S03E19: Why Nimona is the Pink-Horned Hero We Didn't Know We Needed 🦄
Ever wondered what happens when Disney sacrifices a 70% complete animated masterpiece to the shareholder gods? Spoiler alert: Netflix swoops in like a streaming superhero, and we get blessed with one of the most criminally underrated films of 2023.
Join me as I dive into Nimona - the anarchic shapeshifter story that almost never saw the light of day. I'm breaking down Chloë Grace Moretz's vocal shapeshifting wizardry, Riz Ahmed's perfectly restrained knight-in-crisis, and why pink might just be the most subversive color in animation.
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Without spoiling the magic, let's just say this film tackles friendship, identity, and radical acceptance in ways that'll stick with you long after the credits roll. It's what happens when creators get to tell stories about outcasts - pure collaborative magic.
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Speaking of stories about radical acceptance and found family: if you’re craving more tales about characters who refuse to be silently othered, The Three Faces of Fate features characters fighting to define themselves on their own terms.
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