#miraculous: ladybug and cat noir the movie

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Just watched the Miraculous movie!

and wow what a hot mess!!

warning!! spoilers below!!!!!!

First of all, that's not Adrien/CN. His appearance as CN was ooc and so.. annoying and for what? The romance between the characters is so skewed and unbelievable. The series handled the dynamic between the two and their first meeting much better, although where the movie wins is that they didn't make Marinette an obsessive stalker. The overall plot was pretty weak and so were the roles of the supporting cast (chloe, alya, nino, mari's parents, etc).

Marinette's hero arc and emotional exploration was much better handled in origins than the movie. The aspiration and intentions of the characters were stronger in the series. The way the movie handled the CHOSEN ONE situation was also so iffy and forced. Per Origins, we know adrienette got the miraculous because they were there to help Master Fu when no one else would, sacrficing their personal goals (ruining the macaroons, getting into school) to help a stranger. It's one of the cores of the show- that everyone can be a hero by doing good with or without a miraculous. In the movie, Adrien didn't even get that. The miraculous just appeared in his room. The movie, although yes it had less time, sort of failed to show Marinette's ambitions. For example, wanting to be a fashion designer- it was just shown she drew and designed some dresses but that was it.

Also plagg... my god they ruined him... wasn't expecting all the fart jokes but I guess that's what kids (lets remind ourselves they are the target audience) find funny or something.

HOWEVER they did the funniest thing ever by giving past Gabriel some long locks I laughed out loud when this scene came on

like??? what even ??????????

On the other hand the visuals and animation were so good! Especially the rendering of the buidlings!! The magician's zappy effects!! They even gave mari's pjs some fuzz which was such a minor thing but such an amazing detail to include!

Anywyays, I am trying to look at the movie from the POV of someone who has not watched the series, without the biases of the characters' original personalities. I think the impact of the show would be even weaker honestly- maybe a decent thing to watch to pass the time but definitely not breaking any grounds.

[zarnzarn]

okay watching the ladybug and chat noir movie here are assorted thoughts:

The animation is SO FUCKING COOL. LIKE SERIOUSLY WHO GAVE THEM THE RIGHT TO BE SO SMOOTH.

i appreciate that it does have cartoonish movement (like when the police cars arrive, when marinette has clumsy moments) but it's all so??? grounded??? everything looks like it has WEIGHT to it, like it's based in reality somehow.

nino u king of comedy

WHOEVER DECIDED TO ADD GLITTER TO CHAT NOIRS MASK DESERVES A RAISE

i fucking LOVE how plagg and tikki first showed up as animals!!!!!!

tikki is. something. "I'm about to kick your butt" was hilarious to me. she was SO done and uncaring lmao.

sabrinas hair is cool!! and i didnt expect the jolt of seeing all the other characters in the movie for some reason I love how they've done all of them

marinettes singing va. girl. holy fucking shit. what a VOICE. why is it so deep. why is it so cool. what the fuck. it is a jolt from the series but also DAMN.

also speaking of the songs!!! I have never liked musicals much but goddaMN IS THIS SOUNDTRACK GOOD. WHY IS IT SO FUCKING GOOD. I NEARLY CRIED WHEN MIRACULOUS DUET STARTED AND IVE NOT EVEN BEEN ABLE TO WATCH HALF THE SERIES.

oooh love square DRAMA!!!

damn they did a good job with disheveled gabriel

GABRIEL DOES WHAT NOW???????

oh those wings r fucking BALLING!!! oh and I love the detail of the butterfly screeches that's absolutely horrifying I love it

oh that's a good apocalypse

FUCIIGN CARELSS WHISPER HELP IM WHEEZING

"less interested you are the more they run after you" adrjens such a unbothered bitch in this I love it

o shit that window run was something

(bitter) LMFAO

oh shit first times shes shown signs of being hurt

what

WHAT

WHAT???????

HELLO????????????????

HOLY FUCKING SHIT THIS MOVIES INSANE

THE TOWER???? WATERFIRE???? WAS THAT CATACLYSM???? CAT NOIR GETTING KNOCKED OUT LIKE THAT????

maris breathing to swim them away was so visceral it got me damn

butterflies seething....

WHOO PUNCH HIS ASS

the akuma thinning as she hallucinates tikki.... storytelling.....

man the way gabe still ain't listening during his speech... Adrien get ur ass Away

oh hey cat eyes Adrien tho

miraculous of CREATION WHOO

the dove fluttering at her feet... NICE

HOLY FUCKING SHIT HELLO OMFG THAT RESTORATION WAS PHENOMENONAL GO GIRL GO

oh shit chloes dress is absolutely gorgeous!!! and her eyes have been crazy well animated too.

"bullyings back on" the way marinette leaned in after that was from a whole different genre

sabrina looked happy!! wonder if she and Chloe got into something in the timeskip

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

OH HES CRYING CRYING

THE HANDHOLDS FUCK U MAN

the subtle tiptoes was something what an ending

NATHALIE???? HELLO????????

[sunshinechaton]

netflix posted a delete and unfinished scene

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* loved seeing the show and movie Gabriels interacting! 😊😊

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highly qualified to flirt save the world

[wowallnamesaregone]

Since a lot of people liked my last cat noir drawing, here, take more. I don’t get tired of drawing this boy.

[novaneondream]

Take my hand 🌙

[lizposting]

miraculous awakening adrienette library scene.. save me ….

[aonik]

[futuristicmiraclenightmare]

Ladynoir in all 3 univeraes have all the best romance tropes

Series - Friends to lovers

Movie - rivals to lovers

Dystopian universe - enemies to lovers

In short Adrien and Marinette are soulmates in every universe 🥰

[heheluvuu]

Based on "Drowning (in plain sight)" fanfic by @buggachat I love the fanfic sm I tried to draw smth about it with my simple artstyle :3

[emu646]

adrien would see barbie

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Ladybug and Cat Noir as mermaids for Mermay! 🩵 Or would it be Ladyfish and Cat Fish Noir??😅

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Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie (2023)

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"I can feel your bones shaking! You're just a scared little girl, aren't you?"

[adrinoir]

The Miraculous Movie was different than the series…and that’s okay!

I watched the movie this morning and loved it! I think it’s important to talk about the changes that were made and what impact they had.

How the characters were rewritten

There definitely was a difference in how the characters were written in the movie, and some of the redevelopment of characters was really good!

Gabriel was by far the one who had the best redevelopment of his personality. Gabriel in the series is awful, as we all know.

In the series, he barely gives a shit about his own son, like there is absolutely nothing redeemable about his character. In every “what if” episode and the season 5 finale, Gabriel does not show any regret to hurting people, including his own son.

However, in the movie, Gabriel actually makes a better attempt to communicate with Adrien and, most importantly, feels strong regret when he hurt his son. He cries; he feels remorse for destroying Paris and injuring Adrien in the process. He hugs Adrien (along with the spirit of Emilie 🥹) and decides to stop being Hawk Moth. It was beautifully done. He got a redemption arc that he never got in the series. I know I personally felt so good watching that and seeing the relationship between him and Adrien being repaired.

Marinette was her usual clumsy self, but was written as having no friends at school because she embarrasses herself so much. In a way, it makes more sense than her being so popular like she is in the series. Kids in high school can be pretty judgy and ruthless. So it makes sense for the “clumsy girl” to be made fun of and judged by people who don’t know her well.

Adrien was different in a lot of ways. He wasn’t shown running to school to gain freedom. He wasn’t introduced as being a super model who’s friends with Chloe. Instead, he’s already going to the school, he’s already friends with Nino, and he happens to run into Marinette at the library. He doesn’t have that same chemistry with Marinette as he does in the series which is a bit odd that they took that away, but it does make sense that he’d turn her down when she asked him to the ball, since he loves Ladybug. In the movie, he very clearly sees Marinette as just a friend and it’s shown that he’s building a friendship with her without him developing a crush. It’s different but still wholesome, especially when he shows her the old family photo to her. Plus, it evens it out well since Ladybug obviously turns Cat Noir away but they’re still building up their bond, too. They both get turned down.

It was ehhh that Adrien was a bit too cocky at times as Cat Noir, but overall, his goofiness and self confidence is still pretty on brand for him. He was still very encouraging towards Ladybug but not overly flirtatious, pushing her to her limits. Instead, it was them lightly teasing each other and then playfully fighting. And, speaking of the playful fighting, their bond was stronger in the movie seeing as how they were shown spending more time together off duty and that they were treated as equals.

In the show, Cat Noir is automatically made sidekick and left in the dark about everything. But in the movie, he gets to meet Master Fu in disguise alongside Ladybug. Sure, he didn’t help Master Fu with his cane like he did in the series, but that didn’t matter since the lore was changed.

Alya was less annoying in the movie. Sorry. Don’t get me wrong, I love Alya in the series, but she’s so over the top at times with how obsessed she is over the heroes, blogging, and filming things for her blog. In the movie, she was toned down a lot and I liked that. It was also cute that Nino had a crush on her and just her, not Marinette first. Unlike the series, he wasn’t on that pipeline of guys who fell for Marinette since that pipeline doesn’t exist in the movie.

Tom was made out to be an embarrassment for Marinette which is honestly more realistic for a teenager. Most teenagers get pretty embarrassed by their parents, especially when they still treat them very childlike. And, I like that he went out to the fair to look for her since he heard there was danger. Marinette’s parents don’t usually go out to look for her or make sure she’s in her room when there’s danger afoot. So, I appreciate that they made Tom do that since he obviously loves Marinette a lot.

The rewriting of (some of) the lore

As I had mentioned in my previous section, the lore was rewritten, too. Instead of Master Fu being the one to pick Marinette and Adrien simply because they helped him, the kwamis sense that Marinette and Adrien are the right people to be Ladybug and Cat Noir. That was a much better way to write that, in my opinion.

Hawk Moth got ahold of the butterfly miraculous by mistake. That part wasn’t changed but also, it didn’t need to be.

The change of plot

The plot was very simple. It didn’t have a whole lot of crazy, in depth details like the show’s does. So, anyone who has never watched the show can easily understand and absorb what’s going on (I will be forcing my boyfriend to watch it with me since he’s never seen the show lol).

I like that it was very clear cut and easy to understand while still being intense and meaningful. It still summarizes a lot of what the series entails while fixing some issues in the plot development.

They didn’t doddle with Hawk Moth like they do in the show. He was a successful villain in his second attempt but then realized he should stop when he hurt his own son in the process.

Also, there was a reveal. It was a wee bit underwhelming, but I still think it was done well! It was a moment with just Marinette and Adrien alone, as it should be. And, it was cutesy and heartfelt. The fact that Marinette dressed like Ladybug for the ball (cutest dress ever imo) and Adrien dressed like Cat Noir was so cute. That’s what a lot of the fandom has been asking for and written about in fanfics, I feel like.

The romance between these two is most important. They didn’t need Kagami and Luka as 2nd love interests to throw things off track. Yes, I like these characters in the show, but they weren’t needed in the plot.

The music

I love musicals. I was a bit of a theater kid in high school, plus I’m obsessed with music lol. So, yes, I’m a bit biased when I say I love that they made this a musical.

I personally loved the music. I can tell a lot of good effort was put into it and I’ve already been listening to the songs on my Spotify. The song between Ladybug and Cat Noir in the theater “Now I See” and Cat Noir jumping on the clouds (literally, on cloud nine) singing “My Lady” was absolutely adorable and super romantic, which, as we know, is a big part of the show.

Even Gabriel’s song “Chaos Will Reign Today” was amazing! It conveyed a lot of emotion and turns into one of those dramatic villain songs. Keith Silverstein is clearly talented enough to sing for his own character and he did it well.

My only nitpick is that Marinette’s singer, Lou, has a very different voice than Christina Vee. So, Marinette sounds very different, much more mature-sounding when she sings and it kinda catches you off guard. I’m surprised they didn’t have Christina sing for her, but there must’ve been a reason why she didn’t. But, SQVARE sounded similar enough to Bryce Papenbrook when he sung for Cat Noir which i absolutely love.

Conclusion

I personally give this movie a 10/10 just because it made me smile the whole time, and it’s such a feel good movie. I’ll happily watch it again and listen to the soundtrack, especially on a day when I’m feeling down. It wasn’t perfect in every aspect, but it was perfect in a simple, heartwarming sense and that it can be watched by everyone, not only people who watch the series.

I understand if it made you cringe or you were moreso looking for a continuation of the series not a retelling. But, I prefer some simplicity which is a big part of what made me like it. Like I said, I know it wasn’t absolute perfection, but it was so frickin adorable and I can’t help but smile.

There’s a lot of differences but also plenty of similarities between the movie and the show. But understand they’re not meant to be the same and that’s okay! I don’t think the movie was horrible for most of the changes it made. In fact, I think most of them made sense and made it a bit more realistic (as I explained).