#I'm probably not gonna tag this for the movie. i still haven't seen any reviews so I'm looking forward to seeing what other people think

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I saw The Wild Robot a few days ago, and I think I would need to see it again to know how I feel about it. Visually, it was gorgeous: the coloring, layout, animation, effects, etc etc were all just a treat to look at, and while it seems to be following the recent trend of blending aspects of 2D and 3D, it's stylistically distinct from the others. Like Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, it would've been worth seeing for the art alone even if everything else had sucked. I felt like the score was doing a lot of heavy lifting in terms of narrative and emotion as well. I did cry a couple times in the theater.

That said, I couldn't help but be hung up on the writing the whole time I was watching it. It often felt too straightforward and preachy. There were multiple times where a character would make a statement about an emotion and I would wish that we had instead gotten to witness the emotion for thirty seconds instead. (To be clear, this isn't an issue with Roz or overly literal robot speech styles: that's my jam and I love it. All characters were guilty.) This would ruin most movies for me, but again, the art and music were carrying so hard that I'd end up feeling the emotion anyway.

It also felt like the pacing was strange: it felt very storybookish in that one thing happened and then another thing happened and then another thing happened and now the movie's over. There were three climaxes: Brightbill's migration, Roz saving all the animals from the blizzard, and the final robot fight, but all of them felt like they were fairly equally weighted so each subsequent one felt less impactful because, what, again?

I feel like I would have liked the movie better if:

1. Less dialogue period. Maybe Roz is the only one who speaks, and the animals communicate through body language. If they must talk, maybe rather than learning animal language through a scan in a montage, Roz slowly learns their language throughout the film from the ones she's close to. I feel like that would've been more impactful for their relationships and the theme of Roz having to learn how to do things differently than she was programmed to. (see footnote)

2. If they took out that stupid old freaking goose. Mentor death was a layer that did not really add to the movie, the goose wasn't there long enough for me to care, and having one old goose who doesn't hate Brightbill for some reason doesn't really help connect him to the other geese at all. Have him form a connection with someone rather than having this wise old grandpa bird show up out of nowhere for no good reason. I'm not even glad he died because I'd rather he hadn't been in the movie at all.

3. Give the movie a little more time and use it wisely. Everything is in montage form. Give us a couple non-montage scenes of the characters doing stuff together so it's more impactful when they break up. Alternatively, take away at least one of the three climaxes so the focus doesn't feel so scattershot.

4. Tie the human civilization into the themes more. I don't think there should actually be humans in the movie, but there seems to be something there about how the animals learn they're stronger together, and the human civilization seems to have sealed itself away from nature in biodomes (probably for safety from the effects of climate change), and they chase the geese away, unlike Roz, who takes all the forest animals into her own dome-shaped house. But like, the humans seem to be doing fine. I feel like it'd be way more interesting if there were background glimpses of things beginning to fall apart juxtaposed with the shiny advertisement videos for the robots. I think it'd help make that theme of outward focus and making the world a better place stand out more.

In conclusion, I do think it's a very beautiful and worthwhile movie to see. However, it could have been a masterpiece with less heavyhanded writing and tighter, more coherent theming and plot. And that kinda bugs me. It could've been perfect.

(Footnote: Pet peeve territory, but it also would've made more sense. Roz is presumably programmed to pick up human language with grammar and syntax, and while I'm willing to suspend my disbelief for talking animals in an animated movie, they are absolutely not talking like humans would be even if they appear to be speaking English for the audience's convenience. That montage literally showed Roz doing like a find-and-replace language reconstruction on those little projector screens, and like... really? Animals have a language that is analogous to human language structures and nobody has put that together yet or it would be in Roz's database. Shut up. People have been WISHING animal communication worked like that for ages, but it doesn't. No way algorithms designed for human language syntax structures would work on animals and no one would know. Either handwave it completely or get me a semi-satisfying explanation; don't put that crap on the screen and force me to think about it.)

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Okay, so this is random and feel free to ignore, but one of my passion projects is reviewing movies that attempt disability representation (the good, the bad, and the ugly). I can't stomach Lena Dunham, but I'm willing to bite a bullet if there's any substance in there about neurodivergence. I know you said they beat around the bush and don't name/address it--I've reviewed plenty of things that do that, it's a favorite move of awful writers. But in your opinion, is it worth any kind of analysis? Or is it genuinely just such shit that it's not worth the effort? Like, the terrible Sia movie was worth it because it was a great example of what not to do, so it was a teaching moment. But the vibe with Sharp Stick is that it's not even that?

Also, thanks for snagging the thigh pic.

I'm gonna put this under a read more just in case anyone finds the discussion to be spoilery but I absolutely don't mind answering for ya

Full disclosure, I haven't watched all of Sia's movie, though I've seen bits and pieces and read a lot of reviews/breakdowns of it. I'm going to guess that Sharp Stick isn't quite as bad as it though. The main character is definitely not just a prop to the other characters. She isn't treated as a burden to others but she's quite obviously treated very badly, and the mistreatment goes completely unnoticed and is never addressed.

There is this post in the Sharp Stick tag that is about how the character was written as autistic and they consulted the OP about the representation but decided there wasn't any time and ultimately made the decision to no longer have the character be autistic in addition to no longer consulting OP. Now, I can't speak for the original script this woman read but in the movie the character is still clearly autistic, I think the only thing they probably really removed was the label. I'm also going to guess that because they decided to NOT consult with this person that this is another film where an autistic person is being played by a non-autistic person with zero input from the autistic community. I could be wrong, maybe Lena was secretly consulting someone else. But...yeah.

Everything about this movie just felt lazy to me. The script, the acting, the plot, and yeah, even the representation. It wasn't the worst I've ever seen, there were a few parts I do think she got right (in addition to some cringe worthy shit), but overall, it just felt like another instance where they created an autistic-coded character because actually addressing their autism was just too much work.

TL;DR - it wasn't the worst I've ever seen, it surely wasn't the best, it feels half-assed. But I'd be interested in reading your take on it if you ever decide to suffer through the movie, because you will suffer. You could remove every questionable aspect from the movie and it still wouldn't be good. It's recycled in almost every way.

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tagged by @mixmetawin... thanks beloved &lt;3

1. your all time favorite bl and why

Oof this is so hard. I guess I'm gonna say Manner of Death tho. It kind of broke all my previous favorites because I adored it so much. So unique and interesting. Plus Max & Tul are just next level. I know maybe I'm just obsessed...

But honestly as an adult just seeing adults living their normal lives and having a healthy relationship (for the most part...) is just refreshing to see. And it's so unapologetic too! As much as I feel coming out/coming to terms with sexuality stories are important I appreciated that Tan & Bun were just gay men who found each other.

2. that one bl that scarred you for life

nothing i've watched has really been "scarring" most of that is reserved for western queer movies/shows that pull bury your gays out of nowhere. (looking at u monster pies.)

3. is there any bl that made you feel very single?

I've been with my boyfriend for fifteen years so no 🥰

4. if you could change one thing from a bl, which one would it be?

The most egregious thing about Water Boyy, imo, which was erasing the fact that Pan was a lesbian.

5. that one bl you detest (don’t hold back)

Seconding Th*rnType... gross gross gross. Type's character is just so vile to watch. Tharn is worse! Way too much Sexual Assault that's seen as romantic. Character assassination to the best actor in the series (Kaownah) .

Also Fish Upon the Sky. Aesthetically great pairing but legit Mork was the most insufferable.

6. your top five:

1. Manner of Death

2. A Tale of a Thousand Stars

3. Dark Blue Kiss

4. My Engineer

5. Theory of Love

7. that trashy bl that you lowkey like

Tonhon Chonlatee, Water Boyy... I know they're both Not Very Good but honestly, there's some great things about both that I like. Things I'd change but u know.

Agree with @mixmetawin that Khaotung's dance scene in TC was top tier.

And despite all it's faults, Water Boyy had some really great scenes. (THE CINDERELLA PLAY.)

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n/a; haven't watched any.

9. but also your top 3 for kbls

n/a; haven't watched any.

10. season 2? which one?

Still 2gether, I think is probably the best one. I did like Sotus S for what it was. Mostly they're bad tho (TWM: the next chapter and puppy honey 2 i'm looking at you.)

11. a bunch of dramas will air soon. which ones are you the most excited for?

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I cannot believe how kind God and everyone was to me by having MoD end the way it did. EVERYONE IS GAY and (most of) the bad guys got what was coming to them?!

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