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Films » The NeverEnding Story

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While hiding from bullies in his school’s attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.

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The NeverEnding Story

I can see how I could have loved this had I watched it 25 years ago.

As an adult there’s not a lot there for me. It’s rather heavy handed in the metaphors, and the ending was pretty terrible.