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The story focuses on a brave prince who is befallen by a curse while fighting to protect his village.

Perhaps the outright best example of this isSpirited Away.

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Joyously, its rich and considered intrigue and its striking presentation have aged superbly over the decades.

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Harry, Ron, and Hermione look stunned in a crowd at school in Prisoner of Azkaban.

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Nigel Terry as King Arthur and Cherie Lunghi as Guinevere at the altar in ‘Excalibur’ (1981)

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Atreyu-and-Atrax looking at each other in The NeverEnding Story

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Douglas Fairbanks approaching a woman in The Thief of Bagdad

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Chihiro and No-Face wait on the train in ‘Spirited Away’

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Death and Antonius playing chess in The Seventh Seal.

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Dorothy (Judy Garland), the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), the Tin Man (Jack Haley) and the Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) smiling in The Wizard of Oz.

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Westley stands on guard with his sword while Buttercup stands behind him in ‘The Princess Bride’.

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Ivana Baquero’s hugging Doug Jones’s Faun in ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’

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