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Originally Posted by nosferatu42  So how about fairy stories seeing as Snow white etc are based on these?
So for instance Company of wolves or La belle et la bete?
Or kids films that are not necessarily kids books?
Why is everything so confusing. 
Well i've done my list so i'm not too worried, just thinking aloud.  |
I would consider fairy stories to be books for children, as that's how they are in contemporary society. They are stories based on archetypes and with a fantastical mythical element, generally with a happy ending.
Many people consider to be important for children because they have a sense of wonder and morality – Albert Einstein apparently said “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairytales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairytales."
As such, anything based on a fairy story, especially if it is one where you can identify the source material for that film (Hans Christian Andersen's
The Little Mermaid or Beaumont's
Beauty and the Beast, for example), could be included in a list for this week's topic. Because
The Bloody Chamber is a book for adults and is not child friendly, I wouldn't include
The Company of Wolves in this category.