History Main / LongingForFictionland

* If you had started reading HarryPotter by the age of eleven, at least a tiny bit of you was probably hoping for a letter from Hogwarts on the morning of your birthday.

** This troper (Unown) fails to see the appeal that Pandora has on some of the fan boys: Colossal cliffs with no railings. A large amount of poisonous fruits that do bad things like poison. A hostile native population. And a very hot and humid climate. These are all things that make me not want to live there.
*** Oh. And I forgot to add this earlier: It is dangerous there.

** This troper (Unown) fails to see the appeal that Pandora has on some of the fan boys: Collosal cliffs with no railings. A large amount of poisonous fruits that do bad things like poison. A hostile native population. And a very hot and humid climate. These are all things that make me not want to live there.

** This troper (Unown) fails to see the appeal that Pandora has on some of the fan boys: Collosal cliffs with no railings. A large amount of poisonous fruits that do bad things like poison. A hostile native poppulation. And a very hot and humid climate: These are all things that make me not want to live there.

* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'': Thanks to the gratuitous SceneryPorn, New Zealand has seen an increase in tourism and has used the film to encourage immigration.

** This troper (Unown) fails to see the appeal that Pandora has on some of the fan boys: Collosal cliffs with no railings. A large amount of poisonous fruits that do bad things like poison. A hostile native poppulation. And a very hot and humid climate: These are all things that make me not want to live there.
*** Oh. And I forgot to add this earlier: It is dangerous there.

* ''BobTheAngryFlower'' resorts to extreme science in an attempt to become a [[http://www.angryflower.com/iwanna.gif a Powerpuff Girl]].

* ''{{Twilight}}'': Edward Cullen is the ultimate heartthrob for teenage girls. Levels of devotion to Edward are so high, they have spawned a huge range of "I ♥ Edward" and "Mr. and Mrs. Cullen" merchandise.

* People on [[http://fandomsecrets.livejournal.com/ Fandom Secrets]] are often known to submit secrets that they have always wanted to join the members of XYZ continuity in whatever they're doing, knowing full well that a) they're fictional and b) the anonymous people in question are [[OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions "too old to believe in such things"]].

** Of course, TheVerse itself is apparently available [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence as an afterlife]], because CSLewis wrote extensively about how religion was, for him, the RealLife escape from LongingForFictionland. He even used it as a famous [[http://oldeship.blogspot.com/2009/03/puddleglums-speech.html apologia about atheism]]:

A work of fiction with a very [[TheVerse immersive]] [[{{Mythopoeia}} setting]] appears so idealistic and 'perfect' in comparison to boring, everyday life that it causes fans of a certain disposition to feel the need to emotionally invest themselves in it.

When a fictional character gets his wish, see IWishItWereReal. Because, you know, ThisIsReality.

-->'''[[TheEeyore Puddleglum]]:''' ''(in the Underworld)'' One word, [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Ma'am]],' he said... 'One word. All you've been saying is quite right, I shouldn't wonder. I'm a chap who always liked to know the worst and then put the best face I can on it. So I won't deny any of what you said. But there's one thing more to be said, even so. Suppose we have only dreamed, or made up, all those things--trees and grass and sun and moon and stars and Aslan himself. Supose we have. Then all I can say is that, in that case, the made-up things seem a good deal more important than the real ones. Suppose this black pit of a kingdom of yours is the only world. Well, it strikes me as a pretty poor one. And that's a funny thing, when you come to think of it. We're just babies making up a game, if you're right. But four babies playing a game can make a play-world which licks your real world hollow. That's why I'm going to stand by the play-world. I'm on Aslan's side even if there isn't any Aslan to lead it. I'm going to live as like a Narnian as I can even if there isn't any Narnia. So, thanking you kindly for our supper, if these two gentlemen and the young lady are ready, we're leaving your court at once and setting out in the dark to spend our lives looking for Overland. Not that our lives will be very long, I should think; but that's small loss if the world's as dull a place as you say.

** Of course, TheVerse itself is apparently available [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence as an afterlife]], because CSLewis wrote extensively about how religion was, for him, the RealLife escape from LongingForFictionland.

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* This also happened with the original ''LordOfTheRings'' novels. As Peter S. Beagle put it in his introduction to the Ballantine edition:
-->Lovers of Middle-Earth want to go there. I would myself, like a shot.
** GeorgeRRMartin:
-->They can keep their Heaven. When I die, I want to go to Middle-Earth.

* People on [[http://fandomsecrets.livejournal.com/ Fandom Secrets]] are often known to submit secrets that they have always wanted to join the members of XYZ continuity in whatever they're doing, knowing full well that a) they're fictional and b) the anonymous people in question are "too old to believe in such things".

When this happens to a fictional character, see IWishItWereReal. Because, you know, ThisIsReality.

A fan not only wishes there were NoFourthWall, but he would also like to become a [[TrappedInTVLand part of the world]], or [[AscendedFanboy meet the character]] he loves. {{Fan Fic}}s and {{Self Insert Fic}}s [[WishFulfillment can be a way to fulfill this desire]]. Contrast {{Demythtification}}.

Mild effects may be observed; particularly, a sense of removal from real life and depression. Fantasy may feel in some ways superior to RealLife. Fictional character may seems more "likable" and "real" than actual people.

A fan not only wishes there were NoFourthWall, but he would also like to become a part of the world, or meet the character he loves. {{Fan Fic}}s and {{Self Insert Fic}}s [[WishFulfillment can be a way to fulfill this desire]].

A work of fiction with a very immersive setting appears so idealistic and 'perfect' in comparison to boring, everyday life that it causes fans of a certain disposition to feel the need to emotionally invest themselves in it.

When this happens to a fictional character, see IWishItWereReal. Because, you know, ThisIsReality... [[MutuallyFictional right?]]

When this happens to a fictional character, see IWishItWereReal. Because, you know, ThisIsReality, right? [[MutuallyFictional right?]].

When this happens to a fictional character, see IWishItWereReal. Because, y'know, ThisIsReality.

* ''Film/{{Avatar}}'': This one is the TropeCodifier. A film whose CGI and character motivation is so strong that it has caused a large amount of fans to become [[http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/11/avatar.movie.blues/ depressed]] after seeing the film and being unable to live in the perceived utopia of Pandora.\\
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Its classic HumansAreBastards plot and GreenAesop left people feeling disenchanted with their own race when they left the cinema. VisualEffectsOfAwesome the likes of which God has never seen also helped the DreamLand portrayal of Pandora.