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THIS IS 100% WHAT HAPPENED IN THE BOOK

100% accurate no lies this is what he said word for word

so what. what if- what if i accidentally changed my entire artstyle (idk how it happened)

i CAN NOT GET THAT ONE MOMENT OUT OF MY MIND AGHELWKJAFDSKLHDGSKLAJKL i am. losing my mind over this musical.

I'M SO SATISFIED WITH THE ENDING ALSKDBLKVFDSLK JALFKDSLKGH LDSKBKLRSLK JTHEY'RE SO WOW

APPARENTLY IT’S OIKAWA’S BIRTHDAY??? HBD GREAT KING

When are we gonna talk about this specific scene in Dos Orugitas?

Abuela: "Ive never been able to come back here. This river...is where we were, given our miracle."

Mirabel: "Where...Abuelo Pedro....?:

This entire scene, Dos Orugitas, is so powerful all together, but the RIVER. The river is so important to the context of their family and the theme of generational trauma.

At this point we all know what Abuela's trauma is and how it affected everyone in the family, hence "generational trauma" part of the story.

Abuela Alma, while holding her 3 newborn babies, watched the love of her life be slaughtered right in front of her eyes in that river that night.

At the very beginning of the movie we can see that Abuelo Pedro was standing in the river when he was murdered.

Once again, like we have already seen, Abuela put her own feelings about her trauma aside, and puts on a brave face to comfort Mirabel. But like she says to Mirabel, she had never been able to come back to that river herself, she was only there for Mirabel.

Finding Mirabel sitting at the river, the same place her husband was brutally murdered, must have been very triggering and painful. She was staring at the very spot she watched her husband be murdered.

But here's what's interesting about how the scene continues.

While Dos Orugitas plays, the story of what happened to Abuelo Pedro is shown in detail (at least more detail then when Abuela tells the story at the beginning)

We see Mirabel observing the scene for herself, implying that Abuela is telling the story to Mirabel in great detail, and Mirabel is finally understanding the pain Abuela experienced in that very spot.

Abuela then apologizes saying, "I am so sorry. You never hurt our family Mirabel. We are broken, because of me"

Now, after understanding why Abuela acted the way she did towards everyone, seeing the pain she is still holding on to after all those years, Mirabel looks out and sees:

The scene from Bruno's vision.

At first she didn't know where that scene was, but it was when she looked out into the river that she saw what the vision was showing.

Now in Bruno's vision it was very unclear who Mirabel was meant to hug in order to save the miracle for a long time, and it ended up being Isabela. BUT, Bruno's vision had two different outcomes, one when Casita fell down, and one where Casita didn't. How I'm choosing to interpret this is that, in the outcome where Casita didn't fall Mirabel would have to hug Isabela, which is what the vision ended up choosing to display, but in the outcome where Casita did fall, Mirabel would have to hug someone else, which is why the vision was so confusing for Bruno.

Now Casita obviously fell, which means the only way the miracle would be saved is if Mirabel hugged someone else. And because of that scene in Bruno's vision, Mirabel realized:

It was Abuela she needed to help

This is exactly why I think its a bunch of bs when people claim that Abuela was "forgiven too easily"

Mirabel saw Abuela's silent suffering, she saw how much pain was still in her heart from what happened that night, and how much trauma Abuela experienced. She understood why Abuela acted the way she did, and instead of getting angry, Mirabel sees that she is meant to help Abuela, and in turn, help everyone else.

THIS!!! ^^^^^^^^^ THIS VERY SCENE RIGHT HERE!!! THIS IS SO INSANELY IMPORTANT!!!!

This river was the place where the most traumatic thing that ever happened to any of them occurred. The source of the family's generational trauma took place at this river. And Abuela herself admitted that ever since that night, she had never been able to go back.

Abuela had to cross the river too, to flee from the bandits (or whoever they are)

But after she saw Pedro be murdered, she never stepped foot in that river again.

BUT MIRABEL LED HER INTO THE RIVER, HOLDING HER HANDS, GUIDING HER BACK THROUGH THE RIVER LIKE PEDRO DID.

Mirabel understanding Abuela's trauma, and Abuela finally going back into the river after 50 years, you wanna know what this scene is symbolizing????

THEIR HEALING

THIS RIGHT HERE, IS THE START OF THEIR HEALING FROM THEIR TRAUMA, ESPECIALLY ABUELA

After 50 years, Abuela was not only able to go back to see the river, but go into the river. WITH THE HELP OF MIRABEL.

Together, they walk into the river, finally understanding one another, and they both decide together that their healing starts HERE. The rest of the family can't heal before Abuela can heal, and Mirabel UNDERSTANDS THIS. So what does she do????? SHE HELPS ABUELA HEAL.

This entire scene is so important in understanding the entire movie, but the DAMN RIVER IS WHAT STOOD OUT TO ME.

I didn't get why they had to walk into the river in order for this scene to continue, but then it HIT ME LIKE A BUS.

Casita being rebuilt symbolizes the family healing as a whole, but the river symbolizes Abuela's trauma. Therefore, walking into the river symbolizes addressing and HEALING from that trauma.

God this movie is so beautiful and powerful and important.

i asked for the nevermoor books for christmas even though the series is unfinished i hope i get at least the second one THE PDF IS STARING ME IN THE FACE BUT I AM STARING BACK AND NOT DOING ANYTHING HELP ! anyways

doodle of jupiter and mog except i forgor all their book 1 descriptions except gingerest ginger of all gingers in the world ever/occasionally menacing and black hair 👍

I ACTUALLY GOT THE NEVERMOOR BOOKS (nevermoor wundersmith hollopox) I’M SO EXCITED

whiteboard w/ my friends

bonus: me

Turning Red has surprised me a lot with its very real representation of afab puberty and coming-of-age experiences, but there is something needed to be said on the language and writing of the movie that gives the film such a massive respect for me.

Because this is Disney/Pixar, right?

Disney, as a conglomerate, can be very restrictive on how they want specific stories to go. For a lot of animated Disney films, one could even see the formulas and pacing that are iconic to the company, but one of the big things that they try to make sure on was how they word/show varied experiences to appease all forms of audiences.

This includes omitting talk of any very risque jokes, mature topics, and basically making sure that the Rated G stories within don’t get into topics that would anger specific demographics that watch the company. Of course, the older films may differ with today’s regulations, but with the present films, that idea of keeping things “kid-friendly” can be found somewhere.

Either by the creative/exec team fighting the pressure relating to Luisa’s body, LGBTQ+ content, or even serialized formatting, there has always been some resistance to creators pushing the boundaries of what could be seen on screen.

One of them being afab experiences.

For many, the topics that are indulged in and experienced by afab people are demonized. Look toward boy bands, early fandom, and even stuff that is considered “feminine” you would find people seeing female experiences and agency as inappropriate or unnecessary.

And even if a female story is written, one could get a mess like Brave, where instead of women being placed into a position of writing/directing, are then scrapped for male writers who believe they could write an afab story to its core.

So then you have Turning Red, and the way they portray the struggles of a middle-school afab tween, at how it doesn’t pull any punches on how awkward this period of life is.

And how much this portrayal means a lot to me and many others as individuals.

Because I had seen people draw these romantic fantasies before. I had seen the wonky anatomy, the anime eyes, everything about keeping these fantasies hidden away from parents who would make a big deal over these new feelings.

People have felt that. People have witnessed it.

I had seen people thirst over boys in any single way possible. I had talked with friends who played “Hot or Not” over the newest crush, at how they looked toward men and women on what their sexuality was, and if they really wanted to date someone or if they didn’t.

There’s the talk of periods. The yells of distress over new bodily changes. The extensive list of cleaning products that media and society would always try to ignore as something dirty and messy, even though it is such a massive ordeal that happens for an afab person for most of their life.

You then get the focus of female friendships, the feelings of connection, and how integral friends are as support systems to an ever-growing tween scared over the new transitions.

All to the amount of internalized shame over trying to understand and indulging in romantic/sexual fantasies. The wanting to explore one’s options but restrained by the idea of being the perfect, clean daughter in a family’s life.

That you ultimately feel defined by your family…

By the family before yours…

And how in the end, there comes this wanting for acceptance to change and grow from the mold.

To become the person that you choose to be.

All of these feelings are feelings I had witnessed and seen when I was in middle school and high school, and the writing doesn’t hesitate on showing what it means to be awkward, exploratory, and anxious to understand who you are as someone burgeoning to puberty and the real world.

A movie cannot represent every afab person on the planet, but the intent is clear, and it has turned the movie into one of the most realistic portrayals of afab tween coming-of-age I have ever seen.

Because people gush over the topics they love. People sing off-tune and do wacky poses. People get anxious over how they look to classmates, teachers, to adults. People feel tense and excited over new blossoming feelings to the sheer agony over changes in the body that they cannot control but can accept. People say comments (”stripper music”) and actions (twerking) just because they can!

Turning Red doesn’t hesitate to look at a teen/tween and tell them that the movie sees them through its medium.

And this is a Pixar movie mind you! These afab experiences were able to be seen, shown, and given credence, and everything about it blows my mind away.

Because by being directed and written by female crew members, every part of the movie screams out authenticity — that it understands the audience that it’s referring to. It tells its specific audience “I understand what you’ve struggled with, you shouldn’t be ashamed of these feelings, and you aren’t alone in feeling them.”

I Am Not Your Asian American Doll: a comic for AAPI Heritage Month 2023

I usually spend a lot of time editing and fine-tuning my comics so that they come across as polite and inoffensive. But honestly, I’m really tired of the way Asian cultures and countries are treated / talked about while Asian people themselves are excluded, and thought it was about time I really let my rage out lol.

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