#aladar

[d1n0synth]

Movie star dinosaurs

[snip-stein]

mmmm early 2000s dinos

[bestfictionaldinosaur]

*** TIEBREAKER POLL ***

Dimitri [The Legend of Zelda] vs. Aladar [Dinosaur (2000)]

This poll lasts for ONE DAY ONLY!

[retrosaurus]

Dinosaur (2000) themed popcorn bucket 🦖

[artist-issues]

there’s something you guys don’t know about me, but you should.

I love Aladar. And I love Dinosaur (2000) and it’s time everyone knows.

[kat-vs-art]

More Dinosaur shenanigans

[charlat-anne]

One of the major attributes I admire about this character

is being "Peaceful" way far from "harmless", even though I've seen some claims that Aladar's fight with Kron ended the way it did because he was the weaker, actually..

Aladar never went on the offensive with Kron. Each move he made was merely defensive.

Albeit the size difference

+ the combat experience Aladar lacked ( which should've made it more likely for him to seize any given opportunity to attack)

Kron took the initiative & went to the ground

Something which Aladar didn't take advantage of.

He blinded him

Slashed his chest..

That wasn't enough

He smacked him down

.. And still wasn't done until he'd finish him off completely if it wasn't for Neera's intervention.

You see that difference. Because Aladar wasn't primarily after leadership, but only wanted everybody to reach the valley safely.

He was never in for a fight. But had to defend himself against Kron who's mentality offered only obliteration for any objection to his methods or rules.

[rhinowalker]

Happy 100 years of Disney!

(Nessie is my new favorite Disney character)

[mightaswellbecassandra]

Getting back into Disney’s Dinosaur and I appreciate that they made Kron a complex antagonist who is often understandable, but it really annoys me when people say that his methods were right all along and that Aladar would have killed even more of the herd by slowing down for the weaker members, as if Aladar isn’t constantly shown thinking outside the box for ways to ensure that everyone survives. If he ever faced a situation as leader like the one Kron did where there was no food or water during the migration and the highest chance of survival was getting to the Nesting Grounds as soon as possible, he would most likely ask a trusted friend or family member (probably Neera) to lead the strongest and fastest while he stayed behind to protect the slower and weaker herd members.

Yes, survival of the fittest is usually how it works in nature, but this is still a Disney movie, and caring for the vulnerable is good actually.

[picturebookshelf]

Dinosaur: Two of a Kind (2000)

Story: Judy Katschke -- Art: Justin Wyatt, Lori Tyminski, Ken Becker, Sam Corea, Adrienne Brown & Brent Ford

[disneyparksattractionstournament]

Disney Parks Animatronic Tournament: Bracket B/Tier 2 Round 2

RX-24/REX: Star Tours - Disneyland, Hollywood Studios Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris

Propaganda:

"He's just a little guy! He's so sweet! It's his first flight!!! He's voiced by peewee herman you can't get better than him and i think Disney should not have replaced him :(""Even though he's not the most advanced animatronic, and is "simply" just a robot, he has a fn design is super expressive and a great character for the original version of Star Tours. I think his eye visor and three arms give him a better range of emotion compared to C-3PO (no shade to him, of course)."

(go to 5:30 for animatronic)

Aladar: Discovery River Boats - Animal Kingdom Disney World(formerly)

https://x.com/Yester_World/status/1305375321173233665?s=20

[iguanadonis]

ok so hear me out...they r pretty..

[everyonesonthespectrum]

Today’s Autistic character of the day is:

Aladar from Dinosaur (2000 movie)

[bestfictionaldinosaur]

Dimitri [The Legend of Zelda] vs. Aladar [Dinosaur (2000)]

[ohhhmio]

Aladar trying to convince Dalanar to let him march to war and Dalinar actually agreeing:

Aladar, shocked: I could be lying, you know.

Dalinar: You're not tho.

Aladar: How do you know that?

Dalinar: I dunno, man. Don't ask me.

[balanceoflightanddark]

Hey 👋🏻 are you a fan of Aladar?

Well, didn't think I'd get a Dinosaur ask. Don't come across too many fans on the internet.

Anyways, Aladar. I'd say I'm a fan. Truth be told, he's not the most engaging protagonist. And like I said, he's a bit cliched in a few areas being the snarky kind kind-hearted protagonist which were popular around the start of the 2000s. But "cliche" doesn't always mean bad. Cliches are popular for a reason after all. It's the matter in which they're handled that matters.

Aladar in that case does handle it fairly well. For starters, remember how I said he was cliched for being kind-hearted? We have a concrete reason for that in-universe since he grew up on an island with no predators. And it sort of bites him a few times in the ass such as when he didn't recognize the Velociraptors as predators (granted they're so small, they're more of a threat to the lemurs than Aladar themselves), or inadvertently drawing Kron's ire by trying to supersede his decisions. He's essentially a fish out of water that needs to learn fast.

Plus, the guy has limits. He flat-out loses it in the cave-in scene after all the crap they've been through and is on the verge of giving up. It's one of those cases where the harsh situation and constant misfortunes (losing the herd, Bruton's death, the cave-in) begin to grind on Aladar before it just breaks him.

Thing is, the other thing that makes Aladar work is how he operates with the other characters. For starters, he's the only one that doesn't give up on Eema, Baylene, or Url. It's that kindness which managed to keep them alive and eventually led to Baylene pulling Aladar out of his despair and breaking themselves out of the cave. Essentially, he made them feel like they were worth something and had a purpose. Which is what all leaders are supposed to do.

Aladar's story is essentially about becoming a leader and what it takes. It's not easy since him shouldering all the burden of his friends caused him to break. But here's where he differs a bit from Kron, whom I see as a foil. Kron began to make increasingly rash decisions when faced with hardships (having the herd force march without searching for water, hurriedly moving them out on the threat of the Carnotaurs), but since he believes that only the strong survive, he's pretty detached from the herd. Aladar on the other hand focused more on getting EVERYONE to the Nesting Grounds. He doesn't even directly compete with Kron either, opting to keep his head down in the beginning but only speaking out when it becomes obvious the latter is putting the entire herd in danger. Because of that, when he falters, he has friends to help pick him back up when he hits his lowest.

(Please note, I'm not trying to slander Kron here. He's nowhere near as bad when we first see him than when he risks them all to get away from the Carnotaur at the very end.)

And this is where I feel Aladar's character works best: he's a good leader. Plain and simple. He puts the herd first and risks his life for everybody else (defying Kron when he knows the latter will try to kill him, being the first to face off with the Carnotaur). He empowers and makes his people feel like they're worth something. And in turn, they band all the more together when faced with hardship. There's a reason why he was able to get the previously broken down stragglers break themselves out of the cave or muster the herd to fend off the Carnotaur. In the end, while he and Kron do agree that only the strong survive, Aladar recognizes that everyone is all the stronger when they work together. Which actually sort of fits in with actual herding behavior in today's animals.

So yeah, I'm a fan of Aladar. His story is a bit cliche, but I feel it does a good job of explaining why it's been told time and time again.