Fridge / The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia

Fridge Brilliance

• Why is everyone so out-of-character? At the point where Bastian comes across Falkor, the Nastys already have a hold of the book and are messing around with the story. Considering the fact that they are probably barely literate, and most definitely don't read, all their ideas of what the characters were like would be pretty much stupid. Take the Rockbiter and family, for instance: They are essentially a fantastic sitcom, because the Nastys probably watch almost nothing but sitcoms. He sings a stupid rock song because HEY, rock songs are cool! Let's have him sing one while riding on his awesome hog!
  • A somewhat more cynical impression of why everyone is an idiot in the sequels? Because Bastian is one. At the end of the first film, Fantasia is basically destroyed, but is recreated by Bastian through his wishes. And as his behavior in the 2nd movie shows, he's just not that creative/clever, and even has a streak of jerkass in him. So while his wishes were able to rebuild Fantasia, it's his version, and just plain not as wondrous as it once was.