The Neverending Story (1984)
Children's films from the 1980s did hit a bit differently. Sure, there's a large dose of nostalgia involved, but they felt more imaginative at times and definitely managed to mentally scar whole generations due to not holding back the scary parts. But still, they had something and this one is no different. At the time the most expensive German film ever, 'The Neverending Story' adapts a book into one of the most beloved fantasy outings ever, with some truly iconic characters and imagery. And all that by the man who also directed 'Das Boot'. Go figure. Bastian is a young boy who has recently lost his mother and who is more occupied with reading books than anything else. He gets picked on by bullies as well, and when he is chased for the umpteenth time, he stumbles into a bookstore owned by mister Coreander, who sort of but not explicitly tells Bastian about a book that "isn't safe". So naturally Bastian takes the book with him, installs himself i...
