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I love this movie for all the reasons every other right-minded human being loves it, but the thing that has kept it so fresh and intriguing over the years are the giant existential concerns at the heart of the film. My god, my god, this is a Jean-Paul Sarte essay dressed up in fantasy/fairytale! And the best part is that in the end imagination wins. Oh, and let's talk about G'mork. The were-pire-wolf and ambassador of the NOTHING. How absolutely frightening is he? Sinister and evil, but in the sense of those traits merely existing as the shadows of love and goodness. The absence of good. The anti-good. Truly among the best cinematic villains of all time, in company with the likes of Darth Vader. I'm not joking. The NeverEnding Story is a film that deserves to be watched again. "They look like big, good, strong hands, don't they? I always thought that's what they were." Are you kidding me?...If that doesn't break your heart at least a little bit then we probably aren't two people that would get along.
