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so this tells us that humanity possessed actual fucking magic but we were too lazy to exercise it so we picked consumerism instead? sounds legit

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Dungeons and Daddy Issues

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How is NOBODY talking about all the Indiana Jones references??? I mean SO many!!! This was great, even coming out of Pixar. It only feels like a “generic animated kids movie” because of Chris Pratt’s voice acting. Besides that everything about this feels so original. Honestly really sad that the release was so overshadowed by everything going on, especially considering maybe it’s the kind of movie we all need right now? /:

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The first third set me up for a grueling time but the film gets better as it goes on! If the dad stuff doesn’t get you crying, the brother stuff absolutely will. That third act is so lovely and fun and has a surprisingly simple but terrific climax with one of my favorite “creatures” in recent memory. It ain’t Pixar’s finest, but even A- Pixar is a pretty good film from anyone else. Don’t go in expecting a wild, wide vision of magical realism though– the most inventive fantastical creation of the film is a cop that is a good boyfriend. (Did Lana Del Rey ghostwrite on this)

Not looking forward to yet another inevitable week of think pieces dedicated to an explicitly-queer minor character in a Disney film, though!

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most unrealistic part is that the fuckhead centaur cop can get the dummy thicc hot mom, in what universe???

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I wish I could say that this is funnier and has a more coherent story than the average D&D session, but...

...at least the ending was good?

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Just about all of Pixar’s movies have a meta element about their own creation, so the fact that Onward is about trying to rediscover magic in a world that used to be full of wonder is pretty interesting.

Full review at ScreenCrush.

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me crying over a pixar movie and the fact that magic isn’t real yup what’s new keep scrolling

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Bitches really too hard on this for no reason

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No spoilers but Octavia Spencer plays the Manticore who in her very first scene traps a bunch of teenagers in a burning building

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A Disney film about how consumerism can destroy magic?? And I fell for it?? Again??

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It’s nice that Pixar spent $150 million to help one dude process his dad dying before he was born - Male trauma is really the driving force of all their films except for Cars 2, which is about spies My full review here!