Despite not being as popular as Hollywood, Bollywood is – today – one of the biggest players in the world of international cinema. Hindi cinema, also called Bollywood (a portmanteau of the words “Bombay” and “Hollywood”), produces around 2,000 feature films per year and has a large domestic audience. Bollywood films aren’t really as popular …
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To most anime fans, the term “hentai” is a well-known one, whether they have actually seen a hentai movie or series, or have just heard the word. Still, as it is with many Japanese terms, the term “hentai” has somewhat different meanings in Japanese and in English. In Japan, the term “hentai” is a kanji …
Lightsabers are an all-important asset in George Lucas’ fictional world of Star Wars. They are a weapon used predominantly by Force users, be their Jedi or the Sith, but there are some variations that have been used by other characters. The fact that they are mostly used by Force users is explained by fact that …
I seriously doubt that there are any creatures, anywhere, as sweet and as loveable as the hobbits of the Shire. Sweet songs, sweet heroes and heroines, sweet sweetness. The meal table did not miss out on the love either, as the effervescent halflings were known to be keen on a nibble or five. We join …
Our comparison takes us, for the first time, to the world of Transformers. The transforming robots now present one of the biggest pop-culture franchises and they certainly deserve the attention of us, here on Fiction Horizon. As is expected, our first comparison will be focused on the main protagonist of the franchise, Optimus Prime, and …
When talking about the Transformers, people usually don’t go much further than the battles between Optimus Prime and Megatron, i.e., the Autobots and the Decepticons. Some fans will also know about Unicton, the Quintessons and some other concepts explored in the G1 animated series, but even a lot of fans don’t know that the Transformers …
In 1984, Hasbro and Takara Tomy released a toy line that included robots that could transform into vehicles. They were Japanese toys rebranded for the Western market, based on the Diaclone and Microman toy lines. The toy line was named Transformers and it would soon enough become a pillar of modern pop culture, with a …
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The Lord of the Rings is a trilogy of epic, fantasy novels written by J.R.R Tolkien during World War II. The plot is a classic “good versus evil” type of plot set in Middle-earth – which is a mystical alternate version of the real Earth – and revolves around numerous creatures and people (i.e. dwarves, …
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Harry Potter and his adventures are all too familiar to us from an early age – no doubt there was a generation that started reading at a young age and finished much later. How does one decide when to read a certain book? Children are different and the levels of maturity will have to be …
Moana is a new kind of Disney princess film, with an extremely complex heroine whose story is focused on her personal development, family, and friendship rather than romantic relationships. Although the film was not without its flaws, it did usher Disney into a new era of filmmaking. It quickly became a worldwide favorite and the …