The 21 Best Magical Items From Movies
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This fall, worldwide audiences have two big movies to check out that revolve around magic and mysticism: Doctor Strange and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Movies and magic go hand in hand, so this isn't a new thing. There have been a lot of iconic magical items in the history of cinema. We're taking a look at some of our favorites and what makes them so cool.
Tablet of Ahkmenrah (Night at the Museum Series)
The Tablet of Ahkmenrah brings inanimate objects to life at night in the Night at the Museum series. It belongs to Egyptian pharaoh Ahkmenrah and is made from 24-caret gold.
Eat Me Cake & Drink Me Potion (Alice in Wonderland)
In Alice in Wonderland, Alice comes across "Eat Me" cakes, which made her grow in size. In addition, there was a potion marked "drink me," which made her shrink.
Ark of the Covenant (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
The Ark was originally used to carry the Ten Commandments. Hitler heard it had special powers and wanted it for world domination. What he got was an artifact that held ghostly beings which killed anyone who looked at it while it was open.
AURYN (Neverending Story)
AURYN is a medallion given to Atreyu by the Childlike Empress. It grants Atreyu protection from harm while on his journey, but it didn't help out his horse Artax.
Universal Remote Control (Click)
Adam Sandler films may not be epic-scaled fantasy adventures, but the 2006 film Click did feature one of the cooler magical items in cinema. The Universal Remote Control allowed Sandler's character to control time, as well as some other not-so-useful functions like audio commentary on his life, adjusting color, and changing all dialogue to Spanish.
Dagger of Time (Prince of Persia and the Sands of Time)
This magical weapon allows the wielder to travel back in time. However, the dagger can't take the user back in time more than a minute. It also uses special sand to turn back time, and the dagger will not work without it.
Elder Wand (Harry Potter Series)
The Elder Wand is the most powerful wand ever created, and it is one of the Deathly Hallows. It can accomplish impossible feats and even repair wands that are extremely damaged. While it was once owned by Dumbledore, its true owner was Draco Malfoy.
Magic Carpet (Aladdin)
The Magic Carpet from Aladdin was a sentient being the titular character found in the Cave of Wonders. Aside from being a lovable sidekick, the Magic Carpet comes in use as a means of transportation because it can fly.
Felix's Hammer (Wreck-It-Ralph)
While the focus of Wreck-It-Ralph was on the titular character, it's important to note that one of the coolest items from the film was Felix's hammer. Not only could it magically fix anything it hit, but it could also heal people as well.
Holy Grail (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)
Once again, the Nazis are after another artifact from history with magical properties. The object they're after in The Last Crusade was the Holy Grail which gives the person who drinks from it everlasting life. During the film, both Indiana and Henry Jones drank from it.
Invisibility Cloak (Harry Potter Series)
Harry Potter receives a gift during his first year at Hogwarts. It's the Invisibility Cloak, one of the Deathly Hallows, and it allows its user to become invisible as long as they are covered by the cloak.
Genie's Lamp (Aladdin)
The lamp in Aladdin is the home of the Genie. It's not known whether or not the lamp is what gave the Genie his powers, but we do know is that the lamp is like containment unit for the character, and he can only come out when the person who owns the lamp rubs it. It's like a tiny, portable prison.
The Marauder's Map (Harry Potter Series)
The Marauder's Map is essentially a mystical GPS unit for people. As long as you say the words "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good," the map will reveal hidden passageways, and the whereabouts of people, even if they are using the Invisibility Cloak.
Mary Poppins' Bag (Mary Poppins)
While everything about Mary Poppins is magical, nothing beats her bag--which D&D fans may find resembles a Bag of Holding. Poppins' bag can hold anything that fits through the opening, including her medicine and a six-foot-tall lamp.
The Mask (The Mask)
The hardest magical item to describe is the Mask from the movie of the same name. When worn, at night, the wearer turns into a live-action cartoon character who can shapeshift, create items out of thin air, grants them super-speed, and a slew of other weird powers.
Necronomicon (Evil Dead Series)
For an item so iconic in horror films, mainly in the Evil Dead series, we actually don't know a whole lot about the Necronomicon. It's bound in human skin and written in blood. Reading passages in the book can bring evil to our world, which can possess people and inanimate objects. Basically, don't read anything from this book.
The Neverending Story Book (The Neverending Story)
Now, onto a book that's not about unleashing evil upon the world. The Neverending Story book has some bizarre abilities. The reader can communicate with the characters in the story and vice versa, to some extent. As viewers saw in the sequel, the reader can travel into the world of Fantasia.
The One Ring (The Lord of the Rings Series)
The One Ring is a tricky magical object as we don't get to see everything it can do in the cinematic versions of The Lord of the Rings. The ring can turn the wearer invisible but only to those on the physical plane. Those who can see the non-physical world can still see the person wearing it. In addition, the owner of the ring has a prolonged life; however, they develop an obsession with the ring and are willing to do anything to keep it. It was also alluded to the ring-bearer could read minds as well.
Excalibur (Sword in the Stone)
The legendary sword Excalibur appears in this classic Disney film. An inscription on the sword reads, "Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil is rightwise king born of England." The magical element of this object comes into play when you try to remove it. The sword will not budge, no matter how strong you are. The sword chooses who is worthy of pulling it out of the stone.
Sting (Lord of the Rings Series)
While Sting isn't very magical in our world, in the realm of Lord of the Rings, it comes in handy. It's an Elven shortsword that glows when Orcs are close. Both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins have wielded the sword.
Zoltar (Big)
Finally, there is the Zoltar machine from the movie Big. It may look like a typical fortune telling machine from your local carnival, but this particular machine can grant wishes, even when it's not plugged in.