I've been on a traditional fantasy binge recently, seeing (mostly rewatching) the oldies of Jason and the Argonauts (1963), the Sinbad films (1958, 1973 & 1977), Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Destroyer (1984), The Dark Crystal (1982), Excalibur (1981), Dragonslayer (1981), Krull (1983), Masters of the Universe (1987), Ladyhawke (1985), Fire and Ice (1983), Wizards (1977), the LoTR animations (The Hobbit, 1977; RoTK, 1980; Bakshi's, 1978), Legend (1985), Dragonheart (1996), Scorpion King (1992), Eragon (2006), Beowulf (2007) and, of course, the LoTR trilogy, perhaps the cinematic epitome of fantasy, especially FoTR. I'd recommend all those movies to anyone who enjoys some good ol' high fantasy and sword and sorcery; Legend may be an outlier in that regard (reminds me of Pan's Labyrinth for some reason), as well as Jason's and Sinbad's due to their dated production (and being more of sword and sandal). I remain intent in watching more fantasy films, although I fear that the best of the genre is already seen, those being the more acclaimed and reputed ones after all. Who knows, maybe another gem awaits among forgotten 40s-50s-60s films, and I'd certainly appreciate any other recommendations.
I take the opportunity to discharge my mind. Amidst the stillness of my current life, so many fantasy has me thinking that Don Quixote wasn't that mad after all. At this moment I would very much like to don armour and raise sword and learn spell and pursue an impossible quest, not because I'd believe it, certainly, but because I'd believe in it. In the blink of an eye, a sincere proclamation of CREDO QUIA ABSURDUM could turn the irrational into the real, and, in the world thus remade, I would be the only sane man left to reveal: BEHOLD, I MAKE ALL THINGS NEW. Alas, a terrible spell of inertia has me, hiding cowardice, masquerading as prudence...