Rediscover the film adaptation of the famous film with this superb The Neverending Story Poster that will take you on a journey to the world of Fantasia!
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Description of this The NeverEnding Story Poster
The NeverEnding Story (German: Die unendliche Geschichte) is a 1984 German fantasy film, co-written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen (in his English-language film debut), and based on the 1979 novel The NeverEnding Story by Michael Ende. It was produced by Bernd Eichinger and Dieter Giessler, and stars Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach, Patricia Hayes, Sydney Bromley, Gerald McRaney, and Moses Gunn, with Alan Oppenheimer providing the voices of Falkor and Gmork (as well as other characters). The film follows a boy who finds a magical book telling the story of a young warrior tasked with preventing the Nothing, a dark force, from engulfing the wondrous world of Fantasia. At the time of its release, it was the most expensive film produced outside of the United States or the Soviet Union. It is the first film in The NeverEnding Story series, adapting only the first half of the book and therefore does not convey the message of the title as it was portrayed in the novel. The second half of the book was later used as a rough basis for the second film, The NeverEnding Story II (1990). The third film, The NeverEnding Story III (1994), has an original plot not based on the book. Ten-year-old Bastian Bux is a shy, outcast bibliophile who lives with his widowed father. One day on his way to school, Bastian is chased by bullies but escapes by hiding in a bookstore, annoying the bookseller, Mr. Coreander. Bastian’s interest in books leads him to ask questions about the one Mr. Coreander is reading, but the bookseller advises him against it, claiming that it is not a “safe” story like ordinary books. His curiosity piqued, Bastian secretly takes the book, titled The NeverEnding Story, leaving a note promising to return it, and hides in the school attic to read it. The book describes the fantasy world of Fantasia, which is slowly being consumed by a malevolent force called “The Nothing.” The Childlike Empress, who rules Fantasia, has fallen ill, and the young warrior Atreyu is tasked with discovering a cure, as he believes that once the Empress recovers, the Nothing will no longer be a threat. Atreyu is given a medallion called Auryn, which can guide and protect him on his quest. As Atreyu sets out, the Nothing summons a vicious and highly intelligent wolf-like creature named Gmork and sends it to kill Atreyu. Atreyu’s quest directs him to the giant, turtle-like advisor, Morla the Elder, in the Swamps of Sadness. Although the Auryn protects Atreyu, his beloved horse Artax is lost in the swamp, and he continues alone. Morla, who is allergic to youth, cannot help Atreyu, but reluctantly directs him to the Southern Oracle, ten thousand kilometers away. Gmork closes in as Atreyu succumbs to exhaustion trying to escape the swamps, but he is narrowly saved by the lucky dragon Falkor. Falkor takes him to two gnomes who live near the gates of the Southern Oracle. Atreyu enters the first gate, but is perplexed when the second gate—a mirror that shows the viewer’s true self—reveals a boy whom Bastian recognizes as himself. Atreyu eventually meets the Southern Oracle, who tells him that the only way to save the empress is to find a human child who lives beyond the borders of Fantasia to give her a new name. Atreyu and Falkor flee, as the Nothing consumes the Southern Oracle. In his escape, Atreyu is thrown from Falkor’s back into the Sea of Possibilities, losing the Auryn. He awakens on the shore of abandoned ruins, where he finds several murals depicting his adventure, including one of Gmork. Gmork then reveals himself and explains that Fantasia represents humanity’s imagination and is therefore limitless, while the Nothing is a manifestation of lost hopes and dreams. Atreyu fights and kills Gmork, as the Nothing begins to consume the ruins. Falkor manages to retrieve the Auryn and rescue Atreyu. The two find themselves in a void where only small fragments of Fantasia remain, fearing they have failed, until they spot the Empress’s ivory tower among the fragments. Inside, Atreyu apologizes for failing the Empress, but she assures him that he has managed to bring her a human child who followed his quest—Bastian. She then explains that, just as Bastian follows Atreyu’s story, “others” follow Bastian’s, making him part of the Neverending Story. As the Nothing begins to consume the Tower, the Empress explains that Bastian must speak his new name to save Fantasia. Not believing he has been incorporated into history, he denies that these events actually happened. He relents after the Empress directly pleads with him to speak his new name, running to the attic window to shout “Moon Child.” Bastian awakens with the Empress, who presents him with a grain of sand—the only remnant of Fantasia. The Empress tells Bastian that he has the power to bring back Fantasia with his imagination. Bastian recreates Fantasia and flies on Falkor’s back to see the restored land and its inhabitants, including Atreyu and Artax. When Falkor asks what his next wish will be, Bastian takes him to the real world to chase the school bullies. The film tells us that Bastian had many other wishes and adventures, “but that’s another story.”