Damsel doesn't make any sense

[@AlexMeyersVids]

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[@queenestherworld780]

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[@trinaq]

I actually appreciated that the Stepmother was written sympathetically, and wasn't the same clichéd Evil Stepparent we're so used to seeing. She actually tried to warn Elodie about her suspicions.

[@Raximus3000]

Well she did not fit the bill.

[@kardnails8729]

I kinda wish there was at least one positive male character. Like, come on, you can empower women or whatever you want to do and still have at least one decent male character.

[@LindyWithAWhy]

She was one of the worst parts.

[@junipermorris3115]

⁠​⁠@@kardnails8729I think that’s a strange point, I mean, where would another character fit in the story? I feel like one problem with the film was they were almost too many characters whose motifs and ideals should have been further explained and shown, especially with Elodie’s dad, the queen and the Prince. If you want a film which empowers men, you have absolutely endless options.

[@to_ur_heart]

@@kardnails8729 Well a lot of other movies had terrible female representation. No one was mad about that.

[@TamarMebonia]

The biggest problem here is the implication that the dragon was fooled into being a villain by giving him fake princesses, as if killing the real three princesses every generation wouldn't be a villainous act. Like when Elodie keeps explaining that those girls were innocent because they didn't actually descend from the king. So what, if they had, they would've been guilty of his crimes?

[@annieandelsieofarendelle3294]

Honestly, yeah. It sucks for those girls either way since why should they have the bear the weight of their ancestor’s sins.

[@Blodhelm]

I find it hilarious that the dragon goes by smell so much and thinks that all humans look alike despite so many vast differences in the ghosts. That just makes it funnier to me.

[@Dark.Shingo]

Just... don't put any thought on the plot. The minute you try to make sense out of it you go down the madness. Whoever wrote this put much less thought than you did.

[@karmAnonymous]

​@@BlodhelmThat made me laugh 😆

[@brizgan1297]

to be fair, the dragon was never presented as a being of reason, she just wanted to cope with her hatred, nothing more she got angry because for her it was a way of making the royal family pay I don't really expect a concept of profound good and evil coming from a giant lizard in a cave

[@bio-weaponn5576]

Forget the dragon, how is this kingdom not at a war with anyone given the amount of dead princesses?

[@ayamahmood2413]

they choose random girls and the families give the girls up they choose families that need money

[@bio-weaponn5576]

@@ayamahmood2413 Are they ALL aware that they're basically sending them to be sacrificed like cattle?

[@onepiecegotmeinlove691]

@@bio-weaponn5576yeah their parents are told

[@SitaMedea]

Yeah, her father know that, that's why he came to save her at the end

[@CommanderViviax]

It'd be full on warfare. Every single girl they send dies?! Every single one. You can't kill that many girls without people noticing. In 1001 Nights. The Sultan who kills every wife manages to piss off every family in the city. They all run away because they don't want their daughters killed. There is no way it wouldn't get to the remotest places that the brides all die and never come back. Like travelling merchants. By process of elimination. There's finite princes and a lot of dead girls.

[@lotrtim]

I feel like it could've been a whole lot cooler if the time frame was simply longer. Like if she was trapped in the cave for weeks with the dragon slowly going insane and losing the innocence she had at the beginning of the movie. It would've made the reveal that she was alive more dramatic and the change in her character to being a heartless killer that condemns a whole city to death more believable.

[@pumpumrin]

weeks without food and water?

[@NoReply28]

​@@pumpumrinShe could've found some source of water and then feed on the corpse of the first girl that was killed before her 💀

[@genotheskychild7041]

@@NoReply28 that and if it takes her a day to convince the dragon that the people lied to her: whos to say she does it as a last ditch effort since she cant find anymore food when the days stretch on, and she realizes the dragon most likely has a stash to hopefully share

[@lilskipper4683]

@@NoReply28 Ah yes because eating people is a really good source of nutrition.. Not.

[@annabanana20043]

@@NoReply28and then all the replies would be talking about how that’s not realistic bc she’d get some sort of disease or condition from eating rotted raw human meat

[@Ezzie_thebat_VT]

Her perfect modern smoky eye makeup during the whole movie took me out.

[@kaykutcher2103]

With image quality getting better it's getting real distracting that you can see where the makeup ends and the actor begins. Also, medieval times but everything is clean, shiny, and brand new, of course.

[@kanelives609]

Right, her eyeliner was very distracting

[@cynthiachenard9792]

Add to the list her perfect nails and perfect 'hair cut' after slashing off her locks

[@Airdrop_crypto9]

Finally , someone said it. Especially the dramatic smokey eye at the end.

[@windsoryoung8322]

and the filler omgg took me out

[@Nisarga7]

I missed the 'Big old red flag' band so much😭😭😭😭. I'm glad they made a comeback.

[@Im_Here2]

They're so iconic

[@arecaceae]

underrated comment

[@sunspotmill1291]

Ikr? I glad he brought them back for this video!

[@dogouchu4356]

I want it as my text tone tbh

[@sarahwithstars]

It was indeed a beautiful moment

[@racheltheradiant4675]

How many neighbors does this kingdom have? And how come there's no rumors going around between other kingdoms saying "yeah don't marry your daughters into that family, they never return." Dun, dun, dun!

[@edentitu2820]

maybe its the because the parents agree to this, like ellie's father did.

[@rebeccahicks2392]

She had to travel a huge distance because they weren't exactly neighbors.

[@LizzieNya]

Also, Ellie herself said she hasn't heard of that kingdom before, which is kinda dumb considering they were all rich and stuff and had all that story of the "king vs dragon" thing that somehow nobody has heard of. Honestly, this whole worldbuilding is so stupid

[@start1012]

I think that's because they marry women from very poor families who can be bought.

[@Anonymous-uw4sr]

@@start1012 And k*lled?

[@griffinschreiber6867]

I like how she didn't have any suspicion of what was going on despite the: 1. Scary Masks 2. Red Priestess telling story about how they need to sacrifice people 3. Scary Mountain 4. Bridge across abyss 5. Blood Ceremony 6. "Let me carry you" 7. "Close your eyes"

[@TanayeStar]

no actually watching the movie you can kinda see she’s skeptical with several signs of hesitancy she was def not into it, just waiting for it to be done

[@theelatebloomer]

She was suspicious, watch her expressions during those moments

[@TheRealPinkWish]

I say that is typically trope of dumb character not listening to exposition so we can have a movie

[@Revan498]

the novelization adds even more red flags, most notably a girl she helped earlier desperately bursting in on the wedding trying to shout a warning ("Princess! you must not-") but being knocked out by the guards mid-sentence and dragged off..

[@scarletwarlock9325]

If you watch the movie, she was very skeptical.

[@zantosender3348]

The idea of her slowly ripping the dress apart for survival tools is actually solid, it could have been like medieval Die Hard. Shame it's just Wattpad beyond that.

[@gisela_oliveira]

Is inteligennt costuming! they show all the layers of the drees, and they all have very real historical inspirations, so when she takes every layer down, we see how smart she is, she is not just riping the dress to move better, she is using the dress in her favor

[@jamiegdubois]

Yeah, I actually really enjoyed the sequence of her using a crown and bits of fabric to help climb up one of the walls (and I think using her sleeve as a lantern-like thing as also kinda cool).

[@hassathunter2464]

Kept going and it would just be the PH version. Better writing though...

[@ellevictor474]

If it was Wattpad the dragon would be a hot guy that seduce her and they would be a power couple 😐....

[@kzyrt]

Wattpad probably contains better stories..

[@s.w.d4010]

I don’t understand the whole wedding situation. Why do they need a fake wedding to do this? Why didn’t the Royal family just take 3 girls from the village, cut their hands, throw them down the cave, and call it a day? Did no one find it suspicious that the Prince is getting married multiple times and that all his wives disappear right after the wedding??

[@sebwritesstories]

The only witnesses were the citizens and the princesses family, both parties sworn to secrecy

[@brizgan1297]

You got a point but I think that it became a tradition for them in the end and we know that traditions, even those that don't really make sense, manage to take root. like why hide chocolate eggs on a special day rather than giving them directly to children

[@Amuntalon]

THANK YOU!

[@s.w.d4010]

⁠@@sebwritesstoriesOkay so why was there a wedding? If the princesses’ family and the citizens are okay with these young women being sacrificed why not just sacrifice them?? What is the point of having a wedding if everyone knows the bride will be killed? It’s not like the prince cared about her or that they had some deep connection. They only met a few hours before the wedding.

[@megv7481]

​@@s.w.d4010 wedding makes them a part of the "royal family" and the blood ritual gives them the "blood of the royals" that's the only way to explain ot

[@daneroberts1996]

What surprised me most about this movie was how high-budget it is. Considering the story is actually quite simple and you probably could’ve done it in one or two cartoon episodes, the movie’s gorgeous to look at with the settings and action, the cast is stacked with big names, and the CGI on the dragon is fantastic! It’s such a lot of effort to put on a story like this

[@raquelprado3265]

That explains perfectly my thoughts

[@Hudpix16]

They just didn’t pay too much attention to the story. I loved the Portuguese locations.

[@katgreer6113]

Hollywood would rather invest in flashy CGI and big names than interesting stories.

[@multifandomperson8703]

Does anyone else remember that Russian film that circulated on KZbin about a decade ago with a similar plotline, young princesses getting sacrificed to a dragon? Only difference is that the princess fell in love with the dragon. That can't have had the same budget but looked really good, the dragon and the setting was pretty well done. More money doesn't automatically mean better

[@Rat-czar]

Yeah I thought that dragon looked pretty damn good. Better than some game of thrones shots😂

[@Animokey]

9:05 absolutely cracks me up, because the pupil isn't vertical like most reptile eyes, the pupil is horizontal, so my first thought was: "This dragon's a grazing animal? Oh honey, you don't have to worry about a thing, this guy's just a scaly goat!"

[@mattm8870]

Actually the pupil shape a point slit found in frogs, toads, snakes and octopuses. A sheep pupil is bar shaped.

[@Keznen]

@mattm8870 There seems to be only one snake species with horizontal pupils. The rest all have either round or vertical slit pupils.

[@mayasixtus1573]

Right? The Dragon was a very odd creature. It moved like a lion/big cat that could fly.

[@alchemystudiosink1894]

There is that one species of goat that were carnivors that lived in caves.

[@nslater1388]

So the dragon can smell the "Royal Blood" on her because of the ceremony. But when she bleeds on multiple different occasions that would definitely not smell like royal blood, the dragon doesn't notice? And neither does the dragon smell her father's blood when he gets killed. It's almost like when you take a second to think about the plot it stops making sense.

[@ragtagboyrebel]

It's almost as if the woke crowd only cares about maximum wokeness & doesn't give a shit about plot. Who would've thought? ( >__>)

[@DikaWolf]

The dragon probably just thought the royal blood comes from the mother's side of the family, and she wouldn't have been wrong in this case considering the king himself doesn't ever contribute any of his own blood in the ceremony.

[@boboboy8189]

​@@ragtagboyrebeli don't think this is wrote by woke, but more like wattpad fanfiction. Sometime young Girls wrote like this in essay or something. This is why there's a lot of plot hole and shallow character here and there

[@MrMrprofessor12345]

I understand going straight to 'woke' because girl mc do mary sue​ stuff, but the film is just poorly thought out and bad. That's not due to the a woman being the lead, that's due to a shit explanation for being in the hole shit development beyond that, etc. Netflix slop. @@ragtagboyrebel

[@Dyrnwynn]

​@@ragtagboyrebel"everything I don't like is woke!!!!". The movie isn't written badly because of "wokeness". It's just lazy and / or highly amateurish.

[@chatter-boxie]

If I had a nickel for every time Millie Bobby Brown played a character nicknamed "El", I would have two nickels.... Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it's happened twice.

[@trinaq]

All of Millie's most famous characters have names that start with an E, from Eleven, to Enola, to Elodie.

[@llilyevans]

THANK YOU

[@SceneWins]

Two nickels is twice as many as one nickels

[@noobmasterruben5167]

​@trinaq lmao so true

[@Varunic219]

Trying to make her divine as the El

[@erikamohrmann7986]

fun fact as someone with long hair who has had short hair I feel like the long hair would have been way more practical to tie back in a knot on itself, whereas the bob is just going to constantly get in your way. especially when you're that grimy, your long hair will stay in a knot on its own, but the bob is just always going to be in your eyes and face. So long story short, long hair is better in a badassery situation

[@fionnaitsradag5152]

True!

[@Cardinal_claw]

Yeah there were much better/safer hairstyles they could've done. Also for once maybe we could've had an action character with long hair who kept it through the entire movie lol

[@cinnamonsparrowdesigns]

I guess it was symbolic too. Like cutting off her long hair that made her look more regal and "girly". She can't girlboss otherwise haha But yeah, I cut my hair the other day and now it gets in my face waaay more than when I could just put it up. I kinda miss it lol

[@kanelives609]

Also I dislike the undertone of "long hair cannot be truly free" or something like that. I thought the imagery of her climbing the crystals with her long ass haut was great, she looked animalistic in a very compelling way. Cutting it felt cliché and unnecessary

[@erikamohrmann7986]

@@kanelives609 Oh I so agree! I love what you said about her being animalistic with it...there's something almost more free about it being long, especially cause, as Alex said, wow, she got a perfect boob with a sword blade?! that's not realistic, takes us out of her experience. imo it's much more symbolic leaving it long anyway.

[@frau_blucher1777]

I think the thing i hated most was that the dragon was practically mortally wounded by it's own fire.

[@LarisaBarham]

To be fair, I'm pretty sure I would be pretty dang wounded if I spit copious amounts of my own stomach acid all over my face.

[@Divanhell]

YES THANK YOU!! I actually enjoyed the movie until that point 😂

[@Verinexa]

the physics behind il were a bit far - fetched too

[@Noressy_4life1100]

there was a freakin rock so the fire, " back fires " so it just got on the dragon and bla bla bla

[@Divanhell]

@user-xd4dd1yb7i I do think however, that if evolution had made it so humans spit stomach acid regularly like dragons do in stories, then we'd probably evolve an outer defence for it so we wouldn't hurt ourselves. What would be the point to breathe fire if you hurt yourself in the process? Also, we don't know what the basics of fire breathing dragons are. "Is" it really stomach acid, or something else like a snakes venom?

[@OdinMagnus]

So... how many broken bones does she have after falling for 500 feet onto rocks

[@admthrawnuru]

Zero. Broken bones are only caused by the Patriarchy

[@Gallagerstan]

@@admthrawnuru😂😂😂😭

[@Izzywildflowerr]

that’s literally one of my film pet peeves. people falling and having NO problems walking. this goes right along side no injury from smashed glass. they are serious pet peeves for me 😂

[@skaionex]

They try to justify it by her being slowed by branches and stuff but yeah

[@SasukeUchiha723]

Yup.. I mean it would make sense if she was going through branch after branch, and breaking her fall.. @@Izzywildflowerr

[@shayliakara]

It was one thing to think she survived the fall, but that every single princess that was thrown, also survived the fall? Then, her sister survived the same fall? How did anyone survive it? That was the part that got me the most.

[@moveslikeninja1]

the branches break the fall. like yes it's gonna hurt, but they can survive

[@shayliakara]

She broke the branches already. And her sister would have less branches. Also, not everyone would live from that every time. Yet, it seemed like she was not a fluke. All the other women lived long enough to put their name on the list. So, still not believing it. lol@@moveslikeninja1

[@M0psyd]

⁠​⁠@@shayliakaraI get ur point but also we don’t know that the wall had every girl’s name on it, it was probably just the names of those who made it that far

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@moveslikeninja1 Dude, thin branches don't break a 200ft fall. Plus, at best they'd break the fall of the first person to collide with them. Everyone after that is fucked.

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

​@M0psyd the dragon leaves the dead bodies in the movie, but there were none at the bottom of the bridge. Which means every girl survived the fall. Not only that every girl was okay enough to leave that area.

[@dikastederook6380]

I just love how SPOILER the dragon is supposed to be a tragic figure who lashes out of grief for the loss of her children yet she's a sadistic serial killer who's been taking her rage out on fully innocent girls for centuries without a flicker of remorse, only minds that she didn't kill the 'right' girls and gleefully tortures and butchers tons of utterly helpless people. And gets a redemption at the end. Like, she feels remorse only after Elodie tells her the princesses were unrelated to the Aurean king. It's almost as if the movie was telling us the dragon would have been completely justified in murdering young women for centuries if they had actually been descendants of the man who ordered the killing of her babies. So remember kids, the moral of the story is "killing innocent people wholly unconnected to the source of your pain is fine if they're distantly related to the perpetrators."

[@MuljoStpho]

When you put it that way it's almost like the writers have an agenda of some sort. Gee, what could that be though? Can't quite put my finger on it... (cue the Chris Farley clip from Black Sheep where he's shouting "kill whitey!") Oh gee, whatever could they possibly be trying to say?

[@dikastederook6380]

@@MuljoStpho Well I can see the allegory with racism and people who feel white people of today should pay for slavery even if they have nothing to do with it simply on account of being white. But here it's not exactly that since the target is a single kingdom. It's more akin to a family feud. Still a pretty bad moral anyway, I hate the sins of the father idea.

[@nunugirlswag109]

I mean we can relate this to things going on in our current society (ex. Israel Vs. Palestine)

[@arriannaniv]

Mean applying human ethics to something that’s immoral and a completely different species as well as not being a mammal.. it’s a bit ridiculous

[@dikastederook6380]

@@nunugirlswag109 (Reposting my answer because apparently it's nowhere to be seen). If by relate you mean "understanding the idea", I agree. If you mean agreeing with the reasoning, then no. I hate that reasoning. Or rather, I hate the idea that tragedy can justify anything and relatives have to pay for crimes committed by someone. People are not responsible for the crimes committed by their ancestors and shouldn't pay for them. If tomorrow someone murders my entire family and my reaction is to hunt down, torture and brutally kill their relative even though they have nothing to do with what happened to me, then it's not justice, it's revenge and I am NOT a good person. A tragic past does NOT justify the atrocities you commit and never should.

[@haruhigami5155]

I have heard nobody say this, but i think the dressing up is really imp to the movie, as she goes in the cave, every layer comes off and lastly the red underdress with corset. It was soo beautifully done. We could also see how every pieces or jewellery were used or do something in the cave, like the waistband thing caught while climbing rock, the knife inside the corset was useful and the chain was a torch for a while, the sleeve was useful as lamp, i mean i love that❤❤❤❤

[@Verinexa]

YES !

[@mattspaar7751]

I laughed so hard when she went back through the cave because it was basically a video game speed run

[@princessthyemis]

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT TOO!!! that's it exactly! It's a speedrun!!!😂😂😂😂😂

[@ameliaduncan3236]

I literally said this to my bf as we were watching that scene, "Oh, I guess shes speedrunning the cave." 😂

[@elloisejohnsonn9312]

Girlie was in her Minecraft era 😂

[@demonzabrak]

I literally said "new game +" when that part started

[@Keznen]

This whole movie felt like a failed video game pitch.

[@R-eg4os]

The ripping her dress off was kinda cool because she made alot of use for it, she climbed with her crown, made a lamp out of her sleeve, a very unsanitary gauze out of some of the cloth etc. felt it was cool tbh

[@CrazyMazapan]

I agree. If they had bothered to write it like Alien, you know, girl against the monster, it could have been a really cool movie. But they were too busy with "the message" and instead they made this stupid, stupid mess

[@CollectMyDistortions]

@@CrazyMazapan I wish it was more like Made in Abyss, you sacrifice this girl to a mysterious pit with unexplained origins and she has to survive using wits and courage against terrifying creatures, eventually killing a Big Bad, or just replace the dragon with a Bondrewd like character who is also sacrificing or whatever, convince them to stop, then get out yadda yadda. Or that they just hired 4 competent writers to fix the plot holes while still conveying the girl boss society is lying to you story, which could still work

[@AnnaHeey]

@@CrazyMazapanWhat message? Did you actually watch the movie or just watched videos about the movie?

[@bridgetmartin3896]

A hand sewn dress wouldn't have been able to be ripped so easily... And in the time this looks like it should be in the dress would of been hand sewn... I've done lot of hand sewn clothes they definitely don't rip that easy....

[@MaraMara89]

@@bridgetmartin3896 she isn't really ripping it on seams, but rather in the middle of fabric, and some fabrics are easier to tore

[@endorathewitchwriter1712]

The fact that you could still tell Millie had makeup on after wandering a cave and fighting a dragon really bugged me.

[@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access]

I don’t think they realize that seeing someone roughed up after a hard adventure can be more appealing than just looking ✨flawless

[@coloradoduckling1174]

And her hair! They kinda tried be like ooo grimy but it was still so clean lmao

[@futuristicgirl14]

What about any male action movie? Those guys all have carefully applied dirt and flawless lipstick at the end of their films

[@nansiipii9018]

And what was wirh the face tape ger eyebrows aren't like rhat it's clearly a tape

[@jambon2730]

Netflix's public would combust if they see a woman without make-up lmao

[@MaraMara89]

My theory is that maids who are preparing brides for wedding cares enough to try to help. That is why the dress have so many helpful feature (hidden dagger! - why the hell would it be there?) and it have so many layers to be less aerodynamic and to by like parachute while falling down... They know what is down there in caves and are helping for centuries perfecting dress design ;) I had fun watching the movie, I didn't expected much plot, so I wasn't disappointed ;) Sure, there were plot holes, but it is not documentary but fantasy movie :)

[@lmac3580]

Those daggers where actually inserted into corsets back in the day to ensure the women wearing them would keep a upright posture otherwise they’d be jabbed by the blade if they were slouched over which is a pretty neat detail !

[@jtm881]

@@lmac3580wow! An interesting and lethal fact😂

[@TraceyJean]

This was my thinking too.

[@MaraMara89]

@@lmac3580 That's interesting, never heard of that. Do you have something more to read about it (or watch)?

[@SorrowNova]

@@lmac3580 this is almost certainly a myth. The point of a corset in the medieval era was to support your back and breasts while giving you the freedom of movement to bend and twist. The vast majority of women wearing corsets during this time were working class and thus the ability to bend over (to farm, sew, etc) was crucial to their livelihoods. It minimized back pain, and you would not find any daggers in them whatsoever (sharp, broken whale bone from an over-used corset, though? Maybe, and maybe that's where the rumor started). Daggers in corsets/bodices are, as far as we know, completely fictional and a security measure used only at renaissance fairs. There's no historical evidence of it being a popular application in real life

[@coralreef2329]

What bothered me the most was that Elodie had SO MANY CHANCES to tell the dragon that she was not a true descendant, and yet she didn’t!! also, it isn’t ok to murder innocent people, even if they are descendants lol

[@autumngeorge3255]

*Elodie

[@coralreef2329]

@@autumngeorge3255 stupid autocorrect lol thanks

[@autumngeorge3255]

@@coralreef2329 😂 no worries

[@divine_simplicity]

Yeah like the monster dragon cares about that🤦‍♀️ she told the dragon and he only cared after she saved the dragon from dying, before she didn’t give a shit Plus what you say is stupid bc that’s in every movie to make it longer🤦‍♀️ Just like they scream in horror movies „hello, is smn here?“ instead of being quiet, there is no logic it’s about making it more dramatic If Elodie cleared everything up in the beginning the movie could’ve ended an hour earlier

[@Ngelosi]

I WAS SCREAMING THE ENTIRE TIME 😭😭😭😭😭😭LIKE TELL HER OMGOOOOOH

[@uncagedhawk]

I really appreciate that the costume designer got to go all in on high fantasy designs for everyone. There are too few fantasy movies that really take advantage of the opportunity to use really layered fantasy costumes. Most movies either look like they went to party city or are trying to sell the latest prom designs. The dragon and scenery looked good.

[@irissupercoolsy]

Yes!! The entire look of the movie, costumes, CGI, cinematics is amazing!

[@GreebleClown]

Did you see those period accurate saddles?! 😃

[@trinaq]

Did nobody find it suspicious that the Prince kept getting married, and all of his wives mysteriously disappeared after the wedding? 🤔

[@detectivewizard7184]

i think the whole kingdom knew of the sacrificing to the dragon thing, like citizens and staff and royalty

[@quizbangandedits1134]

​​@@detectivewizard7184But even so i think someone wouldn't be fine with it and would try to warn outsiders. What about the parents of all the dead daughters?

[@annieandelsieofarendelle3294]

@@detectivewizard7184Well people outside the kingdom.

[@Blodhelm]

@@quizbangandedits1134 If their kingdom was powerful and rich enough, and the girls they chose were always from weak, desperate lands, there wouldn't be much anyone could do about it, other than try to spread word of it, in a time with limited communication.

[@user-slay275]

@@quizbangandedits1134I’m pretty sure the parents knew about their daughters being killed off but they didn’t care because they were being paid so much. That’s why Elodie’s father was so shaken up after his private meeting with the royals and that’s how he knew exactly where to find her after their wedding. And also, the citizens definitely knew about all those girls dying. After all, the men that helped Elodie’s father search for her were citizens of that kingdom and were trying to convince him that his daughter was likely already dead since she’d already “been in here for a fort night too long”.

[@vikaziza1506]

Ellodie: "Our people are freezing and hungry." Flo: "Why are they leaving?" 🤦‍♀️

[@corrieloren8661]

This movie made me realize how I sorely miss the action princess movies. Its just women kicking some ass, wearing pretty dresses and generally having fun time. Sometimes a girlie just want to watch Camp cinema.

[@mcd08]

Yup my husband and I really enjoyed the movie because not every piece of media we consume has to be a masterpiece or whatever. I thought it was cute and a fun time ❤

[@lucied.1720]

Agree :)

[@samarahbuckley1992]

I really enjoyed it too! I think a lot of the comments are unfair and kinda miss the point that it IS a camp action princess movie!

[@orkhepaj]

@@samarahbuckley1992 but we dont want a camp action princess movie

[@minzis_suga]

Exactly!! Me and my family watched it all together we all were throwing our theories around while watching and it was such a fun watch together.

[@communistsinthegazebo4457]

the weirdest part is her calling her stepmother, stepmother all the time

[@cyrilsarte7399]

at the end of the movie, she just calls her stepmom "mother", to show I guess how they grew closer

[@jk_ilyu]

​@@cyrilsarte7399that somehow makes it even more cliché 😭

[@EvilHimbo]

i call my stepdad “stepdad” all the time or by his first name. but tbh i guess it is weird writing-wise to constantly use that. like yeah damn we get it, she’s her stepmother lol 🤣

[@FaithAnswered]

Facts 😂 just call her by her name or mom/mama

[@moviesnpuffs]

trueee

[@mortified_01]

I was so mad at the prince like when he saw she was alive he was trying to redeem himself but he actually never even thought of saving her from the dragon or doing something in general..

[@Blodhelm]

He tries to give her the justification he told himself, which probably came from his mother, he says that once the three sacrifices are made, he can marry whomever he wants. He's not down with the whole stuff entirely, such as not wanting to do it to her sister, but enough to be guilty and to be willing to trade their lives not for his kingdom's prosperity, but his own romantic happiness.

[@noctemys]

I thought he would turn around and try to save her but it turned out being her father. It's hit diff had it been the Prince instead and he cleared up things w the dragon.

[@LaBellesGrace]

@@noctemysagreed. I feel like the Prince deserved to have screen time and a character arc diving into his guilt over the situation. Elodie didn’t have to fully forgive him or even want to be with him in the end, but the idea of them teaming up to support the dragon would’ve been such a good subversion to the story. I was pretty disappointed that he was so under utilised when the marketing material made him seem like an active character.

[@raquelprado3265]

​@@noctemysbut the whole Idea for the movie was not having a charming prince in a white horse who would save the girl in danger. if he had saved her it would break the entire idea for the movie

[@Destinnies]

​@raquelprado3265 that's true. And you can see why they tried using the father's character instead, also to give small "closure" but I feel like he could've still come to save her but then ends up dying and she saves herself anyway

[@Momo-dv3ix]

No one talking about how amazing the voice acting for the dragon was

[@kashagizmo]

Stellar casting choice there. I honestly could've done with a movie with just the stepmom and the dragon.

[@jacobgloria1873]

😩🤣 It turned me on

[@jckun100]

So the dragon didnt get suspicious that the king always had 3 daughters (which look really different to each other) ready to be sacrificied at any time

[@ShinoriDelfrim]

I guess she was too hung up on revenge to care 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@conorprendergast9876]

charred corpes by the time she got a proper look

[@princessthyemis]

Heheh😂

[@Seio0987]

"Your family will give me three princesses every generation or Ill destroy your kingdom" => "Okay, Ill make sure my male descendends will live polygamous and have multiple queens to ensure that this apocalyptic event will never happen. And because we are royal, they should also marry royal - no matter where their spouses come from."

[@owlblocksdavid4955]

The dragon's probably racist and thinks all humans look alike smh

[@keira_f]

I really wish they’d leaned more into the horror aspect of the movie bc the part where she’s escaping from the dragon actually had me on the edge of my seat.

[@BriannaKrystal]

I was shocked that the stepmother survived being stabbed for so long without being treated

[@Sirvaria]

Right!? Like not only does she get stabbed, she then rides off without any idea where to find Elodie, magically encounters her, GIVES UP HER HORSE and then she somehow is still alive in the epilogue? Like, she just walked all that way back by herself for help? With a gut wound???? Guess she mustve fallen into a hole directly into the part if the dragon cave with the magic healy worms......

[@zizojaezekeom3565]

​@@Sirvaria"no idea where to find elodie" the dragon was spiting fire around the mountain so she knows where and based on the blood it wasn't a fatal wound

[@WhatExcellentBoiledPo-ta-toes]

She was wearing a corset so it's likely that that helped to prevent too much bleeding and she just followed the great big fire breathing dragon. Also she wasn't looking for Elodie she was trying to save the little sister.

[@umhi9778]

​@@zizojaezekeom3565the mountain is a pretty large area for someone who's actively bleeding out

[@Sirvaria]

@@zizojaezekeom3565 im sorry but didnt elodie hide under a rock cairn for a whole few hours, before she dared to believe the dragon was gone? For that matter, the dragon is huge and can cover a lot of area very quickly with that wingspan, we explicitly see it circling the whole mountain and raining hell and destruction for miles around the mountain. Thats still way too much ground to cover! The movie didnt even show us whethrr elodie was close to the exit where her family saw her earlier in the movie, which at least wouldve been some place to search. And there's not a road or path either where they end up meeting. So, did her stepmothers just ride towards one of the places the angry dragon threw a tantrum on good luck? With no actual idea where to go, only to coincidentally and conveniently run into elodie? Who, by the way, stepmom wouldve had no way of knowing wasnt already farther away instead of having huddled under a rock for several hours. It just makes no sense. Plus, stepmom also has no way to know where the big cave entrance is, since her husband needed a guide. So, she cant even be riding just to find the entrance. I feel like just changing one or two of these details could have been enough to make this feel believable, and not like a plot contrivance. Like for godssake, add a road marker in the bg so it looks like as if stepmom followed a road to the mountain, and elodie couldve used the same road to orientate... but nope. Nothing.

[@Spanish101class]

-"where you learned to ride like that?" -"my mother" -🙃

[@helenahildegarda5739]

It cracked me up

[@theascendunt9960]

He would have asked again when they were consummating the marriage if he hadn't thrown her off into a dragon pit.

[@NotRynne]

@@theascendunt9960 nah you wild for that 😭

[@bowl-of-chicken-soup7107]

It really follows the trope of “great to look at, not to listen to”. It has amazing costume and set design as well as cgi, but just has a basic convoluted story that wasn’t put together all that well. All on top of very little plot that got rushed as well. Strange for how much they spent to make it.

[@vaishnavisingh9244]

Great to look at the scenery, not the actors. I hate people just can't go without having a girl fighting to survive a face full of perfect makeup.

[@SorrowNova]

@@vaishnavisingh9244 elodie's caked up smoky eye and full pomegranate red glossed lips were SO distracting. No better way to take me right out of the narrative, stakes, and setting than when the protagonist looks ready to walk the runway after getting thrown off a cliff into a rancid pit full of dead princesses and baby dragons

[@spankinrainbows1587]

On a sidenote, how dope is that dragon design. I got a lot of panther type vibes from it and looooooved the sound of its breath and fire whispering through its throat ruffles

[@rexmexzilla]

its basically the crimean dragon form William Oconnors Universe

[@Linthediel]

It felt like a low quality dragon from the hobbit movies tbh

[@keuzestresss]

It reminded me of the basilisk in Harry Potter...

[@frostfang1]

Yes, I'm super picky about dragons and I adored her design, movement, expressions, tail, wings, and fire breathing.

[@nontoxicpaint]

Idk when it started talking i cracked the fuck up 🤣🤣🤣

[@ladydiamond6611]

"Where'd you learn to ride like that?" "My mother." Alex: 😳 ALEX PLEASE!!!!! 🤣🤣

[@123batina]

This comment shouldnt go unnoticed.

[@csch1510]

Save the horse and ride a prince

[@emberpowertcg7692]

you did not

[@ibr9842]

Acctually gold istfg

[@yazz8801]

Did anyone notice how Elodie's chest burn switches sides in the end lol

[@joshuasmith147]

I really wanted this movie to be an r rated, Descent style horror with a terrifying dragon as the antagonist. That would have been fun.

[@Blodhelm]

Dragonslayer is what you are looking for.

[@lesliwilliams6684]

So you just wanted to watch..a completely different movie...

[@LoneStarStinger]

The Decent was awesome.

[@donaldpump3072]

A good movie

[@irissupercoolsy]

I find the dragon terrifying enough 😅😅

[@Valerie_turtlegir]

There were several things about this movie that drove me crazy. They make several mentions to her making mazes but never went further with it. The cave wasn't a maze, there was a very easy map drawn on the wall that told her where to go. Then the movie was all about how she doesn't need a man to save her but if her father didn't come to the cave with men and left a rope leading down to the lair she literally wouldn't have been able to escape. The other characters didn't have any background for you to care about them dying or living. It just felt so flat and meh.

[@teeiny]

I was thinking the same thing! Ppl are complaining about the wrong things. The main thing is how this WAS a story about one man choosing to repent and come for her and in coming for her, he held out a rope for her to climb and sure save herself but a man still needed to do something for her to be saved, which defeated the whole purpose of the movie

[@boboboy8189]

This movie lacking depth of character and motivation. Its like watching animation in sunday morning back in 90's

[@lydiadraws]

I don't think the movie was about not needing a man.... she was alone in the cave after all and it's not like she rejected help... no one except her father came and he ended up dying to save her.

[@Harshreality298]

For the maze thing. Parts of the movie were cut cause the executives thought it was too long. So that's why the pay off to the maze drawing skills were missing.

[@garukong.]

​@@teeiny the movie was not solely about not needing a man. and honestly, i don't know why no one's noticed but i think the idea is to make elodie who was a damsel, turn into having the prince/knight/hero role instead to save her sister.

[@magda_lena_0_0]

I love how she suddenly has perfect eye makeup when she appears in the castle at the end.

[@steveouk90126]

7:40 - You had me at "drawer full of missing girls' drivers licenses".

[@pdonettes]

My wife watched this while I was playing video games, and "this movie was a whole lot of something." Sums it up perfectly.

[@seamonster7081]

i kinda wish i could disagree but... i honestly cant

[@TheSlurpy11]

The healing slugs were such a wasted opportunity. The premise for the first king going down into the cave should have been to harvest these slugs to save a loved one from mortal wounds or something, and the baby dragons were just collateral damage. That's so much more compelling than "man wants to slay dragon" and actually sticks to the theme of sacrifice and the lengths we go to to protect loved ones. And it makes so much more sense than what we were given, which was so messy and convoluted 😒

[@sageseeker9197]

Well, actually this happens so often in real life (men wanting to kill things for fun or sport) that it’s totally realistic.

[@just_a_yokai1103]

​@@sageseeker9197 realistic maybe but still a shit plot point

[@zacsch5364]

yep mind as well also went wit dragon refused to accept main character a mage had to shrink them to get them to stop from killing the main charactor XD would have also been interesting if the castle had more interior scenes an the dragon getting eaten by a random dog an burns there way out of it's stomach XD

[@nemneikimhaokip172]

Maybe he doesn't knw the slugs can heal even Elodie didn't notice at first

[@aesinam]

​@@just_a_yokai1103how is it shit when it's literally the most realistic part of the movie?

[@Shadeadder]

No chemise under a corsetted bodice??? That's the most unbelievable part of this movie.

[@cyberpilate]

Takes me out of every fantasy/historical movie I watch.

[@MakaelawasChillin]

@@cyberpilatenews flash the genres called fantasy

[@lexnight8345]

​@@MakaelawasChillin fantasy doesn't allow you to be stupid

[@John-fk2ky]

@@MakaelawasChillin there’s a difference between “fantasy” and “stupid”. Or if you want to go into sci fi, there’s Leia surviving being sucked out into space. She was definitely out there longer than ten seconds, so she should be unconscious with NO way of regaining it without someone else recovering her. Within a minute she should have been very dead. Her being in a sci fi setting that also includes magical powers doesn’t make her survival any less stupid. Fantasy and sci fi only work as long as they don’t break reality outside of well understood lines so we understand what level of danger a character is in.

[@thehousecat93]

@@John-fk2kyreminder that Star Wars is and has always been science fantasy, not science fiction. Regarding that maneuver, it would be well within the rules (or lack thereof) of the force to hand wave some “she used the force to create an air bubble around her head to breathe.”

[@myaleesilvia9753]

ready or not with a fantasy dragon plotline is the BEST way ive heard this movie described

[@littlerage4u799]

what i kinda hated the most of this movie was how in all that screen time the lack of plot, the movie has like legit only 2 phases

[@irondragonmaiden]

It had plot, and a pretty good one at that, it just had fast pacing and they lost steam at the end. But killing off the royals and nobles of Aurea was chef's kiss

[@crxza_]

@@irondragonmaiden Yea I can tell ur a girl

[@kardnails8729]

Also why is the dragon killing so many innocent people justified? Are we supposed to cheer?

[@arriannaniv]

I thought it was refreshing compared to being thrown around 6 different directions in 2 hours like a lot of movies nowadays.

[@Seio0987]

@@kardnails8729Why does it have to be justified? Elodie and the dragon clearly wanted revenge. No one ever states that they have to be role models.

[@danieljabonski4705]

Hear me out. Later in the movie we see map of whole cave sketched by previous girls and we see 'The Exit' or whatever. So The Previous Princess climbed then found 'The Exit', backed to cave, added exit to map, returned to exit and she finally realized that this is not very safe exit. Funny.

[@sintara8442]

No, there was only a drawing of a sun. So, you know.. you can die with the sun on your face if you prefer

[@ameliaduncan3236]

She could've at least put an x through the sun when she came back to draw the map.

[@erinyes3943]

I was complaining to the people with me about that for the rest of the movies run time. Absolutely bananas yo

[@Deimos2k5]

It doesn't say exit anywhere. Elodie misinterpreted it

[@TheMeta141]

fall or dragon fire. i'd say it's not a tough choice

[@Jacob-WD40]

Ah yes, The protagonist teams up with the creature that ate dozens if not hundreds of most likely innocent people.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

Truly a woman moment.

[@Blodhelm]

Virtually entirely innocent, and whom Elodie invoked the names/spirits of as her "army." She's literally working with the monster who killed her sisterhood and a ton of birds/bats. Of course at that point, the dragon was the only weapon she had against a kingdom.

[@noctemys]

I feel like had she killed the dragon and somehow got back at the royal family without help from a dragon would've sold the woman empowerment they were going for. Bc the dragon did the work not her.

[@marcusclark1339]

cause GIRL POWER Netflix is scum and this is an agenda filled movie hence why the morals are so low cause they don't have morals beyond their virtue signaling

[@MaMastoast]

@@Blodhelm Which is fair enough.. Use the brutal monster to get your revenge.. But then she is seen victoriously traveling with it at the end of the film.. That part is madness.

[@brie1232]

I absolutely adored this movie unironically.

[@Zivominic3131]

Same though fr

[@shamrockdragon7634]

It's amazing the stepmother was able to ride that distance on horseback after getting stabbed in the gut.

[@TheOldMan-75]

Harbour security must've been asleep that day.

[@Graycata]

Calling the woman step-mother was kind of odd.

[@shamrockdragon7634]

@@Graycata It's so that we wouldn't forget what they're relationship was. Actually what would have been interesting, they should have had the younger sister calling the stepmother "Mother", and Elodie, refusing to accept the stepmother as a replacement for the mother she lost, continues to call her "Stepmother" out of spite for her father marrying again. The stepmother could even lament to the father, "She is never going to accept me". And then, at the end of the film, Elodie calls her mother.

[@CrazyMazapan]

You don't understand. She has plot armour

[@shamrockdragon7634]

@@CrazyMazapan ohhhh, I understand perfectly :)

[@fenrismarks876]

I love how they never refer to the stepmother as anything other than stepmother. She has like no name

[@nicoleraheem1195]

Because they didn't accept her as their mother. Calling her stepmother is their boundary

[@mightychuu5397]

@@nicoleraheem1195 and it would still be a boundary if they called her by her name? you don't call your mother by her name

[@tokki6085]

No…I don’t call my mother by her name, that’s so weird

[@ChouquetteBCH]

I think that she does call her mother at the end

[@Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos]

​@@mightychuu5397in most cultures it's weird to call ur parents by their name...u just call them mom/dad or whatever the cultural term you use to address ur parents...

[@maubeerbluffin4552]

i actually really enjoyed this movie. it's by no means perfect. but I thought it was decent. and i actually really liked the reveal of the dragon mentioning the "three taken" and Elodie then finding their corpses and figuring out that both her and the dragon had been lied to about everything. and to me, it didn't come out of nowhere, i actually anticipated it, so it just felt natural and clever to me. and the dragon did mention the murder of her children. she just didn't elaborate on it, because i think she assumed that it was common knowledge, since she also thought all the princesses were direct descendants of that king

[@Blodhelm]

The opening scene with the old king has his soldiers stabbing something, so it was pretty telegraphed.

[@WhatExcellentBoiledPo-ta-toes]

This movie was exactly what was promised from the trailer 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@irissupercoolsy]

Yes same!!

[@umhi9778]

Yeah but it was werid that Elodie waited so long to mention the ritual despite telling them she isn't related.

[@maubeerbluffin4552]

@umhi9778 yeah, that's true. the whole fight I was like... okay... are you..gonna say something..?

[@CBCook]

I SO AGREE ABOUT THE ENDING. Like I was enjoying the movie, but her turn to just straight up murdering everyone with the dragon at the end made no sense.

[@Solar_Axis]

The cult. It was the CULT she killed. Not the servants. Not the third bride's family. She WARNED THEM TO LEAVE and they STAYED

[@sidney1234usc]

You skipped over the part where Angela Bassett warned her not to get married like that's a very important part of the movie

[@eden3010]

half the time, i feel like if u look too much into a movie, it ultimately results in never being able to enjoy anything.

[@mennymoto]

the other half you are watching good movies

[@pumpumrin]

@@mennymoto that youre obviously not watching

[@bugcatcherjacky1334]

I mean that's always been how movies worked. You can watch almost every movie and its plot crumbles once you add logic.

[@vladimirvgd3359]

Even for people that don't analyze movies, they know those awfull and exaggerated details that this movie has. I mean for real, falling for 30 seconds and NO bone broken? And let's not use the "but is a fantasy movie" bc even for a surreal movie, that kind of falls does break at least a bone 😂

[@pumpumrin]

@@vladimirvgd3359 i promise no one gaf abt that 😭

[@kaylaroo710]

A thing that boggles my mind is the girl who created the map on the wall. She found the supposed exit and decided to backtrack to create that map for other victims and then go back to 'escape'. Like, why wouldn't you just escape? Also when the dad got killed, wouldn't the dragon have been able to realize he's not royal blood by the scent of his blood? I questioned a lot of stuff during this movie lol.

[@sageseeker9197]

Her rotting corpse explained that pretty well sweetie you do what your confused about. “Not safe, V” cue skeleton.

[@maylynnvickerman1975]

exactly my thought when i watched this movie too!!

[@MaraMara89]

I think that girl was down there and have seen sun, went to "safe" cave for her things (crown probably, she used it to climb, and Elodie also used it too) and while collecting her things she draw it About her father blood I thought the same, but someone in comments written that if he would marry into that royal family he wouldn't smell like their blood, and his daughter would have blood from mum - which make sense

[@kaylaroo710]

Yeah, but Elodie isn't from the royal family at all and nor were the other girls. They just married in. @@MaraMara89

[@Lilythorn777]

The book explains all this, is a very good read. Very like the movie but also different enough to explain the things that don't make sense.

[@lilorlybear1146]

I was very aware of the many plot holes while watching this but I still enjoyed this movie for what it gave me: fantasy, cool action scenes, a princess forced to find her courage and strength to take fate into her own hands in order to survive, vengeance, and A DRAGON. It was easy entertainment, nothing more, nothing less. And I loved the ending because it's what all fantasy loving girls want in life... freedom, adventure, and a dragon guardian/companion. I wish.

[@neelamparashar3360]

Exactly

[@thatonkgau5221]

The amount of plot holes and plot armour in this armour is absolutely insane. Are we really supposed to believe no one found it suspicious that girls who were marrying into the Royal family were disappearing periodically. And a regular human girl like Elodie could survive being thrown into a 10ft pit with no severe broken bones and she could defeat this giant dragon WITHOUT ANY TRAINING. Seriously without any protective armour or any combat training or even being shown to be skilled with a sword. Are we really supposed to believe Elodie could take on this dragon that has destroyed ENTIRE ARMIES!? I'm calling cap.

[@Goremize]

tis but a flesh wound

[@kaykutcher2103]

Ni. I mean, yes.

[@danielhughes3758]

What makes it worse is that her sister and apparently all the other girls who were sacrificed earlier were thrown down the same way and survived, given that the dragon mentioned chasing them and such 😅

[@MaraMara89]

People living in that kingdom knew about it... They just didn't care about some foreign girls, it was more important that dragon don't attack them! This is fantasy, with huge flying dragon, yet people can't believe that fall might be "in word" accurate ;) I do believe some girls didn't survive the fall in past. There were some clothes, remains in that first cave. Also: that wedding dress was really specific (and we got whole scene to show us how it is made), it had so much layers and got many weird features - almost as if those maids wanted her to survive ;)

[@thatonkgau5221]

@@MaraMara89 Suspension of disbelief can only go so far. There still needs to be some logic in the world building, some realistic rules to follow so the world makes sense. Even with the extra clothing Elodie's injuries should be a little more severe, she should have at least one broken leg.

[@souless88]

The dragon wanted to end the bloodline.... but just kept eating girls that the people had to bring to her?? And the kingdom was RIGHT there. Like for a vengeful dragon she literally coulda just flew to the castle and ate the royals and bloodline finished. And whats up with that ending?? That cave was ginormous no way that kimda cave system is in Elodie's homeland.

[@danielarotaru473]

😂

[@MaraMara89]

The thing is : dragon won't need cave system in new place. She don't need to hide, she can live wherever she wont on surface as a friend of princes

[@VintageLover6633]

The dragon didn't want to end the bloodline. The king killed the daughters of the dragon right after they hatched and the dragon wanted the king to feel the same pain. She propably wanted them to bring their daughters themselves so they would feel more pain.

[@Spawnofademon]

Obviously you didn’t see the same movie as me or you were not paying any fucking attention

[@pumpumrin]

@@Spawnofademon none of the ppl who watched this vid watched the movie and it shows

[@thalastianjorus]

Damsel - a movie where, when asked what the movie was about by the production company, the writers merely replied "Girl boss in a fantasy setting!"

[@crxza_]

Perfect summary 😭🙏

[@AndrewLewer90]

"I'm a strong, independent woman who don't need no man"

[@futuristicgirl14]

Teehee God forbid teen girls get goofy silly movies made with them in mind.

[@nixxdra]

@@futuristicgirl14 Ok but can we get teen movies about literally anything other than not-like-other-girls girlboss characters

[@John-fk2ky]

@@futuristicgirl14 so you want them to get crappy movies with bad dialogue, mediocre CGI, and stupid plotlines? Sounds to me like you hate girls if that’s what you think they should have.

[@FrostFall0261]

idk i enjoyed it. i do think they tried (like the setup with the dress? showing all of the layers and trinkets added to the outfit specifically because they would be relevant later, whether to hinder or aid her) or the fact that she isn't a totally fearless girlboss who's immune to any and all injuries. that burn HURT, she couldn't constantly hide the pained noises that come from it. the girlboss moments come from her desire to protect her sister the whole thing most definitely isn't perfect but i think there was love in this project

[@avarisclari]

I like how the movie has the tagline "This is not a fairytale" while proceeding to tell a very much fairy tale story.

[@YourLocalEggoWaffle]

No

[@inspieredanimal3809]

I think that's the whole point tho

[@Fridaey13txhOktober]

"We're going full potato instead!"

[@vanessabrannan4059]

They say this isn't a story where a prince saves the damsel. Because it isn't. He doesn't.

[@YourLocalEggoWaffle]

@@vanessabrannan4059 👏👏👏 I agree

[@d0decadice]

Elodie/Elly, Enola, Eleven. What's with Millie Bobby Brown choosing to be casted as Netflix characters that have names that start with E? 😂

[@dyastro7479]

That's what I said!

[@Kat-queenofnerds]

maybe its some weird inside joke, like sam l jackson insisting on all his characters having purple somewhere?

[@esmeecampbell7396]

So I accidentally called her "Millie's Brown Bobbies" and now I can't stop referring to celebrities breasts by their surnames in this fashion, like I unironically said "Alexandra got her Daddarios out on True Detective" to someone the other day... wtf lol 🤣

[@WynneL]

I love how at 10:30 they went to the trouble of making her all grimy-faced, but she's got the most bleached teeth ever and her lipstick is still PERFECTLY painted on. It looks so silly to anyone who's ever worn makeup. Like, could they not at least have given her that fake-natural look you see all the time? Because that's like, Sunday dinner with your partner's parents level of 24-hour superstay right there. Shoreh Agdashloo as the dragon is an awesome choice, though. I recognized her immediately. She's like a lady version of Corpse Husband/Geoff Castellucci. Man, this could've been so cool if they'd just done the work to set it up.

[@unofficialbeautyqueen6624]

I’m a whole makeup artist, certified, consistent clients etc and didn’t even care to notice or stay on those details. Should I be concerned lol 😂 sometimes you just wanna watch a good cheesy movie

[@MurasakiTsukimaru]

Reminds me of some movie I forget the name of. Guy sees a woman he slept with the next day and she says "What, never seen a woman without makeup before?" And I'm thinking "Lady, you woke up with more makeup on than most women wear for a big night on the town."

[@lorenacia7579]

Once I was limping for a week because I'm stupid and I decided to jump rope for more than 10 minutes (without having a rope) and that alone made me almost twist my leg. And the movie basically tells me that none of the princesses died when they were thrown from a building? the worst part was that it was easy for them to escape this mistake, as you can see the dragon likes to hunt the princess, so she started to realize that the princesses were dying in the fall and she couldn't have her fun, she went there and created a kind of nest so that when the girls fall there they survive (at least those who don't hit their heads or break any bones while being thrown) Okay, so this huge furi would already be resolved, in addition to realizing how the dragon is really very intelligent

[@sjn7688]

I wanna know more about those glow bugs, like they can repair any skin? That's revolutionary! Sell them to other kingdoms for medicinal purposes and you're loaded.

[@junjunjamore7735]

They probably would have to replicate the environment somehow.

[@lucasbelmonte2832]

Its also funny that the slugs heal the dragon completely and yet Elodie holds one in her cut hand an entire night and it doesn't heal it because of plot.

[@kanelives609]

Also, do they repair broken bones? Because Floria is walking just fine like two hours later.

[@Cationna]

"Where did you learn to ride like that" ?????? That's the main means of transportation???

[@Anushay101]

07:23 YES!!!!! finally we got the RED FLAG MARCH back in a video

[@SmileSoSmall]

I just still can't get over how the stepmother tried to save her life, TWICE, and she doesn't get so much as a thank you in return....

[@ameliaduncan3236]

I was thinking of you while I was watching Damsel last night. Thought it would be perfect for you to review, and now here you are! I'm surprised you didn't mention that the "Stepmother" basically has no identity. She's never addressed by name, she just comes off as a plot device rather than a fleshed out character.

[@mikaelabailey423]

I didn't think it was too bad of a movie. But I still enjoy picking it apart.

[@AtlasArtAnimation]

I saw this movie and did like this new take on the "Damsel and Dragon" trope... though the plot was predictable... Milly Bobby Brown does a great job for her part.

[@jonathanmarsh8119]

Three parts really got to me: 1) She gets taken up a mountain and throw into the cave, but she screams for help. Who the F is going to save you? 2) She had multiple opportunities to talk to the dragon and explain the situation, but doesn't try. She could have saved her dad if she had just spoken up. 3) She loved her dad so much, but after he is dead she doesn't seem to care at all.

[@katon.9893]

1) is nitpicking. She’s desperate. Screaming out for help at your lowest point despite knowing it probably won’t come isn’t unrealistic.

[@ramzakhan8809]

I kinda agree with you. Her being a girlboss in the last part of the movie was a bit weird. Not once did she have a mental breakdown like gurl your father's dead, you were betrayed, you are probably hungry and hurt and you somehow still manage to look heroic as you survive

[@coralreef2329]

3) well she was mad at her dad for…yknow…purposefully sending her to be murdered/sacrificed?

[@BatmanFan2.0]

My thoughts exactly.

[@sney2002]

2. It is weird that she didn't try to save her dad, but the dragon would still kill him, because the dragon doesn't believe her, as we see later

[@winndypops]

I really didn't expect to like this movie but I actually did. It was far from perfect with some pretty cringey moments but it was a decent bit of escapism for an hour and a half with cool looking sets and outfits. They made an effort to show Elodie becoming more capable throughout her journey, struggling, getting hurt and scared (the constant screaming got a bit annoying for me but served a point I suppose.) which is a lot more than we get from most girlboss characters nowadays who seem to roll out of the womb with maxed out stats.

[@twssi2624]

She's barely a character

[@janecreek681]

I liked it too. It wasn't Lord of the rings but far from the abomination that a lot of people are making it out to be.

[@winndypops]

​@@janecreek681I have thought about it over the past weeks and there are for sure a few more things that have irked me a bit but yeah, I still for sure feel it was alright, not regretting my time spent watching it by any means.

[@Aitherea]

I actually appreciated all the screaming. I was like oh, she just got a SEVERE burn, that WOULD hurt a lot. That made it feel so much more realistic than some hardened girl boss who doesnt feel pain. Because the movie is about escaping, it was easy to buy that she was basically adrenaline-ing her way through the pain lol.

[@dgmt1]

people saying this movie wasn't that bad are the same types of people who will drink a glass of literal diarrhea and then claim it was ok because it at least it wasn't a putrid pool of buffalo shit. People like you are why studios continue to shovel out pure shit because it doesn't matter how bad it is, you will still eat it up. So how about you stop eating shit for once?

[@Aci_yt]

I actually really enjoyed this movie, the dragon looked super unique, too! I also really liked how the stepmother wasn't just randomly evil

[@Goremize]

See, its fine for people to enjoy bad movies, you just need to admit to yourself that you have poor taste that is different to most people. If you have lower standards, just admit it and move on.

[@GreebleClown]

Yeah, it’s a simple little fairytale story. Nothing ground breaking, but it didn’t try to be and doesn’t have to be. It just has to be enjoyable and it was, for me at least.

[@zellbbh]

@@GoremizeI haven’t watched the movie though based off the clips it doesn’t seem bad, I’d probably like it, I wouldn’t call that me having bad taste though. I understand why people don’t think the movie is that great given the storyline and some of the scenes, though for me at least when it comes to fantasy films, they don’t need to be completely realistic, I mean there’s some things that had to be unrealistic to proceed the storyline (for example her falling and having 0 broken bones)

[@Forexyt]

Finally the first positive comment I've seen 😃

[@new_romantics1989]

@@Goremize Just because peoples opinions are in the minority and you don't agree with them or like their taste doesn't mean you have to force that onto them, I get you did say its fine for people to enjoy movies which some people see as 'bad' but you are still being rude about it, just let people enjoy the movie even if you didn't.

[@gobl1ntown]

I literally saw this movie a week ago, and I've been wanting you to make a video about it since, thanks Alex. It was mostly the pain noises that annoyed me the whole movie, LIKE ELODIE SHUT UP.

[@princessthyemis]

RIGHT??!??😂 so glad someone else mentioned it!

[@hoi6441]

EXACTLYY, IT BOTHERED ME SO MUCH

[@nessa7356]

@@trashrat1234because why would you be screaming every second when there's a dragon following you... like some of those she could've definitely kept in or covered her mouth

[@myersbabe24]

@@trashrat1234 The pain is understandable but where is the survival instinct? Pain noises are completly valid but she didn't TRY to stop herself from being too loud. Most movies with a hide and seek plot, may it be a monster or a killer, make the main character try to stop themselves from literally screaming or grunting every 2 seconds. When she treated her wound, that had to be loud, that was fine but when she was crawling through the cave or hiding while her father was being murdered she couldn't stop herself from letting out a scream or grunting? A small noise of shock would've been more understandable in the second situation and the grunting too but not that loud.

[@yourfav_sadie.bc2701]

bro i saw the masks and went "this is a cult, bad sign" and then her hand was cut, and i knew it would be bad

[@NightshadeGoddess]

The funniest thing about this movie, is that the dragon spoke the exact same way that the MLs in dark romance novels do

[@BabyFacedCowpoke]

The second movie will be a gl where magic transforms the dragon into a women. She'll look the same age so it'll be fiiiiinnnnneeee and totally not werid at all.

[@Destinnies]

NO BC...i saw Eloide or whatever was gonna get cool with the dragon. Then the dragon SPOKE...and the voice was....kinda... anyways, then the dragon says "LITTLE BIRD". So I'm like OH nah that's a pet name! I was expecting a human transformation 💀

[@irissupercoolsy]

I think it's the perfect voice for a dragon

[@Hahshdhbcbcyoutube]

​@@Destinniesin a predatory way not romantic or some sort

[@neon_lights]

No bc for a good chunk of the movie I was skeptical it was gonna turn into a dragon!MC x princess story 😭😭 but I'm actually so glad it didn't I like this story much better!!

[@Chris-n2v1b]

I found it odd that Elodie went back inside to save her sister before it was too late then took like 1 hour getting ready which meant she knew that the dragon would have not killed Floria instantly

[@umhi9778]

Yeah but she missed being completly fried several times and probably wanted to catch her before she got sent down there in the first place.

[@YourLocalEggoWaffle]

Yh bc she knew that from experience that the dragon "plays with it's food"

[@elitewolverine]

@@YourLocalEggoWaffle a simple talk isn't really playing

[@Temperans]

​@@elitewolverineThey meant the whole "chase the princess into a whole they can't get out of". Which is like a cat playing with a mouse.

[@urosmatkovic5279]

6:52 NO YOU DID NOT

[@cedricdallaire3324]

BORIIIING ! Glad I watch your videos instead of wasting my time with the full stuff ty

[@ohlilu3317]

My husband and I actually enjoyed the movie quite a lot. It’s not a perfect piece of cinematography, but it is surely entertaining and fun to watch.

[@MR_ZERO230]

Best decent movie of the year for now

[@tomvandeklok1376]

Yes it’s quite good and I watched it with low expectations but I was surprised

[@Fridaey13txhOktober]

"Must.... Consoooom!" 😃

[@Fridaey13txhOktober]

@@tomvandeklok1376 You're a bot! 😃

[@tomvandeklok1376]

@@Fridaey13txhOktober sure I’m a bot because I have a different opinion than you

[@greenfox42]

13:54 good point! I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this watch…I went in with zero expectations and ended up wishing the survival cave scenes were the entire movie. Such a cool premise

[@violetnorth906]

The thing i didn't like was the pain noises, I've heard enough for a lifetime

[@princessthyemis]

RIGHT?!??!?!?!?!? 😂😂😂 there was nearly 15 minutes straight of her groaning and screeching. Sounds like that can be needed for a survival type of movie but it started getting to be too much😂😂

[@hoi6441]

THISSSSS

[@epistemologiclly]

EXACTLY ‼️

[@zizojaezekeom3565]

She literally got burned 😂😂 multiple times, y'all make zero sense, you would've complained if she didn't react much too

[@anouksondagh902]

YES!!! I kept saying "be quiet" throughout the movie😂

[@Saralaia93]

I´m glad you made this video bc honestly there is no way I would ever watch that movie. I´ve been avoiding it like the plague

[@CanyonF]

The funny part is, at the end, she tells the girl's family to gtfo. Then 12 seconds later the dragon starts killing everyone. She is the only one to leave. RIP innocents, servants working in the tower, pregnant mothers who can't evacuate a city very fast, the disabled, etc.

[@GreebleClown]

Nah, the servants in the background hightailed it out as soon as she said “go.” It was the nobles that didn’t budge.

[@MaraMara89]

That is not true. She gave opportunity to leave all of them, but only servants from background run away. All nobles stayed...

[@roughshod174]

feel like how israel give warnings to innocent Palestinians

[@soulangela7154]

12:00 the stephmother was on her way to rescue Floria, and maybe Elodie as well (if she had been alive). She wasn't just wandering around, she was hurt and couldn't move quickly.

[@TruS4139]

I love that Angela Bassett is in LITERALLY EVERYTHING lately.

[@sebbepvp1207]

tho she isn't?

[@BozeDoesGodsWork]

huh?

[@knownzer0755]

I really liked it tbh, I wish it was a series instead preferably 3 seasons what happens at the end I want more😭

[@pickles2791]

I surprisingly enjoyed this movie. I also loved the helpers(maids?) adding tools to the dress to assist her

[@WhatExcellentBoiledPo-ta-toes]

Yeah no the maids weren't trying to help her those are just part of historical fashion 😅

[@mewaw-mp5ht]

​​​​​@@WhatExcellentBoiledPo-ta-toes I feel like they were trying to help her. They didn't put daggers in dresses irl they used other materials like a bone or rod. The maids also put a lantern on her dress.

[@WhatExcellentBoiledPo-ta-toes]

@@mewaw-mp5ht They didn't give her a lantern it was a type of pomander. And they didn't put a dagger in her dress they put a busk and in the nineteenth century busks were also made of steel so it's not unbelievable that they used a metal one.

[@mewaw-mp5ht]

@@WhatExcellentBoiledPo-ta-toes yes, a type of pomander that glows. Awfully convenient. They literally put a dagger in her dress, not a busk. Pretty hard to argue that it wasn't to help her.

[@WhatExcellentBoiledPo-ta-toes]

@@mewaw-mp5ht It didn't glow until she set it on fire. She used the perfume stone thing (looked like amber to me) as fuel. The object they put in was blunt she sharpened it. It's not a dagger it was an ornate busk.

[@insertwittyusernamehere3082]

i actually enjoyed it 😭 i know it isn’t super high quality but it was fun

[@sarahtelles1931]

Dang, this Stepmother actually cares at least

[@toml.y7041]

most of the movie that you cover i didnt watch and i probobly never will. but i still have a blast watching your videos!!!! amazing staff

[@pSYChedits0]

netflix orginal = probably bad top logic right there

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

He's right.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@user-em2tg9ko6k Well I guess The Pale Blue Eye was decent.

[@John-fk2ky]

@user-em2tg9ko6k that might be true, but if I’m going to watch something I’m not going to waste my time on something that is made by people with a track record for incompetence.

[@mrdac637]

cobra kai and stranger things were good though

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@mrdac637 Nah.

[@ThatOneFlordiaMan]

i didn't even know this was even a movie, until like a day ago

[@luckluca8982]

It was released around a month ago, so it makes sense

[@ThatOneFlordiaMan]

yeah, but it doesn't feel like a movie like how yahoo isn't chocolate milk @@luckluca8982

[@str1xt]

@@luckluca8982 And yet the movie itself makes no sense.

[@luckluca8982]

@@str1xt I could also say the same of your reply. It makes no sense in the context of the conversation. Did you just read me comment and thought of a clever line?

[@str1xt]

@@luckluca8982 You are speaking about the movie and so was I. How is that not in context? Do you understand humour? Did you not grasp the fundamentals of my witty retort? You even admitted that I thought of a clever line, so thanks for that.

[@Hi-lu5vf]

I had to take several laps after she didn't kill the dragon. Like sure, grieving mother, but one who killed many innocent girls, who almost killed your sister, who did kill your father, and who has tortured you for like a pretty long while. Really great production design, but such bad writing.

[@MaMastoast]

Yea, movie took a real turn then.. Had the dragon been portrayed as a monster blinded by its brief, needing to be put down, the movie would have made so much more sense. It would have made the dragon a tragic character instead of the wildly inappropriate redemption theme they went with.

[@WhatExcellentBoiledPo-ta-toes]

She lives in a freezing wasteland it's handy to have a fire breathing dragon on your side. Especially if you need protection from larger kingdoms. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@johnnotrealname8168]

@@WhatExcellentBoiledPo-ta-toes Except when it inevitably dies.

[@WhatExcellentBoiledPo-ta-toes]

@@johnnotrealname8168 then you have food for your people 😅 and you've hopefully figured out something else in the mean time

[@johnnotrealname8168]

@@WhatExcellentBoiledPo-ta-toes People do not work that way.