Movie Reviews for Writers: Fantastic Britain

What is it about Britain and the U.K. that fosters such a rich history of fantasy literature? Not only modern best-sellers like Harry Potter, but also classics like C.S. Lewis’ Narnia books, Tolkien’s Middle Earth books, George McDonald’s children and adult fantasies, and Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Or does it begin long before that with the country’s legends of King Arthur and his knights?

Or, is it as host Robin Bennett claims, that because of the rigid outer life of manners and mannerisms, the inner life of British writers is so filled with fantastic eccentricities?

Or perhaps it has more to do with Britain being geologically separated and having such a long history?

Or finally, does it have more to do with colonialism? Just like Britain took opium and other resources from countries, they also plundered the mythology and legends of the countries they suppressed. 

You can watch the documentary to find out for yourself. What I’m concerned about is more what this whimsical documentary has to say to us as writers. 

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