Willow Essay

Willow
Sarah Broge
Johann 4
2-24-10

There are many tales of adventure and bravery used to teach us lessons about life. They teach us many things on how to use the aspects of life that we now have. Many people have created ways to broadcast those aspects to the world. The movie, Willow, shows us what a tiny man can do with a big heart and a lot of determination.

Willow Ufgood is a Nelwyn in the movie Willow. A Nelwyn is a dwarf or a little person. When his children find a baby in the river he tries to protect them even though his wife says that the baby is no harm. But when the giant creatures that are wild, mutated boars come to the village the village people make Willow take the baby back to the Daikini’s or big people. Willow believes that he is a great sorcerer but the people that live in his village think poorly and negatively about him and his so called talents. The lesson that Willow is trying to teach us within his actions is don’t give up your dreams when people give up on you. Do not give up on yourself and the talents that you have because a little determination and courage you can do anything.
There are many mode lines to choose from while writing a story. Romance is the one for escapism and fantasy related ideas. In the beginning of the movie Willow, the Nelwyn Willow Ufgood finds a baby in the river, and has to go on this wild, and crazy adventure with this Daikini that he has found named Madmartigan. Along the way of his journey he meets up with two Brownies named Franjean and Rool that help him and Madmartigan on their quest to get the baby where it belongs. In the end of the movie and the end of the mode line, balance is restored to all worlds and the evil Queen Bavmorda is defeated by Willow himself. The queens’ daughter Sorsha and Madmartigan take care of the baby while Willow returns home to his family. This story is a perfect sign of the romance mode because the story is fantasy and it has the effect of escapism of the real world.
The main character that creates the whole adventure that Willow has to for take upon is the evil Queen Bavmorda. She is tall and royal and is feared by everyone in the land. She feels threatened by a baby so much that she holds all women that are expecting a child and waits to see if the baby will be born. Bavmorda is afraid of the baby because of a prophesy, stating that the baby will overthrow her rule and will defeat the evil queen. Everyone of the Daikini’s are afraid of her but the other people of the Brownies and Nelwyns do not even know of her existence or her powers. She is the perfect example of destruction and the main conflict within the story because of her actions and her affect on people.
The author always has a purpose within their writing, whether you can see it or not. Flavio Rizzardi, the creator of Willow has a hidden message within his piece. His message was to fulfill your dreams even if others doubt you. Don’t let anyone step in your way to greatness and don’t care what other people think. It’s only you and your thoughts in the end that counts. Just believe in yourself and if you set your mind to it, you can become bigger than you have ever imagined.
Not only does the author have a purpose to their writing, they also have a style. This authors style he used was based around the fantasy factor and the segregation between different people. The segregation between the Brownies, the Nelwyns, and the Daikini’s are very extreme because two types of people didn’t even know what the other type was capable of doing. But the author then creates a relationship between all three groups of people by one little piece of the puzzle. Because of the unity between all three groups of people the balance has been restored to the kingdom and they now can live on as one people.
Within a writing piece there is either a historical significance or a literary significance. In the story, Willow, there is a literary significance. Flavio Rizzardi used different types of animals, different types of symbols that most writers do not use and he made a certain twist to each part in the story. His writing of Willow has touched all of our hearts the moment the movie first begins. The plotline itself reaches us first because of the heartbreaking story of Willow, the baby Elora Danan, and Queen Bavmorda. Stories like these are only written by people who have a wide imagination and have a big heart for olden fairy tales. This author has all the skills to make the best fairy tales that involve, adventure, segregation and the power of the heart.
There are many stories that involve adventure and segregation. One story is the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. In the story Frodo and his friends, Sam, Pippin, and Merry go on an adventure to destroy the ring that holds great power but also great evil. Along the way they meet up with an elf, a human and a dwarf. They are all segregated within society. The adventure leads them to new lands and new dangers. Like in Willow, there are many obstacles and medieval creatures that they must face to get to their destination. Also like in Willow the mission is completed and the worlds’ balance is restored again. There are many similarities between these two stories and the purpose for both is the same. No matter what people tell you, believe in yourself and nothing can stop you from being great.
In writing there are many aspects on making a story great. One of them is the symbols. Symbols are used to describe the story better and by creating a scene or scenes into ones’ mind. The symbols used in the story Willow, create the scene and describe what might happen next in the story. The symbols of life and happiness are the dove which flies overhead leading the way, and the baby, Elora Danan, with new life and hope for the people of the kingdom. But not all symbols are good. The mutated creatures which are used by the queen are a sign of destruction and the coming of evil. Lightening that is created by the queen herself is a sign of evil and a sign of death. The symbol magic can be used both ways. There is good magic and there is bad magic, so magic can be used for two things in the same story. In this story though the magic is used for good by Willow and the key to the queens’ demise Fin Raziel. The bad magic is used by the evil sorceress-queen Bavmorda. Magic is used in many stories as a symbol of faith and freedom.
Many stories have a lesson to be learned. Those lessons can help us in more ways than one if we think outside the box.