"Are you kidding? Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, True Love, miracles...."
Lol, that's a quote from the movie. It's an epic story. And the fire swamp, the nether, it could be an epic month.
But I understand where you are coming from.
The movie itself is like a generalized, generic adventure story which makes it so likable. But I don't think you could do it justice without the references.