Why Cars 3 is a great addition to the Pixar universe

‪HERE ARE A FEW THINGS I LOVE ABOUT CARS 3‬
‪Spoilers ahead.

‪You don’t have to see Cars 2 to understand or enjoy this movie. I did like Cars 2 (it is not Pixar’s strongest film, even though it’s fun, I guess) but this one is so. much. better. Oh my god. After watching it, I couldn’t wait to see it again. I’ve always loved Cars and I’m so happy this movie was made because it is fantastic.‬ I’m also glad that first trailer was misleading! I thought Lightning would never race again. Thank you for scaring me, Pixar.

 

‪They handled Cruz’s storyline very well and the best thing about it is they didn’t make it about her being a female racer. The fact that she’s a girl doesn’t even come up. They made it about her anxiety and lack of confidence. There is no moment like “Oh, I gotta prove myself to these MEN” or “Just because I’m a girl doesn’t mean-!!”

 

They do something subtle though. When they go to meet all the older racers that knew Doc, I think the only one she knew about was the female racer. This car does talk about sexism for a while and it’s obvious Cruz is a fan. It was just touching to see her meet a role model like that. Anyway, the movie isn’t special because hey~ we have a female car winning the race! No. It’s special because Cruz is just special. It’s special just like any other movie where the rookie becomes the master. I want more stories like this.‬
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All the homages to Doc. Just all of it. I couldn’t handle it sometimes. I had tears streaming down my face, guys. I had such a strong connection to it, mostly because of nostalgia. But those scenes were powerful. And I love how Lightning filled his role and did so many things in his honor, trying to be the best teacher he can be. The part where we see all of the letters and newspaper articles Doc was sending his old friends was beautiful. I’m a sucker for these things. HE WAS JUST SO PROUD ;-;‬
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I love Mater and he’s amazing, but thank goodness he is just a side character in this one.

 

‪We see how much Lightning has grown and changed since the first movie. The similar openings were funny – “Did I really used to say that?” – and the pranks the racers play on each other were great.‬

 

So was Cars 3 good? Absolutely. Am I biased? …Possibly. But I genuinely think Pixar did a good job with this one. I will be happy to watch Cars and Cars 3 back to back someday.

Now, I look forward to Coco.

Countdown to the Oscars | “Arrival” Review

The Oscars is soon (a week from now) and I wanted to actually know what deserves what before it happens. I’ve seen about eight of the movies that are nominated for awards so far. I’m going to watch as many of the nominated movies as I can before the 26th. So. Here’s what I thought about Arrival. Spoilers.

Arrival tackles some pretty big, pretty important messages and does it pretty well. I know it’s an alien movie, but it’s more than that. It’s about discovery, time, humanity in general. It raises a lot of questions and made me think. I loved that.

“If you could see your whole life from start to finish, would you change things?” Well, first of all, it depends on if I can even change it. If you could see into your future like Louise does, that means that what you will do has to happen in order for you to see it, right? Or was that only a possible future that would happen if she kept going a certain path? This will get into more time travel-related questions (even though this is not really a story about time travel), so I’ll leave you to decide for yourselves how this works. That question, though, is crazy and deep. I’m a sucker for crazy and deep.

The aliens were there because they needed help from humans in three thousand years. Does that mean they saw something bad happen in the future and now they’re enlisting us to change it? Or did they see us helping them in three thousand years, so they’re just assuring we’ll know what to do by then? Who knows! It’s possible Louise could’ve changed her future, but I think the point was, she didn’t want to and also…butterfly effect. Just saying!

All the actors did a good job. I haven’t seen Jeremy Renner in anything other than a Marvel movie, so it was good that whenever he was onscreen, I never saw Hawkeye, I saw Ian. Amy Adams, as always, doing great! And Forest Whitaker, as well. Like I said, everyone did a fantastic job and gave emotional and believable performances.

The story was very compelling for me. For one thing: aliens. Yes, please. And learning how to communicate with them, too! These movies are also entertaining for me partly because I get to see how the government(s) would freak out in this world the movie has created. Is it annoying sometimes? Yes, you leave those innocent aliens alone; they just wanna help us so we can help them! But is it interesting to see? Of course. That along with the character’s stories really kept me immersed.

And another thing: it felt like a big puzzle. Once I started to question when things were happening, it was fun to take everything and try to place it on a timeline before they actually explained what was going on. Pausing halfway through the film and theorizing with my parents was also fun.

The ending made me feel a lot of mixed emotions which in my opinion is kind of a good thing. Maybe that’s what they were trying to do. It was an extremely bittersweet ending, that’s for sure. Thank you for making me sad/happy, Arrival.

I loved the aliens. The way they spoke was interesting, the way they wrote was cool, the way they looked was great. I loved watching the process of figuring out their language. There really isn’t much I would change about this movie!

Here are some random thoughts:

The slow realization about what the aliens are trying to teach them and what they’re trying to do was very well done. The foreshadowing in particular was good.

The score was good, though somewhat distracting in one part in the beginning. I liked the music overall. It felt right for the tone and subject matter.

I remember laughing at one or two establishing shots in the film that lasted a bit too long. I mean, it looked cool. But I get it, this is the base next to the aliens. We know what it looks like now.

One of the aliens died from that stupid explosion and the other one had to stay behind all by himself on that ship! “Abbott is in death process.” I suppose since time isn’t linear for them, he’s not really gone. He’ll always be in the process of dying (don’t think about it too much it’s confusing don’t think about it too much it’s confusing).

Cancer is a bitch, but that isn’t news, this movie just reminded me. Thanks, movie.

Louise went through all that trouble to save everyone, including the aliens and lived with the burden of knowing the future. And when she finally told someone about it, he got mad and left her. And eventually, her daughter died (see above)!

Humanity is, overall, stupid and it’ll take a while to achieve the unity we see at the end of this film, sadly. But I do think and hope it’s possible.

To end on a happier note…I really want to write like the aliens now, just without gaining the psychic powers. It was such a cool concept!

And can we take a second to admire these posters? They’re beautiful.

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So in conclusion, Arrival was a fantastic movie. If for some reason you’re still reading this and you haven’t seen it, please go see it. It’s a good sci-fi drama. Now, I just have eight other films to see, and I’ll tell you which one I think deserves the award for best picture!

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Are the gargoyles in The Hunchback of Notre Dame alive?

In the 1996 Disney film The Hunchback of Notre Dame most of the comic relief comes from the trio of gargoyles, Quasimodo’s friends. Having seen this again for the first time in a decade, I want to theorize with you. Do you think the gargoyles are alive?

(Do I need to put a Spoiler Alert here when we’re talking about a 20 year old Disney film and judging by how you’ve already clicked this, you’ve probably seen the movie? Well, if I do…SPOILERS. There you go.)

Theory 1: Quasimodo is hallucinating

At first glance, the gargoyles seem like Quasi’s imaginary friends. He’s all alone with no one nice to talk to. It makes sense that he would pretend the gargoyles like him and can speak. He might be doing this consciously but I’m not sure.

They don’t move or talk around other people. Quasi is even told stone can’t talk and he regretfully acknowledges it. At one point, after they break into song we see Quasi, surrounded by objects to make it look like it did in his head, snap out of his trance to help Phoebus. Nothing here really suggests he didn’t just put those things there himself. Under the circumstances this makes a lot of sense.

Theory 2: They’re guardian angels

Much of the movie involves religion. It’s possible the cathedral is filled with spirits watching over Paris and Quasi specifically. They’ve seen how he desperately needs friends so they’re there for him when he’s feeling down. They may not be the smartest guardian angels but it’s the thought that counts.

I’m willing to bet most of the cathedral is…haunted? Possessed? None of these words sound right. But you know what I mean. I think since the goat saw one of the gargoyles make a face at him and freaked out, it’s not just Quasi who sees them.

They even help fight off some of the soldiers at the end of the movie! They had a real impact on their surroundings. They didn’t seem imaginary all the time.

Frollo sees one of the pillars on the cathedral growl at him before it breaks and he falls to his death. But I have another idea that involves that.

Theory 3: They represent to the audience what the characters are thinking

The gargoyles sing about how great Quasi is when he thinks he can’t get the girl. Frollo sees the pillar move when he realizes everyone hates him and he’s going to die. This might just be an aspect of their storytelling.

The gargoyles show Quasi’s hope. The pillar shows Frollo’s fear. Why the goat would want a gargoyle to make kissing faces at him, I don’t know, but it’s possible.

Theory 4: It’s Disney magic

This is a pretty serious and dark Disney film. It really is not given the credit it deserves. Because it is Disney though, who’s to say they aren’t actually really alive? That’s just how things work sometimes.

But seeing as how the only “magic” in this film is the gypsy’s “witchcraft,” I don’t think good old fashioned Disney magic fits in this movie.

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The Controversy of “The Danish Girl” & its Cast’s Emotional Performances

Before seeing this I didn’t know who Lili Elbe or Gerda Wegener were. I didn’t know who received the first sex reassignment surgery. I didn’t know a lot of things. But after seeing the film I wanted to learn more about these people’s lives. Thanks, by the way, Wikipedia!

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’ve gathered that it’s possible Lili was intersex, Gerda might have been a lesbian or bisexual, and Lili went through about four surgeries before she died. And Gerda wasn’t overshadowed by her spouse’s artistic success like in the film.

The movie is based on the book of the same name by David Ebershoff which is a fictional story inspired by Lili Elbe’s life. So no, this is not a very historically accurate movie. But it’s still important.

I never really thought about it before. It didn’t affect me personally. Whenever I’ve seen a trans character in a movie, they’re usually played by a cis actor. But I didn’t even know what “cis” meant until recently. (For the record, it means someone who identifies as the sex they were born as.) This movie, a couple shows I watch, and a few things I’ve researched on the internet over the past year got me thinking about representation in media and gender and all this stuff.

Eddie Redmayne being cast as Lili is a controversial thing. I know there must be hundreds of trans actors out there that could’ve gotten this part. I definitely see why people think trans characters should always be portrayed by trans actors. That being said, I still don’t know exactly where I stand on this. It’s new to me.

I think the movie was very well cast. I understand representation is important and if you have someone who already has experience in this area, they’ll be able to handle the part. I don’t know how I’d feel if I were trans (probably different), but right now I think it was a good choice.

Plus, if they had decided to cast a trans actor, who knows how difficult it would have been to schedule everything around them if they were transitioning at the time. It might have just been easier to not have to worry that their main character would look too feminine too quickly. It would’ve been great if they had cast a trans woman for the part, though.

Because the Oscar winner is in this movie, more people will have interest in it. More people were exposed to this story because of his popularity. Not only that, his performance is absolutely stunning. It’s no wonder he was nominated for an Oscar again because of this role.

I’ve seen a lot of his interviews and a few of his films. Going into this I thought I’d just see Eddie or Newt or maybe Marius pretending to be a woman. But he completely transforms. I found myself thinking only female pronouns whenever he was in a scene. (And, on an unrelated note, I don’t know if it’s fair that he’s a beautiful woman and an attractive man.)

I’m very grateful Eddie Redmayne did so much research for this part. It’s clear to me he has a respect and understanding of the transgender community when I see his interviews concerning this film. I think they represented Lili very well but I will admit I’ll never truly know how transgender people think about this. And that is what’s important.

Alicia Vikander as Gerda was also fantastic. Though Gerda wasn’t my favorite, I could see she was a complicated person. Alicia Vikander showed all of her layers perfectly. I could feel everyone’s pain and confusion throughout the film. All of their performances were a big selling point for me.

The relationship between Lili and Gerda is the main focus of this movie, and knowing a little about the real story, it is kind of disappointing. It does feel like it was made a certain way to have more of an appeal toward the cisgender viewers. The characterization of Gerda was a bit of a problem for me. I’m fairly sure Gerda and Lili had a better relationship in real life and they only separated because two women couldn’t legally be together in the 1920’s. If that’s incorrect, please let me know.

The scenes later on in the film were confusing to me. They seemed to be in love, they seemed to more or less support each other. Then they were talking about when Lili will marry again. But at the end, we get a scene with them where Lili asks how she earned Gerda’s love. (By the way, I’m pretty sure they made Gerda either straight or very…in denial. Or both, in a way. I know her sexuality was something that was glossed over in the book too.) I understand the troubles they went through and the things they struggled with as a couple, but the way they moved apart wasn’t what I thought it would be.

The messages I expected to get from this movie were something along the lines of “be yourself” and “love unconditionally”. But neither of them really did the latter. Especially Gerda. They are both very confused, I know, but still.

Even so, I felt such an emotional impact from this movie. I’ve cried about it twice or three times after seeing it. I’ve realized things about myself because of watching this. I sobbed multiple time during my viewing. I shed happy tears at the line “I am completely myself” after Lili’s surgery and I was devastated at the end. It was all beautifully done. It isn’t perfect, but it’s a great story based on the life of an outstanding human being with a pretty great cast.

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The “Don’t Like, Don’t Watch” Argument and its Flaws

“Don’t like, don’t watch/read” is an argument that is used often when people can’t agree on something. It’s used sometimes to tell someone to stop complaining about things they don’t like. Because why are you putting so much effort into talking about something you hate? Here I will discuss some uses of said phrase and whether or not it is valid.

This is a possible situation that might be able to use “don’t like, don’t watch” in a good way. Let’s say two friends watch a movie together one night. One person loves it and knows there’s a consistent quality to the film. The other watches half an hour and disagrees with everything. (In this situation, there is no wrong person. Opinions can’t all be the same, so if this happens to you, calm your little fanboy/girl heart.) But if the one who loves the movie said to their friend “If you don’t like it so far, you don’t have to watch the rest” it makes enough sense. Nothing is forcing them to watch this movie he hates.

Judging by their friend’s reaction to everything so far, they can guess that since the whole movie has basically the same tone, message, themes, etc. their friend won’t enjoy the rest. And yes, the reply I wrote in the paragraph above is a nicer and more detailed version of DL,DW, but that’s the point. If DL,DW was actually “don’t like, don’t watch the rest“, in situations like these, it could be valid. Emphasis on could. This could be wrong.

Let’s use DL,DW (the rest) in another scenario. Someone saw the Adventure Time pilot when it aired and he is not a fan. If someone were to use DL,DWTR in this case, would it make sense? No. Because how is he suppose to know the rest of Adventure Time will be the same quality as the pilot? How is Sam suppose to judge the entire show by only watching one episode he didn’t like? I mean, he could, but that would be an unfair judgment. (Side note: It totally is because Adventure Time becomes more awesome later on, but that’s my opinion…)

Sometimes it sounds like users of DL,DW are saying either “unwatch the thing you dislike” or “I don’t like your opinion, so stop voicing it.” I’m not saying the first one is true in any situation, that’s just how it reads sometimes to me. And the latter is most likely the way it is used most of the time. They just don’t explicitly say all that.

DL,DW can be used as a conversation stopper. It can be used when a debate has gotten to the point where Person A disagrees with Person B and they can’t find anything in common. Person A just says “DL,DW” because Person A doesn’t appreciate Person B’s thoughts on the subject and wishes to end the discussion. It also probably won’t work because people don’t like to be shut up and they’re not gonna stop just because you typed a few words.

And another thing!
How am I suppose to know I don’t like something before I even read or watch it?

Let’s say there was a fan fiction written about a homosexual relationship (Let’s say a Johnlock fanfic…just off the top of my head ’cause I’m currently obsessed with that show!) that had “don’t like, don’t read” in its description. Now, in other situations, this argument wouldn’t make sense. How am I suppose to know if I enjoy your story or not from the two sentences you gave me that describe the plot?

But when I see “don’t like, don’t read” in this kind of scenario, I understand what it means. It’s basically a shorter way of saying “If you’re a bigot, don’t read this story to just write hate comments about the main couple and not address my writing skills or anything that actually deserves critique.” And that’s too lengthy, so using “don’t like, don’t read” gives out that message a lot quicker.

 

Some of my main points are:

This argument is a form of censorship, and censorship is a whole ‘nother discussion, so I won’t go into detail here.

Don’t complain about something just for the sake of complaining about it. Do it because you actually care about the improvement of the thing you don’t like, or the improvement of anything related to it.

“If you don’t like it, then stop” should be used sometimes. But then you get replies like “Don’t tell me what to do!” so I dunno what to say…

Usually, people who say DL,DW are the ones voicing their popular opinions and they don’t want any negativity given to the thing they’re a fan of. But this is not always the case.

Everything can get better over time. It’s not an overnight change. And sometimes change may never happen. You never know what the future of something is for sure. The only thing you can do is give it a chance. But if it comes to the point where you have decided to drop a show or a book, that is entirely up to you. And if you want to continue watching or reading something you don’t like, that is also your choice but I hope you have good reasons.

If someone uses DL,DW too much, they may resort to just accepting problems in media without addressing them. When this happens, the people who consume media and are DL,DW users will not be as helpful. Without some constructive criticism, all of those things you used to complain about will have a hard time improving.

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(On a related note, there are times when valid points are being made by an audience and the creators/writers/whoever is in charge just does not listen. They’re stuck in their ways and that sucks.)

Now, in circumstances that take place in chat rooms and the like, I don’t think this phrase should be used at all. If anything, it should be replaced with “I don’t like that you feel this way, but I respect your opinion. I hope we can agree to disagree.” But the world will never become so polite.

This post was inspired by PIEGUYRULZ’s video on this very subject, and I recommend you check out his video and his YouTube channel. He makes a lot of good stuff.

What do you guys think? Leave your comments below and feel free to talk to me on social media.

The Little Prince movie discussion | Go See This Masterpiece!

Netflix, you beauty. The only thing I’ve done recently has been use you for Sherlock -finally- and reruns of other shows that I am caught up on. (By the way, Sherlock? two thumbs up) But this movie… This movie, guys! I’m so glad I saw it. I apologize to my Netflix account for not seeing it sooner.

I will keep this as spoiler free as possible because I don’t want to give you anything. I mean, I’ll say general things, but as to the overall plot/resolution? Nada. I just want to gush about this for a while.

Also I need to start this by saying: I haven’t read “The Little Prince”. I didn’t even know of it’s existence before this movie. So for all of you that want my opinion on the book and how this movie used it, sorry.

The Little Prince is a lovely blend of two different forms of animation. Both look fantastic! I loved the design of all the characters. And I loved how the world was set up. In some cases it is a lot like the real world, just a wee bit dramatized every now and then. But that was necessary to get their point across.

The lessons in this film are the biggest thing for me. A lot of these lessons are things I’ve already learned, but that doesn’t matter. The way they wove together all these different themes into one movie was beautiful. And this is such a good movie for children to watch. Even adults! It deals with family, friends, school, loss, growing up, and not growing up. Done poorly, this could’ve been super cheesy. But they had a nice balance.

I teared up too. This things freakin’ emotional!

OK, maybe more than just ‘teared up’. And if you’re wondering whether or not you need tissues going into this movie, keep in mind that my family is just a collection of super sensitive crybabies that feel our feelings when we feel them. BUT! As a precaution, go ahead. There might be tears. It’s such a touching story.

There were times when I was worried about where they were going with the messages. Sometimes it was back and forth because of the conflicting opinions of certain characters. But it worked out. Boy, did it work out. Like I said, kids need to see movies like this. And adults. Everyone can learn something from this film.

The characters are great. The mix of styles of storytelling is great. It was all so great, I’m running out of adjectives and dkajbvifbejrbewv!

It was just so well done story and animation wise, I don’t even know what to say anymore. Please go see it. I’m pretty sure it’s only on Netflix, but correct me if I’m wrong. If you don’t have Netflix, it’s worth it! Get it! Watch this thing! Please. Then when you’re done, watch Sherlock because it took me forever to get into that fandom but now that I am, I couldn’t be happier!

Sidenote: The only episode I have left of Sherlock is “The Abominable Bride” so please no spoilers on that? ‘Kay thanks.

Back to The Little Prince. There are things in the story that surprised me. Usually things end perfectly in movies. And I don’t enjoy that. Like my pet peeve about people never having to deal with missing body parts in stories, I don’t like how every single problem needs to be fixed so we’re all happy. Yes, there are exceptions to this pet peeve, but for the most part… If it’s cheesy  and predictable and OF COURSE they did that because it’s a kid movie/TV show/book, that’s when I don’t like it. Children should be exposed to more realistic stories. Now, I’m not saying “take away all happily ever afters.” Just that a little realism would be nice. The world doesn’t give you things all the time, and everyone needs to know that.

This movie isn’t very gentle with you. It doesn’t have a perfect happily ever after like most things would and that’s what makes it so perfect. It ends nicely, but it’s not all wrapped up in a neat little bow. It deals with real life problems, handles them with care, but also gives you a real and moving story. Thanks for that.

I did realize something about myself while watching this: School has changed me. I probably never would’ve thought of meanings behind characters, or metaphors, or themes, or anything of that nature if it wasn’t for school. I usually don’t like reading into stuff too much because it reminds of assigned books. Because it’s boring and difficult for me sometimes. But not with this. This movie made me think of what lines could be interpreted as and why they did that with the pacing to create suspense!  Or ‘what does this object symbolize?’ (With such a philosophical movie, though, that makes sense.) So, I guess, thanks, school.

Anyway. Yeah. That’s all I needed to say. I have other thoughts, but I think that’ll be good. I hope you enjoyed reading this and please go check out this movie! You won’t regret it.

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SW Rebels Season 3 + Thoughts on Maul

The latest Star Wars Rebels trailer has got me in a Star Wars mood! I’m really excited for this show to come back, but I’m not gonna focus on just Rebels today. I’ll talk a little about Episode I, The Clone Wars, and Rebels. Because I have a rant. It’s about Maul (If you couldn’t tell from the title and picture).

I know last week I said I’d be doing a part 2 for my LOST post, and I will do that. Next week! I just wanted to get this out there while it was still relevant. Oh, and spoilers. For all three of those things above. You’ve been warned.

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No matter what version of Episode I you see, Maul gets sliced in half. I don’t care how you spin it, he’s dead. The explanation I’ve seen for him surviving that is he focused on his anger and hatred for Obi-Wan, let the Dark Side take over his body, and waited. He did this after falling through the reactor shaft and landing in a trash container.

Keep in mind, all he has is his torso at this point. And they expect us to believe he not only survived that fall but years and years after that. If it was possible for someone to hold onto life like that, no Sith would ever get killed. If it was based on will power and focusing on hatred, which they do all the time anyway, they’d be okay. It makes no sense! This discussion has been had many a times before, I just want to contribute.

I don’t know how his species works so maybe it is possible for him to have lived through that. But if he’s just like a human but with weird skin, let’s think about it. No intestines, maybe half a stomach…if the fall or the lightsaber didn’t kill him, eating and drinking would. Unless his spider legs somehow fixed that.

He showed up in The Clone Wars. Still didn’t die. Showed up in Rebels. Hasn’t died yet. I’ll say for a second I accept the way he survived. It makes total sense, guys!! But even if so, Qui-Gon got stabbed once, died minutes later. Maybe it was because he didn’t have a connection to the Dark Side, whatever. It doesn’t make sense and it’s not fair.

They brought him back because they knew killing him was a mistake. He was cool, yet he died so quickly. They wanted him around more and, let’s face it, used him to get people interested in these shows. They might have done it because they were running out of ideas. And they keep bringing him back. Speaking of which… YOU LEAVE EZRA ALONE, MAUL.

Now they’re using him to try and make Ezra darker. Thanks, Rebels. That makes me feel great. (The sarcasm is so real.) And here’s my weird opinion: Making Ezra darker could be a good thing.

Yeah, yeah, I know. I’m not saying he should become evil! His personality is more Jedi-like than Kanan’s, for crying out loud. But Gray Jedi really interest me. If they had one in this show, it would be great! And while I don’t think Ezra is dark enough to become a full on Gray Jedi, some experience with the other side could teach him a few things. I just hope they don’t take it too far.

If anything, Kanan is more of a candidate to be a Gray Jedi. He’s openly emotional and I don’t think he’ll be like other Jedi who are going, “No relationships!” He and Hera are basically an old married couple already. The only thing I hope for him in this season is he’s not moody because of his eyes. Please don’t let him be moody about his eyes. The trailer gave me hope that he’ll still be great at Jedi stuff, but I’m not sure. I’m getting off topic.

To be honest, I like Maul in Rebels and The Clone Wars. They’ve done a good job with him. I hated the things he did in The Clone Wars, but that’s perfect! He’s a villain! It’s not like we’re supposed to enjoy the fact that be murdered Obi-Wan’s girlfriend…ugh, why did I think of that? Now I’m sad.

It’s still ridiculous, though. If he makes Ezra evil and doesn’t die this season–I dunno, man. I dunno.

So this post went a little all over the place! What are some of your thoughts on Ezra, Maul, or anything else Star Wars? There are now Lion Turtles in Rebels, so that’s a thing we could talk about. And what about Thrawn? I should really read that trilogy so I’ll actually know who he is and care about him being here. ‘Til next we speak.

My idea for the next Tinker Bell movie

It’s been two years since the last Tinker Bell movie, and as much as I liked it, it wasn’t even really a Tinker Bell movie! It was a Fawn movie. They made one of the side characters the main character and that tells me they were running out of ideas. Which doesn’t make sense, because they had pirates in the movie before that!

The first movie was in 2008, then another in 2009, then 2010, they had a short in 2011, a movie in 2012, and two movies in 2014. I like them, flaws and all, but… I don’t see how you could run out of ideas in this universe! You’re in Neverland! I thought the whole purpose of this movie series was to show Tink’s origins and how she met Peter, but they haven’t done that yet. They’ve shown Wendy and Hook, but how did Tink and Peter meet? I want that movie. They keep adding new stuff to this world that’s all great, but what about the stuff you haven’t used that’s already there?

I don’t know if they’ll make another one, but I have an idea for the next one. Now, I’m not a writer, this is just a basic story I came up with at 1 am the other day, but I think it’s okay. Hear me out.

There’s a lake in Pixie Hollow where all the water fairies are, right? What if something bad happened to the lake, like the thistles from the first movie have escaped again and invaded. We don’t really know what Vidia did to capture them, so for all we know she did a terrible job. It would also be good to have them because I don’t think they’ve ever mentioned something from a previous movie in a later installment. It’s almost like it didn’t happen. I would like more references to past movies in this one to make it clear that this is happening in the same world. I mean, duh, but did they ever mention Liz from the third movie, or the scepter from the second movie late on? No, I don’t think they did. I remember Tink talking to her sister about her adventures, but was that it?

Anyway, now all the animals are afraid to go near the lake and the water is unhealthy. While some water and garden fairies are trying to get the thistles out of the lake, other fairies are looking for another source of water for the animals. The tinker fairies decide to invent a container that stems all throughout Pixie Hollow so they can fill it with clean, not scary water. Meanwhile, some water fairies and the remaining tinkers explore Neverland, come across some places from the Peter Pan movie because references and foreshadowing, and finally get to Mermaid Lagoon.

 

The water in Mermaid Lagoon is magical. It keeps the mermaids young and healthy. The fairies decide to fill their new container with the lagoon’s water. And while they’re filling it up, one of the fairies drops their bag of pixie dust into the lagoon. (Let’s say Bobble and Clank were fighting over something on the container and bumped into someone, making them drop their bag.) On the other side of the lagoon, Tinker Bell is searching for lost things because she’s Tink, and she comes across a pan flute and a green hat. She looks around the lagoon some more and finds somebody.

For some reason the writers can figure out for themselves, Peter was in Mermaid Lagoon at this time.That’s why the mermaids seemed so fond of him in the original movie. (So how is he here? Maybe Hook brought him here by accident? Again, 1 am) The mixture of mermaid Lagoon water and pixie dust has stopped him from aging and helps him understand the fairies. He doesn’t just hear bells when Tink and the others speak. So the tinkers and water fairies bring him somewhere safe while a couple water fairies stay behind to fill the container. It’ll take a bit longer now that they don’t have as much help.

The thistles are still a problem, so they decide not to bring Peter to Pixie Hollow but they tell the queen about him. She and the rest of the fairy council discuss what they should do with him while Tink stays with Peter to take care of him. They talk about where he came from, what his name is, and the only thing her remembers is “Peter”. (Yeah, yeah, I know. Amnesia trope. Whatever! 1 am, people! This is a pretty good idea for 1 am!) She calls him Peter Pan, after the flute she found.

The fairies can’t figure out how to bring a human back with them to the mainland. But they wonder if they should even bring him back, considering he’s seen the fairies. They send Peter off to somewhere else in Neverland in the meantime.

 

Since Tink is the one who found him, she stays with him in his new home. She brings him lagoon water and teaches him about Neverland and the fairies. She also teaches him how to fly. He doesn’t even need pixie dust. Being in the lagoon changed that for him.

The container of lagoon water is filled now and they have given all the animals water. The thistles are still in their lake (it took a while for the fairies to take care of them in the first movie, I assume they’d be difficult to get rid of). Peter gets tired of being away from Pixie Hollow and decides to help with their lake problem. He thinks a happy thought and flies to the thistles to scare them away.

Some hijinks ensue (another thing the writers can figure out for themselves) and Peter and Tink save the day, winning over all the fairies. 🙂

I’m sure they can fit the Lost Boys and everything else from Peter Pan into this somehow. This was just the basic plot I came up with. Originally, I was going to make this a Silvermist movie, thinking “Well, they made a Fawn movie!” but then I came up with the Peter Pan thing. I thought that would be better. What do you guys think? Would you see this movie?