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[@meganhammer7857]

"Arm chopping is not a love language" Eda and Raine:

[@TJVanBuren13]

🤣🤣🤣

[@IceMetalPunk]

It's different when it freely pops off! 😂

[@Otisboy121]

@@IceMetalPunkand if it’s the only way to save your love.

[@Travis_D_Travesty]

Darth Vader must really love his son.

[@TJVanBuren13]

@@Travis_D_Travesty 😂😂😂

[@hyponiax]

I love how Mosco calls herself dumb in almost every video, yet she knows so much about storytelling and writing that she guesses a lot of plot points when they’re just barely hinted at

[@DastardlyDavid69]

I don’t love it. She’s a smart and well rounded individual who should hold herself in higher regard.

[@hyponiax]

I completely agree, I should’ve phrased my comment better. I love the irony of it. Mosco really is extremely intelligent, whether it be guessing twists in gravity falls, or movies like this, and she really doesn’t give herself the credit she deserves. Thanks for pointing that out, and I’m sorry if the comment came off in the wrong way :)

[@TheOriginalEviltech]

@@DastardlyDavid69 It's just self irony, i do it all the time and i consider a lot of people to be dumber than me... Ain't nothing wrong with that!

[@Maareeoo]

in a way she didnt notice that the guiy at the start trying to show Ballister something in his phone isnt Him taking a picture, so she iiissss 1% dumb but its more like she didnt notice it (i dont know i just wanted to point that out 😭)

[@keifergilchrist3081]

It's called pattern recognition

[@MigliLovania]

"I see you, Nimona" that line, I love it so much As somome who is nonbinary I love the message of acceptance and the fluidity of identity

[@solsystem1342]

as a genderfluid person... that also broke me. In a good way

[@Otisboy121]

It was also the first time Ballister calls Nimona by her name.

[@hannahburke7328]

Like Avatar.

[@alexkramerblogs]

This line apparently was workshopped with a group of queer creators on the staff on the movie to figure out what the best show of support/allyship would be in a moment such as this

[@Thebeezzkneezz.]

But she's not gender fluid th she is only refered to as "she her" unless she specifically transformed into a male. And she dosnt correct. *only saying "easier being a girl? That's haliroius" and" I'm not a girl in a shark" becuse she felt icty and needed to shapeshift, but that dosnt make her gender floud She is a She As a female. It hurts to see all the strong female characters getting turned NB GF or trans. (People tried making Louisa from Encanto trans cuz she's big and strong) Makes it seems As if bio females can't be fun chaotic or strong And balister asking her to be "normal" is a pretty... decent request.. seeing a giant red gorilla is kinda a dead giveaway Easier for who? For balister!! he is trying to do somthing and she inserted herself into it xD

[@eow4317]

First She-Ra and now this? ND Stevenson might just become one of my favorite writers

[@PsychoDiesel48]

And the Queen was Shadow Weaver!!!

[@-Aquablue-]

Oh my god! I knew I recognized that voice I just didn’t know from where!!!

[@harpinedoodles]

@@PsychoDiesel48 that alone made me immediately fall in love with the movie and all it took was the first 3 mins of it.

[@Otisboy121]

@@PsychoDiesel48and ND was Kwispy Dragon from the commercial.

[@SeriesShipper]

​@@PsychoDiesel48I was about to comment that too!!! When I heard the Queen's voice I was like "this seems familiar" and then it reminded me the voice of Shadow Weaver and because i didn't knew who voiced Shadow Weaver. I Google it and found out it was Lorraine Toussaint and then saw that the Queen's voice was her

[@DanGamingFan2846]

"I don't know what's scarier. The fact that everyone in this kingdom wants to run a sword through my heart, or that sometimes I just wanna let 'em." Not gonna lie, that line broke me. I did not expect them to go that deep. This movie is an absolute masterpiece. I'm so glad Annapurna saved it and gave what was going to be Blue Sky's magnum opus a second chance. Another victory for the And a perfect way to end Pride Month.

[@watershipup7101]

And at the end of the credits, there's a link to a help website. They weren't messing around.

[@peralta8525]

Are you just ctrl c ctrl ving this on every channel you see?

[@DanGamingFan2846]

​@@peralta8525Hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[@ParsureArts]

Heh, nice

[@waterbullstudios9195]

A very poignant line indeed.

[@BluAru]

Something really interesting I noticed that hit me hard was the fact that Gloreth is portrayed chasing off the monsters as an a d u l t. She was a child. She didn't _do_ anything, she was just following the morals of the adults around her. Had Gloreth not told Nimona to leave, the movie could've been very different. I just think it's interesting that they all talk about "Gloreth's will" and "What Gloreth wanted" but that wasn't what Gloreth wanted, it was what the village wanted. Gloreth just wanted her friend. Might be a weird thing for my brain to have focused on but I find it interesting nonetheless.

[@MurriciTerceiro]

Gloreth followed the conditioning the village input on her; she probably grown up to become a real knight, to train others to repell monsters as she thinks she did, by "being noble" and plumetting a sword through their hearts. the power of conditioning and the incapability of those under it's influence to question it is a big message in this movie.

[@lacondrathompson1747]

28:45 I like the way he says “ah it’s such a shame I have to go. Let me go.”

[@Gicosaurus]

5:03 "so these 2 are friends" Some might say really close friends Some might even say roommates 😂

[@Sketchii_Draws]

Oh mah god they were roommates-

[@johnbowersox738]

One thing I didn't get the first time I watched this was that Nimona is 1000 years old. She went through 1000 years of fear and hatred. When you think of that, they are far more stable and reasoned than I would ever be. Unhinged would not begin to explain me if I were them.

[@oprime]

She put up barriers until Bal came along. Once he broke her heart, she couldn't take anymore and yet it was Bal who saved her. So she returned to herself, a being that never truly hated humans despite all that she been through.

[@petthequeenofmaddness8592]

One myth of changelings or a type of shapeshifter is that the monster mother? will replace sick/dying baby's with its own, meaning she most likely had a human family that died when she was just learning how to mimic human behaver

[@animationbird9440]

I wonder if Gloreth has some regrets when she turned the Nimona away

[@MegaChickenfish]

37:08 I love the actual Goldenloin coming in 2 seconds later saying the exact same "We need to talk." and her just storming out. hardest I've laughed in years.

[@celas1959]

Dude was like a minute away from getting run through, which certainly makes it both funny and dark as hell.

[@cinderblock8369]

@@celas1959 yeah no i noticed that!! bc what would happen if he hadve come in and had that talk before them, cause thats what i was assuming was going to happen. he couldve just have easily met the same fate that Nimona pretended to have and if Balister and her came a couple minutes later then they did.

[@duffyheitmann4311]

It just shows how much Ballister and Ambrosius know each other.

[@mettatonex7221]

I find it terrifying to think that had he shown up 3 minutes earlier or Nimona had been 3 minutes later, Ambrosious would likely have died for real.

[@decristal48]

She was so done 😂😂 Like "Couldn't you be you five minutes ago???" Xd

[@sarrasponda1]

Did you notice Nimona's "backstory" she tells Ballister isn't actually too far from the flashback we eventually see? She wants to hang out with the birds, fish, and deer, finds a well, a "magic coin" (stone) appears in her hand as if by magic (the magic of friendship!)... Also the last thing we see her transform into is a pretty good indication of how she survived, though I didn't even think about it the first time. She even mentions it early in the movie!

[@harpinedoodles]

from what ive seen, it appears she turns into a pheonix at the end, quite literally rising from the ashes. "rising from the ashes" has been a phrase ive seen articles use to discribe the movies journey through production, and yup, nimona even says that phrase, paired with the creature earlier in the movie.

[@petthequeenofmaddness8592]

One myth of changelings or a type of shapeshifter is that the monster mother? will replace sick/dying baby's with its own.

[@sarrasponda1]

@@petthequeenofmaddness8592 if you've read the graphic novel, that does come up! Doesn't seem to be the actual case, though. And in the movie we don't see if she even has family, so it doesn't come up.

[@petthequeenofmaddness8592]

@@sarrasponda1 I'm just talking about one creature in mythology, there are lot's that can shapeshift I'm thinking she's a changeling due to how her first? "human" form looks, if she wanted to fit in with other animals then why be a different color I also think in the book it was her family or village that turned on her like I think her first "family" left her at the well or dumped her in to die, this was in the old days so having an extra mouth to feed was a burden and leaving a sick kid was common.

[@BroNovaGaming]

Background: Was being made by Blue Sky studios (Ice Age, Rio), Then they got bought by Disney and Disney said "Nah, this doesn't look like it'd do well." Then a few years later another studio picked up what was left (about 75% completed) and Netflix said "Oh yeah, we'll 100% take that. How much?"

[@rhokesh4391]

The one good call Netflix made ;)

[@The_Game_Professor]

And then it did well.

[@BroNovaGaming]

@@The_Game_Professor and Disney kicks themselves behind closed doors 😁

[@JustAMagicDuck]

@@rhokesh4391netflix catches a lot of deserved shit but also nobody else was going to make an animated movie with a gay main character. Nobody else would have let ND make their version of She-Ra.

[@forgemakesstuff2734]

@@BroNovaGaming seems to be a trend with Disney, maybe they should do some reflection

[@notsoaveragefangirl]

Yassssss!!! This is gonna be such an epic reaction!

[@majiel2709]

Checking out your Boo?

[@moby517839]

How are they gonna resolve the pineapple on pizza problem?

[@notsoaveragefangirl]

@@majiel2709always 😌

[@notsoaveragefangirl]

@@moby517839I’m already plotting…

[@grimm516]

😂😂😂

[@DenDarEmi]

The line ¨I don't know what's scarier. The fact that everyone in this kingdom wants to run a sword through my heart...or that sometimes...I just wanna let 'em.¨ followed by a painful scream really crushed me emotionally, I sobbed like crazy. I just really related to that on a deeper level

[@blueclaws9894]

Yeah. That anguished scream...ripped my heart out completely. Really relatable and empathetic. This movie is perfect. Love and peace! 💚💛🌈

[@Aloysius_OHare]

It hit a lot because it showed pain of feeling like you never belong and too tired to fight it all. Well thats how i interpreted it

[@monster-enthusiast]

I love the part where Ambrosious was like "innocent people will die!" and the bitch said "and so will the monster" cuz Nimona DIDN'T die. No matter how much anti-trans rhetoric people push, trans people will never stop existing. Transphobes hurt everyone, not just trans people.

[@amelh5591]

That particular scene hit hard for me. It calls to mind all the "think of the children" rhetoric. The children they claim to protect are the ones they're killing, but they don't care.

[@willowarkan2263]

I mean chances are given how low the percentage in the population is, more cis people will end up getting collateral hatred and discrimination, the bathroom bills hitting masc. cis women and such. Or the school sports ban against like 3 trans girls, chances are more cis girls will be accused of being trans by ppl intending to wield that law against them then actual trans girls who want to compete in school sports. But then again chances are a lot of the people who support and/or propose this kind of legislation likely have some less then favourable views on anyone that might be mistaken as trans or intentionally "mistaken" as trans. So the collateral might be if not intentional then welcome, in order to restore ""tradition"".

[@MsAliciaRL]

I like how it also represents how bigots will actively create a society that's worse for everyone just so they can harm the people they hate.

[@lilitpatchwork]

​@@amelh5591exactly. Witch trials all over again...

[@RenaissanceRockerBoy]

Not to mention that it absolutely reflects on how anti-trans legislation and prejudice affects cis people as well, but bigots don’t care as long as they can get rid of the “monster”. It’s so good 🥹

[@Sle3pyStudios_.]

Nate actually said that he originally created Nimona as a not-yet-out teenager and used the character as an outlet to wrestle with his own feelings about gender(quoted from a news article)

[@ladynoluck]

Big metaphors/analogies to fearmongering and propaganda against minorities, using fear to control, the victors writing the history books, use of excessive force, maintaining tradition/the status quo at all costs, gaslighting, and hiding the parts of yourself that aren’t “normal” enough for others’ comfort, among others. It’s pretty spectacular and is sure to be a film analysis class and film video essay darling. 😊

[@ladynoluck]

The questions about Nimona’s shapeshifting also feel very reminiscent of the questions trans/nb people get about their transition. “Does it hurt?” “How does it feel?” “What did you do?” “Why did you do this?” “Why are you like this?” “Can you explain how you/your body work?”

[@ejaostudios6689]

@@ladynoluckdefinitely reminiscent of how I was/am treated an a non-binary person, if the movie came out much sooner when I came out I would have used “like Nimona” as an explanation

[@AnadynTheCursed]

@@ladynoluck "Can you just be normal?", yeah.

[@gr1mreap3rz15]

​@@Stardipped_Paws"you think it's easier being a girl?"

[@Jaysil2]

Sure but it also ends without fundamentally transforming anything. Get rid of the bad cop and now we’re all good? We’ve seen that sooo many times and just painting it rainbow isn’t enough, for me at least.

[@BrokenSprocketGaming]

The Director gave me similar vibes to Belos. Someone so wrapped up in being “the hero” and saving the world from “evil” that they’re willing to burn everything down in the process.

[@oprime]

I agree with you, they both were in a position of power. They both hated change and were willing to murder for their beliefs while clinging to the role of hero in their minds, even when they never were a hero.

[@julialino8116]

Exactly! The same from Belos (the owl house)

[@jtmeade]

Nimona is such a great movie! That "HOLY SH-!" at the end gets me every time. I love the chaotic energy, and the way Nimona describes shapeshifting, or the feeling leading up to it, is so relatable to me on so many levels. This is a serious contender for my favorite movie.

[@PsychoDiesel48]

It's the equivalent of the Iron Giant [REDACTED] scene at the end of that movie. So good!!!

[@jtmeade]

@@PsychoDiesel48 I hadn't even made that connection yet! That was the first movie I can remember making me cry so I guess I'm consistent. 😅

[@oprime]

​@@PsychoDiesel48I agree, although you could easily see such a moment in a Spider-Man movie. Lol

[@mrpalaces]

One scene that was left out of the edit, but it hits you like a train after the flashback, is when they escape their first confrontation with The Director and the little girl points the wooden sword at Nimona. She even reverts to her original human form because it triggers the trauma of Gorleth

[@sirbobulous]

A monster is not what we are, it is what we do. A common message in a lot of media.

[@GrahamChapman]

Sure, but presentation matters. Whenever Disney has tried its hand at it in the past (Hunchback, Pochahontas, etc) I have always felt that the message has been ham-fisted. Nimona, on the other hand, did it really well... So, you know, ironic but hardly out of left field that Disney disapproved of the movie ('cuz of that kiss at the end) and dissolved Blue Sky: They reject movies that do inclusive and meaningful messages right.

[@Halloweenish]

Fun fact: The Queen is voiced by the same woman who voices Shadow Weaver.

[@Otisboy121]

And ND Stevenson was Kwispy in the commercial.

[@memelord7567]

It's interesting that even when Nimona transformed into the huge creature she wasn't really attacking or purposefully destroying stuff. I mean she crushed a lot by just stepping on it, but otherwise she wasn't going out of her way and hitting other things. Even when they attacked her she was mostly shielding herself

[@Grady_Oconnell]

yeah I noticed that. the most damage was just like 1000 years ago caused by the town/city attacking what they didn't understand

[@MigliLovania]

As soon as I watched Nimona, it quickly became one of my favourite animated films

[@GrahamChapman]

It's up there with The Mitchells vs. The Machines for me.

[@grimreaper2301]

Nimona is wild, chaotic, and can shapeshift! She’s like if deadpool and v from the owl house had a kid! Nimona is officially my new favorite animated character of all time!

[@ethanrose9682]

Deadpool + Double Trouble

[@sterlinh]

“This is gonna get deep you guys, isn’t it? I’m not in the right headspace for this right now! If this is gonna get deep, I need somebody to warn me.” Mosco-Mosco, oh no-

[@aramyengoyan.7325]

I was just thinking about you reacting to this movie! I loveee Ballister so much. Also, besides being a trans allegory, the way Nimona describes needing to shift and being scared to show it to others makes me think of Neurodivergence and stimming. 🤔

[@annafowdy]

I thought it was just me!

[@alleycat8693]

I love when he's like surprised his mustache just goes down and it's so gooddddd

[@aramyengoyan.7325]

@@alleycat8693 He has the most pathetic facial expressions and I love him for it

[@ma.2089]

@@aramyengoyan.7325 it’s so funny cuz ppl were complaining about his characterization in the movie compared to the books. I can see why, but I feel like the movie follows the direct aftermath whereas the book seems like there was a time pass/different events leading up to it. But in the books he was less “pathetic” and out of his depth.

[@aramyengoyan.7325]

@@ma.2089 It makes sense to speed things up for a movie rather than having the events more spread out. I really can't say I would've loved a more mean/hostile Ballister like kind of how he was in the comics 😭

[@tristanmilner9511]

There's a scene where Ballister and Nimona are talking in an alleyway near a car. Be sure to pause at that moment and look at the background flags behind each of them. I'm keeping it vague to avoid spoiling the moment.

[@Sle3pyStudios_.]

For anyone wondering the time stamp: just before 39 minutes

[@eow4317]

For people who can’t be bothered to check It’s the trans flag

[@tristanmilner9511]

@@eow4317 A Rainbow flag behind Ballister and a Trans flag behind Nimona.

[@Si1verWings]

Aw sick

[@terralazuli6786]

Putting this at the top in case nobody else answered about Nimona's pronouns. Nate Stevenson himself referred to Nimona with she/her pronouns, so you should be fine in still using those pronouns.

[@terralazuli6786]

Hit enter a little early. You asked about the five things we would shapeshift into. For me, it would be(in no particular order): 1. The androgynous human form I view as the most accurate representation of myself. 2. A wolf(my favorite animal) 3. A bird of some kind(having trouble deciding which one) so I could fly around 4. A shark, because who doesn't want to be a shark? 5. Dragon if we're allowed something outside of normal, a snake if not.

[@EditDeath]

There's a fun irony to that filter you put over the footage. Partway through the graphic novel this is based on, Nimona changes her hair to purple. So your filter choice actually kept her looking right to character!

[@starlepus9437]

im gonna need "arm chopping is not a love language" on a shirt

[@MidnightLucario1]

I like the detail in the beginning where the squire actually was trying to show Bal the evidence that he was about to be framed, but chickened out last minute. Had he followed through then and called the director out, the whole movie probably wouldn't be a thing.

[@gryphonvert]

I'm not sure he even truly chickened out -- watching it again, Todd distracts them, but the squire does turn back to Bal and starts to raise the phone again. It's just that at THAT moment, the Director opens the doors and starts talking. I think it's understandable that the squire didn't want to try to show it to Ballister while the Director was walking right towards them both. (But DAMN I wish anyone had thought to SAVE A COPY OF THE VIDEO.)

[@crashedfighterproductions]

As a netflix, previously blue sky, movie, i did not expect this movie to tackle such a heavy topic as trans suicide, but im glad it did. its a subject that needs to be discussed more, no matter how taboo it is. her bieng in so much pain, that she is so willing to accept death is a feeling so many people, including myself, can relate to. This movie is well on its way to being the best, bust most of all, the most important movie in, at least, all of 2023. Thanks to this movie, so many important topics are now up for discussion and media portrayal, and Nimona is going to be forever remembered as a massive cornerstone in destigmatizing what millions of people go through every single day.

[@Amygrrrrl]

Suicides in general

[@crashedfighterproductions]

@@Amygrrrrl no. Nimona has been a trans allegory since the og comic. This is coming straight from the authors mouth as well, and I highly doubt you know better than the author. People tend not to talk about the issues we face. We don't need people like you co-opting a movie about the mental health issues caused by the oppression we face. It's about TRANS suicide. Period. End of discussion.

[@cherrymonroe3034]

Anyone else cry during this movie?

[@broblerone413]

yep! i'm not one to cry during movies, but all three times i've watched it it's brought tears to my eyes. the first time i saw it was with my family so i had to pretend to be Totally Fine And Normal about the ammount of queer metaphors in the story lol

[@grimm516]

Sadly no, I only have a few triggers for crying choked up a bit, nevertheless Nimona is 100% epic film 😊

[@Liliana_the_ghost_cat]

I almost never cry on movies but... this one absolutely did this to me. It hit too close to home, the ending part made me need to pause and unpause over and over again because I needed to process it

[@cynthmcgpoet]

❤

[@ToxicBanana]

I'm rewatching this for the fifth time and I just can't stop thinking about all of the Nimona's out there that didn't have a Bal to help them in the end

[@flowerweaver22]

You absolutely weren't reading too much into the metaphor they were going for with Nimona's shapeshifting. I've had my father tell me to think about how it would affect *him* if I publicly came out/transitioned like Bal in the beginning asking her to just "be normal" all the time and refuses to call me by my preferred name or pronouns regardless leading to the uncomfortable sensation of wanting to break free from my own skin like Nimona describes, and when I get to wear skirts, or I'm around people who love me for me, I feel free and alive like her shapeshifting. I absolutely love your sense of humour, your energy, your lack of fear to be yourself, and the fact that you do a lot of animation reactions, which the most criminally underlooked medium of movies/tv. All of that good stuff combined means you've earned yourself a new subscriber in me. Sincerely, Penelope-Rose (She/they)

[@angeladavidson2350]

The scene where Bal is pushing back against Nimona before she hits the sword gives me CHIILS. EVERY TIME 😭😭😭

[@vizh]

I was already a fan of the graphic novel, and despite quite a few differences in the story I really loved this film. I think that the writing, performance and animation makes Nimona one of the all-time classic film characters... animated or otherwise. So excited to see people reacting to and falling in love with the film!

[@MAlanThomasII]

I feel like Nimona (the character) is also partially an expression of Stevenson's bipolar and ADHD. The original comic started when he was still a student, IIRC, and I feel like this is all of his inside feelings put on the outside.

[@johnbowersox738]

It's funny to me. I didn't know that this movie existed until I saw your reaction video pop up. I immediately (I mean I didn't click on your reaction and walked into the living room to watch the movie). Between you, Elijah, and Morgan, I am watching far more things than I used to just because you three watch them. Keep them coming because I'm loving it!!!!

[@WeeLassReacts]

Aww thanks John!! So glad I was able to get people to give this movie a shot! Thanks for watching and supporting both the original work and my content!! Can confirm that Elijah has recorded her reaction and has started editing it, and Morgan has plans to record for it too!!

[@johnbowersox738]

@@WeeLassReacts Well, they need to hurry up because once I see one of your reaction, I have to see them all or I start going into withdrawals.

[@azkitsune7528]

Great movie and awesome reaction. Nimona shapeshifting into a Phoenix at the end is a clever way to bring her back. Great lessons throughout the movie

[@harpinedoodles]

There were a lot of things that shook me to my core with this movie. It is a fantastic film, which portrays gender identity so well, and so subtly at that. Its a bunch of hidden meanings built into a wonderful adventure. This movie had me laughing, crying, and at the end of the day, it spreads so much awareness about the effects that people who differ from "the standard" suffer from within society. Whether youre LGBTQ+, neurodivergent, unique, or find yourself out of place in any way, this movie is absolutely holding your hand through it all. Heres hoping for an eventual sequel. 👍 EDIT: not sure if you're aware, but the video has some sort of color filter on it. not sure if this is automatic in what you used to watch the movie, or if this was placed in your reaction to help with copyright issues. so just thought id point it out.

Wait, what? There's a Nimona adaptation? I'll need to go watch it so I can watch this.

[@ArkadiBolschek]

Yes you do

[@mattball8622]

You've probably seen this somewhere already, but if of the reasons this took so long to make was Disney bought the studio making it and cancelled it. No guesses for why. I'm so glad Annapurna picked it up. It's so, so good. 2023 is a hard year to be yourself in, so a movie with that at its core is what we need right now.

[@axletheartist]

So, Moscow basically predicted the whole movie in the first 5 minutes lmao 😂

[@targetdreamer257]

I don't remember this but when I was a very young kid I told my mom I wanted to be a "Monster Doctor because the monsters always gets beat up. Humans have doctors, monsters should have doctors."

[@ConnorSinclairCavin]

Im so glad that you found this!! Also •hugs• sorry for what i am sure is about to be a Lot of tears

[@Blazingstoke]

The more I think about it, I kinda feel like Blue Sky missed an opportunity in the "once people see you as a villain, that's all they'll see you as" theme: Ballister in the book was known as _Blackheart,_ not _Boldheart;_ given that we get to see his fall from grace as a part of the story, rather than a flashback, it would have been great if somehow the Institute-run media had started calling him "Ballister Blackheart" as part of the propaganda against him. Ah well. Still a fantastic movie, regardless.

[@johnbowersox738]

This movie is like watching Arcane episodes 3 and 7 on loop. The highs, the lows, the action, the comedy, well worth the wait. One thing I thought they did well, was embodying emotions in characters. Some people were able to grow, and some you hated from start to finish. Even when the douche put flowers down it didn't change how I felt and I thought "you don't have the right".

[@lydfangirl118]

Honestly? I liked when they showed Todd putting the flowers down and his nod to Bal. There was no smile on his face, it was a quiet respect which was a far cry from the loud and blatant dis-respect. There was no forgiveness for him, which is why he still has the arm cast. It feels symbolic, of a long healing journey for him, but the first start is showing remorse for Nimona.

[@johnbowersox738]

@@lydfangirl118 It definitely gives you hope that someone as bad as Todd can have hope. I still didn't like him though (although that is a great measure to the writing of the character and the voice actor).

[@awkwardpotato5971]

Mosco being a genius (as usual) - 3:19 5:02 5:59 7:25

[@aliyahpulido953]

I was SO excited to find out this was made by Nate Stevenson! The Queen's voice actress also played Shadow Weaver in SPOP, which Nate also created; And there's an elderly lady (side character) who looks an awful lot like Madame Razz too. I'll put a timestamp if I can see her. Edit, here she is - 42:35 Other noteworthy appearances include RuPaul as one of the newscasters, and Eugene Lee Yang (from the Try Guys) as Ambrosius!

[@PsyCore91]

In Nimona there is also a line about "promise" that reminded me a lot of She-Ra. I can't reproduce it exactly now. I definitely watched She-Ra one or two times too many, I think😅 and it will keep happening

[@cynthmcgpoet]

Every time I watch Nimona, I cry even more at That part. Watching your reaction made me cry the most.😢 🤗

[@infinityzer054]

“The pink chaos, the crawling pizza eater, the cereal spewer, the ambient meme-breather, the legion who walks”

[@jacksparrowismydaddy]

Todd is a shinning example on why legacy creates weakness and merit should be a deciding factor. Todd doesn't have to think, his future was assured. the rest of us have to work for what we got and give more than we physically can.

[@lowstamina_arts]

As a person who read the book and watched the movie I’m so happy how this movie came out! Definitely in my top 10 or too 5 fav movies!!!

[@yourlordship1119]

I love that you saw the squire and Bal both looking weird at Bal's sword, cuz I totally missed that.

[@erichousley448]

I could relate to her. People hate me because I'm different. So I decided to let my different scare people. My arm is flexible and my fingers are also and I walk different. So I decided to let people freak out about it. Also if people see You as a villain. Then be an Anti-hero

[@RichardKing79]

I finally got to watch Nimona last night. This is definitely the emotional support reaction I needed. I loved this movie so much, and I also didn't expect it to go that deep.

[@Lynel104]

You can always count on Hamish for emotional support.❤

[@katlouwen3152]

I cried more watching you watch it than I did first time round!

[@nd_1989]

Ballister and Nimona have such father and daughter dynamic

[@Olimick98]

The visceral reaction to seeing a s*icidal character have someone who truly cares for them see their pain and still see them is so real

[@CristinMcKee]

This was so beautiful to watch as one of the animators on the film. Bravo on your predictions. I'm so glad you enjoyed it and I hope the feels weren't too hard for you at the end.

[@rohe1790]

Good job on the movie! It’s one of the most well-animated movies I’ve seen!

[@grassiehalls3922]

As soon as I watched Nimona, I knew I HAD to see you react. So excited to watch!

[@alyssabullock6421]

YAY, there seriously arent enough reactions for this beautiful movie!!

[@naturegeek33]

The fact that Namibia actually goes against the tip of the sword at the end shows how brave the writers were in covering serious topics

[@nikocentauri7027]

As a pizza chef and a Hawaiian, its a worthwhile aspiration to get Mosco to appreciate the merits of pineapple on pizza

[@ryanallen5396]

as an ontario citizen (where hawaiian pizza was invented) I'm joining you

[@mrpalaces]

Great chance for me to solve a doubt. Here in Colombia people make "Hawaiian" pizza and empanadas, and the signature ingredient is pineapple. But the pinapple is cooked, giving it more consistency. Is it the same in actual Hawaiian pizza?

[@ryanallen5396]

@@mrpalaces the way I make it, i put freshly sliced pineapple chunks on before it goes into the oven, thus getting cooked with everything else

[@Morpheus451]

Because I’m trying to cut back on processed meat, instead of the typical Pizza Hawaii I had one with pineapple and hot peppers today, which is a really nice combination.

[@nikocentauri7027]

@@Morpheus451 Actually that is my favorite! but I add one thing that marries them so well - goat cheese. Those 3 are phenomenal together

[@ashleysilver1445]

Arm chopping is just handholding made portable 😊

[@Kathy_Loves_Physics]

I have never seen anyone understand a movie so well and first reaction in my life. And you picked such a beautiful movie to start with. Brava.

[@WeeLassReacts]

Aww thank you so much Kathy!!! If this is your first reaction I defo recommend looking up other movies you enjoy and other reactors :D it's a fun little genre!! Thanks for giving my video a chance!

[@johnbowersox738]

And for the record I think that you are right on the money with the levels of deeper meaning. I take this to be a story about acceptance in general. Whether it is based on orientation, identity, or just being yourself. We need more Nimona and stories like Nimona!

[@specturv9836]

Omg yes! I just saw this movie few days ago and it golden. Truly the best send off BlueSkies could of had.

[@kitasukirimi988]

I was so emotionally unwell before I watched this movie, had no clue what I was getting into, so yeah it BROKE me. Good thing I had my meds and an emotional support human nearby. Loved the movie so much.

[@ryankramer8779]

Just watched the movie with my mom, and we both loved it. Stevenson really knows how to tug at my heartstrings with his character writing (which you'll see in season 3, by the way 😁)

[@UrpleSquirrel]

Nimona the comic: If you go in with the context that the creator was a few years away from transitioning and hadn't yet come to terms with their feelings about their identity, you can see a trans allegory there. Nimona the movie: IF YOU DON'T SEE THE TRANS ALLEGORY OF THIS MOVIE, WE HAVE FAILED AS CREATORS. Both versions of Nimona: ACAB, it's not just "a few bad apples," the whole system is rotten. Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoyed both versions.

[@username-gs2tp]

aha! I loved your initial misunderstanding and then reaction to realizing they're together haha, loved the reaction as always :)

[@themightierpencil]

You absolutely are not reading too much into it 🥰

[@Gakukai]

You have no idea (you prolly have every idea) how soothing it is to see someone else watch a movie and have the same, open reactions that I do. Most everyone in my life are a lot less emotional than I am, so to see my heart reflected in you….it’s just really really nice. That’s probably weird to say. Five things I’d shapeshift into? 1) A phoenix 2) A dragon 3) A wolf 4) This one is interchangeable. Aka I didn’t have an answer 5) Myself, the way I’m supposed to be. That answer’s a little too real. I just found you, so I don’t know if you take requests, but just in case I wanted to suggest another movie that really punched me in the heart. Its Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: the Movie Sounds silly, I know. But hear me out. It’s beautifully animated, and you don’t necessarily need to watch the show in order to understand the movie (although the show is just fun imho, and has some really good representation in it). It’s a little scary, a little badass, and is so SO full of heart. I want to thank you for reacting to Nimona. This was so cathartic to watch.

[@joshualawrence5253]

48:35 😂 they just Spider-Man Homecoming-ed the ending

[@theowlgang3390]

I saw someone say that the queen was voiced by the person who played Shadow Weaver from she-ra and now i cant unhear it i really don't get why people hate this movie, its so amazing. I saw someone say it was too wildly different from the graphic novel but who cares? I read the graphic novel and personally thing the movie is better

[@majiel2709]

Great now I can't unhear it either, knew that voice sounded familiar but now I'll see her as a queen and caring that's something

[@theowlgang3390]

@@majiel2709 lol

[@Blazingstoke]

@@majiel2709 See, I'm the other way, I heard the voice of SW straight away, and I immediately saw the Queen as manipulative and untrustworthy

[@phantomkitten73]

"i really don't get why people hate this movie" Okay, but nobody here is hating on the movie, nor discussing people hating on the movie. There will always be people like that for every movie in existence, there's really no reason to bring it up in this comment. Maybe just ignore and forget about those people? You can spread positivity without feeling the need to counteract and battle negativity.

[@theowlgang3390]

@@phantomkitten73 I was just mentioning that sorry if it sounded different

[@emilymoran9152]

Nimona reminds me a lot of original-Norse-mythology Loki. He's usually a he, but sometimes not (and has even given birth), can take on any form and the attributes thereof, is a being of ambigous origin who kind of enjoys chaos...and gets treated as the bad guy, even though he isn't really.

[@charlesclark6802]

So glad you enjoyed this movie, and so happy to have found your channel through it! I heard about it through the Try Guys as Eugene voices Goldenloin, I didn't know until after that ND Stevenson was behind it and geeked out so much!!! I have to go watch your She-Ra reactions now, it is one of my all time favorite shows. If I could shapeshift into anything, it would probably be a cat, turtle, goose, tiger, or maybe a bear. Awesome video, this movie is a true masterpiece.

[@gilly_axolotl]

I also thought of it as a metaphor for neurodivergent. I think nimona can be a metaphor for just about all marginalized groups 😂

[@SunBeeSmoked]

Nimona basically becomes like Bals daughter. Any good dad upon hearing that the environment their child is in makes them want to DIE will instantly go “ok, we have to make sure you’re safe, we’ll leave.” (Sans like literally financially not being able to and stuff)

[@atomiccrouton]

I live in the south in the US as someone who is afab, a gender fluid enby, and naturally have an androgynous body naturally. I get the question "what are you a lot" and Nimona is a character I connect with a lot. edit: also Nimona's pronouns are never really addressed but they go back and forth between she/her and it/its

[@naturesgale]

Omfg hell ya, “metal”

[@Chillautumndays]

Wolf, wings of a sort, rat, any human form because that would help so much, and a cat. Absolutely loved this movie and it's overall message

[@UnmeiNoFukushu]

One of my favorite quotes from Regina in OUAT: Evil isn't born it's made.

[@Crimsontiger133]

I normally dont mess with movies like this but its crazy how good writing of characters can make a movie good.

[@Rowan-ox1dv]

i am so hyped for this!! i adored nimona and i was hoping the skittle gang would be reacting to it! does anyone know if anyone else is reacting to it?

[@EditDeath]

Thanks for reacting to this. After I watched it, I knew it was gonna be a big one for you, Morgan and Zamber. And I'll be stunned if it doesn't get the animated feature Oscar

[@peralta8525]

ARM CHOPPING IS NOT A LOVE LANGUA-

[@brittvaughn9447]

I don't even watch movies but this one was SOOOO GOOOOD.

[@greenpiersystem]

What especially screws with me is that the Director CLEARLY saw that Nimona just had what could be called in IRL as a serious mental crisis, ACTUALLY TRYING to end her life in public, and she was just like "nah, this bitch be faking, let's just kill her." Immediately reminded me of all the videos that floated around on TikTok for a while about how anti-LGBTQ+ legislation was being passed despite multiple people in court testifying that the trans community has an incredibly high rate of suicidal ideation (and everything after that, of course...) which is why care should be available for the community (fucking duh there.) Those videos took out a LOT of people in my circle who were LGBT, they had to take a break, and I needed a break as well, but fuck does it feel like the world is on fire with this bullshit. 😫

[@uberrod]

The reason it took 7 years was because Blue Sky was bought by Disney and then shut down when the movie was almost done. The movie was in limbo for a long time. Luckily, Disney sold it to Netflix and it was finished. As as side note i loved how Bal and Abrosias' relationship was analogous to Nimona and Gloreth's relationship and had to face the same issues.

[@parisqueen3653]

Fun fact: The person who voices the queen is the same voice actor that voiced Shadow Weaver in She-ra and the princesses of Power!

[@zoeholmes4939]

Loved the reaction and cried along with you :') Also i understand about copyright, but the credits are ABSOLUTELY worth checking out! Some fun stuff in there ;) and as a trans guy living in america rn, the messages in this movie hit extra hard oof

[@sesamesnaps8934]

Congrats on 20k!!!!!!

[@najhoant]

It's probably for the best that Disney didn't keep this movie; if they'd had the final say, it would likely have been a less hard-hitting and more conventional movie

[@mateoguartechea2163]

Hey, i know this comment is late but i enjoyed your reaction so much after i finished watching it myself. And with how this movie was a recreation from the story i read a long time ago made me love this movie even more. Also to the part of the five things i want to shapeshift into: 1. A Water Dragon 2. A nine-tailed fox 3. A Carnotaurus 4. A Tengu Yokai 5. Scorned Magnamalo(MHRS) Love your content, keep'er calm and keep'er going!

[@adiksaff]

Beautiful reaction!! Thank you for reacting to this beautiful movie! This is another triumph over the mouse!

[@TarossBlackburn]

The setup in the scene where 'Goldenloin' gets stabbed is amazing. When Nimona shapeshifts there's always some purple/pink in there. In the whole form or just a bit; Ballister had a streak of pink in the hair. Goldenloin has been wearing a pink-detailed armour ALL the movie. There is no tell we can see.