Out of the Bottle

From the tale of Aladdin, this is where most fantasy falls, the common thread being the message of “Be careful of what you wish for.” OOTB contains a “wish” either asked for or granted, a “spell” which is limited by a group of boundaries called The Rules, and a “lesson” which our hero must learn. Most OOTB have an Act III moment in which the hero wins without using magic. OOTB examples: What Women Want, Shallow Hal, Midnight in Paris, Big, Liar Liar, Aladdin