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That said, this film is just the worse version of Nimona.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
That said, this film is just the worse version of Nimona.
Also, while the messaging *is* weak, I'm glad that they at least *tried* to make something like this. Covering topics like self-hate and reminding people that they're "not alone" is a very, very important message to communicate, especially to the film's target audience. So, I'm glad the film exists.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Also, while the messaging *is* weak, I'm glad that they at least *tried* to make something like this. Covering topics like self-hate and reminding people that they're "not alone" is a very, very important message to communicate, especially to the film's target audience. So, I'm glad the film exists.
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Overall, it's quite a mixed bag. Obviously, I just spent a lot of time ragging on it, but I still think it's a good movie. Again, it's a visual and auditory feast for the senses, so even if the writing is pretty weak, it's hard not to love it. In my mind, this film is basically just Fantasia.
Overall, it's quite a mixed bag. Obviously, I just spent a lot of time ragging on it, but I still think it's a good movie. Again, it's a visual and auditory feast for the senses, so even if the writing is pretty weak, it's hard not to love it. In my mind, this film is basically just Fantasia.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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Overall, it's quite a mixed bag. Obviously, I just spent a lot of time ragging on it, but I still think it's a good movie. Again, it's a visual and auditory feast for the senses, so even if the writing is pretty weak, it's hard not to love it. In my mind, this film is basically just Fantasia.
Overall, it's quite a mixed bag. Obviously, I just spent a lot of time ragging on it, but I still think it's a good movie. Again, it's a visual and auditory feast for the senses, so even if the writing is pretty weak, it's hard not to love it. In my mind, this film is basically just Fantasia.
After the song, *then* Rumi can come to a realization about not keeping her emotions bottled up inside. Perhaps you can use that flashback at this point? Even a cliche option, like having her remember something her dead mother told her, would be better than the *nothing* the film gives us instead.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
After the song, *then* Rumi can come to a realization about not keeping her emotions bottled up inside. Perhaps you can use that flashback at this point? Even a cliche option, like having her remember something her dead mother told her, would be better than the *nothing* the film gives us instead.
That new scene I'm suggesting would've been a perfect opportunity for a tragic song exploring Rumi's feeling of self-hate. They even could've made it a trio number, with the other girls singing their unique parts from different, isolated locations. This allows the low point to properly simmer.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
That new scene I'm suggesting would've been a perfect opportunity for a tragic song exploring Rumi's feeling of self-hate. They even could've made it a trio number, with the other girls singing their unique parts from different, isolated locations. This allows the low point to properly simmer.
Additionally, the film would massively benefit from having at least one additional scene in-between Rumi's lowest point (her fallout scene with her mother figure) and her emotional high immediately after (the final song sequence). This, to me, was an extremely jarring change in her emotions.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Additionally, the film would massively benefit from having at least one additional scene in-between Rumi's lowest point (her fallout scene with her mother figure) and her emotional high immediately after (the final song sequence). This, to me, was an extremely jarring change in her emotions.
Personally, I would've cut the flashback at this point, as it'd probably be best saved for later. A new "I want" song from Rumi would convey her emotional state (and her fraught relationship with her mother figure) much better than the film's later on-the-nose exposition would.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Personally, I would've cut the flashback at this point, as it'd probably be best saved for later. A new "I want" song from Rumi would convey her emotional state (and her fraught relationship with her mother figure) much better than the film's later on-the-nose exposition would.
While it's true that "Golden" was the first time that it was shown that Rumi was half-demon (along with ending on that that strong emotional moment on the roof), it still wasn't enough. What the film needed at this point in the narrative was for Rumi to sing about herself and her fears unfiltered.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
While it's true that "Golden" was the first time that it was shown that Rumi was half-demon (along with ending on that that strong emotional moment on the roof), it still wasn't enough. What the film needed at this point in the narrative was for Rumi to sing about herself and her fears unfiltered.
As is, "Golden" was instead used as an "I am" song describing all of the girls and their general personalities, and little else. This is a strange choice for the main characters of your musical, as they really should be singing an "I want" song. An "I want" song describes their emotional desires.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
As is, "Golden" was instead used as an "I am" song describing all of the girls and their general personalities, and little else. This is a strange choice for the main characters of your musical, as they really should be singing an "I want" song. An "I want" song describes their emotional desires.
Yet, the film does very little with the contrast. Perhaps instead, "Golden" could've been an unreleased single that Rumi was privately working on, but had put aside in favor of prioritizing the hateful "Takedown" number. So, when she *does* pick the song, it feels more meaningful to the audience.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Yet, the film does very little with the contrast. Perhaps instead, "Golden" could've been an unreleased single that Rumi was privately working on, but had put aside in favor of prioritizing the hateful "Takedown" number. So, when she *does* pick the song, it feels more meaningful to the audience.
If you ask me, I would've made "Golden" be a song that you only hear for the first time *during* the awards show. The narrative could've contrasted the two songs more, with "Takedown" representing giving into anger and "Golden" being, well, rising up above that. Lyrically, it already works for that.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
If you ask me, I would've made "Golden" be a song that you only hear for the first time *during* the awards show. The narrative could've contrasted the two songs more, with "Takedown" representing giving into anger and "Golden" being, well, rising up above that. Lyrically, it already works for that.
Generally, a songs replay usually signals something important for the audience, as it was significant enough to be used again. Even *this* film understands that with it's excellent reuse of "Takedown" directly after the replay of "Golden". Yet, the reuse of "Golden" just felt like cost-cutting.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Generally, a songs replay usually signals something important for the audience, as it was significant enough to be used again. Even *this* film understands that with it's excellent reuse of "Takedown" directly after the replay of "Golden". Yet, the reuse of "Golden" just felt like cost-cutting.
This is a big one:
7. While the songs are quite lovely to listen to, they were somewhat mishandled by the narrative. In particular, "Golden" felt horribly misused. The song was played twice (with seemingly little changes), yet the replay had little bearing on the film's overall narrative.
7. While the songs are quite lovely to listen to, they were somewhat mishandled by the narrative. In particular, "Golden" felt horribly misused. The song was played twice (with seemingly little changes), yet the replay had little bearing on the film's overall narrative.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
This is a big one:
7. While the songs are quite lovely to listen to, they were somewhat mishandled by the narrative. In particular, "Golden" felt horribly misused. The song was played twice (with seemingly little changes), yet the replay had little bearing on the film's overall narrative.
7. While the songs are quite lovely to listen to, they were somewhat mishandled by the narrative. In particular, "Golden" felt horribly misused. The song was played twice (with seemingly little changes), yet the replay had little bearing on the film's overall narrative.
5. The metaphor is simply too vague. Rumi being a secret self-hating demon could be a metaphor for many things, yet it was explored so loosely that it's practically a Rorschach test.
6. The mental health messaging is frankly weak. It was so rushed and poorly developed that it just felt like a PSA.
6. The mental health messaging is frankly weak. It was so rushed and poorly developed that it just felt like a PSA.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
5. The metaphor is simply too vague. Rumi being a secret self-hating demon could be a metaphor for many things, yet it was explored so loosely that it's practically a Rorschach test.
6. The mental health messaging is frankly weak. It was so rushed and poorly developed that it just felt like a PSA.
6. The mental health messaging is frankly weak. It was so rushed and poorly developed that it just felt like a PSA.
3. The characters all felt extremely flat and one-note. The movie just directly tells you the character's insecurities, rather than displaying them.
4. They also have no real arcs. Yes, they "change" but that's over the course of one scene, with the implication that their growth happened off screen.
4. They also have no real arcs. Yes, they "change" but that's over the course of one scene, with the implication that their growth happened off screen.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
3. The characters all felt extremely flat and one-note. The movie just directly tells you the character's insecurities, rather than displaying them.
4. They also have no real arcs. Yes, they "change" but that's over the course of one scene, with the implication that their growth happened off screen.
4. They also have no real arcs. Yes, they "change" but that's over the course of one scene, with the implication that their growth happened off screen.
Now for the negatives:
1. I hate the constant sexualization of the boys. The film is basically just the gender swapped version of the "boy constantly drooling over hot chick" trope. Beyond any moral implications, it's just plain old lazy writing.
2. On that note, I didn't buy the romance at all.
1. I hate the constant sexualization of the boys. The film is basically just the gender swapped version of the "boy constantly drooling over hot chick" trope. Beyond any moral implications, it's just plain old lazy writing.
2. On that note, I didn't buy the romance at all.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Now for the negatives:
1. I hate the constant sexualization of the boys. The film is basically just the gender swapped version of the "boy constantly drooling over hot chick" trope. Beyond any moral implications, it's just plain old lazy writing.
2. On that note, I didn't buy the romance at all.
1. I hate the constant sexualization of the boys. The film is basically just the gender swapped version of the "boy constantly drooling over hot chick" trope. Beyond any moral implications, it's just plain old lazy writing.
2. On that note, I didn't buy the romance at all.
2. I adore the fact that it's both an action film *and* an unapologetically girly film.
3. I love that the girls just feel like real, ordinary people. They're allowed to make "ugly" expressions, and they're never sexualized by the writers nor character designers.
Okay, that's it with the praises.
3. I love that the girls just feel like real, ordinary people. They're allowed to make "ugly" expressions, and they're never sexualized by the writers nor character designers.
Okay, that's it with the praises.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
2. I adore the fact that it's both an action film *and* an unapologetically girly film.
3. I love that the girls just feel like real, ordinary people. They're allowed to make "ugly" expressions, and they're never sexualized by the writers nor character designers.
Okay, that's it with the praises.
3. I love that the girls just feel like real, ordinary people. They're allowed to make "ugly" expressions, and they're never sexualized by the writers nor character designers.
Okay, that's it with the praises.
I'm sure some people will read this thread and think, "No duh. These people don't actually believe what they're saying."
However, that's only half true. Most people who believe that diversity = bad writing are just naive teenagers that can't see the obvious contradictions in their beliefs.
However, that's only half true. Most people who believe that diversity = bad writing are just naive teenagers that can't see the obvious contradictions in their beliefs.
December 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I'm sure some people will read this thread and think, "No duh. These people don't actually believe what they're saying."
However, that's only half true. Most people who believe that diversity = bad writing are just naive teenagers that can't see the obvious contradictions in their beliefs.
However, that's only half true. Most people who believe that diversity = bad writing are just naive teenagers that can't see the obvious contradictions in their beliefs.
So, when people say, "Stop being racist" or "Stop being 'X'-phobic", they're referring to you blaming diversity as a whole, not for you complaining that bad writing exists. There's a high chance that you both agree on the same premise, but you've simply come to completely differing conclusions.
December 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
So, when people say, "Stop being racist" or "Stop being 'X'-phobic", they're referring to you blaming diversity as a whole, not for you complaining that bad writing exists. There's a high chance that you both agree on the same premise, but you've simply come to completely differing conclusions.
Additionally, you are *not* a gigabrain for noticing that "stories written poorly are written poorly". Shockingly, the vast majority of left leaning people ALSO hate the same examples of "representation" that you hate. The only difference is that we blame the writing itself, rather than diversity.
December 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Additionally, you are *not* a gigabrain for noticing that "stories written poorly are written poorly". Shockingly, the vast majority of left leaning people ALSO hate the same examples of "representation" that you hate. The only difference is that we blame the writing itself, rather than diversity.
And YES, I'm aware that some suits might decide to push diversity into a story, but that doesn't mean that ALL inclusions of diverse characters are inherently done for that. In actuality, it's far more likely for the inverse to happen, and for suits to go out of their way to censor diversity.
December 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
And YES, I'm aware that some suits might decide to push diversity into a story, but that doesn't mean that ALL inclusions of diverse characters are inherently done for that. In actuality, it's far more likely for the inverse to happen, and for suits to go out of their way to censor diversity.
Correlation doesn't equal causation. While many writers/suits may/may not strive to increase diversity for the sake of brownie points, that is NOT what leads to poor writing. Rather, poor writing is often the result of forcing writers to pump out large quantities of dialogue in short time periods.
December 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Correlation doesn't equal causation. While many writers/suits may/may not strive to increase diversity for the sake of brownie points, that is NOT what leads to poor writing. Rather, poor writing is often the result of forcing writers to pump out large quantities of dialogue in short time periods.