Like the title says, is this movie a fantasy movie or sci-fi? I know it has a little of both, but if I were to put it in my library, and only had one copy, where should this go: fantasy or sci-fi?
Thank you for your answers.
Logan: I don't know!
Rogue: You don't know, or you don't care?
Logan: Pick one. X-Men
King Kong has always been a fantasy to me. While they do try to explain the existence of prehistoric creatures on an island in the 30s with the backstory/other media related to the film, its not actually explained in the film. That's the beauty of it, and what sets a film like King Kong apart from its monster movie contemporaries. It may be sci-fi when you look at it in certain ways, but it presents itself like a fantasy in the same way Star Wars is essentially a fantasy.
shareI'd put it in the fantasy/adventure box.
shareScience fantasy.
Or adventure and fantasy. If in doubt, I’d just go with action adventure.
It is about a big gorilla thing
shareThis one would be Sci-Fi in my books. Monsters and Action not fairy tales.
shareFantasy. There have always been myths about giants and exotic people/animals in far-away places.
If Dr Evil had created mutant animals, then it would be Sci Fi.
I filed it under creature features.
shareAs a lost world type of movie, it probably falls more under 'fantasy' than science-fiction. But a compromise would be calling it science fantasy.
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