Illustration by Meilan Solly / Photos via Wikimedia Commons ... traditional dragon dances featuring giant dragon puppets snake through clamoring crowds, bestowing luck on all those present.

But the movie wasn't all doom and gloom; Bastian riding Falkor the luck dragon through the sky has gone down as one of the most uplifting images in cinema. As Nerdist reports, NeverEnding Story ...

So much so, that an Etsy user has found themselves inundated with orders for plush replicas of Falkor the Luck Dragon ... with detailed instructions and pictures. That way people are encouraged ...

“Dragon has always been the symbolic animal for the Chinese culture, it means wealth, it means spring, it means good prosperity, bring the good luck, bring the fortune and good health,” Eric ...