CREATE THE THINGS YOU WISH EXISTED.

Miyazaki felt modern cinema lacked stories that embraced humanity's connection with nature and the strength of compassion. His film ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ was his way of creating the childhood he wished existed for everyone.

Rowling created the Harry Potter series during  a tough time, crafting a magical world of love and resilience that mirrored her own need for escape.

Virgil wished to see a world where creativity wasn't limited by traditional boundaries,  particularly for Black creators.

Stan Lee felt that comics were too superficial. He introduced flawed, relatable characters who dealt with real-world struggles, creating the heroes he wished existed in his own world.