Straight to video - errrrr, Disney+A lot of discussion about Mei's rebellion and lying... but no one's calling out the parents for not preparing their daughter or for being so controlling.
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Maybe I don’t scrutinize enough, but I find both cases understandable.A lot of discussion about Mei's rebellion and lying... but no one's calling out the parents for not preparing their daughter or for being so controlling.
I agree with all of this, and though the film was quite sympathetic in its portrayal of all the family members including the mother.Maybe I don’t scrutinize enough, but I find both cases understandable.
For starters, the dad didn’t seem particularly involved or controlling, and he offered support without judgment during the moment Mei needed it most. He was also unafraid of marrying into a family with a long line of incredibly powerful women, even after witnessing the worst of them. He’s an understated rock in this movie.
But it wouldn’t have been his place to set Mei up for the panda transformation. That was all on the mom, and given her own internalized feelings about the panda (shameful, inconveniencing, etc.), it’s not really a surprise she went the helicopter route, with the aim of spotting the signs early enough. Clearly, that didn’t work, but the intention was there.
As for Mei, she wouldn’t be the first teen to get whacked with a bad case of boy/girl-craziness. Along with realizing her close friends and peers actually valued her bold new quirk, she threw herself into that world and let loose for the first time in her life. I know a lot of people who did similarly in middle school, high school, or even university, depending on the strictness of their home environment.
Encanto is an example of the literary genre: Magical Realism.
She, unfortunately, quit her YouTube channel because she was being harassed online over the dumbest things. She simply compared the story of Raya and the Last Dragon to Avatar: The Last Airbender and then a bunch of bad faith actors tried to portray her as racist for doing so and then went out of their way to dig up any old tweets or videos of hers that could be considered problematic. None of the "dirt" dug up would matter to the average person, but it apparently took a huge toll on Lindsay. It's a shame, she was my favorite YouTuber.Wow, didn't know Lindsay Ellis had moved to doing PBS content.
I like some of her takes on things, especially Disney content. But she gets real deep in the weeds a lot of times, and comes across as snobbish.
I miss Lindsay too - it’s all extra ridiculous because Honest Trailers made the exact same comparison and didn’t receive any backlash.She, unfortunately, quit her YouTube channel because she was being harassed online over the dumbest things. She simply compared the story of Raya and the Last Dragon to Avatar: The Last Airbender and then a bunch of bad faith actors tried to portray her as racist for doing so and then went out of their way to dig up any old tweets or videos of hers that could be considered problematic. None of the "dirt" dug up would matter to the average person, but it apparently took a huge toll on Lindsay. It's a shame, she was my favorite YouTuber.
I would 10000000% unironically buy a 4*Town CD and I did not enjoy that kind of music at the same age from the same time period.
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