What Happens When Dreams Become Lies: Revisiting The Neverending Story in an Age of Confusion
Most people remember The NeverEnding Story as a beautiful fantasy film from the 1980s. But the original book by Michael Ende offers a much deeper—and darker—message. In one pivotal scene left out of the movie, a dying werewolf named Gmork reveals how fantasy becomes delusion, and how belief itself can be weaponized. In an age of “wokeness,” culture wars, and technological burnout, his warning feels eerily prophetic.
