*ELEMENTAL* is SO PURE! | First Time Watching | (reaction/commentary/review)

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This film was honestly just the feel-good flick I needed. Another incredible world I got to discover and some really heart-warming characters that made my cheeks hurt from smiling. Enjoy ;)
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ELEMENTAL is SO PURE! | First Time Watching | (reaction/commentary/review)
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[@Enderstorm20]

Wade and Ember being able to touch is actually based in real-life science. It's called the Leidenfrost effect which is when water like Wade touches a hot surface like Ember which creates a layer of steam like the one you see when they first touch, which acts as an insulator for Wade, preventing him from vaporizing and by extension, Ember from getting extinguished.

[@ravenm6443]

Science is truly an amazing thing. Sometimes scary, but most times amazing!

[@LunaHiw]

I don't know if this is me reading too much into it, but the story always gave me the vibes of an "Asian-American immigrant" history. The way the person welcoming them couldn't write their names and so gave them an "English" name. The way the place the settled in became like a "Fire Town", etc.

[@Onaterdem]

I'm thinking more Irish with the whole Firish thing

[@LunaHiw]

@@Onaterdem Oh~ That's a really interesting one too!

[@Onaterdem]

@@LunaHiw Yep, and the whole "Wow you speak our language really well" gag. Asian-Americans wouldn't learn perfect English immediately, and neither would their children, since they are mostly being subjected to their parents' language. But with Irish people, it matches perfectly

[@felixhenson9926]

Oh for sure. The whole bow thing also felt v Eastern inspired.

[@akhilmehta9928]

I kinda liked that aspect of it although I am most definitely biased being an Asian-American myself

[@amberlyrane8006]

One thing I see people misunderstanding is Ember's father's whole role. He raised her with the belief she wanted to take over the shop. Not once did she say other wise or show any other interests, so he threw all his eggs into one basket. Ember only learns she doesn't want to run the shop when she meets Wade. Yet, even then she doesn't tell her father so people are getting upset that he won't stop pushing her to run the shop, but in his eyes he's not doing that. He believes he's supporting her dreams. It's only after the flood when Ember tells him that she doesn't want to run the shop that you can see it all click in his head.

[@jrlombardi5251]

It's true that he's not the bad guy or a bad guy in general, but it's also true that if you're gonna raise your kid oriented to do your same job, as a parent you have to be aware that they can maybe just be into it bc that's all they have known as that's what you have given them and that eventually they can get to know and get interested in other things, so it is important to let clear for them that if they ever decide to do something different then that's fine, from the begging, just in case. The dad never did that and that's why Ember felt forced to do it and like it was the only thing she could ever do, what she needed and what he wanted, that's why she hides she doesn't want to do it, making him eventually unaware of what she wants truly, it's a cycle. Ofc that doesn't mean he's a bad dad but parenting is a hard job and there's like a million of things you have to be sure get to your kid, so not noticing you may be showing to your kid there's only one path, making them feel bad and wanting to hide that that's not what they want, creating the whole problem, is a mistake in parenting (one that if it kept going would have ended in the same way that the whole thing with the grandpa did), but it's that, a mistake, so definitely doesn't make him a bad dad, more like a flawed one which is just realistic, bc no one is perfect. His intentions were good and he didn't do anything huge, and he understood her and prioritized her happiness pretty quickly when he found out, which lets us see what a good father he is actually.

[@amberlyrane8006]

@@jrlombardi5251 I didn't read more than a few lines, that was way too long. But the answer for the bit I did read, how can a parent know what their child is truly into if all the child tells them is that they want to run the shop? Even Ember didn't realize she didn't want to run the shop until she met Wade.

[@jrlombardi5251]

@@amberlyrane8006 the question you are asking is already answered in my comment above, if you don't want to read it that's fine but when you don't read the whole thing and still ask things many times the answer to it will be this. To keep it short, my point isn't counting with someone magically knowing what someone else wants and it's not needed for that person (in this case Ember) to even know what they want.

[@amberlyrane8006]

@@jrlombardi5251 Look, if you're upset I didn't read 2 paragraphs when you could have summed it up, which you clearly could have, then don't be surprised if you get misunderstood. But no, you said her dad should have known what Ember wanted. But all Ember said was she wanted to run the shop. Her dad got excited and tried to help her with it. That's all.

[@jrlombardi5251]

@@amberlyrane8006 first, I'm literally not upset lol, idk why you're getting triggered. Second, idk why I should summarize when I can just say the whole thing, I did that and as I said if you don't want to read that's fine but you're asking things that are already answered, so that's the answer to that, that's just how it is, saying it doesn't make a person be upset or something? Third, I didn't say her father should have known what Ember wanted, that's not what my comment said.

[@Enderstorm20]

The only reason Wade was able to survive at the end was because he condensed onto the rocks in the chimney. Had the chimney not been blocked, he would have been gone for good. In other words, Wade was saved by the very thing that prevented them from escaping.

[@rafaelmatos5851]

Exactly. Water people are water in liquid state. Should they evaporate without being able to condensate, they are gonners. However... I do wonder how did Wade's father died. Did he evaporate or, just like with Ember's grandmother who just burned out, did he like... lost his form?

[@AvalynTheAccursed]

@@rafaelmatos5851 I think when they die, they just become a non-sentient version of their element. Fire burns out, water melts into normal water, Earth crumbles, and air evaporates

[@lindseysquire8417]

Nothing makes me smile on a hard day like “Gday Marshmallows😊”

[@jessquinn6106]

Yeah the bow at the end was what touched me the most. Some people hated it because the message was "getting along with people not like you."

[@ivy5935]

Yes, this! Makes me tear up every time! So powerful

[@ritapak12]

ELEMENTAL!!! Wayde literally made my standards in men much higher😂😅 also as a foreigner, 1st daughter, and the oldest, it just hit too close to home 🥺

[@rafaelmatos5851]

Wade is basically anything someone looks in a partner: empathic, loving, lovable, kind... he puts her loved ones' needs first... and he also doesn't give up easily.

[@ogbunb622]

Yes, but there are some people that don’t accept that kind of high standard and just want money or some form of gratification. All I’m saying is that men should be like Wade and some women need to be more understanding and not worry about the tangible things in life.

[@chaimeansteabro_]

I love this movie. It went under the radar for me but it was gorgeous and wholesome. I loved Wade's character as a love interest. I feel like we still don't have enough male characters that are this compassionate and sincere in media. He's such a sweetheart. Also, I don't know if you will see this, but the director dedicated this movie to his Korean parents who were immigrants. I appreciate that he chose to make something so personal for them, even if they never got to see it.

[@Stephanie-bm3gg]

I 100% tear up every time they do the bow at the end

[@RainyDays2790]

its refreshing to see guys on film that can cry and not be thought of as lesser. im a girl but i have nephews i try and tell them that its perfectly fine to show emotions too. if you bottle it and let it fester its no good and i like that wade cries through so much bc he know it can be healing and on him its funny but thats bc hes wade

[@BrianZatzke]

I at first didn’t want to watch the movie. I was unfortunately influenced by the word of mouth before it came out. When it was made available on Disney+….. I should have seen it in theatres. It was so good. Anyone with an immigrant story can relate to this.

[@NINJAfries07]

Ember's idea of repaying her father's sacrefice to give her a better life by sacrificing her own happiness to do what she thought was best for him reminded me a bit of Sanji and Chef Zeff from One Piece.

[@olgabutorina4156]

There are actually things that nobody mentions about this movie that I really like: 1 - it reminds me of some works of modern comics-artists but if it was made with a huge budget. It is what I really wanted for last 10-15 years. There are so many talented stories made by not so rich people that deserves to be invested in instead of another remake movie from Disney. And this story felt like one of them; 2 - the second thing I like is actually almost the same as previous but about the art of the movie. I really like the animation and I mean how they made every character simplistic and cartoonish with amazing use of what this type of animation can give us. I actually not a fan of trend to make cartoons look "realistic" as much as possible. What then the meaning of it to be cartoon? Of course sometimes the tone of the movie needs more realistic style of art but it seems that it was overused now. And as I said before - many artists now have a great "cartoonish and simplistic" style of drawings and big studios really should take them for work

[@sarahenglerstone2814]

My 3yo son just started having the patience to sit through movies when this came out - we watched it on Disney+ and he became obsessed! I’ve watched it with him probably 50+ times now, and we both still love it lol

[@user-ux7ud7vw4f]

I also didn’t cry until the bow at the end. Glad you did this movie, love it.

[@MCTape-MCScan-MCGlue-MCCargo]

I love the clearness of the water in the water humanoids

[@lavinder11]

Chemist here! When Ember is jumping on the crystals, she's not actually changing her color. It represents the minerals reacting to the presence of fire. In one of my chem class, we used to light different ionized metals on fire with a Bunsen burner to figure out the metal based on the resulting color. I always loved that copper compounds changed color depending on if it's in liquid form vs exposed to fire.

[@faidragalaxy]

While it is flawed in some ways, I think this film is beautiful both visually and how the story was told. If you haven't seen it yet, I definitely recommend Turning Red. It's a girl who turns into a red panda and has a way too protective mother.

[@aisleelovegreenwood6448]

Proof that crying saves lives, lol. It's therapeutic 😂😭😂

[@jazminkinder7055]

I think wade's personality is so similar like yours ❤

[@JeM130177]

LOL omg same I survived the whole movie then the bow I was like DAMMIT😭

[@Onaterdem]

This movie is very flawed in some ways, but it does have a heart of gold. I think it'll be remembered fondly. It's not that it has bad reviews anyway, it's just that most people didn't go to see it.

[@rafaelmatos5851]

If you are wondering about Wade and Ember's respective ages... Ember is on her early 20s... maybe 22. But with Wade we have a precise age. He was 16 when his dad died and the events of the movie happen a decade later, meaning that he is 26. Also... the end credits were supposed to show Ember and Wade returning home with a child that was made of steam, but they decided to not include that because they didn't want to take way the attention from the real message of the movie. However... there is a storyboard where we see their steam baby.

[@hisforharley2022]

35:42 😢 Oh great, now I'm crying. How can u not expect Wade to not cry. 😅

[@imle9279]

About the minerals burning thing. Unlike Azula who created blue flames the same way everyone else made red flames, minerals burn with different colors with the same heat. depending on what mineral is burning, the color is different. I think very hot flames, no matter what mineral is burning, will always change to blue or white (white being hotter than blue)

[@ConnorSinclairCavin]

I honestly hope this is secretly in the zootopian world, like, one city houses most of the creatures, one houses most elementals, and who knows what other groups are out there, but wouldn’t it be so cool to have crossovers? (Maybe even monsters and humans?)

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Oscar! 🌱💨🔥🌊 Peter Sohn directed this.

[@rafaelmatos5851]

The glass that Ember created to fix the leak was connected to her emotions. It started cracking after Ember's emotional state started to get in disarray and, after the scene with her father expressing his disappointment, the dam finally broke.

[@hallyhop]

This is a great reaction! I’m really enjoying it! Such a sweet movie 🥹

[@fantasyland3646]

Love your videos and reactions and commentary. I watched this movie it's really good

[@brittniewaitz5426]

Throughout this entire movie I was waiting for a villain reveal. The canals accidentally breaking and flooding Fire Town was interesting and all. But I kept thinking that it was all going to lead Wade and Ember to find out that someone was flooding Fire Town on purpose. Like it was some jaded water elemental, who lost a friend/family member/lover to a careless fire elemental, and was flooding Fire Town in a misguided attempt to keep the city 'safe'.

[@theboredpotato7273]

honestly never seen this movie but glad ur watching it :)

[@yingudna]

It’s Ember seeing that her flame isn’t bad but special, Wade is their seeing her flame as a beautiful thing and lights that thought in her also

[@CosmicPotato740]

I love this movie cause I relate a lot to ember 😂 with how she loves her family and the burdens on her. That’s a kind of family burden that probably effects all young kids when they grow up

[@tookitogo]

I finally got around to watching Elemental, and I’m sorry I didn’t see it sooner. I’m honestly perplexed as to why people don’t like it, or think it’s flawed. I thought it was a very relatable story, with absolutely gorgeous visuals. And we can add Wade to the list of “boyfriends we all deserve” (along with Patrick from Schitt’s Creek and Nick from Heartstopper).

[@RosheenQuynh]

34:22 OMG you're right! I never thought of it like that, damn! I've seen people react to this movie dozens of times at this point, wow!

[@hisforharley2022]

Yay! Real good movie! You're reactions make my day. Thanks for making us smile!

[@larasemerad2605]

There is going to be Elemental 2-they have a kid.

[@SugarCubesMiki]

The great analogy that city is no way accostumed for fire

[@lacondrathompson1747]

Happy New Year 🎊🎈 Cocoa

[@Telekinesis_SB]

Tbh I did not expect the movie to be this good when I first watched it : is it me or that was actually good 💀

[@bradzillabrave6856]

As someone who works for a city government, it annoys me how little the writers clearly know how government and laws work.

[@EvripidouM]

Director is second generation korean, living in usa. He wrote the story observing himself and his parents

[@rafaelmatos5851]

And even Ember and Wade are modeled after him and his wife. Ember is the embodiment of his roots and backstory, but her personality is based on his wife, while Wade's personality is based on him. Peter Sohol has admited that he cries easily just like Wade.

[@sabinafiorentini3298]

I love this movie. Not super love, but it is something of different kind. And surprisingly, my super hard metal head bf cryed on final…I mean, we watched many things, saddest thing, but he started crying. That’s why this film has now a special place in my ❤. 😂 And I would like to have another movie about the country the Flames comes, it would be interesting.

[@tomtsai]

I find it fascinating to see you pin so much “fault” on the parents “trapping her” where I see the message being about the adversity that immigrants face and the insecurities that the society instills in them through their experiences as minorities. The parents’ fears of the outside world is a reflection of their own experience in this society and they subsequently try to protect their daughter based on what they know. Her guilt for her parents’ sacrifice is more of an internal struggle that she needed to overcome for herself and ultimately establish herself in this society out of her parents’ shadows. But I guess that’s the great thing about movies, we all get our own meanings from it. :)

[@PrincessNana08]

No fr, my eyes were tearing when they bowed to each other

[@SugarCubesMiki]

18:50 yeah fire changes color when interacting with certainf minerals

[@karlafm24]

As a fatherless daughter this had me bawling in the cinemas.

[@JeM130177]

Aw yey! I watched this movie recently and thought it was really nice. I love the soundtrack.

[@camilagurgel603]

Have you ever done Dreamworks Trolls? it would be so cool to hear your thoughts on it

[@ShiningStar2010]

This story is for all those first born and only child’s who wanted nothing but to please their parents growing up.

[@aliharrison3018]

This is such a great animation. Have you watched Inside Out?

[@adrianhempfing2042]

Sadness is my vibe . Bing bong :-(

[@HappyPsychoBunny3]

Yeah, its on the channel!

[@SlayQuinn08]

I was so happy to hear love in a movie ❤ having a song

[@schiffelers3944]

The melting pot story put simple. It should not be looked at too logically. The clouds are "air" element, but you are right that is a different form of the water element (water vapor). But the could can also be a thunder cloud, lightning/electricity has potential to start/become fire, etc. And water being an natural element (the flooding and pipes), just as fire, or rain from the (rain)clouds.... similar to Minnie Mouse having a pet cat. Goofy being a dog, and Pluto a pet dog. It's suspended logic to go with the flow for the moral of the story. Also with the ball of air holding Ember, there was a lot of convenience writing in it. At multiple occasions. Still, all this said, was a nice movie. A lot of Zootopia elements in it, and I can see how it can be seen as Romeo & Juliet, or just a generic love story. Also the non-western elements in it. Wood instead of earth. Western/European elements; Earth, Air, Fire, Water (& Aether) Eastern/Asian elements [Wuxing]: Fire, Water, Earth, Wood, Metal Avatar & the bending of the elements also has some twists on what element is or isn't together. Earth benders -> Metal benders. Even if they can love, not sure how they would reproduce? Not that this is needed, but with the blue flame heritage narrations, just a thought.

[@adrianhempfing2042]

Time for Cocoa and me to go to the psychic to see if we're in love lol

[@user-ux7ud7vw4f]

Please do Coco and Encanto!!!

[@tjmaraven]

🎉 Great!!!

[@AlexSpardaIV]

Take a look at Hazbin hotel. It will blow your mind.

[@jmwilliamsart]

Ember’s dad should’ve told her that she was more important than the shop years ago. I love the chemistry between ❤🥰 Wade and Ember.

[@rafaelmatos5851]

I think that Bernie just thought that inheriting the shop was Ember's dream as well. You can see how she, as a young girl, was always excited in helping her dad at the shop and at the idea of inheriting it. But children grow up and find new dreams or grow out of the ones they already had. It's what happened with Ember. She got dissatisfied with working at the shop, being why her temper was always getting the best of her. Once she found a dream that truly satisfied her, she was able to fully understand the reason behind her temper.

[@alliejohnson5883]

You should give An American Tail a try 😊

[@jigsaw315]

Oh why...even The Cocoa Couch spot it right away...can someone explain to me why Ambers gift is the goodbye gift? How you guyes know it before Vade started be worry? Im not kidding I seariously don't know and I would like to understand it.

[@thecocoacouch]

What’s the goodbye gift?

[@jigsaw315]

@@thecocoacouch That glass ball thingy.

[@thecocoacouch]

Oh like why did she give it to him when they “broke up”? It’s because when she first made it, Wade made a point about her ability being unique and that she has so much more to offer the world than just staying obligated to her father. Her giving it back to Wade is her way of saying, I can’t be what I want to be, we cant be together.

[@jigsaw315]

@@thecocoacouch Oh..thanks. Now it have sence. Thank you for explanation

[@CpandaA]

So i thought this was an AMAZING romance movie because disney hasnt done rhat in a long time. I was like, "See, disney? Pixar is picking up your slack!" Because they havent done a love story in AAAAGEEEEES!!! But there are somethongs that was either uneeded or doesnt help the story. For example, Clod wasnt funny. I know he was SUPPOSED to be a comic relief character, but he didnt make me laugh, and he also was uneeded. I really wanted to have a flash back of wades dad. His dad was only mentioned and not shown. I felt like the fear of 🧽 could have been a flah back of wades father. The romance was top notch! ( i am a disney love expert, after all) so was the comedy! I loved the drip drip goes the baby boy. I was laughing so hard! The fact that i could relate to wade was awesome! But was expected. I usually have funny characters being my favorite. Most of my favorite boy characters have love interests. Most of my favorite girl characters dont have love interests. Sry this is so long, i just realized this lol😂!

[@user-rq4yh7tu7x]

Girls Aloud The Movie

[@thefitnessgrampacertest5732]

How is your monsters university reaction ‘first time watching’ if you know the guy from it?

[@thecocoacouch]

It’s called KZbin shorts/instagram. Can’t watch anything without having seen tonnes of clips the last few years or so.

[@thefitnessgrampacertest5732]

@@thecocoacouch makes sense! I was wondering if you had seen someone else watch it or something. Keep it up man

[@thecocoacouch]

@@thefitnessgrampacertest5732 I appreciate the support!! ☺

[@thefitnessgrampacertest5732]

@@thecocoacouch I don’t mean to pester but have you considered doing beauty and the beast from 2017? It’s easily one of my favourite Disney movies and I genuinely think you’ll love it 😊

[@hildeelisepedersen4323]

I love you buddy i hope tu see you in norway somme time i can show you a tiny but beautifull town full of history

[@kay-jay1581]

Oh I hate customers like that. I feel like it wa snot of Amber’s fault to be that angry. Customers can be very entitled jerks. The father should have laid down the rules to the store for all those years he lives there. He has a big store in the fire town he is well known and respected. No nonsense and no haggling at the store it should be a foundation of a lot of business

[@elindayana8174]

Can you react to "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms"? 😊💖

[@aliharrison3018]

I agree I love that film

[@rickc6028]

Is NOT a good movie! lol

[@christopherb501]

ok tasteless chump

[@truthseeker9249]

To someone with no taste.

[@RosheenQuynh]

Why?

[@heycanitellyousomething]

The actual quote is "The customer is always right when it comes to a matter of taste", basically meaning if it's food or something you're doing for your home, then stay in your goddamn lane, are you the person who works in said place day in day out and that is how you make your money? No? Then shut up.