#I watched Every Disney Movie

[andichoseyou]

I don't know how to stop Anxiety. Maybe we can't. Maybe this is what happens when you grow up, You feel less joy.

Inside Out 2 (2024) dir. Kelsey Mann

[thecoolsquirrel]

sometimes i think about homesick yuu and adeuce being there and i sob a little

[basiatlu]

Day 27: Costume

Pansy and Hermione decide to set up our boys in a special couple’s costume for the Halloween party - unbeknownst to them, of course.

[zipzapzopzoop]

“We would never do anything to hurt you”

[pinkmirth]

. . . is it okay if i say something?

[simpingforcys]

Fuck it, King Candy/Turbo movie time stamps (According to Disney+)

First "Going Turbo" mention: 6:06

First King Candy Graffiti: 7:16

Second "Going Turbo" mention: 23:38

First Turbo Graffiti: 32:33

First King Candy appearance: 33:46

Castle Interrogation Scene: 37:38

Third "Going Turbo" mention: 38:27

Fourth "Going Turbo" mention: 45:31

Turbo Flashback: 45:36

Kart Bakery Scene: 52:04

Castle/Manipulating Code: 59:00

Ralph/King Candy Talk: 1:03:15

Deleting Vanellope's Code: 1:12:19

Final Race: 1:16:17

Turbo Reveal: 1:20:57

First Death: 1:21:50

King Candybug: 1:24:00

Second Death: 1:26:52

End Credits Cameo: 1:34:49

[prosebushpatch]

In my humble opinion, the successful retellings of Snow White take the relationship between Snow and the Wicked Queen and really dig into why the queen is so desperate to be beautiful and why Snow is still the fairest because of her kindness.

My favorite examples of this are Gail Carson Levine's Fairest, and the movie Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarves. In both of these retellings, Snow White is conventionally unattractive. And how society views Snow White in these stories is drastically different from how they view the Wicked Queen. There is a privilege to being beautiful. Both Snow White and the Wicked Queen know this. But the Wicked Queen will do anything to have that privilege--that power--over her subjects. Whether it's to use her beauty to manipulate people or because she's desperate for love is what makes her such an interesting character. Snow White, on the other hand, gets a taste of how people would treat her if she was conventionally attractive, at least in these stories. And when she realizes that people are finally able to appreciate her or praise her or HELP HER because of her looks, she's forced to ask herself the question whether she'll choose to keep being "beautiful" or if she'll go back to being herself because society's definition of beauty isn't worth the cost.

Snow White and the Wicked Queen are foils. They represent how conventional beauty standards can pressure woman and pit them against each other. They represent how a mother, related by blood or not, can become jealous because the simple act of growing older makes her less attractive than her daughter in society's eyes and that means she's going to be treated differently as a result.

All this to say, if you turn Snow White's story into Snow White becomes a "Strong Independent Female Who Doesn't Need Any Prince And Is Growing Into the Leader She was Born to Be" then you lose that commentary about what true beauty is. You lose the chance to ask what makes someone the fairest and why. If you aren't asking why the Wicked Queen wants to be the fairest to the point of having a huntsman cut out a child's heart, then you're missing out on the entire point of the fairy tale.

[biillys]

hi au where billy and max are child stars

neil auditioning billy for a (soon-to-be) beloved family sitcom as a baby, very mary-kate and ashley vibes, maybe billy getting the role for being the only baby not to cry during the auditions, and then putting him to work from basically day dot.

his mom doing her best to run interference and make sure he gets treated right, only letting him be on set for a few hours a week and making sure either herself or neil is always with him, but the older he grows and the more screen time he gets, the more the show runners and neil try and weasel their way for more time with him.

him turning five and the show airing it's fourth season, his parents marriage being over. his mom handing neil the divorce papers and walking out, then dipping her hand into his earnings (that neil has tied up in his own name) to try and buy them a future, trying to get full custody.

the divorce being messy and drawn out and public, neil having made her out to be the villain, the fans and magazines tearing her to shreds and writing headlines trying to shame her, saying she's a heartless bitch for trying to end her own child's career just as it's starting to take off.

billy getting caught in the middle, the separation and custody battle drawing out for years, him struggling to handle the fall out of his home life coming apart at the same time as the sitcom he grew up on comes to an end.

his life being a fucking mess by the time he turns eight.

having a little bit of free time then, technically being jobless. starting to explore other hobbies and interests now that he has some time and getting more into music and sports, begging for a guitar and a surfboard for his birthday, asking neil if he can join little league.

neil promising him one better, and instead, getting him auditions for disney, telling him the only thing better than playing the guitar, is playing the guitar for disney.

turning ten and being a series regular on an already airing disney show, but the execs and directors being so impressed by him that there's talks of him getting his own show.

part of him being excited, proud, but a bigger part of him being terrified.

being so scared to tell his mom cos he knows she'll cry. she used to run her fingers through his hair to lull him to sleep, hug him close and whisper about how she never wanted this life for him, how she's so sorry.

it becoming official and him getting his own show on disney.

him getting the news exactly one week after his mom walks out for good, his dad having finally won full custody, no visitation allowed.

him feeling sick to his stomach. he never thought she'd actually leave.

he never even got to tell her his news.

it not taking long for the shine of having his own show to wear off, the few things he was excited about starting to become a hassle.

starting to resent it.

hating it.

hating the lights and the cameras and the scripts and the running lines. the early mornings and the make up and the flights and the night shoots and the interviews and the press. hating the way he's always surrounded by adults, never having had an actual friend his own age in his entire life. that all the other kids he knows are pitted to him like rivals, there being always talk about ratings and viewers and timeslots. him not knowing what a friend without it being tied up in publicity and pr.

hating the fact that he has a sister on the show, but his dad and her mom end up getting close, and suddenly he's getting a step-sister in real life.

hating the way max only has to film for x amount of hours a day because she's a kid, but he has to film for longer, and thats on top of everything else he's gotta do, very miley cyrus sharing her schedule during her hannah montana years vibes.

him becoming a household name in his younger years from the sitcom, but disney cementing his fame, him being known by what feels like the entire world by the time he's in his teens.

growing up and getting into shit, experimenting with drugs and alcohol and sex, trying to find any and every escape he can. him and max always being on the outs in private, but being the picture perfect family in public.

neil being a controlling fucker, a true momager, has kris jenner on speed dial.

rebelling in every way he can, not giving a fuck what stories or pictures of him get leaked anymore, the press and public turning against him as he gets older.

his show ending and him expecting to finally feel free, except just becos the shows over, doesn't mean anything else is. suddenly the pressure starts feeling heavier, everyone asking him what he's got lined up next, if he's gonna straighten himself out, if he's gonna finally take his career seriously.

neil riding him, telling him to forget about whatever he wants to do, and do what he tells him to do instead. him having various commitments and auditions lined up for billy already, and billy being ready to end it all.

emancipating himself at age seventeen, cutting off contact with everyone.

going off the rails and living his worst life. catching the headlines and updates of maxine mayfield: now managed by neil hargrove, and shoving down the urge to call her and tell her to run, knows she won't listen to a thing he says any way. he was nothing but an asshole and a spoilt brat no good fuck up in her eyes anyway, neil making sure they never got close.

doing his best to go down the music route, feeling physically ill at the thought of acting again, but thinking maybe music could be the answer. he always liked it better. felt more comfortable with a guitar in his hands or a piano under his fingers than cameras and lights in his face.

the music industry being just as harsh and ruthless as the entertainment industry, him not getting taken seriously by anyone he needs to be taken seriously by, everyones expectations of him being so fucking high that he knows he'll never be able to meet them.

deciding he doesn't give a fuck about anything anymore, his life's never been his own to control or have any say over anyway. signing a five year contract with a well-known label, not writing a single song of his own or playing a single instrument aside from when they want him to trot out an acoustic set, and instead singing words richer people than him wrote and performing show after show after show, flying from country to country to country, barely fucking existing. the songs becoming chart toppers, like they were written to be, and selling out stadiums.

hitting rock bottom.

getting a wake up call from max of all people, her ringing to check he's still alive. him pulling the phone away to check this is an actual call and not a hallucination. putting the phone back up to his ear, asking why she's calling.

her saying happy birthday and billy realising he's turning twenty today.

them sitting in silence for a while before max finally cracks.

her telling him his dad's an asshole. billy laughing. no shit.

them hanging up, but max calling again, a month later, then again, a few weeks after that.

billy being hungover as fuck and having no idea what country he's in, but max is in a new movie, out in cinemas now, and it's a serious drama, it's fucking emmy nominated, so he calls the front desk of whatever hotel he's staying at and asks for directions to the closest cinema and before he knows it, he's going incognito, hoodie on, and watching her on the big screen, and she's so much better at acting than he ever was.

neil must be so goddamn pleased with himself.

too bad max sounds completely miserable everytime they talk on the phone.

he calls her instead of her calling him for the first time, opening the conversation with saw your movie, how much fucking overtime did you get for all those night-shoots?

before or after your dad took his cut?

billy laughs. he can't remember the last time he laughed.

ANYWAY. i was listening to robot by miley cyrus on repeat and!!!! child stars au!!!! them both being worked to the bone!!! hating each other becos they barely know each other cos they barely know themselves!!!! getting through their childhoods battered and bruised, billy coming out the other side first, max finally catching up to him a few years later. them both, one by one, cutting their parents out!!!! max taking the big screen by storm when she grows up, neil frothing at the mouth that he can't touch her money when she cuts him out!!!! billy never signing another contract again after his record deal ends, disappearing off the face off the earth!!!! slight the lucky one by tswift vibes!!!! idk!!!!!

[ganondoodle]

can people fucking stop normalizing those obviously shit ass maschine generated fake disney images

[jessadamsdraws]

This movie re entered my mind recently and now I can't stop thinking bout it. Please tell me I'm not the only one that remembers this.

[wildsaltair]

He looks so happy and dreamy when he talks about his family, I can't 💖💖

LU DON'T DO THIS TO ME

They really are all he lives for 😭😭 they are all his joy, all his hope. they are what he fights for and longs for. the glory and fame and excitement and honor means nothing if he can't be with the wife and son he loves, and live on the land he has tilled with his own hands. there's something so personal and intimate and grounded about Maximus being a farmer — the way it's a hands-on job that results in him bringing life instead of taking it. he's sick of killing and death and gore, and he just wants to be home and to see the crops growing. he wants to see the love in his wife's eyes and the joy as his son grows into a man. he lives only to hold them again.

OH TO BE LOVED AS MAXIMUS LOVES

[lilacfiresoul]

thank you for the tag, @drowninginthoughts27 <333 i’m so late to this but:

list five topics you can talk about for an hour without preparing any material

the meanings behind the majority of taylor swift's songs, and also how i can relate them intrinsically to any situation. basically i know a lot about taylor swift

the characterisation of richard papen in the secret history, and also henry winter, and basically the entire novel itself

conspiracy theories and what i think about them (honestly i just love discussing the existence of aliens or mermaids or bigfoot or whatever)

witchcraft and tarot cards and crystals

disney movies and why they shaped my childhood

no pressure tags @kalegreeneyes @bellaxisworld @cullenalices @kat-xox @marzst4rz & open tag

[whaleiumsharkspeare]

Every time I rewatch Pirates of the Caribbean I end up in this state for the next few days or so where all I want is to go have adventures on the high seas and say things like “belay that!”

[spellbindinggg]

I just watched Cinderella a twist in time and Anastasia was SLAYING from the beginning to the end. Change my mind. I used to HATE her in the original Cinderella Disney movie but I felt so bad for her and I relate to her a lot I'm not even kidding 😖😖 I WANT TO HUG HER. She is the moment. She ate and left no crumbs. She slayed the house down (literally). I love her.

[zipzapzopzoop]

It took me 17 years to notice this

[swan2swan]

Watching Mulan (after meeting Ming-Na Wen and watching Wish I want to note, but this is more about the latter) is very much an experience of "YOU SEE, DISNEY??? THIS IS WHAT WE WANT IN OUR MOVIES! IT'S DIVERSE! IT'S EMPOWERING! IT'S BEAUTIFUL! IT'S...*shoos Eddie Murphy dragon away*...DEEP! IT'S GOT WONDERFUL MUSIC! IT'S SHOT LIKE AN...*pushes Eddie Murphy dragon away*...ACTION MOVIE!"

The difference in quality is vast, and why is that?

Because the scene before this war meeting where they discuss actual strategy like warriors (*pushes aside other franchise*) is a comedic thirty seconds WITHOUT DIALOGUE where the visuals take over. Silly? Yes. But not obnoxious.

It's a cartoon!

You don't need to be reading jokes all the time!