wish-fulfillment fantasy
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Showrunner Jess Brownell says this season, they were is interested in prodding the wish-fulfillment fantasy many of us were introduced to at a young age.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
She’s as much of a dark wish-fulfillment fantasy as any superhero, and she’s not for all tastes.
From The Verge • Sep. 6, 2018
As a wish-fulfillment fantasy of potency and unassailable moral certainty, Snyder’s vision is understandable, if not particularly distinguished or convincing.
From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2016
This half-comic, half-serious soap opera à clef could be awful, but instead it is surprisingly fun: a fictional look at Mrs. Clinton that blends what-if alternative history with wish-fulfillment fantasy: if only she would.
From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2012
Half wish-fulfillment fantasy, half after-school special, Magic Mike is in many ways an unserious movie—but like many of Soderbergh’s slicker entertainments, it’s not without its moments of substance.
From Slate • Jun. 28, 2012
