Genre: History

GENRE: FANTASY 

Fantasy is a fiction genre it uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element, theme, or setting. Many films within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic and mystical creatures are common. Some films include The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit trilogy, and the Harry Potter series. This can be seen through these trailors:

Fantasy films have a history almost as old as films themselves. However, fantasy films were relatively few and far between until the 1980s, when high-tech film making techniques and increased audience interest caused the genre to flourish. earliest fantasy films were those made by French film pioneer Georges Méliès from 1903.



A few main fantasy genre directors include:

-Andrew Adamson

-Tim Burton

-James Cameron
-Chris Columbus (filmmaker)

-Terry Gilliam
-James Gunn

-Peter Jackson

-Serge Levin

-Léo Pons

-Sam Raimi
-Jean Rollin

-Bryan Singer
-Steven Spielberg
-Marcus Stokes

-Guillermo del Toro

-Gore Verbinski

-David Yates

-Robert Zemeckis

-Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson is a film director, screenwriter, film producer. He is most well known as the director, writer, and producer of The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–03) and The Hobbit trilogy (2012–14). Some other films he directed includes: Heavenly Creatures (1994), horror comedy The Frighteners (1996), The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011). His career didn't originally start within fantasy films but firstly became fantasy orientated when he made The Frighteners in 1995 and when he won the rights to film Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in 1997, he became the writer, producer, and director. 
In an interview about the Lord of the Rings, Jackson said “It gives me a chance to break new ground in the movies. Every film genre has been done well over the last 100 years, but not this type of fantasy story. If we get it right, it will be the first time. No filmmaker could ask for a greater challenge than that.” This shows that fantasy films haven't been made much before this because it is a challenge  to get right. Speaking on fantasy as a genre Jackson explains it should transport(s) me out of the real world, shows me things, amazing and exciting things, that I know I’m never going to experience in real life, and locations that I’m never going to go to.