why so many movies about folktales?
Maria Ivanova of Worldwide News Ukraine contacted me recently to ask me what the deal is with folklore movies. The piece she quotes me in is here, and starts like this:
The reasons (and you should go to Worldwide News Ukraine to read the reasons behind the reasons, including my glorious and wise quote) are:
2. Folklore is time-tested.
3. Folklore is original.
4. Folklore looks good.
And now I’m going to ask you:
Why so many movies about folktales? What is it about folktales that appeal to us? What elements of folktales do you particularly like or hate, especially as Hollywood deals them out?
(If you have a suggestion for a Question, feel free to email me.)
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