Before modern-day film techniques, the industry was ripe with fantasy films telling epic, action-packed tales, introducing audiences to sword-wielding heroes fighting evil villains in fantasy worlds. With settings in medieval times, fictional animated worlds, and outer space, these often-forgotten films bring us a certain sense of nostalgia that only movies made in a simpler time can. The fantasy genre, influenced by Western folklore, history, and other forms of speculative fiction, takes the viewer on a journey to a far-off land, providing a certain type of nostalgic escapism that no other genre can.