Low Fantasy
Low fantasy does not refer to the quality of the film, but rather to the scale. Low fantasy films tend to be within the ‘real’ world, and have less emphasis on fantastical elements which high fantasy relies heavily on. These low levels of fantasy elements can swing to one of two ends – horrific or humorous. At the horrific end, you have the supernatural onslaught or comedy made from the nonsensical plots, which comes from the humorous end.
Low fantasy first came about after the Edwardian era, when the genre fantasy split into high and low fantasy. The main characteristics of low fantasy include personified animals and toys; exaggerated character traits; altered physics; magical powers; supernatural elements and time slips.
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