Fairy tale popularity boost

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  1. cocopreme profile image90
    cocopremeposted 12 years ago

    Fairy tale popularity boost

    Why have fairy tales received such a popularity boost lately?  There are several fairy tale based shows on tv now and several movie remakes of fairy tales coming soon.  Why are fairy tales so in vogue?

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  2. Lwelch profile image81
    Lwelchposted 12 years ago

    I can think of two reasons... first maybe when the economy is down fairytales would become more popular as a means to escape reality.  Second, maybe they were popular about 30 years ago.  it seems that trends reappear after 20-30 years when we grow up and either want to share something with our kids or are feeling nostalgic.

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  3. flashmakeit profile image60
    flashmakeitposted 12 years ago

    I think the reason Fairy tales are being produced more is because of all the new technology being used to make a fairy tale look realistic.  The methods they now use makes fairy tale interesting to adults as well as children.

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    1. Lwelch profile image81
      Lwelchposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      interesting theory.  With special effects like we saw in Harry Potter (ok not exactly a fairy tale) Movies have more to work with.  I have seen a few more books out as well though.  I am really  hoping more adult fairy tales show up in literature

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    Medievalistposted 12 years ago

    The popularity of Harry Potter and LOTR helped drive urban fantasy as a genre, and fairy tales are closely tied to urban fantasy.

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  5. girlgonestrong profile image61
    girlgonestrongposted 12 years ago

    It's very hard to develop something that is original.  It's a lot easier to take a story already ingrained in the public consciousness and put a new glitzy spin on it.

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