Nimona: The Film We Need But Don't Deserve

[@jackomon1129]

I'd say that if it weren't for Across the Spider-Verse, this would of been my favourite movie of the year

[@jayswifty25]

If it weren’t canceled by Disney, this would’ve been Blue Sky’s best movie 😔

[@Xxxvidsdg]

It’s still is a blue sky movie if you look at the credits

[@JasmineAmberSandbrook1923]

It's nice that Annapurna Pictures and Netflix came to the rescue after you lovelys know what happened to Blue Sky Studios

[@Crazy_OWANDA]

Petition to make Netflix advertise its Films and TV's Shows properly. . . . Netflix needs to do a better job Advertising it's Film's and Tv shows.

[@phictionofgrandeur2387]

True.

[@puredemon5926]

And it needs to stop canceling the good stuff.

[@inknaitionmutaition2072]

i only saw one ad for this on youtube ad that was about one or two months before its release

[@austint4139]

This movie makes Disney look even stupider for shutting down blue sky

[@daisyphinney1038]

wait what? they shut down a competator??

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

And Disney Reviving Ice age instead makes them even stupider.

[@stxrstruck6755]

​@@bearerofbadnews1375It wasn't even about the main character's, it was about three side characters who nobody really cared about lets be honest. Not as much as the main ones.

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

@@stxrstruck6755 rumor was Blue sky was gonna make a new ice movie, but it a back to the roots movie with the baby grown up and being able to talk to animals. Can’t say it would have been good, but it sounds better than what we got.

[@stxrstruck6755]

@@RouthornAlex07 Disney bought them and shut them down, something about it being too expensive, not sure the exact reason.

[@MeemahSN]

I love the symbolism in this film. The representation of class divide, and how the 1% rule the masses. That on top of Nimona’s character being written to be a trans allegory and a presentation of the affects of prejudice and discrimination. It’s all handled so sensitively and doesn’t feel corporate in the slightest. Also, the character designs are so lively and work amazingly well with the cel shading. This movie is such a treat.

[@katz440]

Bal is stress incarnate throughout the movie and 99% of that is caused by Nimona, (the other 1% is from the whole being framed and conspiracy thing, background stuff). 😂

[@bella_daze3092]

ACCURATE LMAO😂

[@conspiracypanda1200]

Nimona just took his would-be depression and directly channeled it into action and stress. Without her he'd still be moping-- Sorry, I mean _brooding!_

[@kuvistudios9343]

This is my favorite movie ever now. I cried like a baby and usually I can hold myself back but I could not. It’s amazing and beautiful.

[@stxrstruck6755]

I absolutely love this movie. Not only Nimona being an allegory for being trans and be being trans myself, but the animation and expressions got me ‼️‼️‼️ I dont know how to say it, this is my favorite movie. Also I absolutely love how fast paced this is, it felt perfect.

[@stxrstruck6755]

To elaborate, there are so many points in this movie that I as a trans person have definitely heard or seen said about trans people. Asking invasive, small-minded questions, "Why can't you just be you, be a girl?", "Isn't it just easier for you to be a girl?" "Easier for who?", Nimona explaining how if she never shape-shifts she'd feel like she wasn't really "living", even her saying "The world wants to drive a sword through my heart, sometimes I wanna let them" feels so reflective of the high transgender youth suicide rate. It's 74 percent of us. The creator himself is transgender too, so this feels so reflective of that.

[@magosiakalbarczyk9855]

i think nimona wasn't trans, but nonbinary

[@lucamagic]

@@magosiakalbarczyk9855I think she’s Genderfluid in the comics but anyway her story was meant to symbolize the trans community and their struggles

[@stxrstruck6755]

@@magosiakalbarczyk9855 She wasn't trans herself but what she represents is. A lot of people think she's gender-fluid though.

[@magosiakalbarczyk9855]

@@stxrstruck6755 i mean, when someone ask who are them, they answer i am nimona, they don’t fit in any gender. On top of that I am polish and in our leanguage every word has a gender, but in film, nimona don’t revers themselfes as a she or he. For example „i was” in polish is „ja byłam” for she and „ja byłem” for he but nimona say „ja byłom” and it’s gender neutral

[@phictionofgrandeur2387]

I love Nimona and I'm so glad you reviewed it positively.

[@azanyo]

Hard to review this movie negatively! Maybe it overused a bit the "stormtrooper effect" (the more soldiers you have, the more incompetent they are)? 🤔 Nah! The movie was just great! 😀

[@whitemoonwolf13]

I loved the chaotic animation. The artstyle is so fun

[@Vanessa_03]

I was doing so good in the Not crying departement till Nimona tried to kill herself on the sword....At that point there was no stoping my tears ❤😭

[@leocoulson-venn9447]

Thank you. THANK YOU! Finally someone agrees with me that she was too good for one film. Your right, we need another one and we dont deserve her, but we need her. I loved every moment where she was happy. They will make more, they have to. Glad you think it was one of the greats. Thank you so much.

[@luiserodriguezserrano4287]

Arm chopping is not a love language!

[@phictionofgrandeur2387]

Right?

[@artikulv731]

My favourite line in the entire movie 😂

[@hallowseve5072]

Now I learned something new. 🙂

[@mysteryxio9957]

I think this movie is the closest that we've ever seen a character talk/ attempt their suicide for a reason that people can relate to that is meant for children. We have movies where a character will sacrifice themselves in order to save whatever they need to but I can't really think of a kids movie where the characters talk about that or we are shown that (When I say kids I mean it was marketed for them, not like the blockbuster action movies out there that play on the nostalgia of the adult audience.)

[@maninanikittycat4238]

I love the animation style so much I would love to see more movies with this style

[@avecherien]

As a genderfluid person Nimona is great representation the conversation of how it feels to shape shift and how it feels when she doesn’t is very accurate & the joy of messing with peoples outdated preconceptions of how she should act instead of just being Nimona is also accurate. I hope to see more representation like this in the future.

[@hallowseve5072]

"But im not a girl.... Im a shark!" *Chomp* *Chomp* 🦈🦈🦈

[@Starwarsdude8221991]

That straight man joke got me lol

[@bluejellyfish4983]

Honestly same. I wasn't excited to watch it at first, I only watched it because I it was there and I was bored...minutes in I was hooked! It was amazing an the main characters are absolutely fantastic and so easy to love. The animation was great , the fight were great. I wasn't hooked on the plot unfortunately, that's my only critism.

[@trappedinmymind485]

I'm honestly not a big movie person, and even when I do it's not on my own, but I saw one clip of this movie on Tiktok and somehow was instantly hooked (specifically the kidnapping the page squire). I have seen so many other clips of movies in the past and have never felt compelled to watch the whole thing, but I watched this one literally the next day while getting ready for work (the only time I had). 10/10 I'm so glad I did, although I wish I didn't start applying makeup right before getting to Nimona's backstory

[@nykole1963]

Who else felt like this movie lasted 5 minutes because it was so fast paced? Lol

[@ma3mc3mu-X]

Blue Sky's middle finger from beyond the grave.

[@jacqueshardin4601]

I have heard that the webcomic by ND Stevenson that this film is based on has a rawness to it and I intend to check it out. Oh, I should mention that ND Stevenson has praised another really good queer webcomic titled the Glass Scientists. I love it and the first volume is getting published in October.

[@veronikamajerova4564]

You know that Stevenson was co-producer of this movie? Also has a little voice acting cameo, as Kwispy the dragon in the add Nimona and Ballister are watching during their subway travel.

[@DarthTingleBinks]

There's a short montage after the title pops up where Bal builds his arm, but as the context as to how he's doing is missing. See, in the graphic novel, he's a scientist and basically like the Tony Stark/Bruce Wayne of this world. Really fucking smart dude.

[@-Daughter_of_Hades]

I loved this movie and especially Nimona's chill and humourous vibes! 10/10

[@perhaps1131]

At first I didn’t really bat an eye at the movie, I saw it on the recommendation page for Netflix and was like, eh. Then one day I needed some background noise and saw it again so I was like “why not”. Oh my gosh this film was SO GOOD I was hooked after the first few minutes. When I finished watching it I dragged my sister into the room and made her watch it with me as well

[@AMaiorDefensoraDaGwenDeTodas]

The film was based on the book of same name, whose author is She Ra Reboot's creator, ND Stevenson.

[@nevamorsmt8287]

No wonder I love this movie

[@DragonGoddess18]

Ballister fills the role of "agent of order" while Nimona fills the role of "agent of chaos" Their interactions are great

[@maddievicky]

just watched this movie for the first time and omg IT WAS SO GOOD WTF

[@Narutonarutonaruto85]

I hadn't thought of how Ballister got that arm before. In the webcomic, he was an established villain for a few years before Nimona showed up and he wasn't wanted for regicide, though losing the arm is when he got kicked out of the knights and at one point he tried to clone the King's daughter. There he was the designated villain the Institute kept around because they needed an enemy.

[@922sunshine]

I'm glad I got to watch Nimona and I loved it🩷❤️

[@pedrosuperhero3]

After watching constant ads of this movie while on Max I just got annoyed until I watched the trailer and I was hooked and this was just a few hours away so once it released I watched it and I have to say it was great I loved it the characters, story and eveything about it and still having some laughs at it got to give them credit for this movie just a really great movie.

[@galaxystarroad]

I cried with the film

[@catnoir6469]

This film definitely in my top 10 of this year, was so good

[@susanjimenez5500]

I've never even heard of this movie... it was not publicized, at least not that I can tell... we will def watch it this weekend. 😊 Thanks again

[@apolloK9-y7b]

Nimona slaps I’ve rewatched it like 3 times lmao

[@crazyhuman7541]

I love that a gay guy was the main character and he was NOT woke obsessed with rainbows it's so refreshing

[@silashurd3597]

This movie was better than I thought!

[@Victor_Ego]

Disney bit their own arse when they 'let go' of this masterpiece. Which is, I think, a good thing because there would NOT be any Bal+Ambrosius if it was made by Disney, they are too much of a wuss to do that.

[@snakeman830]

I don't think we would have gotten Nimona either. Sure, we would have had a shapeshifter named Nimona, but we would not have gotten the character we did.

[@veronikamajerova4564]

Nope, we wouldn´t. Before they dropped the project, they demanded a few changes in the screenplay, mainly the removal of the kiss at the end and also the scene after Bal and Ambrosius had the argument in the bar, when Bal says: "Why can´t you just leave me alone!" and Ambrosius replies: "Because I love you." Yep, the I love you was too much for Disney. :-D Also, I love that, in comparison to other "gay" stories, those two aren´t teenagers on their first crush and discovering that they are gay, or something like that, but adults who already have relationship they are comfortable with (before it gets... complicated, with, ya know, Ballister being framed for killing the queen and Ambrosius having to, in his position as a knight, bring him to justice).

[@Orkprof]

I found out about this by pure chance and I loved it!

[@michelemcnamara8940]

Best movie

[@azanyo]

Thank you for the recommendation Smarty! Will take a look later, cheers! 😀 Update. Wow this movie was great! Animation is so fluid, story is fun an engaging! And the chars were beautifully developed! Kind of predictable at times but not enough to hurt the experience, too bad a Part 2 is not in schedule... Or is it? 😀 Have a great start of week!

[@wordsmith6154]

As someone who read the source material, I'll say that the movie is very much different from the comics in execution. The ending, especially, is very different. While Nimona lives, it's even more subtle than this movie made it out to be. They also never really established Nimona as a creature that's lived forever like they do. However, with this, they've set themselves up for a possible movie sequel or even a show sequel to elaborate on the lore. Honestly, I'd love that and to see Nimona settle into living amongst actual people for a change, maybe even become a knight like Bal and Goldenloin. Maybe she goes from being Bal's sidekick to his squire. It would be interesting. Anything if it means I could get an adaptation of the Christmas comic I saw at the back of the book. 🤣🤣 I will say, I don't care for LGBT media at all but you're definitely right about how it's usually executed. When a movie is LGBT, it's made the whole personality of the characters and the show. Unfortunately, that's a reflection of most young LGBT people today. When I was in high school, anyone who lined themselves up with LGBT made it their whole personality. Maybe that's the reflection of the movies, or maybe the movies are a reflection of the young people's actions today. The comic itself, while never having a gay kiss or anything, is the same where if it's there, it isn't in your face. I like it when it's done like this. While I prefer straight ships, I don't hate what the two men have and the movie itself is great. Granted, the LGBT add in does feel a little more check-boxy to me. The way Goldenloin acts towards Bal, I'd act if I had been betrayed by my best friend. It's like a McGuffin. You could change the two out to be the bestest of friends and I'd get the same feeling I'd get when watching the two of them now. It just feels like they checked off the box for gay representation just because they had to put it in somewhere. It could be switched out for a platonic relationship between two best friends and I wouldn't know the difference. Maybe that's what makes the addition feel as okay to me as it does? I dunno. Overall, the movie's amazing. 10/10, would watch again. Extra points for Chloe Grace Moretz. She is just AMAZING!

[@veronikamajerova4564]

Subtle? She literally checks on Ballister in disguise as the doctor, and when Ballister figures it out (she draw a shark in his hospital card) and runs after her, she literaly waves at him.

[@wordsmith6154]

@veronikamajerova4564 I don't remember her waving, but I remember she was the nurse, drew the shark and left. She didn't come back in Bal's life like she does at the end of the movie. She doesn't say anything indicating that she's back. They never really come out and say it. It's implied with that scene at the end.

[@jeronimopuche8072]

2nd best film of the year behind across obviously

[@vapoet]

I am making the prediction that, due to the backstory about the making of this film, it will win the Golden Globe and Oscar for best animated film. (Maybe not the Globe given the shady dealings that occur with the foreign press.)

[@meta527II]

This movie was awesome! It started out slow, but once we actually met Nimona, it became a LOT more fun.

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

7:46 also Voltron Legendary defender wink wink.

[@mcuunofficial7499]

This movie was great definitely the best original of the year

[@cosygoose1813]

It wasn't an original film

[@morganplayz7134]

I read the book. But I don't think I'll be watching the film anytime soon lol

[@redrasegarden]

I want a friendship centered around how punchabul a guys face is. Anyone else?

[@crystalevergreen6440]

It had a lot of depth and I really enjoyed the film!

[@nataliemusilova1755]

I absolutely loved it

[@mattman15]

I think this movie is fine without a sequel.

[@BlackCat77B]

The film shows him building the arm before he meets Nimona

[@kamarismith9422]

It sucks that this movie didn't come out when Blue Sky was still active. This probably would've been praised as one of their best movies.

[@johanstenfelt1206]

Hm, I would like to see a Sequel that have us learn more about Gloreth and what Nimona feels about her at this point.

[@puredemon5926]

Yeah I think it was based off a Webcomic or something of the same or similar name. Hadn't read it myself either, but this movie is AMAZING!

[@MrStatement]

While it's a solid movie I don't think Nimona is the best of the year, as of right now I'd say Across the Spiderverse is but again Nimona is a pretty solid movie.

[@sebastianshook6771]

Did Anyone Get Reminded Of Shrek While Watching This?

[@Hiidesu]

Iove this movie and the other beuty is diney can fucing cry hahaaaa

[@vtd-dd7zy]

To be honest the plot of the book is better. why did they get wrid of the gunlance :(

[@shadowmarauder6033]

I absolutely adore this movie. Thsi clearly shows Disney's disconnect from the world if they cancelled something like this.

[@spider13593]

Best film of the year is a stretch. I think it’s alright imo

[@xZevi_theog]

what happened to nimona at the end ??

[@uhbuljwegejrg]

can you do an ARCANE series review

[@nas0518]

Disney stinks and thank god this movie is saved. Long Live Blue Sky Studios. Also can you please talk about Ruby Gillman, that was a good movie and it deserves some love.

[@elisanoro]

I watched the movie the other day, and it was cute. I liked it. Except, I sadly didn't like nimona 💀💀 I just found her... annoying? Idk, I just wasn't a big fan of her personality 😅😅 will say tho, absolutely love her va. She's voiced in other movies and she's always my favorite 😍😍 has an absolutely beautiful voice, haha

[@austingomez9630]

😎

[@bunnyconcubus8468]

I love the source material and unfortunately there is no room for a sequel in it as Indy didn't plan one wheh they made it, but the same can't be said for the movie unlike the graphic novel he left a lot of open doors for a sequel or series adaptation

[@SimsyHazel]

I really wanted to show this movie to my younger sister but I don't think I can because of my homophobic family lol

[@keyliatchedjou9100]

Please rank miraculous character

[@joshuagoldsmith7240]

I have many praises for this movie but I have one negative opinion. Obviously there will be spoilers way further down this comment so please be warned. I’ll say the negative thing first then I’ll do the positive things. With how overly used having a gay relationship is used in movies and films it always feels like it’s a checklist that they have to have such and such in a movie or film. I’d gladly accept it if it wasn’t so overused in every form as overusing any troupe/cliche gets extremely old extremely fast and this can be applied for anything. Now that everyone has collectively given up reading or properly given this a dislike and tries to rip me from shreds I’ll move on to what I love about this film for those of you who actually did fully read this message. I loved the visuals of the movie the colors worked well to tell the story and especially with Namona I’ll touch in that a little later but everything felt natural and even with it being animated it felt like the animators and writers truly put a lot of love and care into making it. I also loved how conversational things went to parrot what Smarty Pants said it truly felt natural and just full of life. They also made the twist villain actually a surprise and kept it hidden and even after the reveal they still made it feel unlikely. I also thoroughly enjoyed the writing so much of it was used to reflect certain aspects of the story so beautifully. This leads me to a part that truly hit me hard was how it talked about serious mental issues. The cut to Goldloin having an internal freak out being played out and when it shoots to him saying I’m fine or nothing. I love how even if you didn’t catch that you can tell by the look on his face how much he’s suffering. Then Namona’s line “I don’t know what hurts worse people wanting to stab me through the heart or how badly I want to stab myself” (I tried to quote it best I could) really hits hard at leasts when you go through depression you know how hard that line hits. (Once again I’ll cover that extremely soon). I loved the conversation when they discussed her feelings when she transformed how if she holds back she doesn’t feel free and the opposite when she does. I’ll now cover art and storytelling part I brushed off earlier rewatch the movie and notice every time she transforms how she’s always in bright color red. Red is a strong color often used for anger but it’s also a color of love. Namona is a rebel someone full of anger but she loves her friends and wants nothing more to be free and be loved. Now we go back to Namona and her suffering notice how her monster transformation into the dark beast was from her holding back those negative thoughts and emotions and she turned into a BLACK shadow monster and pushed forward so she could finally “push the sword through her own heart” THAT is exactly how going through that kind of darkness feels. How it ended with her friend seeing her as who she is broke me to tears. If you go the very end of credits it has a hotline for people going through hard mental issues. I still am crying over it now as great writing great visuals and great message and I hope we get more movies like this. I deeply appreciate everyone who took time to read this and didn’t immediately to start hating me for having one negative view. I honestly have nothing against that community I just want movies to feel like movies with no “checklist” things added. Have a wonderful day.

[@f1mbultyr]

Hateful bitch shut up

[@Thegravedigger0]

I think u nd 2 lk up the meaning of gaslighting, cos I think ur misuse is abusive to actual victims of gaslighting

[@disneyngooglesuckatvideogames]

I thought it was fine, animation was spectacular.

[@SaltandpepperbackGorrila]

You stole Saberspark joke about the "straight guy''.

[@HimslGames]

Holy shit, no, not even close to the best filrm.

[@Shimospeher]

Well, it was good animated movie, with good story, world and character. The only thing annoy me was same Nimona. But I won't say it was best, for me it's Super Mario Bros. I still don't saw Elementals or Miracolous, and I hope the second can steal that title for me (and damn, even if I already knew how it ends I hope it will be better than S5).

[@Gb484]

I personally wouldn't put it at the same level as Spider man across the spider verse but definitely up there very close.

[@szutkowy4923]

Across The Spiderverse is really good but VERY oberrated. I am sorry I really love this movie but its some people are treating it like it is the best movie ever.

[@hiimbobbyo631]

Wait!? Gay characters?!

[@magnetoonproductions9541]

Given Disney's business practices, they might have butchered it to be like their other films.

[@skeith1543]

It was alright? Nothing particularly noteworthy. If anything i really disliked Nimona for the majority of the film, at least until the end when she actually displayed some emotional depth other then annoying Teenager with ADD. Bal was by far the better character. But this story has been told before, Wreck-it Ralph for instance also has a character whose stuck with the Villain Role and is tired of never being seen as anything but a monster. hmm. He had a small and slightly less annoying chick side-kick too...

[@stxrstruck6755]

I heavily disagree. Maybe Nimona as a character just didn't resonate with you, but that's okay. Not everyone can agree one thing.

[@marcusclark1339]

the big flaw to it was indeed Nimona like we sefe her too soon, not enough on the main boy before that, a lot was cut apparently from the actual source material so the entire class story is undervalued and even the Nimona judge book by its cover doesn't work when she is purposefully chaotic leading to bad impression and by her very nature is dangerous (changeling with no real limit)

[@veronikamajerova4564]

@@marcusclark1339 I mean, Nimona is changeling (or, I think, shapeshifter is the better term), but the people there have literal lasers and other powerful weapons.

[@ribps289]

I don't like Mary Sues, predicted all of the plot, didn't had fun until half of the movie when I realized her inmense power and a character that powerful had to be a Mary Sue. Can't feel bad for Nimona after all the damage she caused. Completely justified because her backstory is sad? Girl could use some empathy. Bad guy sucked. Loved all of the knights tho they all ruled! Very cool armors and designs.

[@Swan698]

You need to stop swearing on kid programs

[@f1mbultyr]

Someone needs to grow up

[@Pluto.1079]

Not the best movie of the year, not in top 5 even, would give it a 7/10 was a fine movie but just found the important plot beats not focused on enough.

[@kaekaesam6240]

The Movie was cute and funny and just really fun all round, also had a really inspired fresh soundtrack to. It’s very close to in animation and feelings to Netflix’s show (LOL Arcane) series (witch I’m eagerly awaiting a new season of !!👏) and Nimona was definitely my favorite character of the film! 🫶 there were some wholes in the story but it was good! Ps: @SmartyPants “you are very funny” 😄👍

[@delfinal7560]

Best movie