The Mary Sue saw Brave. No real spoilers: [link]
Oh, yeah. There was this time I was pinned down by this guy that played left tackle for varsity... Well, at least he used to before he was a vampire... Anyway, he had this really, really thick neck, and all I had was a little, little Exact-O knife ... You're not loving this story.
Buffy ,'Beneath You'
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Consuela - Jun 19, 2012 8:15:29 am PDT #21227 of 30000
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askye - Jun 19, 2012 8:23:40 am PDT #21228 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
Thanks for the suggestions! I hadn't thought about Nightmare before Xmas or the Miyazaki, those might be good choices.
Actually I don't know if he knows those PBS shows, they don't want a lot of tv and don't have Netflix. Mostly he just watches dvds he owns or are from the library. I'll have to point her towards those.
E's mother and her fiance died suddenly earlier this year and he's still trying to understand what happened. Mom said she thought he had enough movies where someone dies and it would be nice to have movies where everyone lives.
Jessica - Jun 19, 2012 8:32:34 am PDT #21229 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Huh. I spent the entire screening wishing I was watching the film this review describes.
Merida is a standout, memorable character.
She is?
Elinor is a well-rounded character that has hopes, a past, and dreams for the future.
Elinor was my biggest disappointment of all. She could have been this, but instead they just pulled her off the shelf labeled "Stock characters: Moms" and gave her a Scottish accent.
It is, in its best moments, about complete, flawed women of different ages and mindsets, trying to meet each other in the middle
That is exactly the movie I wanted.
As for "what equality really means," I think it means not giving Pixar bonus points just because their protagonist is a girl. It means demanding that their female lead characters be as memorable and richly developed as their previous male leads and previous female supporting characters. Don't be so thrilled that the princess has a bow and arrow that you ignore the fact that that's all she does. Ellie showed more personality in a 20 minute montage than Merida does in an entire 90 minute film!
(Sorry, apparently I'm really angry about this film being mediocre instead of great.)
Atropa - Jun 19, 2012 9:09:25 am PDT #21230 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Miyazaki (Totoro
Um, if she's looking for no parental deaths, this may be one to skip. The girls' mother doesn't die (IICR), but she is in a hospital. And while I know I have a library full of issues around that sort of thing, I didn't know about that plot point when I first saw Totoro, and it kinda blindsided me.
JZ - Jun 19, 2012 10:33:58 am PDT #21231 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I concur with Jilli - the mom recovers in the end, but there are a couple of scenes in which both daughters show totally raw, naked terror at the possibility of her death. Ponyo is probably a safer Miyazaki choice.
Typo Boy - Jun 19, 2012 11:10:48 am PDT #21232 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
If the parent is already long dead when the film begins is that OK? If so, Lilo & Stitch.
juliana - Jun 19, 2012 11:16:37 am PDT #21233 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Is 4 too early for Muppets?
DebetEsse - Jun 19, 2012 12:29:41 pm PDT #21234 of 30000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Juliana, I was just going to rec Follow That Bird, which is the Big Bird movie.
Jessica - Jun 19, 2012 12:44:52 pm PDT #21235 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
OMG I forgot the Muppets. I fail at life.
askye - Jun 19, 2012 3:11:36 pm PDT #21236 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
Thanks everyone for the suggestions, I didn't even think of the Muppets either. I'll pass these along to Mom.