#robots with heart

[eightypercentjack-blog]

I'm someone who grew up adoring Short Circuit, whose fave non-human character in Star Wars has always been R2 and who has a little figurine of Wall-E on her desk. So it's fair to say that endearing, benevolent robots who demonstrate that the intangible force of humanity is more potent than any programming ever could be have a very special place in my heart!

Similarly, my shameless love of Disney's Robin Hood and Nick Wilde prove that animated foxes are also a favourite, especially when voiced by actors I'm already fond of.

So I was definitely very intrigued by promo images for The Wild Robot. This is a very sweet film, absolutely stacked with strong themes of motherhood, empathy, humanity, societal acceptance, belonging, friendship and overcoming both differences and natural instincts for the sake of survival and progress (they could have easily borrowed Lost's 'live together or die alone' tagline!)

Since it doesn't shy away from highlighting the natural order of the wild I thought it fleetingly surprisingly brutal in a few places but overall mostly saccharine and warm. If I had a teeny criticism I think it hammers home its messages perhaps a little *too* unsubtly maybe, even for a family film. Though perhaps they're messages you can never stress too much.

All the voicework was amazing, Lupita is especially effective in the title role, especially as I would never have known it was her. Same for Pedro Pascal, the only thing I knew was that he played the fox but had I not already known I'd never have guessed (unlike Nick Wilde who is deliciously, quintessentially Jason Bateman!) Elsewhere there's some delightfully unmistakeable voices and one late on that surprised me.

The true star of the show though is the amazing animation itself. Buttery smooth, beautifully detailed and vividly coloured - in fact colour is used to clever, emotive and sometimes unexpected effect throughout. A fine addition to the beloved robot-with-a-heart genre 😊

[cinderoo]

miners have rights

[klavery]

「You're so handsome!」

[deep-space-lines]

put some pants on. slut

[shepscapades]

[Pt 1] [Pt 2] [Pt 3] [Pt 4] [Pt 5] [Pt 6] [PART 7] [Don’t Let it Reach the Heart]

Nobody Anymore Nobody Anymore

[This comic is part of my dbhc au, following the chaos and panic that ensues after Doc and Xisuma try to get Etho back online at the start of s9 after a very rough s8 finale that leaves him a little. broken. It's set to the vibes of Joywave's Destruction. This part concludes this comic, but this moment doesn't end here: Don't Let it Reach the Heart will be the title of the fic that will follow the end of Destruction!]

[just-bee-lieve]

the funeral

[swordy-da-goat]

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bonus character stuff

two robot siblings who like to sing

[arcadechan]

bout to go orgia mode on em

[mascflowers]

*Comes out of a room with lipstick marks all over* You should see the other guy.

Other guy: exposed wires everywhere, some chewed on, with plumes of smoke coming out and heart eyes on the screen.

[gabriellemkari]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIVA

[kociamieta]

so, here's the second short story! set in the same world as passenger9027, but not directly connected to it : )

[lorenzonuti]

Radical attachment.

[trauma-bot]

sin eater

[tereladea]

happy new yuri 😁

[qrowscant]

i wanted a machine guts sweater/shirt so here are some color tests

[eurodynamic]

BILLY KID Character Demo - "It's Showtime!" Zenless Zone Zero