Tag: Epic Fantasy
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The Lord of the Rings Explained – What Moviegoers Missed
We’re all stuck inside hoping we don’t get the current plague, and to give myself something to do, I’ve decided to write a series of articles about my favourite book: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Because as great as the movies are, there’s so much to this story that people who’ve only…
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Write the Sounds of Your Fictional Language
My latest article will teach you the basics of how to use the International Phonetic Alphabet. Geared towards fantasy writers who want to craft better names for their characters, this article covers the basic types of consonants and vowels, including places and manners of articulation for consonants and some of the more common vowel qualities.…
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Learn to Craft Character Names
For several years, hmturnbull.com was focused mainly on reviewing books, movies and television. Since then, a number of things have changed in my life, and my goal of writing fiction has become more of a priority. For a long time, I’ve wanted to shift the focus of this website towards not only my own work,…
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Harry Potter Versus The Lord of the Rings
I thought it would be fun to write a series of articles comparing some very different stories and seeing which comes out on top. I’ll start with two stories that people have tried this with many times: it’s Harry Potter Versus The Lord of the Rings today! If you’ve been reading my articles for a…
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Top 10 Worst Fantasy Stories 2019
This is the original version of an article that I’ve since updated. I highly recommend you check out the up-to-date version, where I’ve added new entries and adjusted the order. It’s time to take a look at some fantasy stories: specifically the worst fantasy stories I know of. When J. R. R. Tolkien published The…
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“The Dragon Prince” Review
Netflix’s The Dragon Prince is amazing, and you need to watch it. When I heard that Aaron Ehasz, one of the creators of Avatar: The Last Airbender—my favourite show of all time—was making another anime, I knew I could expect great things. If its first season is anything to go on, The Dragon Prince will…
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Top 10 Reasons the Manga Is Better
The 2003 anime Fullmetal Alchemist is a pretty good show, and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is a great show, but neither of them could beat the manga they’re both based on. Welcome to my list of reasons the manga is better. For this list I will focus mainly on why the manga is better than the…
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My Little Pony: The Movie – Review
I recently watched My Little Pony: The Movie. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is my favourite episodic cartoon, surpassed only by flowing epics like Avatar: The Last Airbender and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. The characters are deep and complex, the setting is interesting, and the morals are—with the exception of some bad episodes—great. It’s no…
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Why the Live-Action “Fullmetal Alchemist” Movie Is an Abomination
In my last article I reviewed a movie based on a manga I love. The movie was an abomination. I didn’t go into the details there because it would have taken too long, but here I will examine the first few minutes of the film. Why only the first few minutes? Because the rest of…
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“Fullmetal Alchemist” (2017) Movie Review
Fullmetal Alchemist (2017) is a live-action movie based on a manga/anime epic. I very much doubt I need elaborate, as the simple fact of its existence almost guarantees it to be awful. That said, I will elaborate. The manga Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa is a masterpiece, as is the 2009 anime based on it…