Themes they have circled their entire careers, distilled to their essences by directors who are aware they only have so many films left in them, especially in a field (animation) that has become ever more precarious.
More seriously, Musker & Clements : Moana :: Chris Sanders : The Wild Robot
When I saw it was directed by the guy who did Lilo & Stitch, I was, like, "THERE HE IS. THERE THAT FUCKER IS." (very good movie)
My official review of The Wild Robot is that if someone had told me HAVING A CHILD would make me CRY AT MOVIES more readily, I would have STILL PROBABLY HAD THE CHILD but possibly CHOSEN TO GO TO THE MOVIES LESS.
One thing I love about the first season of Bluey is that there will routinely be episodes that just sort of peter out, no larger moral reached, and the show is just, like, "Yeah, sometimes when you have kids, you just kinda lose the thread," and it WORKS. Genius TV program.
Always self-promote!
That’s what prompted this post!
Need some good mystery novel recommendations, especially stories about powerful families with dark secrets, legacies of abuse, etc. Ideally with several points of view.
She's actively turning into a JPEG about WHAT THEY TOOK FROM YOU, and then the picture (AI-generated) is just, like, a Ninja Turtle standing next to a plate of canned spaghetti.