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Post by eja on Jun 25, 2023 10:07:57 GMT -5
Those here who have seen the famous '84 fantasy film THE NEVERENDING STORY will no doubt be aware of how so many go on about how sweet and adorable the character of the Childlike Empress is. But having researched the novel on which the film was loosely based, I can tell you that the Empress is in no way likeable or sympathetic. She is actually a mask used by an alien intelligence that sustains itself from human imagination and creativity, and which gradually drains the human children it ensnares until they are left hollow shells, mental vegetables which are then discarded.
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Post by Erik on Jun 25, 2023 10:52:40 GMT -5
Wow, I'm glad they changed that for the movie, otherwise it would have been way too dark for a kids' film.
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Post by eja on Jun 25, 2023 11:04:32 GMT -5
It's an alien vampire.
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Post by moonlightshadow on Jun 26, 2023 2:57:52 GMT -5
Those here who have seen the famous '84 fantasy film THE NEVERENDING STORY will no doubt be aware of how so many go on about how sweet and adorable the character of the Childlike Empress is. But having researched the novel on which the film was loosely based, I can tell you that the Empress is in no way likeable or sympathetic. She is actually a mask used by an alien intelligence that sustains itself from human imagination and creativity, and which gradually drains the human children it ensnares until they are left hollow shells, mental vegetables which are then discarded. Did you make that up? Admittedly I read the book more than 40 years ago but in my memory the childlike empress is very wise and she's the heart of Phantasia. It would not exist without her. According to this fan-wiki she's "wise and kind" in the book: theneverendingstory.fandom.com/wiki/Childlike_Empress#:~:text=The%20Childlike%20Empress%20(also%20known,the%20mystical%20universe%20called%20Fantastica. |
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Post by eja on Jun 26, 2023 15:58:23 GMT -5
No, the children she draws into her world, she gets them to make wishes to enrich her realm, but what she doesn't tell them is that every time they make a wish, they lose a memory of the real world.
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Post by Ningauble on Jun 27, 2023 17:58:03 GMT -5
LOL, no. A pretty twisted interpretation of the novel.
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Post by Erik on Jun 30, 2023 8:30:57 GMT -5
So WTF is the deal here then? Was this just a weird interpretation of the book then? Glad to hear this alien "vampire thing" might not actually be the case.
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Post by darthgall on Jun 30, 2023 11:59:40 GMT -5
Yeah interesting but weird debate... quote to a primary source would probably help here...
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Post by Jason Aiken on Jul 1, 2023 10:05:44 GMT -5
Yeah interesting but weird debate... quote to a primary source would probably help here... This sounds like horror-based creative mythography. |
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