#Disney's zombies

[intothestacks]

Disney's Zombies 2: Why blatantly obvious social commentary in kid's stories matter

It's obvious to grownups, but not to kids, because they lack the necessary experience to pick up on the cues that are blatant to an adult.

Once, while hanging out with some Grade 2s at my work, one of them turned to me and said in a very thoughtful tone "You know, the story about the werewolves in Zombies 2 is a lot like that of Indigenous people's."

If you're unfamiliar with the plot, that's exactly what they're an allegory for. Like, as a grownup you sit there within the first 3 minutes of the show going "Ah, this time they're discussing Indigenous rights."

I've seen videos describing the movie as "Indigenous Rights for Dummies". But here's the thing: you need to simplify things for kiddos so they have the foundational knowledge needed to understand more complex aspects of a topic.

And, based on my interaction with that Grade 2, it worked. They understood the concept of the Land Back movement through the allegory.

Now, you can argue that using monster allegories for minorities can be... tricky at best. Especially when the main character is always a white person. I'm not saying the series is perfect.

But in relation to teaching young kids about a complex topic, Zombies 2 succeeded.

[kevinpsb00]

Halloween Costumes

With a love for animation, I also have a connection to consumer products and licensing, especially when it comes to toys and dolls.

Walked into a Halloween shop in Burbank today, just to see what costumes were there and watching the people consider them. One little girl got excited about an Addison costume from Disney's Zombies. What really got me excited was to see older doll properties still be sold. Take a look at these. Ever After High and Winx Club. Older properties and earlier versions, but glad there is still an interest in them.

[a-secret-land]

Z-o-m-b-i-e-s 3 (2022)

[the-writer-nerd-ro]

Everybody in the Zombies universe is wayyy too happy to call the cops on other monsters

[miharuhebinata]

this movie is so fucking dumb and bad and also the music is godawful. but i got some unexpected yuri out of it, so that's an automatic 10/10 for me

[rc-writes]

                                      𝐭𝐯 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬:

                                      𝘸𝘰𝘭𝘧𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥

                                        𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘷

                               𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴

                                𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴

                              𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴

                                𝘫𝘢𝘵𝘱

                           𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘬𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘢

                                𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘭𝘧

                                𝘵𝘷𝘥𝘶

                                𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 2022

 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘺(𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥):

𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘍𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦

                                    𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐬:

                                    𝘥𝘤 | 𝘥𝘤 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘴

                                        𝘻𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘦𝘴

                                    𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴

                                  𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳

                                       𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘭

                                       𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘢

                                       𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬:

                                   𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘺 𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘰𝘯

                       𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 | 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴

                                        𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘧𝘱𝘤

[dk-wren]

Thanks for answering my ask.....if you don't mind me asking (again), who are your favorite romantic relationship's couples in books/ manga/ anime/movies/tv series (can be canon or non-canon)? Why do you love them? Sorry if you've answered this question before......Thanks....

Hello again @dnana-2809-blog!

Of course, thank you for the ask. And apologies for the delayed response. School and work have been consuming a lot of my time, so I haven’t had too much time to write down my thoughts/answer your question (at least not in a way that I felt satisfied with).

After racking my brain, here are my favorite ships/couples:

Kazurei (Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa from Buddy Daddies)

Kanera (Kanan Jarrus and Hera Syndulla from Star Wars Rebels)

Fierrochase (Alex Fierro and Magnus Chase from Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series)

Twiyor or Loiyor (Twilight/Loid Forger and Yor Forger from Spy x Family)

Pricefield (Chloe Price and Max Caulfield from Life is Strange)

Wrightworth (or Narumitsu) (Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth from the Ace Attorney series)

Kazurei

The way I view Kazurei as a ship changes from day to day, and I think that's pretty amazing. There are several moments while watching Buddy Daddies that I was screaming in my head that they are so in love with each other and just kiss already. But at the same time, I really enjoyed how their relationship can also be interpreted as QPR or two people who deeply care for one another as friends.

At least currently, I don't really feel strongly one way or another (i.e. I won't say one interpretation is right/wrong). What I love about Kazurei though, that I feel Buddy Daddies does explicitly show, is that the bond Kazuki and Rei share goes deeper than just friends or just workmates (case in point, they raised Miri for 10+ years together). They truly care for each other's well being and that the other is looked after, whether or not that has romantic underlinings.

I get so happy seeing them together and when they do their usual antics. While I would have been over the moon with a kiss or wedding bands or literally any canon confirmation of them as a couple, I still love this ship and its ambiguity over how they would personally define their relationship.

(Also ngl I have not felt this strongly for a ship in quite a long time. And yes, the picture I chose for Kazurei is very intentional)

Kanera

I think from the moment the introductory short "The Machine in the Ghost" premiered, I've shipped these two. I can't remember when exactly, but at some point either during the first season of Star Wars Rebels or between the finale of S1 and start of S2, I read A New Dawn and began shipping them even harder.

I think the nurturing attitude both characters have and the "mother/father" roles they took on for the rest of the Ghost crew really helped me fall in love with this ship. I did not think Kanera would actually become canon, even though there were so many moments that hinted towards their relationship. So I was absolutely screaming for joy when the first kiss happened in S4. While I'm sad that on-screen dynamic was only shortly explored, I do love how each was able to grow individually over the course of the show, without it being tied to their partner or them as a couple. Because each character was able to be well-developed and have their pasts explored, I also think I was drawn to this ship since there both characters are complex, carry their own baggage, and support each other without being reduced to simply "the lovers."

And while I absolutely wanted them to have their "happily ever after" as they ride into the sunset, I am so glad that Hera now has Jacen, who will always be there to remind her of Kanan's love for her.

Fierrochase

It's been several years since I've read the Magnus Chase series (I'm long overdue for a reread), but I'm gonna do my best to remember my first impressions of Fierrochase. Perhaps it is because I was younger, but I remember really liking the banter and interactions between Magnus and Alex. It took me a moment to realize that I was totally shipping them together.

Their kiss in Ship of the Dead (book #3) was so tender and it made me so happy to see this ship become canon. Also, the ending for that book was so sweet. And while I would love to see more adventures with Magnus and this group of characters, I love how there is an openness in their stories and the development of their relationship.

I am a big fan of Percabeth, but I wanted to include Fierrochase because this ship deserves more love and attention. Likewise, since there is less canon events of Magnus and Alex as a couple, I feel I love them even more due to the amount of potential where their relationship can go. (One final thought-I think the chaotic nature of both Magnus and Alex is another reason why I love this ship so much)

Twiyor

Reflecting on why I love Twiyor, I can't really recall the reason why I started shipping them together. But as soon as my friend introduced me to this manga/anime, I was shipping them. Since I knew my friend read the manga, which was further along than the anime, I remember after watching the first few episodes, I asked them if Twiyor had become canon yet/any identity reveals. While I am dying for the day that they hopefully reveal their true feelings for each other (if that day comes), I have been enjoying the development of Loid and Yor growing more confident and comfortable in their roles as chichi and haha to Anya.

Like many other characters in the SxF universe, Twilight/Loid and Yor both carry their own losses and share the experience of having their childhoods stripped from them. I think the fact that they have found each other and (I feel at least) can truly understand each other's double lives or the reasons for their true occupations, this is the main reason why I love and ship Twiyor.

While there have been more Twiyor moments since I've first joined this fandom, which has just made me fall even more in love with them, I still don't completely know why I ship them together as hard as I do. But, I absolutely adore Loid and Yor and would love for both of them to know that the other is there for them (as well as hopefully accepting of them too).

Pricefield

Max and Chloe have been through a lot together, and not just in terms of the events of Life is Strange. While both Max and Chloe have their own guilt or regrets for how their friendship previously ended when Max had to abruptly leave Arcadia Bay, the fact that they are more or less there for each other during the 5 days that make up Life is Strange, and all the craziness that happens each day, makes me want to root for them to be together and happy with each other's company.

Literally, these two have been through so much together, and survived, that I can't help but feel it is their destiny to be together (forever). While player's choice can lead to different endings/outcomes, the fact that one ending canonically confirms they are still together, traveling across the country made me so happy. Not just to know they are alive and doing well, but that they have yet to leave each other's side. Similar to many of the other ships and couples on this list, I love this ship because they stand by each other's side through everything the universe throws at them. And now that they are relatively free from past events, they are allowed to explore and spend all the time they want together, making up for all the years and missed memories.

Wrightworth

Somehow I came across Wrightworth before actually watching/playing Ace Attorney. Since I was not familiar with the context of this ship, I was like "Cool" but didn't feel too strongly (at least not yet) for this ship since I really had no idea what was happening otherwise in the AA universe.

Once I started watching/playing Ace Attorney, I understood why basically everyone shipped Wrightworth and quickly jumped onboard too. Sooo many of their interactions just left me totally confounded as to how they are not explicitly canon. And as many people have joked or teased about, the fact that Phoenix literally became a lawyer to see Miles again in court, like AHHHHH!!!

In the case of Wrightworth, I think this is a ship that once I knew it existed, and had a bit more info about their pasts and relationship as presented in-game (but also the anime too), I was like yes, they are a couple/married, your honor.

Honorable Mention: Zeddison

(Zed Necrodopolis and Addison Wells from Zombies)

Compared to the previously mentioned couples and ships, I am not as huge of a fan of Zeddison (not in the sense of I don't ship them, but there are other couples I am rooting for a lot more than them). However, considering the amount I have written about and analyzed Zombies/Zeddison on this blog, I feel they definitely deserve some mention.

Zeddison very much represents the trope of star-crossed lovers or two lovers from opposite sides, with Zed being a part of the zombie world and Addison a part of the human world. Overall, in terms of form, I do not think this couple does anything super groundbreaking (or that hasn't been seen in movies before). However, over the course of the three Zombies movies, I do appreciate how different stages of their relationship are shown (Exp: revealing their relationship to their family/peers, jealousy, reconciliation, and worries about being long distance). I love Zeddison because of how much they are willing to stand up for their partner and really don't care about what others think of them together. And again, I also love that their relationship is composed of both highs and lows, which are explored to an extent.

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Thank you again for this ask!

I had a lot of fun thinking about my favorite ships, especially since I haven't spent too much time thinking overall or collectively about all the ships/couples I love. Hope my answers are somewhat interesting. Thank you again for your patience as I worked on this ask!

-Dakota Wren

[livingforloki]

People don't talk enough about Trevor Flanagan-Tordjman's genuine Oscar-worthy performance in Disney's Zombies... that guy couldn't have gone any harder if he tried.

[mykyeonrye]

cleaning out more clips from my camera roll lol i love these cheesy ass movies so much

[intothestacks]

Every time I listen to We Own the Night and Flesh & Bone from Disney’s Zombies I remember the little dance party I had with my Grade 3 library helpers last year during one of my last lunches with them and I smile (those were their song requests, lol).

[alaydabug2]

Anyone else have a Disney's Zombies phase or was that just me 😅

[alittleannihilati0n]

I know it's a disney channel movie series and so like. Yeah. But does anybody know the timeline for the zombies movies? Like they're freshman in #1 but graduate in #3 and Bucky is already cheer captain in #1 but it seems like he graduates in #3 as well? Like I know it's probably just a continuity error but also does the fandom have an explanation or is it just kinda *shrug*?

[marvelousgeeks]

For some people, spooky season equates to jump scares and outright horror; for others, it’s musicals and old Disney Channel classics like Halloweentown and Hocus Pocus. There are also spooky twists on classic novels like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. However, Disney’s Zombies trilogy deserves far more attention than it gets for its thoughtful narratives and endearing romances.

There’s much to be said about the trilogy’s ridiculously catchy tunes and the adorable romances, but where it deserves credit is in its means to subtly deliver on political themes. The first film is a nod to segregation, while the second touches on colonization, and the third dives into immigration. While the kids and teens are the film’s primary audience and might not pick up on the allegories within, it’s almost effortless for adults to do so, making the overall viewing of the film that much more pleasant in trying times. In a nutshell, Disney’s Zombies trilogy is a brilliant joy ride that leaves viewers with the kind of message we could all use amid the harsh realities we’re living through—maybe someday, a united world could be ordinary.

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[roleplay-cupid]

Hi! I'm Bella, I go by she/her and am a minor. I'm seeking out any types of roleplay but in regards to romance ones, I highly prefer mxf. I do not tolerate nsfw in the roleplays that I do or even mentions of it because it is seriously irrelevant due to Disney's Z-O-M-B-I-E-S being a movie franchise that doesn't discuss, let alone mention it, at all.

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[miharuhebinata]

who's the zombie? I'M the zombie and this zombie's playing some

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