We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.
The holographic principle suggests that the information content of a region of space can be thought of as encoded on the boundary of that region, much like a hologram.
The beauty of filmmaking is that it's a collaborative art form. You get to work with so many talented people, and together, you create something that is greater than the sum of its parts.
The thing about fantasy is that it allows you to create a world that is completely different from our own, and yet, it can still reflect the truths of our world.