#a wish worth making

[cerulean-crow]

They mean so much to me <3

[artist-issues]

Actually, no, I’m just going to talk about Sabino.

I was going to talk about the deleted song “A Wish Worth Keeping,” but suffice to say: that song would not have made the movie better because that song had the same terrible point as the movie: “The power to make your wishes come true is in you, so keep wishing.”

No. Bad. Bad point, therefore bad movie.

The deleted song wouldn’t have saved it. Stop saying “Why This Song Matters” and “The Deleted Song That Could’ve Fixed Wish.” Figure out what was wrong with the movie first. Then you can properly figure out what should and shouldn’t have been cut from the movie.

Now let’s talk about Sabino.

I already said several times that the character is terrible in the actual movie. The idea of him could’ve been good, especially when you’re trying to say something about the concept of wishing, though.

In Wish, he’s an old man who’s tangible wish-trapped-in-a-bubble has never been granted. You’re supposed to feel bad for him; his life has been so long and he’s never gotten what he really wanted. But, even if you accept what the movie is telling you (the main point I referenced up there) he doesn’t do a good job supporting it.

Sabino can’t remember his wish. (Stupid.) So you don’t feel that bad for him. He gave it up when he was eighteen. He’s lived more of his life with no wish to miss than he did with one that didn’t come true. So what if it never comes true? He’ll just keep living as a vaguely cheerful guy with people who love him. He’s never that sad. We don’t care.

Also, when the idea that his wish will never come true is presented to him, he just… accepts it. On the one hand, that’s logical because of what I just said. But on the other hand, what a wasted opportunity to say something about your lousy “keep on wishing” main theme.

He’s 100 Years Old. He could have been the character that watches and waits, no matter how much time passes, and genuinely has faith like Cinderella or Geppetto or Snow White or Ray the Firefly or Ariel, and hangs on to his wish.

But they couldn’t do that. They couldn’t have an old character who is an example to a young woman. Because they had to have Asha be the one to “teach” everyone the “you have the power, so keep on wishing” message. You have to have her be the spirited child who proves the naysayers wrong—and therefore, you have to have Sabino be the naysayer. He doesn’t get to be the wise old man who teaches her something. He has to be the guy who says “you’re young, sit down and give up.”

Of course, they can’t even really commit to that either, because they’re still halfway-trying to make Sabino sympathetic, they’re trying to convince you that Asha really loves him and everybody does because he’s a sweet old man with a dream. But they half-do everything, and the base is rotten for all of it, so we don’t care.

Here’s what they should’ve done:

If you’re sticking with that terrible main theme: Give Sabino a wish that he never gives up on. Don’t let him give it to Magnifico. Let him keep it for himself and spend a hundred years working toward it, and he comes close several times, and it keeps blowing up in his face, and everyone (including Asha) thinks he’s crazy for keeping it, but he gets up and tries again over and over. That would’ve at least been interesting and had a shot at being impactful.

Get RID of that terrible main theme. Switch it to “have faith” and then make Sabino the one with the faith. And again, his age highlights that it is hard. It takes a long time. He spends most of his life yearning and wishing, but he never gives up or stops acting on faith. He becomes a source of inspiration for the people around him—except Asha, who loves him but needs to find her own faith before she can understand him—and then eventually joins him in faith. Like Jane from Return to Neverland. (Yes I said it.)

[luvrxbunny]

i would love to read smut written by a straight man— just to see the terminology they use and what they focus on, how they describe certain things, ect.

i feel like it would be vvv interesting

[kiirostarz]

Star Darlings & Wish

Okay listen…

'A Wish Worth Making' is the equivalent of 'Starlight', Yes, probably because they both make me feel sad every time I listen to them. But also, I think it's because they both have the message of continuing for a dream that almost seems impossible. The Star Darlings help a girl, and in Wish they talk about all those wishes in general.

And… 'Knowing What I Know Now' is the equivalent of 'Up', In Wish, Asha begins to gather the courage to tell her friends the harsh truth about Magnifico. And how she's not going to stop them from doing the right thing because she's "bigger" than them. I feel that it is almost the same as the feelings of the protagonist in the Up video.

and last but not least 'This Wish' is the equivalent of 'Wish Now', Especially since Asha asks for something better for people of Rosas and cares about them. And I feel like it's almost the same with Sage, when at the beginning she worriedly sees Starland in the dark.

[pussinbootsandbountyhunter]

I felt like this song was a lullaby that Magnifico and Agustin had listened to from their fathers when they were little; Magnifico sang it to baby Asha while her parents were resting as she couldn’t stop crying until she could see the stars, and Agustin sang it to 5 year old Mirabel after her birthday disaster and still do until she was older enough.

When Asha’s grandfather played the song, Agustin sang the first lyrics before Magnifico joined in and both of them sang together.

What’s your thoughts?

[sakuraswordly]

WISH Deleted Scene #3 (2023) Animation, Disney PLOT: Wish will follow a young girl named Asha who wishes on a star and gets a more direct answer than she bargained for when a trouble-making star comes down from the sky to join her.

RELEASE DATE: November 22, 2023 GENRE: Animation, Adventure, Family STARS: Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk

Note: I love Sabino. I hope he can get more screens. Especially, he played and sang "A Wish Worth Making" in delete scene 😥

[owlstar97]

Welcome to Rosas✨

✨At All Costs

This 🌟 Wish

I’m a Star✨

✨This is the Thanks I Get?

Knowing What I Know Now✨

✨This🌟Wish (Reprise)✨

✨A Wish Worth Making

[kitty-buster-moon-simp]

Inktober Day 2 ~ A Wish Made True

Esp:

Hoy Les Traigo La 2da Semana Del Inktober 2024, Hoy Hice Este Dibujo De Lizzy Robinson Y Nick Wilde (Mis OCs De Ninjago:El Ascenso De Los Dragones) Bailando Mientras Lloyd Los Graba, Este Dibujo Refleja Que Lizzy Cumplió Su Deseo De Que Nick Le Haga Caso, Y También Su Amiga Estrellita Esta Feliz Y Orgullosa Al Mismo.

Eng:

Today I Bring You The 2nd Week Of Inktober 2024, Today I Made This Drawing Of Lizzy Robinson And Nick Wilde (My Ninjago:Dragons Rising OCs) Dancing While Lloyd Records Them, This Drawing Reflects That Lizzy Fulfilled Her Wish That Nick Pay Attention, And Her Friend Little Star Is Also Happy And Proud At The Same Time.

[jackbatchelor3]

A Wish Worth Making Wish Disney Peaceful Guitar

👸🐐🌟

[cerulean-crow]

Been chipping away at this page for the last week- I just wanted to draw more of my Asha and Najm interacting <3

And a little Valentino cameo because I hadn’t sat down to draw him yet. I like the reimagine him as a very snippy baby goat who loves Asha and really doesn’t like Najm at the start. He will bite <3

The only other thing probably worth mentioning is that, in my take on the story and world, I’ve begun liking the idea of wishing stars being related to fairies. So I wanted to give Najm a little fairy form for funsies

Would love to get around to drawing other forms they’d shift into, but that’s work for another time-

[music-in-my-veins14]

'Cause any wish that's got your heart On the edge of breaking Is a wish worth making

[cerulean-crow]

Gonna keep it simple and just stick to Asha, Najm, Magnifico, and Amaya from my story, A Wish Worth Making <3

Asha

My Asha is a very excitable, if not awkward, young woman. She's creatively driven and loves to use her art as a way to express herself, convey her ideas, as well as process certain events in her life. She loves dancing, colorful clothing with tassels and bells, animals, and her Saba Sabino (Even if he hasn't recognized her for a while). Asha could be described as a people pleaser, but she knows everyone in the castle by name, their family's names, birthdays, and always makes sure to check up on everyone she crosses paths with. She tries to be involved in everything that she can squeeze into her schedule.

More than anything, she wants to help those around her and feel worthy of the title of Rosas' princess- she feels like she owes so much to Magnifico and Amaya for taking her in after her parent's passed away. Asha wants everyone in Rosas' wishes to come true, so she works hard to prove herself ready to step up as Magnifico's apprentice so they can grant more wishes!

Najm

Najm is playful and curious! They can't stand to see people sad and will stop at nothing to make you feel at ease and crack a smile. He has an innate curiosity about the world and so desperately wants to explore it- I imagine they have a fascination for the most mundane human appliances- and, like Asha, wants to help people the best he can. They use their shapeshifting to express themselves and has a tendency to throw their magic around haphazardly. They have the magic of friendship on their side!

As I place that Pinkie Pie gif I remember that I also ship TwiPie, and suddenly an aspect of Najm and Asha's dynamic makes so much sense...

King Magnifico Rosaria

My Magnus can easily be described as egotistical and self righteous. He is marked by pride, but such a trait is not entirely unearned. Magnifico is quite intelligent and very good with people, his confidence and stage presence alone earns him the attention of the room and it's easy to see why his kingdom adores him. He strives to be perceived as down to earth and approachable.

He dedicated himself to years of laborious study in order to learn how best to contain and control the magic he could conjure. He so graciously saves his people from a lifetime of regret and yearning for more than they could ever be capable of accomplishing on their own. He guards their heart's desires and all their everyday wishes, and if your wish is truly remarkable he might just grant it for you!

Magnifico loves Amaya more than anything, he can be described as a bit of a drama queen, and was close friends with Asha's father, Tomàs, who worked in the castle library and charted the sky for Magnifico's studies.

Queen Amaya Rosaria

My Amaya is quite manipulative and cunning. Rosas knows her as their kind and charitable queen who is notoriously particular and heavily involved in the goings-on of the kingdom. She is a master of conversation and capable of interlacing scathing remarks with praise- her even temper and gentle voice will often leave you second guessing if she ever insulted you to begin with (maybe you were just overthinking it?) Amaya always seems to know every little detail that goes on in her kingdom. From bumps in event plans to idle gossip to people who dare speak out of turn against their generous rulers.

She loves Magnus more than anything, has a penchant for brewing fine elixirs and potions, and had a close friendship with Asha's mother, Sakina, who designed many of her favorite gowns.

Ngl, I think that The Beldam (Coraline in general, honestly) forever changed my brain chemistry- she is definitely the foundation for my love of evil women <3<3<3<3

I have a little challenge for the Wish!Rewrite fandom:

@annymation @uva124 @emillyverse @gracebethartacc @signed-sapphire @tumblingdownthefoxden @chillwildwave @rascalentertainments @mythartist21

(Apologies if I forgot to mention your name. You can still join if you’d like.)

For each character in your own AU, name 2-3 characters that you think they were based/inspired from the most:

I thought this would be a fun activity for us to get an idea of each other’s characters since we’re having a lot of variety now. I’ll start: 💖

(Btw, they don’t have to be a Disney character. Just someone well known. Also, you don’t have to do a character you haven’t thought through yet.)

……

Reach for the Stars AU:

(I can only put a maximum of 10 images in total so bear with me a little here ;-;)

Asha:

- Introverted and empathetic nature who’s slow to judgement like Belle

- Hesitation but longing to do and achieve something like Luca

- Humour and gentle playfulness and sarcasm like Nala.

Star/Sueño:

- Definitely the shape-shifting and complete mischief from Camilo

- Can I just say he’s mainly Aladdin-coded? Watch the animated movie and that’s mostly basically Sueño. A soft-spot for animals and kids, kind of a dork, and again, mischievous. Plus, the whole “There’s so much more to me” thing by Aladdin too.

- Paranoid and mistrusting at first but a dreamer who appreciates everything like Rapunzel

Magnus/Magnifico:

- Temper from Hades. And I guess just the vibe in general(?)

- Sympathetic complexity but ruthless like Lotso

- Family issues like between Merida and her mother. Frustrated of the high expectations for him.

Amaya:

- Innovativeness and wonder to know more like Zarina

- “Sweet” and manipulative mother-like figure like Gothel

- Deal-making trickster who is persuasive like Dr. Facilier and maybe, Ursula(?)

Valentino:

- Innocence and loyalty from Thumper (from the movie, Bambi)

- The whole child-like fun and boldness from younger Simba

- Loud-mouthed and sort of bratty like Mushu

[poppy-metal]

MARRIAGE COUNSELING W ART PLEASEEEEEEEE GOD THE DEVASTATION THAT TAKES PLACE ON THAT COUCH

i think about it alot. tashi staying with patrick, her injury never happening. your arts college girlfriend and now you're married and it feels fucking stagnant, your relationship. but neither of you wants to give up. neither of you wants to reveal to the other true feelings.

under the cut because this got long and i have a whole au in my hear around this concept

you're only in counseling because of tashi. because shes still in your lives, her and patrick. and she recommended it to art when they were having one of their 'friend' lunches. and now here you are, because of course art took her advice.

he hasn't said anything, though. despite pleading for this. saying he wanted to save your marriage, that he wanted to love you how you should be loved but he didn't know how.

so here you are, on opposite ends of the couch, with the counselor staring at the empty space between you like that in itself is very telling. you suppose it is, in a way. couples who want to stay together should be unified, shouldn't they? you imagine how it would feel, if art had sat next to you. put an arm around you. squeezed you to his side. would you even be able to relax into him? its been so long since you touched eachother that way.

"so im picking up on some distance here," your therapist says. shes a small woman. almost swallowed by her chair. her glasses are perched on her nose as she gazes imperiously at empty space separating you and art. "not just physical either, though thats rather obviously there. but emotional distance. do either of you wanna comment on that?"

you cut a glance at art, expecting him to speak up since this was his idea - well. tashi's. but he just looks down at his lap, quiet. spins his wedding band around his finger.

you feel an anger so intense it pricks your eyes with tears.

"well, i guess you could start with the fact that coming here wasn't even either of our idea. it was his friends."

and now. here art speaks. his head jerks up and she shoots you an annoyed look. "you don't have to say it like that. you always say it like that. her name is tashi and she is my friend. and it was her suggestion, yeah, but it was a good one."

you look at the therapist - janet. raise your eyebrows in arts direction like, get a load of this guy. your legs cross and you start picking at a stray string from the couch.

"first words of the session and its to talk about another woman."

arts inhale is sharp and you can feel his eyes on you but you dont look at him. you can't. you wont. you're right, anyway. he can try to deny it all he wants but you know - you know what you are to him. you know where all your problems stem. you dont need to be here to make any grand discoveries over a fact you've resigned yourself too.

"i see." janet says. "and art having a relationship with this other woman upsets you."

"everything upsets her." art cuts in, sounding tired. his elbow is braced on the arm of the couch and hes chewing on his thumb in one of his nervous gestures. he always did that, as long as you've known him. he was a nail biter, he'd chew his lips raw, he'd nibble on straws, the ends of his pens. he was either lost in thought or agitated. your guess was the latter. "nothing i do makes her happy."

"is this true? are you unhappy with art?"

your skin feels hot. you shift around in your seat. the attention is all on you, and it feels like you've done something wrong, even though you know its literally janets job to ask questions.

"more like i know I'm not what he wants and that makes me...... really fucking sad."

art knees almost knock against yours as he turns his body to face you, giving you his full attention the first time today. you cant meet his eyes still, so you look at the faded spot on his jeans. light blue, like his eyes. you wonder how hes looking at you. cant make yourself look up to see.

"what." he stops. seems to gather some thoughts. tries again, with a steadier tone. "what are you talking about."

you try not to roll your eyes. your arm flings out limply.

"just that this whole thing is a joke, art." and you let out an exasperated laugh, even though nothing is funny. nothing has been funny or light between you two in a long time. "we're only here because the girl you really wanted to marry, told you to get your fucking shit together. you didn't ask us to come here because you wanted to mend something, you're here to please tashi. because if playing a good husband is a role she wants for you - well, you want to play it right, dont you?"

its quiet after that. in the silence you cant help but think about those early days. when you'd been full of love and light and art seemed to be really happy with you. you'd go on dates to the movies, walk through the park together with your hands swinging between you. laugh together and steal kisses whenever you could. you felt high back then.

it didn't even matter that art had a crush on tashi, because hell, you had one too, at the time. but she'd started dating patrick, and they seemed to mesh well together. they were both so intense and passionate. back then, you'd been alot closer to tashi yourself. patrick too. you remember the way she'd rant about how much she fucking hated him, pacing around your room and calling him every name under the sun. and you'd sit there with eager curiosity, and ask her why she didn't end it then. if he makes you so angry, why stay?

and she'd get this faraway look in her eyes. kind of wistful. kind of sad. kind of happy.

"because he makes me feel fucking alive. hes like a - like a drug or something. i cant quit. its addictive, you know?"

that stuck with you. it still sticks with you. you remember being envious of that kind of passion. youe relationship with art had always been so easy. you dont think you'd ever fought by that point. you loved art. you felt safe with art. but were you addicted to him? if you broke up - would you feel withdrawal symptoms?

sometimes you layed awake at night and thought about starting a fight - breaking up for no reason. just to see if he'd fight for you back, if the missing of eachother would be so intense one of you would cave.

but somehow you knew that wouldn't be the case. thats just not how you and art operated. if you got angry, he wouldn't rise to meet you, he'd back down. if you ended things, he wouldn't chase you, he'd let you go.

patrick and tashi were fire and brimstone and you and art was ice and you were....... dirt. solid. walked upon. dependable and not at all exciting.

when art had proposed to you after college graduation it wasn't spur of the moment as it had been with patrick when he'd swept tashi up with a ring and a elopement to vegas. it was talked about and agreed upon and you knew it was coming.

you still said yes.

"you think," and arts voice has a barely concealed tremble to it that makes you look up, finally. you're shocked to see he looks wounded. so many of his expressions you can count on one hand - and this - this wasn't one of them. his eyes are dark, stormy. "you think i dont care about our marriage beyond what someone else has to say about it? you really think that?"

you hate the sliver of guilt you feel, because its not a crazy thing to feel.

"yeah, i really do."

because well, that's the truth of the matter isn't it? you and your husband stare at eachother. and it feels like you're looking at a stranger. not the man who's freckles you used to kiss. who's fears you knew. who's hands you know every callous of, every divot and fingerprint.

"it seems you two have very different views of how the other views this marriage." janet cuts in, sounding curious. she taps her pen against the open notepad on her lap. "art, would you like to chime in on why you wanted to come here? even at the suggestion of someone else?"

art stares at you for a long moment. his face is unreadable to you. his jaw works before his chest expands on an exhale and he looks away.

"i guess i - i just didn't realize how..... stagnant things had gotten until it was pointed out to me. harshly." he winces, and you wonder exactly what tashi had to say to him. you haven't talked to the other woman for some time. contact fizzling out after your marriage to art. he flicks a glance to you, then away again. "im not the best at being aware of shit going on around me." his hand comes up to rub nervously at his neck. "i guess you could say im good at brushing things under the rug. going through the motions. that sort of thing."

janet nods like this makes sense to her. well, great, you think. you know my husband more than i do.

"you're not a fan of confrontation, are you?"

art actually laughs. a genuine one. one that brings a dimple to his cheek and flashes his teeth. you stare at it, like its an exotic animal, and you wont see it again. quickly you catalog the expression in your memory, so you dont forget what he looks like when hes happy.

"yeah, no." he shakes his head. "but I think thats part of the problem. I've obviously let too much shit get put under the rug and now its so full other people are noticing."

you look down at your hands, lips pressed together. your face burns at the knowledge that tashi and by extension - patrick - know your marriage is in shambles. how embarrassing, to be caught lacking in such a momentous way. to come up short and have your husbands friends know about it. you wonder - does he talk about all the ways you make him miserable with them? does patrick shake his head, say, "she's sucking the life out of you, man." does tashi look at him with pity? like hes some poor abused cat that needs to be let in from the rain?

the rain of your marriage.

the rain of you.

you're the storm. you're the problem. you're not enough. art needs fire. you're not even dirt, you're glass. and you can feel yourself breaking.

"that clearly hit a nerve, my dear." janets voice is soft. soothing. she hands you a tissue and you realize you'd begun to cry. "do you want to explain what you're feeling about what art said?"

"i...."

you dab dab dab at your eyes. sniffle. look around the room, trying to collect your thoughts. they feel like flyaway dandelions. you dont know which of them to grasp.

a warm hand settles over yours in your lap and you startle. its arts hand. warm and calloused and tan, covering yours. the gold glint of his wedding ring winks at you, the engraved words etched into them, "my soft epilogue". a shortened version of your favorite qoute i think we deserve a soft epilogue, my love.

at the time, that's what art was to you. your life before him hadn't been easy. being with art had felt like coming home from a long day and falling into a soft bed. it had felt like being able to land after weeks of being made to fly.

you turned your palm up, so he could slide his fingers between yours. he squeezed your hand.

"i think, i. i think i just think - I'm a failure." your bottom lip wobbles. you look at your enterwoven fingers and it makes you so sad that you haven't done the simple gesture of holding your husbands hand in months. "the two most important people in your life are. are so passionate and loud. and i see. i see how happy they make you - and i cant - i cant b-be that for you. we aren't - im not - you dont need me. im not a limb for you how they are. you could extract yourself from me and be. be happier."

your breath shudders out of you.

"you don't need me." you echo.

you wait for him to pull his hand away. this is more than you thought you'd share. some of it you weren't even aware of till the words were spilling from your lips. but they ring true.

without patrick and tashi art would drown. without you..... he'd float just fine.

"and that's important to you." janet says. a statement not a question. "you want to feel needed by art, and you feel as though you aren't. that his needs are met better with his friends than with you."

you nod slowly.

"baby." the word sends a shock through you. not the word itself but how its said. art calls you baby all the time, in a monotonous kind of way. routine. now he says it softly. with feeling. he lets go of your hand in favor of cupping your cheek, still damp with tears, turning your face to his. he looks pained. "of course i need you. i know i haven't been good at showing it. i just - you shut down - after we got married. you've been like a fucking ghost. like you dont want me to touch you. like i could dissappear for all you care and you'd just carry on. i don't know. but i need you, okay? i. need. you."

both hands cup your face, he makes you stare right into him. the conviction in his voice takes your breath away. theres a fire burning there you've thought long put out.

"obviously we have shit to sort out, and we will. but you've got to. you've got to know that. tashi only pushed me to do this because she how - how desperate i was. that's all."

you inhale deeply. exhale. swallow hard. tears cling to your lashes. you reach a hand up to clutch at one of arts wrists. eyes fluttering automatically when you do. you feel grounded again. less like you might float away.

"okay."

"yeah?"

"yeah...." and you smile. it trembles across your lips. but its there. "we'll sort our shit."

art lets out a relieved breath. kisses your forehead, lingering there. the gesture so tender you get emotional again. you want to crawl into his lap, have him wrap you in his arms. you want to feel held by him, like you used to.

"our time is up." janet sets her pen down. smiles. "but i think that was a wonderful first session. i can see the love between you hasn't faded, and that's more i can say for alot of couples who come to see me. keep your chin up."

[evan-buck]

OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH 2x03 The Innkeeper

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