A lot of these aren't cliches. Magic is a staple to fantasy so you can't really say spells are a cliche. It would be saying pistols are a cliche in an action movie.

@JackMason21

9 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@Supreme1220

9 жыл бұрын

Sicarius Elite You breathe and drink water? What a cliche.

Some of these aren't cliches, they are literally things that class a movie as fantasy

@LockeWick

9 жыл бұрын

***** That is what I said, like when they put magic on the list... that makes a film fantasy.

@naruto17mirai

9 жыл бұрын

The more you use them, the more cliche they become, which is why many people consider the Fantasy genre (book, movie, etc) one big cliche

@LockeWick

9 жыл бұрын

WolfsCreed397 That would be all movies, books, ect. then since you need certain elements to make a movie what it is. Mobster movies needs the Mafia, Yakuza, or anything similar to those groups, Sci-Fi needs advance technology, Drama needs... drama, ect. Certain things are needed to make a movie what it is, they cannot be a cliche. Although I do agree that Fantasy really likes reusing a lot of the same story mechanics. Which is the other half of the list.

@Jakromha

9 жыл бұрын

WolfsCreed397 It's like when they say a big cliche in a crime novel is that there is always a crime.

@hafsah7156

9 жыл бұрын

***** and blonde hair, make up, white teeth, white accent, and high heels aren't cliches at all. they are literally that class of a white girl. btw that comment meant no offense to any white people. i just wanted to prove a point.

they called magic a fantasy cliche, wow i am done

@TheSofiaLPS

8 жыл бұрын

Oh good that I'm not the only one thinking that

@orru8889

8 жыл бұрын

Top 10 crime movie cliches: #2: Criminals

@OneImperfectSaint

8 жыл бұрын

different races, magical items, magical creatures, I'm wondering if this is a what-not-to-do or a "how to be successful" video

@Hibobugawa

7 жыл бұрын

Top 10 super-hero movies cliches : #1Super-heroes , #2 Villains

@Hibobugawa

7 жыл бұрын

Top 10 smell related cliches: #1 Not being able to smell it while watching the movie

How the fuck is magic a "cliche" ? It's just a part of the fantasy genre. Or "different races" if you said elves and dwarves are a cliche I'd agree, but there's a lot of unique or strange creatures in various fantasy stuff, that doesn't make it a cliche... #8, #7, #6, #5 aren't cliches, they are tropes, building blocks of a story. If you said "sword that must be pulled from a stone" or "can only be used by the pure of heart" now THOSE are magic item cliches. The other entries do fit the description of a cliche.

@52ColtsFan24

9 жыл бұрын

Ya exactly this list kinda sucked

@sarasmedberg8203

9 жыл бұрын

Xan Kreigor I was about to say the same. This was more of a top 10 Fantasy tropes. You can't have Fantasy without magic.

@rachaelsnider2711

9 жыл бұрын

You can have fantasy without magic, it's just that the "epic blockbuster" type of fantasy always uses it as a catalyst. But yes, this is definitely more of a tropes list.

@VintageLJ

9 жыл бұрын

Sara Smedberg You can have fantasy without magic.

@YoungTheFish

9 жыл бұрын

Rachael Snider I can't recall any fantasy film without magic... But even if there is fantasy film without magic, that doesn't make it a cliché. It's like saying a detective character is a film noir cliché.

I don't really see these as cliches as cliches that are done over and over again and are typically bad things and this list is pretty much just the basics of a fantasy story :T

@EzraDair

9 жыл бұрын

Yes .. I do agree with you !

@LOTRfanatic121

9 жыл бұрын

DrowningJoy While cliches obviously tend to have a negative connotation to them, by definition it is a thought or phrase that is overused and unoriginal. Nothing against the basics of fantasy, but it is pretty much full of cliches. I don't think that's a bad thing though.

@temjam01

9 жыл бұрын

DrowningJoy Totally Agree, my interpretation of the meaning of "cliche" is that they are most often negative and ruin the fantasy of a movie. This list should be more like "Top 10 ways to build a fantasy movie".

@chrishee3286

9 жыл бұрын

LOTRfanatic121 Why the 121?

@nadogi

9 жыл бұрын

DrowningJoy I think that depends. Some of them, such as magic, mythical creatures or fictional humanoids are just regular tropes commonly used by nearly everyone as a means to tell a fantasy story. However, others, such as the Prophecy(TM) or the Chosen One, are not only unnecessary to tell a good story by now, but also overused to the point of being corny unless done exceptionally well or and/or being approached from a new angle.

Biggest cliche: Ugly people are evil, attractive people are good.

@SuperPhilliesphan10

8 жыл бұрын

+Very Big N00B some people say that Voldemorts dick is a snake

@hogenmogen8545

8 жыл бұрын

The witch in Sleeping Beauty isn't bad. Same with Snow White, where the witch had to uglify herself to give Snowy the apple. Kind of idiotic, since the witch's whole rage was sparked by Snow White being fairer than she. - All the bad girls in James Bond movies are hot. - The cast of Game of Thrones is attractive, and no one is good. - The old wizards are never attractive, but are good. - Draco Malfoy seems to be an attractive kid. Tom Riddle, before he was Voldemort, didn't seem to be ugly.

@UnknownPerson-wc7wf

8 жыл бұрын

+Very Big N00B Voldemort is not hot, He's FABULOUS

Magic is a fantasy movie cliche just as physics is a real world cliche

@jojag5

9 жыл бұрын

kiffe22 Exactly. Without things like magic, special objects, different races, and mythical beasts, you don't have a fantasy movie.

@infamousxreaper

9 жыл бұрын

Physics isnt real

@kyletowers9662

9 жыл бұрын

kiffe22 i would consider it closer to calling weapons an action movie cliche

@talllett7959

9 жыл бұрын

Well magic is a cliche for movies. Just like action movies have a cliche of explosions and guns- fantasy movies have the cliche of magic and dwarves. Doesn't mean it's bad.

@TheJokr17

9 жыл бұрын

Bonnie Donovan nooooo just shut up. by your logic war movies are cliche because they feature war. wtf how stupid are you??

Top 10 shades of Gray Top 10 hours of the day Top 10 numbers Top 10 letters of the alphabet Top 10 words Top 10 Top 10 lists Top 10 colours/Colors Top 10 words which start with the letter X Top 10 emotions Come on watch mojo, you still have all these to do!

@skilder19

9 жыл бұрын

top 10 numbers number one will be 69

@WTFate

9 жыл бұрын

Shrek The Ogre i want a top 10 top 10 list

@RolandSchlosser

9 жыл бұрын

***** Top 10 Colors of the Wind

@perikudon

9 жыл бұрын

Shrek The Ogre Top 10 Pokémon Trainers from Digimon

@Frahamen

9 жыл бұрын

Top 10 stupid KZread comments

How are these cliches it's just simply what fantasy is

@Jasonificatiation

8 жыл бұрын

yep. They list archetypes and genre conventions.

Do you know what a cliche is? Definitions: a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. a very predictable or unoriginal thing or person. a stereotype or electrotype. There is a huge difference between calling something a cliche bs an element of a genre. It is like saying "drinking blood is a cliche of a vampire story" "space travel is a cliche of science fiction" or "human characters are a cliche of crime dramas"

I usually enjoy your videos, but this one was a bit of a reach. What you're calling clichés are mostly just elements of the genre.

@jasper3015

8 жыл бұрын

True

@theoneandonlycucumber

8 жыл бұрын

Cliche literally means something that is used a lot. It doesn't mean it's bad, it's just something that appears almost always.

@hellomate639

8 жыл бұрын

Fucking seriously. Magic, different races in fantasy? Just like futuristic technology in sci-fi? Christ. Take those away and you have something less interesting. The ones I thought of before they mentioned it is just this static "good vs. evil, dark lord, blah blah" shit that you see in everything. Paradise Lost gets it right. Satan is the "hero" of the story, and God is the enemy. This was written in the 1600s, mind you. John Milton poured his life into that work.

@theoneandonlycucumber

8 жыл бұрын

Opus 32 You're a bit late to the thread, mate.

@hellomate639

8 жыл бұрын

Zhamm It's still here, man. Also, cliche does indeed mean something that is overused to the point at which it's stale.

Magic is not a cliche. It's a staple of fantasy. It is one of the defining features of most fantasy stories.

I wish they hadn't used footage from that Eragon movie; I kind of wanted to forget that disaster of a movie that butchered a pretty good book.

@csjcsj2906

9 жыл бұрын

deacle I disagree. It has to be proven that that entire movie is a cliche.

@WhatIsSanity

9 жыл бұрын

I read the book, and it seemed like the kid that wrote it just re wrote a bunch of the elements of The Lord Of The Rings. I enjoyed the book and the movie, but it's not an original work.

@marcusalm7350

9 жыл бұрын

Luke DS He was a kid when he started to write it. Think Christopher Paulini was 16 at the first one...

@MNIMnoob

9 жыл бұрын

I felt your pain when I saw Dungeons & Dragons

@WhatIsSanity

9 жыл бұрын

When it was published yeah, but He started much younger, and needed help from His family and friends.

these aren't cliches they're tropes

@jagarcia0705

8 жыл бұрын

What's the difference between cliches & tropes?

@HeidLander

8 жыл бұрын

+jagarcia0705 In this case I'd say a trope is an aspect of a genre that is so common as to help define it. A cliche is a trope that is over-used to the point of becoming meaningless or uselessly repetitive. While all off the items in this video can easily become cliches, they are important enough in defining the fantasy genre that without any of them I think defining a game as fantasy would be questionable.

I think this should be called "common elements of fantasy movies" not "cliches."

I think this isn't so much a list of cliches, but what defines Fantasy stories. Or at the very least shows that not all "cliches" are bad. Because honestly, what is "Fantasy" without many of the things listed here?

@atropiaveteran

8 жыл бұрын

That is what the wife and I were screaming at the computer as we watched the clip together! :)

@goblinb

8 жыл бұрын

I agree, all of these elements are the 'meat and potatoes' of fantasy, without them, there would be no fantasy.

@atropiaveteran

8 жыл бұрын

goblinb And now your smarter than the posters of this video!! :)

Aren't number 1 and 2 sort of the same thing?

@kisatorimuru6627

9 жыл бұрын

A prophecy doesn't always include a chosen one, a chosen one is more of an offset of a prophecy. Think of it like squares and rectangles.

@collector832

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah pretty much

@stomyn

9 жыл бұрын

UnkeptMoss328 Technically no, as the prophecy doesn't always have to depict a certain persondoing the thing. Some can simply say that the thing will be done, though the former does tend to be the case

@unkeptmoss3285

9 жыл бұрын

stomyn But they can be the same thing right? Even if they are not then they are still related.

@leotamer5

9 жыл бұрын

UnkeptMoss328 Ehh. A chosen one is a prophecy, but a prophecy isn't always a chosen one, but in the case of movies, it usually is.

Also all prophecy must rhyme or it doesn't count

@csjcsj2906

9 жыл бұрын

Jacob Meagher Just like what Vitrivius said.

@natevajo22

9 жыл бұрын

Gold will be their crowns, gold will be their shrouds

I'm so glad labyrinth was an example for the list. I love that movie since I watched it as a kid. Who is with me? Stand up for liking the labyrinth!!

@MsYakkina

9 жыл бұрын

Garett Smith Yes! Labyrinth is amazing!

@isabellev.8642

9 жыл бұрын

The Labyrinth is my favorite movie! I LOVE it so much.

@isabellev.8642

9 жыл бұрын

As a child I even drew arrows on the floor with my lipsticks, like Sarah did in the movie. Haha my mam wasn't happy...

@garettsmith8370

9 жыл бұрын

The dark crystal anyone?

@rhyyman8694

9 жыл бұрын

Garett Smith It actually terrified me as a kid XD (I mean Dark Crystal)

I wouldn't say these are what you would call cliches, more rather things that actually make a film a fantasy film.

Honorable mentions: - Different realms - Falling - Happy ending - Doorways to other realms - Sidekicks (for both villain and hero) - Attracts Disney (usually) Still love Fantasy and all their elements!

this is mostly a list of what is needed in a Fantasy World to make it a Fantasy World

These instances would be considered actual cliches in a fantasy story: 1. A powerful evil lord or monarch 2. A wise wizard and a staff 3. A main quest - ex. Taking something somewhere 4. Demi-humans, particularly elves and dwarfs 5. A forthright naive hero/heroine 6. A magical sword 7. A dragon on its bed of gold 8. A magical elf queen 9. An evil witch or fairy 10. A magical curse

Special thanks to our users Joseph Ennis, Sam Tumelty, Npngreen and Quanisha Ramsey for submitting the idea on our Suggestions Page at WatchMojo.com/suggest

@obadiah1309

8 жыл бұрын

Shut up )(

@rink7723

7 жыл бұрын

I would just say, I will not accept anyother voice for the devil eccept Tim Currys peace and go so on WatchMojo!

Now do a Martial Arts movie cliche list my top 10 in no particular order 10. The Blind Master: come on whats more bad ass than a wize fighter, but the blind one who can kick your ass with out seeing...like Zatoichi, the Blind Samurai 9. Samurai Silhouette: This is when two fighters are behind the paper wall of the dojo and all you see is their forms doing battle, which is obscured by the blood splatter on the paper walls 8. Sword cuts bullet cliche: always bad ass looking 7. Animal called combat! Behold I am the master of the Mantis! You're cannot touch my tiger! 6. Chi blast: not used that much in live action, but you see it in anime and video games alot. HADOU KEN! 5. One vs many: One show that your warrior is bad ass, have him face off an entire class of rivals all by himself or against an entire army. 4. East meets West: take two bad asses from different nations and have them team up against the bad guys. Bonus points if its a chinese dude becoming allies and friends with the black Dude 3. Fish out of water: Take the martial artist how of their home town and put them in another country. Jackie chan and Jet Li did this all the time in the 1990s. 2. The Tournament: Weather its for money, revenge, self respect and pride or to save the earth from invasion The tournament is a great way to bring multiple styles to the table. Bonus points of the tournament is being held by the bad guys 1. The Elements: One of have the fight look even more bad ass and climatic, have the duel take place in the rain, or on a snowy feild or in burning temple or in a ring of fire. Bonus points if the fight uses two of them...like a ring of fire while its raining! what you guys think?

@AJARyan-yn2uv

9 жыл бұрын

As long as that list would have any fight scene from The Raid movies I'll be down with that.

@natesmith6871

9 жыл бұрын

darkservantofheaven Cliche #1: the hero must collect all seven dragon balls.

@BehemothShotGlass

9 жыл бұрын

darkservantofheaven That ...IS AN AMAZING LIST!!

@darkservantofheaven

9 жыл бұрын

Nate Smith save that for shonen anime cliche list

@MNIMnoob

9 жыл бұрын

All I'm thinking of after reading your list is Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

I feel like The Prophecy and The Chosen One could have shared a spot. You can't really have one without the other.

The lego movie is a fantasy movie?

@johnjohn6528

9 жыл бұрын

Little living Lego people. Yes.

@xlReGaRdLeSslx

9 жыл бұрын

John John LOL

@GrungeyMr

9 жыл бұрын

***** you mean Morgan Freeman? the guy himself is a cliche ø-ø

@xavierdsejour1

9 жыл бұрын

No. it's 100% live action in based on a true story

@Rumbletheimp2

9 жыл бұрын

When ever Morgan Freeman narrates or plays god or the president in a movie he earns a freckle.

I've been subbed since 100K and I'm ashamed to say that this is one of the few Watchmojo videos that I find enjoyable anymore. I subbed for hilarious horror movie skits, movie and genre cliches and your witty writers poking fun at the media. These are the things that I would love to see back and I hope that you guys can see my point. No hate was meant in this comment - it's just the way that I feel.

In case you were wondering how the Mojoholics voted in our poll, see the votes and entries here: watchmojo.com/suggest/Top+10+Fantasy+Cliches Note, of course, that viewer votes are just one of the hundreds of data points and variables that we consider and look at when we create our lists. Make sure to sign up and participate on future lists at www.WatchMojo.com/suggest

@wingninjagaming

9 жыл бұрын

WatchMojo.com Out of all the movies scenes you showed in this, there is one above all the rest. Its the magic dance from labarynth!

@nikirki25

9 жыл бұрын

what is the name of that french sing?

@wingninjagaming

9 жыл бұрын

nikirki25 darude sandstorm!

@J_C_CH

9 жыл бұрын

+nikirki25 It's not darude sandstorm. There are idiots all over KZread trying to make that a thing; tricking people into trying it.

@SupremePeteza

9 жыл бұрын

WatchMojo.com yeah, but you should have called it: HOW TO MAKE A MOVIE *AWESOME*! :)

The name of this should be "what every fantasy film contains" not cliches

You know, neither frodo or bilbo are chosen ones. The ring just happened to fall on bilbo's hands by chance and later he left it to frodo to take care

Prerequisite stat- speaks in strong English accent which adds 10 points to persuasion skill

You can find these tropes in fantasy novels as well. My favorite cliche is elves. I can't get enough of elves, or Dragons for that matter. Most of my books have elves in them, and I am currently working on a novelette with Dragons.

I love that Watchmojo loves Fantasy so much, and I really really, love how in some of the recent Top 10 lists something or other from the Wizarding World made the list.

Thank you so much for including footage of The Dark Crystal, Legend, and Labyrinth. They always bring a smile to my face.

Magic/magical items and other race/mythical creatures are required to call something fantasy, and a bad guy is apperent in almost any action based movie. Those are needed to make a good (fantasy) story, no cliche.

Frodo wasn't a chosen one, he wasn't chosen by anyone he volunteered

The Chosen One: I like to refer to this stereotype as the Jesus Character.

@justinlafser916

9 жыл бұрын

MehmetOezil What? That's exactly what happened to Harry Potter.

@justinlafser916

9 жыл бұрын

***** I don't know. Never read the books, never plan to, but I do like the movies.

@impalabeeper

9 жыл бұрын

Justin Lafser Yeah messianic characters

@paulnicholas1278

9 жыл бұрын

***** maybe she wrote discrimination in to show that it exists in her wizards world too. I mean, discrimination is pretty real and having everyone equal is kind of too boring and... well, not real.

@frankunbaphomet3206

9 жыл бұрын

***** a good way to deal with social problems is to shed light on them. An author or a film director may hate some social injustices and in order to spread awareness, they can show how harsh it is through their works and make us the readers, see the injustices without really experiencing them. Wether J.K. rowling was intentionally discriminating the muggles, and the fantasy races is up for speculation, but the readers are aware of it in the books, and can gain insight of the wrongful social kinda injustices.

Many of theese are not cliches, but the essence which makes a fantasy movie what it is... This would have been my list: 10. Irish/scottish accents for northerners/dwarfs 9. Animal-like sidekick 8. Father like figure/guide (to the protagonst), who is killed after the half of the movie or so... 7. Main villian is aware that his goals are "pure evil" 6. Protagonist lack`s general knolewedge of the world in which he lives 5.Unlikely protagonist becomes a hero 4.Epic quest 3."I want them alive/them" cliche 2. "Anyone who went in/there, never came out" cliche Honorable mentions : Post war setting, Introducing audince to the world,"must I everything do myself" main villian cliche, "We are never going to succeed" cliche. 1. Almost impossible odds of winning (for protagonist and his friends ofcourse)

Top 10 cliches in Sci-Fi. Nr 10 - technology.

How about "Good allways triumphs over evil"?

@danielsalas3394

9 жыл бұрын

Алексей Быковский true,there must be some fantasy movie out there in which evil wins in the end

@natesmith6871

9 жыл бұрын

Алексей Быковский I'd like to be interested in a fantasy with grey vs gray morality. That'd be pretty tight, you won't know who really is the better guy.

@calebcarcagno7547

9 жыл бұрын

not in Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones

@dark_messiah8183

9 жыл бұрын

Well its not a movie but Dark Souls is kinda like that.

@natesmith6871

9 жыл бұрын

I am playing Dark Souls, Blighttown's just giving me the worst aneurysm I've ever felt in the history of ever.

I think the English accent thing is because most fantasy movies are set in medieval times, when England was the dominant world force.

One thing you left out is Fantasy's obsession with the Medieval Era. For the most part, even movies that technically take place in the modern age tend to lean towards medieval elements, including swords and castles; what's more is the fact that modern fantasy usually has the wizards and everything hiding either in plain sight or in the shadows. Traditionally, the only exceptions to this have usually been sword and sandal movies that take place in the Classical Era. You'd think that by now, movie-makers would try for a different setting like the Gunpowder or Industrial Eras, or at least creating a modern world where magic and monsters didn't have to hide.

Excellent final movie clip. That made me laugh really hard xD

Are you seriously complaining about magic in fantasy movies? (#8)

@peterknutsen3070

8 жыл бұрын

Yes. I usually find their top 10s to be of value, but this one was profoundly retarded.

I don't think that any of this is cliche, it's just what makes fantasy, fantasy

I appreciate you guys putting #9 on this list more than most people. So True.

I'm glad some clips from Legend is on this :D Has to be one of my fave movies.

I'm surprised the Damsel in Distress never made the list. Nearly every single woman in a fantasy is the mandatory love interest of the Hero and almost never a hero herself.

@glaciemdraco

9 жыл бұрын

***** Are you saying that Hermione and Ginny weren't heroes in their own right? Or are you proving him wrong??

@glaciemdraco

9 жыл бұрын

***** Oh alright. Good that I didn't blow up on you like I was planning to xD

@jaspreetsingh27

9 жыл бұрын

Alex S in the lord of the rings franchise that is not the case

@davinsweet3797

9 жыл бұрын

Did you accidentally forget to comment this on the superhero cliches video?

"Yee olde English accents" well duh. Could you imagine how stupid the characters would sound if they were american? No one would take it seriously

@MaCabaret

9 жыл бұрын

But nobody takes English accents seriously in real life.

@emelgizzybruh2058

9 жыл бұрын

The fuck you mean bruh?

@KyrosTheWolf

9 жыл бұрын

How to train your dragon was a comedy though

@KyrosTheWolf

9 жыл бұрын

Spam TheChat Oh hey, it's you from... multiple youtube videos I watched

@WrenFaithBridger

9 жыл бұрын

Kyros Vulk-Oliver I was really disappointed that, for this one, they didn't use the clip from "Robin Hood: Men In Tights": *Because, unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent.*

I'm glad to see a lot of love for The Labyrinth on this list! :D It's one of the movies I watched the most, while growing up :)

You guys are right. These are fantasy movies are cliches. The secret is how well the story is told on film. The dark lord will always creep us out if he is portrayed right as the chosen will always make us cheer. It is like the old formula "Boy meets girl. Boy loses girl. But boy gets girl in the end" for romcoms. It is not what is being told but how well it is being told.

It is a bit misleading to use movies created by a genuine british cast set in Britain as example for the british accent (i.e. Monty Python and the Holy Grail)

How can you have fantasy without magic? It's clearly not a cliche...

I love it! It would be brilliant if u do one of science fiction too!!

Now I would like to see a fantasy genre film with ALL of these cliches in it, including the honorable mentions! That will be the next summer blockbuster of America, guarantee it!

and tolkien invented them all

@boblarson7694

8 жыл бұрын

No, he didn't

@Flugmorph

8 жыл бұрын

he didnt?*****

@boblarson7694

8 жыл бұрын

No, he didn't

@Flugmorph

8 жыл бұрын

***** why

@kaukolaurila9861

7 жыл бұрын

Shakespeare and Homer invented it. Look it up.

Lord of the rings shouldn't be on here since it created the modern fantasy genre.

You can't have a fantasy movie without these cliches.

So many Labyrinth references. I love it. Can there be a top 10 best Labyrinth moments PLLZZZZZZZZ?!

Where the fuck is The Damsel In Distress cliche?

Other cliche: Character supposedly dies and comes back?????????

@DanielSelk

9 жыл бұрын

MrProofMan Marvel totally uses this one =P

@TheJokr17

9 жыл бұрын

MrProofMan that is actually so much better than half of these so called "cliches" I'm not a huge fan of fantasy but by this video's logic: fight scenes in action movies should be considered cliches. watchmojo step up your game...

@alexisalonso7714

9 жыл бұрын

Definitely a cliche Disney has used it infinite times and Harry Potter used it too (I can't think of any others right now)

this list was on point awesome

I like how the final battle they showed from LOTR was a clip from the second of the three films

I think you guys are confusing cliches with archetypes and genre conventions. YOu can't have a fantasy movie without magic. That's what makes it a fantasy. *stops watching.

@atropiaveteran

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you, someone else gets it too!!

What about the hero is almost always a male?

@loremasterdasmodeus8285

5 жыл бұрын

Not at all, and sex doesn't makes difference. Xena for you. (LOVE HER!)

I would of included, the one guy who makes that ominous warning about not going into the place where "great darkness dwells." Still a great video.

This reminds me of how Star Wars is basically a fantasy movie in space. It has most of these.

Not one of WatchMojo's best. Some of these cliche's have a really weak basis: British Accents: It's fair to point out that most of the greatest fantasy stories are of British origin. And then some is strictly happenstance: Labyrinth was one example, except that Bowie is British...that's his voice. Monty Python was another example...all British. Not a cliche. Magic Spells & Magical Items: Really? Not a cliche, rather a central core aspect of many fantasy novels. Ever since Tolkein, magic is an essential part of the story. One example even picks on Harry Potter...the whole point of the movie is that they can create magic. Magical Items, on the other hand, has been the traditional way those who don't have magical abilities can get access to magic. Different Races / Mythical Creatures: Again, an essential core feature of fantasy stories (it's called fantasy for a reason). Not a cliche. Furthermore, I find it amusing that different races and mythical creatures are two separate so-called cliches in this list...aren't they related? Wise old Wizard: That's why he's called a Wizard. You scratched at an actual cliche in that segment though...Wizards having beards. Or is that going to be in a different follow-up list? And don't get me started on the honorable mentions.

@RachaelSwitalski

9 жыл бұрын

I'll add the haunted forests to the objections, it's a classic fairy tale plot device, based on the fear of the unknown, one of the most basic human fears, totally valid literary reference. I think your summation - it's called fantasy for a reason, encompasses the rest of the issues.

@NeivGabay

9 жыл бұрын

There isn't any clichés on thi list

@DTravisNorth

9 жыл бұрын

Rachael Switalski I stewed and festered about that one. It tends to be a bit like an easy fallback in fantasy stories. So I guess I can see the point in calling it a cliche. Then again, if you're talking about a world where the forest is unknown...maybe it's not really enchanged, it's just perceived as enchanted. It's a simple case of the unknown. So I guess that's a fair point. Certainly not a cliche.

@RachaelSwitalski

9 жыл бұрын

Yes, the perception of enchanted, but the imagination is where all the good stuff is. :)

@MannyBrum

9 жыл бұрын

The British accent is the default accent for movies in English. American is anachronistic for any movie set more than a few hundred years ago. Then they forget that most of these writers are British, and the filmmakers are often not from the Western Hemisphere. Pretty much anyone not from the Western Hemisphere who learns English is taught British English.

I was certain that you would show a clip of Ben Kenobi as a wise old wizard - but eh well, great list!

"Epic final battle"? But final battle must be EPIC!

On the note of the Epic Final Battle, that is not far from the truth. In historical wars it was often a final and decisive battle that broke the enemies will to fight back and was fairly common. Although it was unlikely that it occured until years of fighting took a toll on both parties involved.

"Oh it's bad luck to be you. A chosen one of many isn't new."

You can't have a fantasy movie without this list. . .

I've often wondered about the number of mythical lands that spoke in an English accent! Glad to know I wasn't the only one

Its worth noting that the Chosen starts out the story as a nobody or a outcast someone looked down upon or ignored by the world!

Cliches or not, it's these reasons plus the characters and storytelling that are the reasons that we are so drawn into this genre

@DasKame

9 жыл бұрын

Jodie Fox Princess Mononoke is without a "chosen One"

could u tell me what the background music is? the instrumental music

Hey what's that one movie called? The one with the clip of magic mops and that one guy from how to train your dragon.

@Urbanlurker

9 жыл бұрын

Hi...Billy Mays here

Oh, I remember those haunted forests with subtle names like 'The Forest of Being Eaten Alive by Trees'.

I love the cliche of the "chossen one" i find it so cheap and sort of funny.

cool! taking notes to write my fantasy novel.

Epic final fight... proceeds to show the battle of Helms Deep, a fight that was not even in the last movie of the trilogy.

How do you do this ? get videos from films? Do you need to pay for copy rights ? How do you find the specific clips for your videos ?

these cliches are what make us love these movies

You guys should do the Top 10 Most Expensive series. You could do Homes, Cars, Toys, Foods, Resorts, Experiences, Rare Minerals, Movies, Shows, etc..

You forgot how it always looks like the evil shall win with their huge forces against the small good when suddenly the hero do the great mission and "against all odds" wins

@Fortstorm

9 жыл бұрын

Samini the B That's pretty much every genre.

the wizard of oz scene in a watchmojo video is the only one cliche i can remember after seeing any top ten video

Thank you very much. I hope that you will continue with success

epic final battle is probably the #1 common fantasy cliché of the movie making today!

What's the 4th movie they show called. It's the one with the blue fire coming out of the guys hands

Magic and magical items should be one number watch mojo! What you couldn't think of anything else.

Most of these are simply archetypes of the genre - movies of this type which DON'T contain these elements are generally historical, not fantasies. You did forget one that is truly a cliche, though: the epic, overblown soundtrack.

this was actually quite educational hahaha

After watching this list, I have to see this one: The Top ten Dark Lords, as defined here!

You should absolutely do Top 10 numbers between 1 and 10 someday

@henchmanhank3298

9 жыл бұрын

henchmanhank Just to mess with everyone who says you're running out of ideas

Number 1 the hero's journey structure, but is for almost every movie

WHAT? I love my classy RP accent. I love listening to RP too, I find it soothing.

Wow i recently watched the Seventh Son, and this is basically a guide Seventh Son followed

This list reminds me how much I love fantasy :D