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[chrismcshell]

URETHRA‼️

[zylphiacrowley]

[yen-sids-tournament]

All 128 Quotes for our Quotable Disney Tournament!

They are alphabetical. First by where then by who and finally by what.

101 Dalmatians (1961) -1-

Cruella De Vil: "Miserable, darling, as usual, perfectly wretched."

A Bug's Life (1998) -1-

Flik: "It's you who need us! We're a lot stronger than you say we are...and you know it, don't you?"

A Goofy Movie (1995) -2-

Lester the Possum: "Who's your favorite possum?" Nerdy Kid: "Yo, Stacy! Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, baby!"

Aladdin (1992) -4- and Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996) -1-

Genie: "All right you baaaaaad boy, but no more freebies." "Jafar, Jafar, he's our man, if he can't do it-GREAT!" "Ten Thousand Years will give you such a crick in the neck!" Jafar: "Giving you your reward... your ETERNAL reward!" Genie: "Sand! It's everywhere. Get used to it."

Amphibia (2019-22) -1-

Marcy [S2 E20]: "But look at how much fun we've had. Look at how much you've both grown. Look at Spring, I gave you this. I gave you everything! I just...didn't want to be alone."

Bambi (1942) -1-

Thumper: "If you can't say somethin' nice, don't say nothin' at all."

Beauty and the Beast (1991/2017) -3-

Luminer: "Try the gray stuff, it's delicious" Gaston and LeFou: "Dismissed. Rejected. Publically humiliated. Why it's more than I can bare." / "More beer?" LeFou (2017): "There's a beast running wild, there's no question. But I fear the wrong monster's released."

Brave (2012) -1-

Merida: "I am Merida, first born child of Clan DunBroch, and I will be shooting for my own hand."

Brother Bear (2003) -1-

Kenia: "Well, it's kind of about a man...and kind of about a bear. But mostly about a monster."

Buzz Lightyear Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000) -1-

Emperor Zurg: "Target the planet of widows and orphans"

Christopher Robin (2018) -1-

Winnie the Pooh: "People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day."

Cinderella (1950) -1-

Cinderella: "A dream is a wish a heart makes."

Descendants: Rise of Red (2024) -1-

Ella: "There's nothing I wouldn't do if my heart tells me it's right If it's for someone I love If it's to save a life"

Disney America Press Conference (1993) -1-

Bob Weis: "We want to make you feel what it was like to be a slave, and what it was lite to escape through the Underground Railroad."

Finding Nemo (2003) -1-

Dory: "Just keep swimming."

Frozen (2012) -3- and Frozen 2 (2019) -1-

Olaf: "Some people are worth melting for." Prince Hans and Princess Anna: "We finish each other's--" / "Sandwiches!" / "That's what I was going to say!" Princess Anna: "Do you wanna build a snowman?" Queen Elsa: "Everyone I have ever loved is here within these walls"

Fun and Fancy Free (1947) -1-

Jiminy Cricket: "Don't cross a bridge or peak 'round the corner until you're there. Just learn to smile and in a while, you'll find trouble's a bubble of air"

Gargoyles (1994-97) -1- and Gargoyles the Movie: Heroes Awaken (1995) -1-

David Xanatos [S1 E2]: "Pay a man enough and he'll walk barefoot into hell." Elisa Maza: "Claw marks? What could leave claw marks in solid stone?"

Gravity Falls (2012-16) -7-

Bill Cipher [S2 E21]: "I have some children I need to make into corpses." Blonde Woman in Blue [S2 E5]: "You can't undo who you are." Grunkle Stan [S2 E5]: "Sometimes a man has to steal an animatronic badger to stay in this crazy game called life." [S1 E10] "You know, studies show that keeping a ladder in the house is more dangerous than a loaded gun. That's why I own ten guns, in case some maniac tries to sneak in with a ladder." [S1 E5] "You had your chance at the cotillion, you!" Soos (reading Romance Academy) [S2 E5]: "When the cherry petals of magic Romance Academy are in bloom...anthyding can hadplen." Soos' Abuelita and Soos [S2 E5]: "I would like to see you settled before I ascend to heaven and live with the angels!" / "And with grandpa." / "...no, he's not there."

Halloweentown (1998) -1-

Aggie Cromwell: "Magic is really very simple, all you've got to do is want something and then let yourself have it."

Hercules (1997) -4- and the series (1998-99) -3-

Hades: "I haven't been this choked up since I got a hunk of moussaka caught in my throat." Megera: "I'm a damsel, I'm in distress, I can handle this. Have a nice day." Sundial Seller: "Wanna buy a sundial?" Zeus: "For a true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart." Adonis [S1 E10]: "Would sturdier lies help? I could shore them up with some half-truths!" Aphrodite [S1 E27]: "Okay, that's curvy enough for you, young man." Trivia [S1 E9]: "I'm only trying to stimulate your minds, people."

High School Musical (2006) -2-

Basketball Team: "Getcha head in the game!" Everybody: "What team?" / "WILDCATS!"

Lilo and Stitch (2002) -5-

Lilo Pelekai: "My friends need to be punished." "Oh good! my dog found the chainsaw!" "Pudge controls the weather." Lilo and Nani Pelekai and Stitch: "Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten." Stitch: "This is my family. I found it all on my own. It's little and broken, but still good. Yeah, still good."

Mary Poppins (1964) -2-

Mr. George Banks: "You'll be part of: railways through Africa! Dams across the Nile! Fleets of ocean greyhounds, majestic self-amortizing canals! Plantations of ripening tea,,," Mrs. Winifred Banks: "Though we adore men individually, we agree as a group they're rather stupid."

Meet the Robinsons (2007) -2-

Lewis: "Keep moving forward." Walt Disney: "Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious... and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." [as written at the end]

Milo Murphy's Law (2016-19) -2-

Bradley Nicholson [S1 E1b]: "Oh, sorry, I'm trapped in a ribcage right now." Orton Mahlson [S2 E1]: "They say write what you know, but all I knew was the zoning commission."

Monsters, Inc. (2001) -1-

Roz: "Your stunned silence is very reassuring."

Mulan (1998) -7-

Chinese Soldier: "Now all of China knows you're here." Fa Ancestor: "We can't ALL be acupuncturists!" Li Shang: "I'll make a man out of you" Mushu: "Dishonor! Dishonor on your whole family! make note of this. Dishonor on you, dishonor on your cow," "My little baby, off to destroy people." "You missed?! How could you miss? He was three feet in front of you!" The Emperor of China: "No matter how the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow to it."

National Treasure (2004) -1- and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) -1-

Ben Gates: "A toast, yeah? To high treason. That’s what these men were committing when they signed the Declaration. Had we lost the war, they would have been hanged, beheaded, drawn and quartered. Oh! oh my personal favorite; had their entrails cut out and burned. So, here’s to the men who did what was considered wrong, in order to do what they knew was right." Ben Gates: "I'm going to kidnap the President of the United States."

Newsies: The Musical -1-

Jack, Katherine, Davey, Lou: "Get those kids to see we're circling victory And watch what happens We're doing something no one's even tried And, yes, we're terrified But watch what happens"

Oliver and Company (1988) -2-

Francis: "Isn't it rather dangerous to use your entire vocabulary in a single sentence?" "My name is Francis. Not Frank. Not Frankie. Francis."

Once Upon A Time (2011-18) -1-

Rumpelstiltskin: "All magic comes with a price, dearie!"

Park Rides -3-

it's a small world: "it's a small world after all." Spaceship Earth: "After 30,000 years of time travel, here we are--a truly global community, poised to shape the future of this, our Spaceship Earth." Splash Mountain: "What goes up is sure to come down. A penny lost is a penny found. How do you do? And you howdy back. A little bit of this and a little bit of that."

Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2005 and 2024-) -1-

Percy Jackson: "Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood..."

Peter Pan (1953) -1-

Wendy Darling: "But, Mother, I don't want to grow up."

Phineas and Ferb (2007-) -3- and Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011) -1-

Almost Everyone: "Hey, where's Perry?" Dr. Doofenshmirtz: "Curse you Perry the Platypus!" Isabella Garcia-Shapiro: "What'cha doin'?" Phineas Fletcher: "Ferb, I know what we're going to do today!" Dr. Doofenshmirtz: "If I had a nickel for every time I was doomed by a puppet, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice."

Pinocchio (1940) -1-

The Coachman: "Give a bad boy enough rope, and he'll soon make a jackass of himself."

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) -1- and Dead Man's Chest (2006) -1-

Captain Jack Sparrow: "So, you see, we're all men of our word. Except Elizabeth, who is, in fact, a woman!" Davy Jones: "Do you fear death?"

Pocahontas (1995) -1-

John Smith: "I'd rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing you."

Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) -1-

Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh: "Promise me you'll be here. Always. Even when I'm a hundred?" / "How old shall I be then?" / "Ninety-nine." / "I Promise!...forever and ever."

Ratatouille (2007) -2-

Remy: "Change is nature, dad. The part we can influence. And that starts when we decide." "The only thing predictable about life is it's unpredictability."

Return to Oz (1985) -1-

Jack Pumpkinhead and Dorothy: "If his brain's run, how can he talk?" / "It happens all the time, Jack."

Robin Hood (1973) -1-

King Richard Lionheart: "It appears that I now have an outlaw for an in-law!"

Sleeping Beauty (1959) -1-

Prince Phillip: "Now, Father, you're living in the past. This is the 14th century!"

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) -1-

The Dwarfs cut song: "You're never too old to be young."

Tangled (2010) -3- and Tangled the series (2017-2020) -1-

Eugene Fitzherbert: "I'mnotfreakingoutareyoufreakingout?I'mjustveryinterestedinyourhairandthemagicalqualitiesitposses.howlonghasitbeendoingthatexactly?" "This is the story of how I died. Don't worry, this is actually a very fun story. And the truth is, it isn't even mine." "You were my new dream." Princess Rapunzel and Queen Arianna: "Plus est en von."

The Aristocats (1970) -1-

Marie: "Ladies do not start fights. But they can finish them."

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) -1-

Lucy Pevensie: "Or have you forgotten who really defeated the White Witch?"

The Emperor's New Groove (2000) -6-

Chaca: "Well, which is it? It seems like a pretty crucial conjunction." Emperor Kuzco, Yzma, Kronk: "How did you get back here before us?" / "Uh...uh, how did we, Kronk?" / "Well, you've got me. By all accounts it doesn't make sense." Kronk: "Oh yeah, it's all coming together." "Oh, right, the poison. The poison for Kuzco. The poison specifically chosen to kill Kuzco. Kuzco's poison. That poison?" Yzma: "A llama?! He's supposed to be dead!" "Ah, how shall I do it? Oh, I know. I'll turn him into a flea, a harmless little flea, and then I'll put that flea in a box, and then I'll put that box inside another box, and then I'll mail that box to myself, and when it arrives--AH HA HA HA! I'll smash it with a hammer! It's brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, I tell you! Genius, I say!... Or to save on postage I'll just poison him with this!"

The Fox and the Hound (1981) -1-

Widow Tweed: "We met it seems, such a short time ago. You looked at me, needing me so. Yet from your sadness, our happiness grew. Then I found out, I need you, too. I remember how we used to play. I recall those rainy days, the fires glowed, that kept us warm. And now I find, we're both alone. Goodbye may seem forever, farewell is like the end. But in my heart's a memory, and there you'll always be."

The Great Mouse Detective (1986) -1-

Basil: "There's always a chance, Doctor, as long as one can think."

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) -2-

Judge Frollo and Captain Phoebus: "Look at that disgusting display." / "Yes, sir!" The Archdeacon: "You can lie to yourself and your minions. You can claim that you haven't a qualm. But you never can run from nor hide what you've done from the eyes the very eyes of Notre Dame."

The Incredibles (2007) -3-

Dash: "We're dead! We're dead! We're alive, but we're dead!" Edna Mode: "No capes." Honey Best: "The 'Greater Good?' I am your WIFE. I am the greatest good you are EVER gonna get!"

The Lion King (1995) -1- and The Lion King II Simba's Pride (1998) -1-

Timon: "What do you want me to do? Dress in drag and do the hula?" Animals: "Someone once lied to us, now we're not so blind"

The Muppets Treasure Island (1996) -1-

Long John Silver and Clueless Morgan: "This is a cursed place." / "Now that's an informed opinion."

The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1989-91) -1-

Tigger and Eeyore [S1 E8a]: "You know, that's the third time today you've called me 'Tigger.'" / "Well, aren't you?" / "No, I don't have any stripes." / "Oh, doesn't matter. You're still Tigger, on the inside...You'll always be Tigger. It's all in the stuffing."

The Parent Trap (1998) -1-

Meredith Blake and Nick Parker: "Get the picture? It's me or them. Take your pick." / "Them." / "Excuse me?" / "T-H-E-M, them. Get the picture?"

The Princess and the Frog (2009) -2-

Dr. Facillier: "Shake my hand. Come on, boys, won't you shake a poor sinner's hand? Yeeeaaaasss..." Mama Odie: "This gonna be good."

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) -1-

Queen Clarisse Renaldi: "A queen is never late. Everyone else is simply early."

The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (2005-08) -1-

Maddie Fitzpatrick: "And I don't look like Ashley Tisdale?"

The Three Caballeros (1944) -1-

Panchito Pistoles: "Caramba! Now we're three gay caballeros!"

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) -1-

Thor Odinson: "Why would I spend my last moments with you when I can spend them with her? I chose Love, you can too."

Toy Story (1995) -2-

Buzz Lightyear: "There seems to be no sign of intelligent life anywhere." "You are a sad, strange, little man and you have my pity."

Treasure Planet (2002) -1-

Captain Amelia: "Doctor, to muse and blabber about a treasure map in fron of this particular crew demonstartes a level of inepitiude that borders on the imbecilic! And I mean that in a very caring way."

Walt Disney (unattached) -1-

"Everyone needs deadlines. Even the beavers. They loaf around all summer, but when faces with the winter deadline, they work like fury. If we didn't have deadlines, we'd stagnate."

Zenon: Girl of the 21st Centry (1999) -1-

Zenon Kar: "Cetus-Lupeedus!"

Zootopia (2016) -1-

Officer Judy Hopps: "I mean I am just a dumb bunny, but we are pretty good at multiplying."

[abugeatbugworld]

Five times Dot made Flik laugh (and one time she made him cry)

Chapter 5.5

(read the whole fic here)

"Hey, Flik."

"Yeah?"

He cracked an eye open to see the princess lying next to him, turned on her side so her wide eyes were facing him. Flik had only himself to blame for being naive enough to believe that Dot would actually be asleep by now, especially after letting her drink that much sugary tree sap before bed.

"When you marry my sister, do you promise not to like her better than me?"

Flik muffled a laugh with his palm, then composed himself. As silly as the question seemed, there was a seriousness to Dot's tone that he didn't want to brush aside.

"Why can't I like both of you the same?" he challenged her.

Even in the dark, he could see the princess's signature eye roll. "Everyone knows you can't really like two bugs the same. "You have to pick a favorite."

"Well, you both can be my favorites," Flik countered. "Atta will be my favorite wife, and you'll be my favorite little sister."

Saying the words Atta will be my wife aloud made his heart do a double backflip. There were only three days left until their wedding, but it felt like an eternity to wait.

Flik's attention was drawn back to Dot when he realized the girl had grown quiet. He rolled onto his own side so he could face her, then cupped his hand over his cheek and propped himself up on an elbow.

"What's going on, Princess?" he asked gently, knowing now that there was more to her question than a little sisterly jealousy.

Dot bit the corner of her bottom lip, her gaze fixed on her fidgeting hands. "It's just...I'm worried that after you get married to Atta, you'll forget about me. And if something bad happens, like if the grasshoppers come back one day or a bird attacks us, you'll save her first."

A tear dropped down Dot's cheek as she whispered her last words.

"Because you like her more."

Now Flik's heart felt like it was being wrung out like the clover leaf he used as a towel after showering.

"Dot," he said, all trace of joking gone from his voice. When she didn't look up, he reached forward to gently pinch her chin between his thumb and forefinger before tilting her head upward.

Her eyes met his. She blinked back her remaining tears.

"The pollen's bad tonight," she muttered, and Flik stifled another chuckle. Never in a million seasons would the little bug admit to crying if she could help it.

"Dot," he repeated, releasing her chin but not her gaze. "How on the Island could you think I would forget you? First of all, you'd never let me do that even if I wanted to."

The corner of her mouth quirked in a grin.

"Second," Flik continued. "I would never want to. I meant it when I said you'll be my favorite little sister, but you'll be even more than that. Sure, Atta's going to be my wife and now one of my best friends, but you'll always be my first best friend. No one can take that title from you."

Here he gave her freckled nose a light tap, causing her to giggle.

"That's yours forever, kid."

Dot's mouth broke into a real grin now, her eyes glowing bright with relief. "Since we're best friends and all," she said slowly, pushing her lower lip out in a pout. "Will you let me sleep with you for a little?"

Flik sighed, feigning irritation even though he secretly loved when Dot asked this. It made him feel like he really was her big brother, a role he didn't deserve but felt honored to play for the princess whose friendship had changed his life.

He peeled back the upper edge of his sleeping bag so the antling could crawl beneath it, smiling when he felt her warm little body snuggle into his side. For a few minutes Flik stared up at the hundreds of stars littering the night sky, winking down at him with their quiet assurance that he'd said the right things to this little girl who mattered so much to him.

His antennae pricked at the sound of Dot's breathing beginning to soften, a sign that she was almost asleep.

"You know what else I thought of, Princess?" he whispered, nudging the small of her back with his elbow.

"Hm?"

"I chose to spend one of my last nights before being married camping out with you. I could've gone to the wild party Francis wanted to throw for me with all the guys from the circus, but I decided that sleeping on top of a clover next to my best friend sounded like even more fun."

"Huh," Dot mumbled sleepily. "Guess you really won't forget about me."

There was a pause after the princess's last words. Figuring she'd finally fallen asleep, Flik closed his eyes and settled into the most comfortable sleeping position he could manage while sharing a bed meant for one.

Just as he was drifting into a peaceful slumber, Dot spoke up again.

"So what you're saying is that you like me better than Atta, right?"

[laura-sanchez-mlp]

MSA X Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost Chapter 6: The rest of the Mystery Teams going to Ben's Mansion and Flik's Mansion have Horror Writers/Other Rest of Mystery Teams going to Restaurants

**Shaggy's stomach growls, John Kingsmen's stomach growls and other's stomach growl**

Shaggy: Hey, we like to see a puritan pizza joint. We're starved

John Kingsmen: I'm kinda hungry, i think i want to eat roast beef or something, when my mother who love to cooking and baking for my siblings and i

Scooby-Doo: Reah

Mayor Corey: Don't worry, boys, we got the best restaurants in all New England. It's back in town, I'll walk you there

Mayor Blaine: Yeah

Ben: Do you all kids wanna go, or do you all want to see our studio?

Flik: Yeah

Velma: Wow, would we ever! Shaggy, we'll meet up with you later!

Ben: Mayor! Tell Jack and Blaine that anything they order is on us

Flik: Indeed

Shaggy Rogers: Zoinks! Like what a great guy

John: Yep, sure he is

Scooby-Doo: Reah, reat!

Daphne: (laughs) You're gonna regret that offer, Ben, Flik

Starla: Yeah

Laura: Me too

Sarah: Indeed

**At a two place called "Oakhaven Restaurants," Shaggy, Scooby John Kingsmen and others are smell the food**

Mayor Corey: Jack's gonna take care of you, boys. You're gonna love his cooking

Mayor Blaine: Yeah

Shaggy: We sure will, your honor

John: Yeah

Mayor Corey: Enjoy your stay at Oakhaven

Mayor Blaine: Indeed

Shaggy and John: Thanks your dudeness

(A man is eating his lunch when Scooby appears from behind, looking at his food. Jack walks to Shaggy and Scooby.)

Jack: Well, boys, are you hungry?

Shaggy Rogers: Man, are we ever.

Jack: Come over here to the back, I've always have a table for V.I.P's.

Shaggy Rogers: Groovy. Come on Scoob.

(He takes Scooby along, as they got into a table)

Jack: You're Mr. Ravencroft's guests so order up anything on the menu, fellas. I've got a nice juicy ham bone for your dog. What do ya think?

Scooby-Doo: Rone?! Yuck!

Jaxson: No thanks

Kirby: **cute noises** (Me either)

Shaggy: Scooby's allergic to bones. We'll have whatever that great smell is

John: Yeah, kirby prefer something the great smell is

Jack: Well, that's our Yankee pot roast, New England clam chowder, maple baked ham and beans, Roast turkey with chestnut stuffing, and apple cinnamon pie and more

**Shaggy, John, Jaxson, Kirby, Josh, Scooby and others a gets excited**

John: Kirby and I want Roast turkey

Shaggy: Sounds great! Like give us 2 orders of everything

Josh and Jaxson: Us too

Jack: (laughs) Oh, I love people who love to eat.

**They prepare to eat everything that Jack brings**

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[blueberrydot]

Her sister was right and there was no way Dot could deny it. For all it may make her seem cocky to admit, she was really great with kids. She loved the little fuckers so much, even when they were throwing tantrums or putting their lives at risk for just a laugh. And she really did have some kind of secret talent for them, almost as if it were her own sort of magic. Only instead of being anything cool it was just the ability to calm a kid down or make them smile with little to no effort. Which, she supposed, a lot of parents would find pretty fucking awesome actually. “Yeah. And I’m trying to be strong and not social media stalk all the parents, even though I totally know that’s what they’re all doing to me. No way they aren’t.”

For a moment she’s almost offended that Atta would really think she’d fall for that - like she would be asking this question if she didn’t already know at least something was going on between her sister and Flik. Why else would Dot have bothered bringing it up? Of course she was already aware that Moly knew all of those things - everyone did. “Something else,” she confirms, now feeling a bit more annoyed that Flik had opened up far easier than her own sister would. She shouldn’t have had to have heard about the kiss from the boy, it should have been Atta that told her. And Dot had thought that earlier but had really hoped now that she brought it up, the blonde would just come out and tell her without having to be prompted. “Something like… a kiss. On the night of your engagement party. Which happened months ago, might I add, and yet I only just found out about it like two days ago. And not even from you.”

"Oh, no one's ever going to doubt why they hired you once they see you with those kids," she assured her, reaching a hand over to rest on her sister's shoulder. Atta had seen just how good she was with children, and it was honestly impressive. She could never handle them as well as Dot could, which was just another reason why she'd been so hesitant about agreeing to have some of her own. "Everything's going to feel so worth it once you meet them, I just know it. Do you have your class list yet?" Atta wondered if there were any last names she would notice, if any people from college had kids who were already in elementary school.

Dot's question took her back for a moment--had she really told her sister that she'd kissed her best friend? She didn't remember mentioning anything about it, not even when she had been so drunk after Myles had proposed to her. That could only mean one thing: Flik had told her about what had happened. Atta had never expressly authorized telling her, but maybe something had slipped. "What do you mean, does he know? Like, that we're friends, that he worked for the company? Of course he does." Atta didn't want to tell her anything more than that if Dot had no idea. But, her sister was smart, and if she kept dancing around the subject, it would eventually wind up slipping from her, if Flik hadn't already done so. "Or ... are you talking about something else?"

[z0urcherri]

I forgot the cinematography at the end of Bug's Life (Ant revolt and Hopper chase in particular) was GOD TIER. I'm gonna gush about it for a minute. Like, perfect camera angles. Perfect use of zooms and wide lenses. Balanced lighting, even in the darkest scenes! Lightning is usually overdone and is hostile to epileptics, but here it's just bright enough. The rudimentary fluid dynamics of the time actually compliment the small scale of the set. Colors aren't washed out to the point individual shades aren't discernible anymore, again, even when there's a drastic environmental change. THE. SOUND. DESIGN. Still sounds amazing and crisp years onward. Voice acting didn't have to go so hard but it adds that much needed weight to the dialogue exchanges. The whole thing gives me chills. Flik's speech with Hopper slowly walking towards him. You can hear genuine fear start to slip out but he keeps talking. He never even breaks eye contact with him. Not even once!! And even in the chase, the tensest part of the climax, there's a gag with Slim getting stuck in the branches and it's not a bit out of place. It's an unforced hindrance for our heroes and it makes you laugh. Striking a balance between seriousness and humor is a mark often missed in most films. This was effortless. Loved this movie since i was a kid, even more now that i've learned these little tidbits.

[kakusu-shipping]

💞 What are your cradle ships?

🧵 What are some themes about cradle ships that you enjoy?

😈 Do you prefer to keep your cradle ships innocent and chaste or do you make them spicy?

Thankyou so so so much for asking!! I'll try not to make this post too long but I may ramble a bit djkkfds

💞 What are your cradle ships?

Izuku/All Might/Bakugo - MHA

Bakugo/Best Jeanist - MHA

Twice/Toga - MHA

Tomura/Izuku - MHA

Molayne/Sophocles - Pokemon SuMo

Kukui/Ash - Pokemon SuMo

Drayden/Axew - Pokemon BW

May/Maxie/Archie - Pokemon OrAs

Mest/Wendy - Fairytail

Rouge/Frosch - Fairytail

Kiriyama/Hayashida - March Comes like a Lion

Ichinose/Toudou - Love at Fourteen

Peridot/Steven - Steven Universe

Grime/Sasha - Amphibia

Andrias/Marcy - Amphibia

Belos/Hunter - TOH

Phillip/Collector/King - TOH

Kipo/Jamack - Kipo and the age of wonderbeasts

Kipo/Hugo - Kipo and the age of wonderbeasts

Black Hat/505 - Villainous

Papyrus/Frisk - Undertale

Papyrus/Flowey - Undertale

Spamton/Kris - Deltarune

Shuu/Nageki - Hatoful Boyfriend

Hitori/Nageki - Hatoful Boyfriend

Morgo/Misfortune - Little Misfortune

Feddy/Gregory - Fnaf Security Breach

Flik/Nina - Suikoden 2

I feel like these are pretty normie type picks, but that's to be expected considering my start was in Maxvid

I recognize now there's a different term for Teen/Adult ships but I both don't remember what is was and don't care particularly about the difference, to me Cradle Ship just means Adult/Minor.

🧵 What are some themes about cradle ships that you enjoy?

All of my Cradle ships are pure fluff, everything fine and nothing is wrong sort of concepts, there's never anything dark or bad or twisted about most of them, the exception being Andrias/Marcy and Belos/Hunter, but even those have their soft everything's fine AUs

I like guilt in Cradle ships and the exploration of the Grey area between parental and romantic love, mostly in the sense that kids, especially young kids, don't have a Different Types of Love understanding, it's something that is taught instead of innate in human understanding.

Too bad I don't really have any Cradle ships outside of self ships where the younger is young enough for that. Still. Love when the older is agonizing over being in love with a minor. They think it's complicated, the kid thinks it's simple.

I think it's a funny dynamic

😈 Do you prefer to keep your cradle ships innocent and chaste or do you make them spicy?

It depends on the ship for sure but honestly ever sense the porn ban of 2018 I've kinda fallen off on Ships being NSFW at all. Most, if not all of my ships, are SFW by default just cause I'm Ace and don't see a lot of nsfw art anymore.

Some of them I'm like "Oh yeah this guy's a massive pervert about this" but even then they're mostly just weird about it in their head and are too guilty to actually act on those thoughts.

Again. I think that's a really funny dynamic. Tortured Pervert X Teasing them on purpose.

[bluemoonbeam15]

If Flik had a bad dream about everything he's gone though, especially Thumper beating him up and the poor ant would be scared of him, Hopper would try to comfort him, right?

Of course, he would. The only thing is that Hopper would initially feel pressed to keep his distance in order to make Flik feel safe. Considering Flik was only harmed because of him.

Also, I got your other messages concerning this prompt. Just for future reference, I try my best to get to asks within a day they were sent. Sometimes it does take longer, apologies to PurpleFalls for the two prompts I still have yet to answer.

I am holding two jobs, school, church, and my responsibilities at home. It won't be an instant answer. Please keep this in mind when messaging me, thanks.

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Something rustled beside him before there was silence again. Hopper drowsily opened his eyes and blinked through the darkness. Slowly -- as if trying to be sneaky -- something pressed against his back and stilled.

It wasn't that cold yet. The freeze had yet to settle in the air. He twisted around to lay on his back, seeing Flik looking up at him sheepishly. "I-I'm sorry...did I wake you?"

"Don't worry about it, kid." Hopper moved an arm around the ant, "Are you cold?"

Flik opened his mouth to answer, but nothing came out. He pursed his lips and settled on pressing closer against the grasshopper. Hopper rose an eyebrow, "What's wrong, Bubba?"

"Nothing," Flik furrowed his brow and buried further against him. "Y-You're right. It's cold."

"Nope, too late for that," Hopper propped up on his forearms, leaving Flik no choice but to show his face. Despite the dim light in the room, he could see how red Flik's eyes were. Dried tears streaked down his cheeks and his face was flushed. "Alright," he sighed, "who do I need to kill?"

Flik smiled small, "No one, really, it...," he looked down as he pulled at his fingers, "it was just another nightmare."

"Not the same one, was it?" Hopper looked concerned.

"No...this one was different..."

Hopper waited but Flik wasn't elaborating. He lifted Flik's head, "You gotta give me more than that, kid. I'm not a mind reader."

He diverted his gaze, speaking softly, "It was about that night...b-but when...when Thumper-- w-well when he...a-and then you were there...but th-this time Atta...she d-didn't show up."

Oh...

Hopper didn't know how to respond to that. A nightmare about him? He withdrew his hand and leaned back a little to put some distance between them. "I'm sorry, kid. I...you didn't have to come here if you didn't want to."

"What? No!" Flik at least remembered to keep his voice low. "Can I please stay?" He grabbed Hopper's arm, pulling it around him again.

"But the ni--"

"I know...that's why I just wanna be here with you right now," Flik tried coaxing him to lay back down by tugging on his arm.

Hopper didn't move for a heartbeat or two, looking at Flik worriedly. The ant looked determined, though, to not move from his new spot. "...Alright."

Barely after laying back down again had Flik wrapped an arm tightly over his chest. Hopper adjusted the leaf over them, despite Flik having found his body to be a better source of heat than the foliage. "I'm not afraid of you, Hopper, and I never will be...you're like my brother."

Hopper looked down at the ant curled up against him. He gave a small laugh and turned over on his side, arms holding the ant more securely, "You have no idea how much that means to me."

If his hold was anything to go by, Flik would say it meant an awful lot. That nightmare was sorely out of place in his subconscious. The safest place he could think of would be right next to Hopper. In a heartbeat, the grasshopper would kill anyone who laid a hand on him.

He felt Hopper nuzzle the top of his head, "Probably as much as you mean to me." His eyes finally started to grow heavy as circles were rubbed on his back.

Another chuckle escaped Hopper, more watery this time. "I know I don't say it a lot...but you do know I love you, right?"

"I know," Flik smiled, "and I love you too, Hop. But you probably already knew that," he laughed.

Hopper chuckled, "Never hurts to hear it again sometimes."

"I love you."

The grasshopper rolled his eyes, "Smart-Alack."

[finallymothman]

I can and will elaborate (stoned. If you read the whole thing and can more or less understand me? Props to you, I'll kiss you on the mouth)

Qualifications: I have watched this movie over 3000 times, and I'm autistic and I said so.

I'm literally rewatching this right now with my girlfriend and I'll just keep a running tab from the point in time the grasshoppers show up. While Hopper yells at Molt the way that only older brothers can, lemme give a few quick ones

Building: special interest

creative, out of the box thinking

Maybe he's ADHD too but that bug is not neurotypical

(Dear GOD what is wrong with Thumper)

Standing up for Dot: black and white morality, strong sense of justice

He's kind of gullible. Like yes this is a movie for babies, but Atta does not have to try very hard to convince him that she's not, ultimately, making fun of him. He also doesn't get that people cheer when he's Gone, not that they're cheering For Him. Also similar for the kiddos. He's really literal when the kids are kinda ragging on him from the beginning

I feel like when he was growing up he said he wasn't like "other bugs"

Tbh there is also a case for Dot, but I feel like that is the vase for all "later bloomer" stories

While we're waiting to see Flik again, we're doing the circus scene, I'm going to see if I can find any examples of him having sensory issues. I think it could be argued that he was sensory seeking??? And I feel like he does something with his hands consistently when he's excited that could be a subtle stim

God I love Francis

"Try not to look like a country bug. Blend in." I promise you, neurotypical people do not have to tell themselves to Blend In. Out Loud. "But Casper! This is a movie for babies!" OK! And? That's still his personality, even if they made him transparent enough for babies to understand.

Additionally, he is very literal and upfront with his whole everything. Like he's just genuine. And not that you have to have a high-masking/high-functioning blend with ADHD to present in the way he does. And, granted, he's also in a pretty desperate situation that the theatrics are kinda warranted when he asked the circus bugs to come back to Ant Island with him.

I would also like to make the statement that I think this is very much "undiagnosed high functioning autist through their own eyes"

Nobody really likes him, but he has great intentions, and even some big fuck ups are forgivable because they really were just accidents and you're so gosh-darn accident prone and who knows what could be the root cause of all that and your social difficulties and- ohhhh how was it not caught sooner?? type deals, you know?

and "They're just waiting for me to screw up"?????????????? Excuse me????

In the wrods of my good friend Mogan (Mo + Logan) "The plot of the movie is just "a small village sends their most autistic citizen to hire some assassins to get rid of their local despot, he returns with an improv group""

I feel like the average joe would not think to buld a bird, but ants don't have guns so really what's their alternative

While the story is preoccupied with the grasshoppers again (creepy fashy motherfuckers) -- I actually got distracted talking about a creepy af deleted scene where you watch the grasshopper die that Hopper buries under the grain

Anyway back to Ant Island here we go

Actually I think this is where the hand stimming scene pops up

"Thank you for finding them, Flik"

"Me?????" that is so mecore

Though I do think more autistic behavior would be for him to have told the queen and Atta about the circus bugs but just continued with the bird plan. However I totally understand that he was scared they would react exactly the way they did, but he also didn't give them the chance to react any other way by not telling them the truth

THE COLLECTIVE GASP JFC

Can I just say how stupid it is that they just drop his plan when they kick him out for lying? Like, they have I think one or two days until the grasshoppers come back, can you not just stick to the plan and deal with the personal shit later? They are going to KEEEELL you guys.

Also I have such a visceral reaction to seeing the grasshoppers walk out of the fog, it will never cease to freak me out. It's so creepy.

I don't think there are many other big moments that feel relatable with Flik in the tism sense for the rest of the movie, I'll reblog this again if I think of more, Dot is being chased by Thumper

Flik from A Bug's Life is autistic

[charmingradiobelle]

Any Bug’s Life headcanons? :O

*clears throat*

Flik and Atta were friends when they were little kids, but overtime Atta started to distance herself bc she was too busy with royal duties. And she began to resent him bc he unintentionally would make her look bad in front of the colony by making disastrous inventions.

Manny met Gypsy during a circus performance and fell in love with her right away. They got to know each other and she would help him practice his magic act, and eventually decided to be his assistant.

Atta’s father passed away right after Dot was born. No one ever talks about him bc their loss was too much and it’s hard for them to think about.

I have a lot more but these are my favorites.

[ladies-and-gentlebugs]

3, 5, 11, 14, 19

hey! thanks for waiting, it took me a few days to get to this ask for some reason.

3. My favorite scene and 11. The character I'm most like: already answered here

5. My first memory involving this movie

the first time I saw a bug's life I was pretty young, I'm not old enough to have seen it in the theater when it came out but I used to watch a lot of animated movies on dvd when I was a kid. I have exactly one memory of a bug's life from that time period, and that was being absolutely terrified by the flaming death scene. you know how when pt flea peels himself off the fly paper, a few hairs stick to it? as a kid I read that as some of his limbs coming off. I also couldn't recall whether or not he even survived being burned alive, so I was kind of afraid to see the movie for several years after that.

14. My favorite ABL fanfic

hmm. I'd have to say @/abugeatbugworld's fic Nightmare. I love how they write flik and dot's relationship in general, and that story is full of it. also honorable mentions go to @/bluemoonbeam's take on more abl bloopers (here) and their truth or dare fic (here), they're both just really fun.

19. The scene that made me laugh the hardest

I already mentioned the introductory sequence with the circus bugs as one of my favorite parts overall, but slim, francis, and heimlich's introductory scene within that when they perform together is the funniest part of that whole sequence in my opinion. the performance going off the rails as soon as heimlich sees someone eating candy in the audience and it just getting worse and worse from there is just great.

[theowlgoesmoo]

Oooh, these are fun! 1. Owl (sometimes Cabbage); He/Him.

2. Saw it in theaters which was awesome, so 7. Perfect time for it to sink its roots into my brain =p

3. Well you've got the whole drawing and writing thing you see here. Also have a fondness for gardening and cooking, when I get the chance.

4. Besides ABL of course, probably The Incredibles (There was no sequel =p), Lilo and Stich, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, A:TLA, Star Trek TNG, and The Clone Wars

5. It's got to be the three main ants, Flik, Atta, and Dot. I love them individually and I love their interplaying relationships. It's a dynamic I've used time and time again in my own works.

6. Has to be the scene where the grasshoppers break into the bunker. It's terrifying, you see just how cruel they all are, Hopper has such PRESENCE, and just SO many iconic lines. "Nature has a certain order..." "I swear, if I hadn't promised mother on her deathbed I wouldn't kill you, I would kill you. "First rule of leadership: EVERYTHING is your fault." And of course, "LEAVE HER ALONE." Heck, I made a fanfic based on that scene alone. You want her? Go ahead... take her.

7. Professional voice work / author, especially for kid lit.

8. Anything by C.S Lewis, the Ciaphas Cain series, and A Confederacy of Dunces.

9. Both my siblings and their spouses were able to get a lot of time off over the holidays, so for the first time in years, we're going to have the whole clan in one place! Been a long time since we've even all been on the same continent, let alone together.

10. Trying to get a new job, as I've been stuck in a pretty awful dead-end one for the past couple years, one that barely pays enough and isn't wonderful for my health.

let's get to know each other!

if you follow this blog, i'd love to get to know you a little more! choose 3 or more of the following q's and leave your answers in the comments. some are ABL related, some are not. i'll share mine as well :)

name (/what you go by here) + pronouns

approx how old you were when you watched a bug's life for the first time

one or two favorite hobbies

2-3 favorite movies/shows

your personal favorite a bug's life character(s)

your personal favorite a bug's life scene(s)

your dream job

1-2 favorite books

what's something good in your life at the moment?

what's something hard in your life at the moment?

[kriimhild]

4, 8, 10, 18?

4. My least favorite scene

Maybe these:

When Francis made the Blueberry team cry. As a kid, it was horrible to see that there were adults who were so hot-headed. Sadly, I'm always reminded of my mother in this scene, she's not a particularly cold person either, but I love her anyway. However, Francis at least tried to make up for his mistake and distract the little ones with tricks. My mother never juggled for me. XD

When Molt announced with great pride that the return to Ant Island was his idea. Then when Hopper snapped, he immediately pointed the finger at the others, because he's afraid of his brother. I'd like to punch him in the face. :D

8. My favorite/least favorite circus bug

I would say Slim is my favourite circus character because of childhood memories, but I identify much more with Francis as an adult, as a short, bullied person. Not to mention my two favourite pillbugs, who were reportedly Hungarians, or at least they’re from some very Eastern European part of the world. Rosie and Dim are charmingly cute as mother/child. And Gipsy and Manny shatter to pieces the misconception that love is fleeting, and they are not young at all. Respect to them. Honestly, I really like everyone except Heimlich.

10. My favorite/least favorite ant

I cannot elaborate on this, because I have already explained why I like Flik's character. But there is no ant I don't like. Cornelius is a bit of a boomer, but his mischievousness and the fact that he can push-up with one hand makes up for everything.

18. Have I ever cried while watching this movie?

Yes, when I was a child, I often cried at Flik's exile. I found the tear effect of the ants extremely lifelike even then.

Thanks for asking! <3

[rosecorcoranwrites]

Klaus, El Dorado, and The Liar Revealed

Mediocrity vs. Cliches

Around this time last year, when we were young, innocent, and oblivious of the horrors of 2020, people in internet circles were loosing their minds over a movie called Klaus. You have probably never heard of it, but if you had, it would have been by stumbling across it on Netflix or from hearing a YouTube reviewer singing it's praises.

The main reason people loved it was that it was traditionally animated. In fact, it's director, Sergio Pablos, worked on several Disney Renaissance films, and it shows. The animation is gorgeous. The character designs are stylized and unique. What I found the most pleasing was the color palette, which I would describe as pastel watercolor. The film is set in the Far North, and the dour scenes feel cold and depressing while the heartfelt scenes look warm and cozy. The film was a visual delight.

The story? Eh, it was ok.

The reviewers I watched tended to focus on the beautiful return-to-form animation that we rarely see in the days of 3-D animated films while not noticing, or ignoring, that the story was kind of blah. It was a typical "rich-kid-layabout will get cutoff if he doesn't prove himself", with a heaping helping of "The Liar Revealed", which is one of the most annoying tropes in the history of narrative, but we'll get to that later. There's also a subplot that's basically the Hatfields and McCoys, and a randomly villainous matriarch who decides to keep being the villain because... conflict, I guess? Sure, there were a few original ideas—mostly involving Klaus's wife and the couple's struggle with having children—but overall nothing to write home about. The "feelsy" moments were unearned; I felt nothing.

Now, you'll notice that in the previous paragraph, I described many cliches, but I would not describe Klaus as cliche. I would describe it as mediocre. As I said, it was an ok story, but only ok. The problem was that it took its cliches and painted by numbers, which is why it could never rise above mediocrity. A film that knows how to play with cliches—not even necessarily subverting them, but just getting creative with them—can rise to greater heights.

Cliches as Genre: Road to El Dorado

Let's look at another gorgeously 2-D animated film: The Road to El Dorado. This film, too, is rife with cliches: Europeans being mistaken for gods by a non-western civilization, a witch doctor (basically), going native, the Leyenda Negra, and so on. It also features the cliche of two scoundrels going on what is basically a buddy-comedy adventure. The thing about many of these cliches is that they are part of the genre. That genre is as general as "Adventure fiction", where it's not unusual to encounter witch doctors and native tribes and such, and as precise as "Road to" comedies of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, which El Dorado is unarguably a pastiche of. Simply read the "running gags" section about these films on Wikipedia and you have a blueprint for El Dorado.

And that's the point. El Dorado follows a number of cliches because those are staples of its genre. Cliches, contrary to popular opinion, are not only not an automatic flaw in, but are often essential to, a work, especially when those cliches are what make a story a recognizable example of the genre in question.

El Dorado, however, plays with it's cliches. Most notably, it portrays the natives as normal human beings, which, lets be honest, a lot of old-timey adventure fiction didn't do. Miguel, one of the two main characters, sees the beauty of the culture he and Tulio, the other lead, find themselves in. The "white men mistaken for gods" trope is also played with in that the chief of the tribe figures out rather quickly (or possibly always knew) that Miguel and Tulio are just normal men like himself.

Thankfully, the film never strays into noble-savage territory, which lesser stories stumble into in their attempt to make up for the racism of the past. The natives have personalities, flaws, and vices. Chel, the female lead, is a floozy and a thief who happily joins the con that Miguel and Tulio are pulling, which she sees through immediately. Tzekel-Kan, a priest of a human-sacrifice-loving religion, is not only a zealot, but also a murderer, in that he sacrifices his own assistant to summon up a Jaguar spirit to hunt down the two false gods (yeah, that happens. Seriously, if you haven't seen this movie, you're missing out!). The characters, both white and POC, are fleshed out and three dimensional.

Finally, there is the story itself, and it's conclusion. Let's compare it to Klaus.

Conclusions

For those who never saw it, Klaus ends with a Liar Revealed scene where the scheme of the main character, Jesper, is revealed, and all his friends frown at him despite him obviously having changed by that point. Then a chase scene happens so Jesper can prove he's really changed, then a reveal that there was no good reason for the chase scene to have happened, then the main character is forgiven for his honestly-not-that-bad previous lies.

The whole story boils down to rich-kid learns a lesson and opens his heart, giving up his richness for the true treasure of generosity. Unfortunately, a lot of that was derailed by the weird Hatfields-McCoys subplot, which felt cartoonish next to the heartfelt-ness the rest of the film was trying (and maybe failing...) to achieve. It felt forced, in that the film needed that subplot so the chase could happen, and they only needed that so the Liar Revealed could make up for his Revealed Lies. Bleh.

El Dorado was more organic. Miguel and Tulio, by the last third of the film, have grudgingly decided to go their separate ways, with Miguel deciding to stay in El Dorado (the city), which he has fallen in love with, and Tulio and Chel going off with a shipful of gold that they presumably sail back to Spain ("And buy Spain!"). These are not happy conclusions, as it means a break in their inseparable friendship.

But then, Cortez, the Big Bad, shows up! Note, unlike the Hatfield-McCoys in Klaus, he is introduced in the beginning of the film as an actual threat, and has an understandable goal: conquest and gold. Miguel and Tulio, knowing this, decide he has to be stopped. That's when Tulio—the objectively more greedy, in-it-for-himself, not-gone-native of the pair—realizes that the only way to save the city is to crash his boat into the columns at the city entrance. It's a good plan, but will mean that he has to sacrifice what he wants: gold. But he makes the sacrifice, because he has become more that just a guy lying about being a god for money.

But then the boat isn't going to make it fast enough because the sail is stuck! It's gonna crash, and not in the way they wanted! Miguel, who had fallen in love with El Dorado and was willing to part ways with his friend and treasure to stay there, as to ride out on his horse and jump onto the mast to unfurl the sail. He knows the ship will then whoosh towards the columns and the only entrance to his beloved city with be destroyed, stopping Cortez, but also blocking him from the city forever. But he makes the sacrifice, because he cares enough about the people in El Dorado to let them go, and enough about his friend to not let him smack into the columns and die.

The Liar Revealed: Why It's Bad

Those were the conclusions to each movie, but not the conclusion to this blog. We still haven't discussed why the liar revealed is so lame, and how to fix it.

First, what is it? Basically, Main Character lies about something—his motives, his identity, etc.—for a large chunk of the story, then somewhere around the third act, his lie is revealed! Usually, this means that all the other characters turn their back on him, literally and figuratively, because they can't imagine how he could do something so terrible. Then, he does something to prove his mettle and his heart, and then everyone forgives him.

And I hate it. I hate it for three particular reasons.

First, it is just a different version of the thing that happens in romcoms where the main couple should declare their love for each other, but because the writer wouldn't know what to do at that point, they introduce a stupid misunderstanding that could be cleared up in two seconds if the leads talked like grown-ups. The Liar Revealed is that stupid, tired trope, but for kids.

Second, the lie is sometimes understandable, or not even that bad. In Klaus, Jesper claimed to be trying to spread hope and good cheer by sending kids presents, but in reality, he was trying to rack up the number of packages/letters he sent to prove to his dad he wasn't a useless layabout. How... despicable? Is it though? And can't he do both? He literally did, and he could have said so, except that the movie pulled a romcom and he got seperated from his friends before being able to explain that it started out mercenary and then quickly grew into the real deal. Even if it hadn't, though, like... is wanting to prove that your not a gutless layabout a bad thing? I don't get it.

Third is when the lie might be bad, but it's too late to care. In A Bug's Life, the colony learns that the so called warriors that Flik brought them are actually circus performers, so they have a reason to be miffed. Then again, they learn this on the eave of the day the grasshoppers will come to murder them all, and as Flik says, his bird doohickey will work. Not only does the colony have no reason to doubt this, they have no better options. Get all frowny and turn your backs on him after you lose the battle tomorrow, cause you have no time for such romcom drama tonight.

The Liar Revealed: When It's Good

Now, just because the Liar Revealed is awful doesn't mean that we can't keep having liars who eventually prove that they've changed in our fiction. But we don't have to follow the same tired trope.

For example, Over the Hedge has the Liar of RJ the Raccoon be Revealed, but saves the fallout between him and the other animals for a later action sequence, with hilarious results. Watch Schaffrillas Productions's video “Why Over the Hedge is Surprisingly Good” for a more detailed explanation of how this trope is dealt with in this film.

Or we have Tangled, where Eugene, by rights, should follow the Liar Revealed trajectory. He starts off scruffy and selfish, then slowly falls for Rapunzel and her good and pure outlook on life. He goes to give the Stabbington brothers the swiped crown that he no longer desires, but gets conked on the head by Gothel, who tells Rapunzel that he left with it cause he was just using her. We have a misunderstanding; we have a Rapunzel sadly walking away from the "liar"; we have the trappings of the last act of a romcom. But then, the real liar is revealed: Mother Gothel! And as soon as Rapunzel knows this, she never doubts Eugene, because that would be boring and nonsensical.

Finally, we have Road to El Dorado, with two liars, Miguel and Tulio, who are pretending to be gods to get wealth and adventure. They change over the course of the film to care about something more. They prove this change in a climactic scene We have all of the Liar Revealed, except for the reveal. There is no scene where everyone in the city frown and turns their backs, because that's not needed. The story isn't about the characters earning the forgiveness of the community like in Klaus, or proving themselves like in A Bug's Life. It's about two dudes who are scoundrelly friends going on an adventure, becoming a little less scoundrelly, and remaining friends. In the end, they both gave up what they wanted, but that's ok, because they have each other. Is it cliche? You bet! But that's way better than being mediocre.

[spookybreadstick]

Henlo!🖤🖤❤️💜 I have a little request 🥺👈👉

what are the creeps' favorite animated film? (like Disney movies, Pixar, Dreamworks ...)

-dancing parrot🐦🎶

This was fun to think about! Thank you bby <3 I also wanted to include gifs for each movie because why not, so it’ll all be under the cut :) 

 DISNEY

🔪 Jeff does not like Disney movies. If was forced to pick, he'd probably say Tarzan, just because he thinks it's kind of a cool movie.

🖤 Jane likes Frozen (I & II) because she is 100% convinced that Elsa is a lesbian, so naturally she sees herself in Elsa. She also really liked the Little Mermaid as a kid

🎮 BEN has two favorites: Peter Pan (he sees himself in the boy who never grows up) and Meet the Robinsons (he secretly thinks of the members of the mansion as his own little Robinson family)

🧣 Liu says he isn't a fan of any of the films, which is mostly true (Sully hates Disney), but he has a secret fondness for Big Hero 6 

🤍 EJ likes Beauty and the Beast because he definitely sees himself as a beast and he is secretly hoping to find his Belle one day

🍬 LJ loves all Disney movies very much, and he doesn't have a real favorite because he likes them all! If he had to choose, he'd probably say Cinderella, but that's just because it's the first one he ever saw

❓Hoodie's favorite is Bolt, for some reason. He just likes it

🎭 Masky's favorite is the Lion King. In his mind, it's just a classic that can never be beat

🪓 Toby loves Disney films, but his favorite would probably be either Wreck-It Ralph (he sees Vanellope's glitching as similar to his Tourette's) or the Aristocats (he used to watch that with Lyra) 

🌲 Slender likes Fantasia because he's old

🧸 Sally's favorite changes after every Disney movie she watches, it'll suddenly become her new favorite. But the one she always comes back to is Lilo and Stitch. She sees herself as Lilo and the other creeps are like Stitch to her

DREAMWORKS

🔪 Jeff likes the movie Antz. He likes the crude humor and the violence (I mean, have you guys seen that movie? Who approved that for children? I was scarred for life when I first saw it)

🖤 Jane likes Monsters Vs Alien (Ginormica is what really makes the movie for her)

🎮 BEN's favorite is Shrek. He claims that Shrek is love, Shrek is life

🧣 Liu has always liked How To Train Your Dragon 

🤍 EJ also likes How To Train Your Dragon

🌲 Slender surprisingly likes Over the Hedge. He can't quite explain it, but he just does

🧸 Sally really prefers Disney/Pixar movies, but she does love Shrek 3 for the famous scene with the princesses teaming up

❓Hoodie's favorite is Mr. Peabody and Sherman 

🎭 Masky always says he doesn't like any Dreamworks movies, but he honestly does like Megamind 

🪓 Toby's favorite used to be the Bee Movie, until one of his most frequent tics became "ya like jazz?" Now his favorite is Flushed Away

🍬 LJ loves Rise of the Guardians. He sees himself so much in Jack Frost, and really identifies with the struggles of being invisible 

PIXAR

🔪 Jeff liked Cars growing up, if that counts. He's not a Pixar person, either

🖤 Jane loves the Incredibles (and Incredibles II is even better in her opinion) 

🎮 BEN loves Coco, which is sort of weird or maybe ironic considering how it's a movie about the Land of the Dead. And he's, you know, dead 

🧣 Liu (and begrudgingly, Sully) likes Finding Nemo 

🤍 EJ has always loved Wall-E. He thinks it's a cinematic masterpiece

🍬 LJ has always loved the Toy Story movies, and they're a bit emotional for him considering the fact that he used to be considered a "toy" of sorts 

🌲🧸Slender & Sally both like to watch the movie Brave together. It's Pixar's only princess movie, so that's why it's Sally's favorite 

🪓 Toby loves A Bug's Life. He has always identified with Flik about feeling like you don't fit in where you are, and always feeling like you’re messing things up

❓Hoodie loves Monster's Inc and Monster's University. They've always been comfort movies

🎭 Masky loves Ratatouille. It's his comfort movie (yet he denies it. He'll admit that it's a good movie, but not that he's comforted by it or anything. But there is something about watching Ratatouille that just soothes the soul)