Harry Potter, the final battle where the armor pieces in Hogwarts get
animated into knights? :)
There's random stuff like you describe in the Arabian Nights, and in various
other eastern folklore.
srs
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> This isn't really a silly question. I am working on a book and there
> is
> a page where I am quoting examples of myth, legend, folklore, fairy
> tales, fiction or whatever where a picture or a statue or an "idol" or
> an "icon" turns into a "living" person or some sort of "real thing".
>
> Obviously Pygmalion. Also the picture of Dorian Gray, the Golem, Don
> Juan's "stone guest", the legend of Slappy Hooper ...
>
> (Also movies, such as Woody Allen's "The Purple Rose of Cairo" or
> Federico Fellini's episode in "Boccaccio 70". Maybe I could also add
> the
> Marshmallow Man in "Ghostbusters", but I'm not sure).
>
> Any other examples? Also from different cultures?
>
> "Silly" or mocking answers will be welcome. But I wouldn't mind
> getting
> a few real suggestions.
>
> Thanks
>
> Giancarlo
>
>
