Magical Realism In The Forgotten Kingdom

In Andrew Mudge’s Film, The Forgotten Kingdom, part of African culture is depicted through the fictional film. During Atang’s journey, not only did the events and content of the journey prove stereotypical perspectives of African culture wrong, but expanded viewers’ knowledge about the continent. This film gives a little taste of magical realism, which can help someone understand and believe in different cultures around the world, including African culture. As Atang moves from city to a rural area, we are shown how the two areas view daily life and go about it. The Forgotten Kingdom is an educational yet fantasy film that allows viewers to gain new perspective on sub-Saharan Africa, proves how magical realism can affect understanding and believing …show more content…
Some people find learning boring or they could not care less about a different country, but with magical realism, it adds an interesting side to culture and learning. In The Forgotten Kingdom, it is show African culture has magical aspects to it. When one is sick, another may look towards magic to help heal or when Atang needed help to find his way to Dineo. The magical realism helps viewers see an even more interesting side to African culture. Anything with the word magic is hard to believe, but when seeing another culture applying it to their daily lives, it makes it easier to believe. Considering the quote from the film, “it’s just one more thing that you can’t understand”, I see it is necessary to understand faith before one can believe rather than believing then understanding. For example, the whole magic aspect of the culture is difficult to believe, to me, but through the film and discussion I can understand how it is applied, therefore believing it truly works. For decision making, if one does not understand what they believe, then how are they being true to their faith and themselves when concluding a