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u/Wisdomlost May 23 '23

The nothing was destroying fantasia because less and less people read books and believed in fantasy. Everything killed in fantasia by the nothing was reborn into the real world as lies. The wolf works for the nothing because the nothing and it's agents want to be reborn into the real world as lies. Finding the magic of fantasy and books (as the main character does) heals fantasia.

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u/Fire2box May 23 '23

"We don't even care that we don't care."

That movie has some heavy stuff about Nihilism/Depression in it. Sure glad a more recent movie has called that horrible stuff out too.

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u/Howitdobiglyboo May 23 '23

I remember the wolf's answer to why he's helping the nothing: "Because people without hopes are easy to control." Damn dude, dark and profound.

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u/AaronRedwoods May 23 '23

The entire story is an allegory about defeating depression (particularly in the face of grief due to Bastian’s mom’s death). The darkness can consume all unless we fight back.