Diving right back into the genre of fantasy. From my last post, it can be understood that fantasy is quite possibly the oldest genre. What does that mean? There is a term called progenitor, meaning that a person or a thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended from. This definition is from google search. So how does progenitor fit with the genre of fantasy?
Now as creative, adaptable beings we are capable of expanding a definition to other aspects. Fantasy is the progenitor genre of all other genres. Yes, I know this is probably making your eyes go wide in shock or confusion. And now here comes the explanation to this claim.
If you look at fantasy as the primary genre of major stories like Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, it is full head on fantasy in every sense of the word, but what about Star Wars or Pirates of the Caribbean? They are fantasy too. Star Wars is also science fiction, or soft science fiction, as many probably wish to see it. Nevertheless, if you take the entire story element of Star Wars and plop it into the fantasy genre (replacing the minor details like horses/starfighters, birds/holograms, etc.) then wallah it becomes a full fantasy genre story.
Pirates of the Caribbean would be considered a sea-faring story and it also belongs with the adventure genre. Now two-three types of story-telling merges with fantasy.
Today Star Wars alongside Harry Potter have expanded their universes in story-telling. Latest SW stories involve the mystery genre (Ahsoka framed for Jedi Temple bombing) and western genre (Solo movie). ABC's Once Upon a Time involves numerous themes like romance, mystery, adventure, war, and more.
I am sure this is still fuzzy for many because there isn't any certainty that fantasy founded chic-flicks and modern contemporary fiction. True, but I can happily delve deeper into this in the discussions below. Stay tuned for part 3 of the fantasy genre where we will discuss themes.
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