We would DIE for Nani - First Time Watching Lilo and Stitch

Disney movies don't go this hard anymore! Jessa watches Lilo and Stitch for the first time!

[@joegreene7619]

I lived on a small island in Hawaii when this hit theaters. Absolutely top notch job of respecting a culture while creating a brilliantly unique story.

[@RealBradMiller]

I was in 7th grade. Haole on Oahu!

[@Isabella-tu9fb]

There is a deleted scene where Lilo faced racism from American tourists who assumed she couldn't speak English. And she scared all the tourists into thinking a tsunami was coming with this siren noise and Bubbles wasn't quite happy with it

[@salliejones6002]

isnt it apart of the US though? They are American

[@kairosvt3000]

@@salliejones6002 most indigenous hawaiians don't like to be considered "american" as they are their own land and were colonized by the settlers who made up the idea of "america." most of them prefer to just be refered to as hawaiian, it is an illegal settlement after all.

[@zeph0shade]

@@salliejones6002 Legally, sure. They were forced to be. You might expect someone who was just living peacefully somewhere to see them as "the Americans" regardless of whether those Americans decided to tell them "we own you now" or not.

[@Isabella-tu9fb]

Nani saying the thing about this luau being fake is a reference to the fact that the whole ceremony was changed when American tourists started showing up to Hawaii

[@salliejones6002]

isnt it apart of the US though? They are American

[@mikeyxlogan]

@@salliejones6002It is now; It used to be independent with its own monarchy, but ended up getting annexed by the US in 1898. That’s actually why the song Nani sings to Lilo exists. The Queen of Hawaii wrote/sang it for her people as a farewell song when Hawaii got annexed

[@salliejones6002]

@@mikeyxlogan I had no idea!!!! thank you for telling me!

[@mikeyxlogan]

@@salliejones6002 of course! No problem☺️

[@everforward5561]

Lilo giving Myrtle the hands is such a great moment.

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

That speech Stitch gives the Grand Councilwoman gets me every time: "This is my family. I found it all....on .... my own. It's little and broken, but still good. (looks back at Nani and Lilo) Yeah....still good." 🥺😭 Also, to answer a question on how David "spit" fire that I've seen a few times in other reactions: Fire dancers drink (but most importantly, don't swallow) either straight alcohol, kerosene or paraffin lamp oil from a bottle and spit it out onto the flame to make it erupt, so that's most likely what he used.

[@SirPaladin]

the original ending for this involved Stitch hijacking an aircraft to chase the spaceship and rescue Lilo, flying through populated areas. and THEN 9/11 happened...

[@jessaandalexwatch]

Yike!

[@swanhill5759]

The Florida animation studio came out with some magic while they were around (Mulan, Lilo and Stitch, and the less-beloved-yet-still-fun Brother Bear). Interesting how they were able to organically produce original stories all centered around non-white characters when the business machine wasn’t breathing down their necks. And in the late 90’s & early 2000’s, no less! It was nice while it was around.

[@turbulentlobster]

One of my favorite Disney movies. Stitch's line at the end about the family he found - "It's little, and broken, but still good. Yeah. Still good." - always hits me in the feels. Highly recommend taking a few minutes to watch the trailers for this (easy to find on KZbin). They also were very unusual and creative.

[@TheYakusoku]

23:44 - I'll be "That Guy" today. Nani is singing "Aloha 'Oe" ("Farewell to thee"), a famous Hawaiian folk song by Liliʻuokalani, the Princess of Hawaii at the time. It's meant to be a farewell song at a time when the island was being colonized and she embraced her little sister and sang this song. (Some of the details are in dispute, though, but this is the most popular retelling of the story I've heard.) So, this scene is very much a nod to that story, as Nani is embracing Lilo and saying goodbye as she knows that she'll be taken away.

[@snakesnoteyes]

I always scan for this comment so I don’t flood them with the same thing.

[@kalexsadler3692]

David and Nani. That’s a fine couple right there.

[@Isabella-tu9fb]

Lilo's parents died in a rainstorm and that's why she feeds Pudge

[@thomasbeauchamp3781]

Nani is one of the most gorgeous characters in Disney.

[@kirkdarling4120]

Disney got applause for presenting a young woman with a natural figure.

[@johncampbell756]

I worked on the DVD special features. It was the first Disney DVD where they stopped crediting the individual people and just the company names. We split it with another company. I loved this. Lilo is voiced by the girl from The Ring. She is replaced by Dakota Fanning for the sequel. The commentary track was nearly impossible to record. The writer/directors kept making fart noises. They also told a really funny story about trying out the electronic dog collars/fence thing but was not DVD appropriate.

[@kaylagaymon4873]

Lilo and Stitch is one of the best movies I've enjoyed. It has crazy actions, awesome songs and funniest moments. One important lesson to learn is that Ohana means family and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten 🔥🔥🔥💖💖💖🤣🤣🤣

[@kalexsadler3692]

22:51 the new David in the live action LILO & Sitch was part of the choir that’s in the soundtrack for the animated film. His name is Kaipo Dudoit, and he is also foine.

[@beardedgeek973]

"Never make more than one"... that's why Stitch is experiment number 626 huh? (Also I see you are watching the re-drawn version where Lilo isn't hiding in a dryer).

[@jessaandalexwatch]

Oh my! I think a redraw was the right move there!

[@whoseyscience6172]

its super subtle but I love that that moment with lilo saying i know why you wreck things and act out is cause your scared cause she probably had alot of therapy for her parents and was told similar things :((((

[@sadiedol4413]

I had a similar situation with my own little sister for a while and it was exaughsting. Being a mom instead of a sister is so hard and unfair, especially when youve both lived as sisters who get to fight and play. I was 11, my sister was 7. It was very hard and lonely and thats why we adore this movie and Frozen, we adore sister stories we relate too❤

[@jeremy1860]

Disney's movies of the 2000s are sorely underappreciated 😊

[@where_is_my_money_now]

David best male lead that was not in the focus of the movie! We should all seek for a David in our lives LOL! Rewatching this as an adult made me appreciate this more. I remember when I was a kid, kinda hating Lilo for being a pain for Nani, and that their sisterly relationship is kinda toxic, because you know, that's not what majority of the cartoons show. It was always about perfect families, so rewatching this after going through some of the hardships myself, made me appreciate it more. During the sad moments I tear up when I was a kid, but as an adult, I now cry cause of a deeper understanding of this film. This was honestly one of my favorite films growing up without me knowing what made me really like it, now I know why.

[@jdeamaral]

I always love the uploads from this channel. Anytime they upload...it's a good day!

[@silvsevie]

Lilo taking pictures of tourists is not just Lilo being weird, she is a native hawaiian, so tourists take her picture all the time, I think is a coping mechanism.

[@salliejones6002]

or she likes photography

[@silvsevie]

@@salliejones6002 I mean yeah obviously. but the subject of the photography.

[@bwilliams463]

2d/cel animation is so much better for cartoons; for f/x monsters or space movies and so forth, CGI is amazing. But it just doesn't carry the emotion, the heart, the joy that we get from watching cartoons of all kinds. Nani does make a serious mistake, well-intentioned as she is: when David showed up with the job opportunity, she should have taken Lilo with her - after all, Nani took her to her other job interviews - though they didn't go well. I think Agent Bubbles immediately recognized Stitch for what he was, and that was part of the reason he kept such close track of the family.

[@danielcopeland3544]

Fun fact: I don't know if you guys have seen _The Ring,_ but Lilo was voiced by the same actor who played Samara Morgan in that. Both films were released in the same year, too.

[@thedingdongsunshinefuture]

Lilo & Stitch makes me tear up every time I watch it, I love this movie. As a late diagnosed autistic woman, I find Lilo very relatable when I was that age

[@pricemoore2022]

Awesome reaction of my favorite Disney movie!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@the_person_in_the_photo]

To be fair when I was about 8 my mum gave all the kids some cents and was told to cross the highway and get some lollies, so we had our real life version of Crossy road

[@katpiercemusic]

I teach K-5 and the fact that all my weirdest most beautifully empathetic children love and identify with this movie makes me tear up just thinking about it.

[@swimrock9410]

I cant wait till the live action..The actors are truly Hawaiians too. Thsy are bringing the voice of stitch.

[@ulisestorres1122]

Lilo and Stitch movie is only in theaters while the sequels are direct to sequels

[@jonmercano1138]

You might like to know there’s technically 3 more movies. 2 is a direct sequel, and the other two are the pilot and finale of the show

[@gota7738]

If you end up watching all the way through to Stitch! the anime, season 3, then Nani did have a kid presumably with David and you get to meet adult Lilo. On the other hand the anime and the circumstances of that story are pretty contentious so maybe not...

[@dalehorseman5171]

4:04 Andor reference caught me off guard

[@jennakaufman4471]

I’d be LILO’s friend! ❤

[@ThePonderer]

Best Disney movie, idc.

[@ThePinkDragon]

this is my favorite movie Nani is a herorine

[@Isabella-tu9fb]

Lilo likes to take pictures of the tourists as they are very foreign to her

[@jennakaufman4471]

You can Google Stitch’s phrases meanings

[@jennakaufman4471]

I recommend LILO and Stitch 2

[@ThePinkDragon]

just noticed you have a cat i love cats

[@SpiderandMosquito]

You. Tube. Unsubscribed me. From you. AND LET ME BACK IT! WHY ISN'T THE BUTTON WORKING!!!

[@shep182]

Jessa has been neglected ;) My god... does this mean you haven't seen "Meet the Robinsons"???

[@jessaandalexwatch]

I haven’t! That’s like a whole time period where I missed all the animated movies

[@silver9wolf6]

​@jessaandalexwatch oh my gosh, definietly worth a watch!! Have you seen treasure planet?

[@shep182]

@@jessaandalexwatch DEFINATELY put Robinsons on the list!! You two will LOVE it

[@jessaandalexwatch]

@@silver9wolf6 Nope! I think Alex has a whole list of animated movies to show me!

[@cybergeek11235]

*glances at title* their parents alr- *is dragged offstage by one of those comically oversized hook things*

[@DeathsjesterKMNP]

You guys really laughing at a little girl punching another little girl in the face?....Wow...just wow.

[@cybergeek11235]

I gotta let you in on a little secret, chief - they're *drawings*. They're not real people. It's okay to laugh at cartoon violence, I promise. :)

[@DeathsjesterKMNP]

@cybergeek11235 Sometimes, sure. Not here. Context matters.