the Wizard of Oz and several Disney movies.

Now compare Cocteau's La Belle et la Bete with Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Both are movies adapted from fairy tales. Both are inspired by the same exact fairy tale. But noticed how they diverge in how they tell the story. How one is much more light-hearted, whimsical, and uses music to tell its story.

This is the Storybook Movie, and honestly, I wish we had more good films made outside of Disney since it's one of my favorite genres of films.

#fantasy #musical fantasy #musicals #fairy tales #children's stories

[nine-frames]

The Wizard of Oz, 1939.

Dir. Victor Fleming | Writ. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson & Edgar Allan Woolf | DOP Harold Rosson

#the wizard of oz #judy garland #victor fleming #musical film #musical fantasy #1930s #frank l. baum #10 frames

[kwebtv]

Babes in Toyland - NBC - December 19, 1986

Musical Fantasy

Running Time: 145 minutes

Stars:

Drew Barrymore as Lisa Piper

Linda Harmon provides Barrymore's singing voice.

Richard Mulligan as Barnie / Barnaby Barnicle

Eileen Brennan as Mrs. Piper / Widow Hubbard

Keanu Reeves as Jack / Jack-be-Nimble

Jill Schoelen as Mary Piper / Mary Contrary

Googy Gress as George / Georgie Porgie

Pat Morita as The Toymaster

Walter Buschhoff as Justice Grimm

Shari Weiser as Trollog

Rolf Knie as Zack

Gaston Haeni as Mack

Pipo Sosman as Jack in the Box

Chad Carlson as Joey

Jean Moake as News Announcer

Bill Marcus as Weather Announcer

#Babes in Toyland #TV #NBC #Musical Fantasy #1986 #1980's #Drew Barrymore #Richard Mulligan #Eileen Brennan #Keanu Reeves #Jill Schoelen #Googy Gress #Pat Morita

[rjavenuru]

Still totally vibing on The Black Labyrinth though. Like such a worthy tribute to The Goblin Kink.... Eh... I mean The Goblin King. 😝😝

#aurelio voltaire #goth #goth aesthetic #goth music #goth musician #labyrinth #the black labyrinth #it's only forever #labyrinth sequel #musical #epic fantasy #musical fantasy #the Goblin King #The Goblin Kink #David Bowie #Jareth #jareth the goblin king

[schlock-luster-video]

On December 13, 1940 The Wizard of Oz debuted in Portugal.

#the wizard of oz #the wizard of oz 1939 #richard thorp #victor fleming #king vidor #judy garland #jack haley #ray bolger #dorothy #the tin man #scarecrow #fantasy film #musical fantasy film #musical fantasy #cult movies #movie art #art #drawing #movie history #pop art #modern art #pop surrealism #portrait #cult film

[ahb-writes]

"Not 'til you're twelve, son."

(from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Facotry, 1971)

#art imitates life #gun culture #gun violence #american dream #willy wonka and the chocolate factory #uvalde #uvalde texas #it really is that common #in america #mike teevee #paris themmen #mel stuart #roald dahl #musical fantasy #chocolate #candy #gene wilder #1971 #slugworth #günter meisner #mysterious chocolate factory #dahl hated the film #too saccharine and not enough of a focus on wonka

[caitmayart]

Who wants to go listen to weird gnomish emo music and enjoy the (non sexual) nudity tent?

#dimension 20 #frosty fair music festival #fhjy #fantasy high junior year #cait may #gorgug thistlespring

[fittingxivsongs]

#ffxiv #final fantasy xiv #not ffxiv music #this image is not funny

[filmgifs]

Wicked (2024) Jon M. Chu

#wicked #wicked 2024 #filmedit #musicaledit #musical #fantasy #romance #cynthia erivo #ariana grande #2020s #gif #liz

[prokopetz]

When I think of musical genres associated with standard fantasy species, it's probably elf rock and orc metal, but gnome music is definitely gnomecore. Gnomes just feel like they'd be about -core.

#gaming #tabletop roleplaying #tabletop rpgs #dungeons & dragons #d&d #fantasy #tropes #music #gnomes #the genre of music associated with goblins is also called 'goblin' #not goblin anything #just goblin

[georgeromeros]

The Wizard of Oz (1939) dir. Victor Fleming

#the wizard of oz #filmedit #fantasyedit #musicaledit #filmgifs #dailyflicks #classicfilmblr #classicfilmsource #my gifs #movies #fantasy #musical #1930s #margaret hamilton #judy garland #victor fleming #bert lahr #ray bolger #jack haley

[maybebi47]

lou as baron was scary, siobhan as baron was mean

"do you not think that your friends would take you more seriously kristen, if you did not make such bad ideas?" ??? gagged her???

#and also “why do you still play the same music from your heartbreak #gorgug thistlespring?“ #THAT WAS SO MEAN #siobhan baron ily #d20 #dimension 20 #fhjy #fantasy high junior year

[spinaholi]

“spies, tongue, curse” needs to be the name of fig’s sophomore album where she takes a hard turn into a dark folksy sound with samples of a bunch of vulture screams

#something a la crane wives like it’s giving witches music #dimension 20 #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #fhjy spoilers #fhjy #d20 #figeroth faeth #spina speaks

[arleniansdoodles]

Alrighty, here's my first bit of fanart for 2024! Asha and Starboy from Disney's Wish - more specifically, Wish's concept art :''') I haven't seen the movie, but I think I can confidently say that I would've been more interested in seeing it if they'd kept the romance/soulmate dynamic from the early concepts.

But anyways, here's my take on Star's design, and also a little cheek kiss for Asha! :D Also, I never made an official "Happy New Year" post, so I just wanted to say thank you all for your support in my art and writing endeavours! I hope this year is a kind one for you, and may all your wishes come true <333

#i drew this while listening to the transformers 2 soundtrack loll #those movies are chaos incarnate but the music is pretty great imo #(referring to the first three movies cuz i never bothered to see the others ^^;;) #art #my art #fantasy #illustration #disney #wish #disney wish #wish 2023 #wish asha #wish star #asha x star #human star #romance #platonic love

[bey0utifulsoul]

#jorja smith #r&b #music #teenage fantasy #uk #lost and found #j. cole #drake #jhene aiko #kendrick lamar #sza #rihanna #eminem #russ #beyonce

[schlock-luster-video]

On June 19, 1953, The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T debuted in New York City.

#the 5000 fingers of dr. t #dr. seuss #tommy rettig #fantasy art #fantasy film #fantasy movies #1950s movies #musical #musical fantasy #movie art #art #drawing #movie history #pop art #modern art #tcm underground #pop surrealism #cult movies #portrait #cult film