Ukuqhubeka nokuhamba kwale minyaka idlulileyo ukubuyisa kunye nokuhlaziya iifilimu ezaziphumelele ngokupheleleyo kwiofisi yebhokisi kwiminyaka yee-80, Ngomhla we-22 kaJulayi olandelayo siza kuzimasa iphambili ye-cinema kwiSpain yonke «ibali elingenasiphelo», Ifilimu eyadalwa kuhlahlo-lwabiwo mali lwezigidi ezingama-40 zeerandi kwaye yabangela eyona blockbuster inkulu kwi-cinema yaseJamani.
Umboniso bhanyabhanya wawukhona Wadubula kwiBavaria Studios eMunich kwaye waphawula umbono wesizukulwana sonke, ngendlela efanayo naleyo yenzekileyo namhlanje noHarry Potter.
Khumbula oko ibali lisekwe kumdlalo kaMichael Ende, kwaye sixelelwa ibali likaBastian, inkwenkwana eyathi, ifihlwe kwigumbi eliphezulu lesikolo sayo, yachitha ixesha leklasi incwadi enembali ebizwa ngokuba "Ibali elingenasiphelo", apho iihambo eziza kugqiba ngentshabalalo yoBukumkani ekufutshane uxelelwe. Njengoko ukufunda kuqhubeka, uBastian uyaqonda ukuba usindiso lukaFantasia lusezandleni zakhe, kwaye kufuneka angene kulencwadi kwaye ancede.
Umbhali wenoveli yokuqala, UMichael Ende, wathi ifilimu ayiphumelelanga ukuhambisa umoya wenoveli, into eqhelekileyo. Ngamazwi akhe, kwakumalunga «I-melodrama enkulu yorhwebo esekwe kwikhithi, isilwanyana esifakwe kunye neplastiki«. Umbhali wenqabile ukubonakala kwikhredithi yefilimu yokuqala, nangona waye wavela kwinxalenye yesibini eyakhutshwa ngo-1990 kwaye engasenabaluleka ngokufanayo.
Kweli hlobo abancinci nabadala baya kuba nethuba Yonwabela enye yemiboniso bhanyabhanya enkulu ngalo lonke ixesha kwiscreen esikhulu. Ifilimu egcwele iimvakalelo, iihambo, uburharha kunye nefantasy. Abo kuthi abamkhumbula ngothando baya kuba nakho ukuphinda bafumane loo mizuzu.