Lord of the Talking Elephants and the Goblet of Overwhelming Odds

How to Write a Fantasy Film in Nine Easy Steps:

1. Make up a prophecy about a Teenager. Don't worry, you don't have to explain the who/how/why of the prophecy. Just say there's some prophecy that some Teenager will save the world from your dark world ruled by an Über-Villain.

2. Come up with a dark world ruled by an Über-Villain.

3. Have a Mentor to the Teenager - preferably someone old and past their fighting prime.

4. Have the Mentor train Teenager in the ways of combat and magic.

5. Introduce a Love Interest for the Teenager that gets kidnapped by the Über-Villain.

6. Introduce Talking Animal, some dwarves or other fantastical creature(s) that aid the Teenager and the Mentor while they storm the overwhelming forces of the Über-Villain.

7. Über-Villain kills the Mentor and injures the Talking Animal so Teenager faces overwhelming odds.

8. Despite overwhelming odds, Teenager rescues Love Interest and saves the day.

9. Sit back, watch your $100M opening weekend and enjoy!