#pixar elemental

[thepineapplepanda]

Do you think the science side of tumblr could explain why we asexuals are fawning over an animated romantic comedy?

[shining-magically]

When I met you, I thought I was drowning. 🔥💧

[atomi-cat]

Rewatched Elemental last night, so I decided to take a break from other projects to sketch the blorbos.

[sketchy-etchy]

something something Asian girls with rage issues who get hated on for no f*cking reason

girls with rage issues save me save me girls with rage issues!!

[charseraph]

“Fundamental”

Components of reality living in an abstract space.

Barry Onic and his pal work at the reality assortment warehouse, dodging the physics between them.

[yourfaveisintersex]

Ghibli from Elemental is an intersex transfeminine non-binary bisexual butch using she/they/shi/ze pronouns + any water-themed neopronouns, and her variation is XY/XYY Mosaicism with diphallia and a shawl scrotum!

Requested by @satuputra796

Intersex flag-only and popular transfem flag edits under the cut!

[naturelover-26]

Ember and Wade from Elemental is just like Uzi and N from Murder Drones

[philip-the-nickel]

Marketing did Elemental DIRTY

Just saw the movie, it was well worth the watch. The trailer made the movie look like some half assed race metaphor Zootopia ripoff with a canned, rehashed love story you've seen a million times.

Let me be clear, Elemental was none of the things the trailer made you believe it was.

First things first, The Romance:

There's a reason aro/ace people are flocking to this movie. The main couple falls in love without having to rely on any passionate kisses or hand holding; they fall for each other based on who they are, their personalities, their interests, their appreciation of the other's uniqueness. The central hand holding comes at a point in the movie well after the two are established as a couple, and have gone on many dates together. This movie makes their characters fall in love over mutual appreciation, not physical chemistry, and its such a genuine, sweet, wholesome romance to see play out

On top of that, this movie goes into a lot of aspects of immigrant life and the expectations that come with being a first born in a new country. The romance does not shy away from this or sweep it under the rug. The romance blossoms as the two learn more about each other, and come to understand and respect those differences.

Second, the movie isn't about romance, its about being an immigrant.

I came into this movie expecting zootopia 2: now with elements, and what I got was a heart-wrenching look into the life of a first generation child in a new land, born to immigrant parents. The movie absolutely does NOT sugar coat things, showing not only an ellis island moment of having your name changed, but also a number of topics ranging from having to navigate in a city made for people who are nothing like you, being denied housing, micro-aggressions, and straight up being denied entry to public places based on who you are.

The true heart of this movie is about the child of immigrants realizing the life she wants for herself, struggling with disappointing people who gave up everything they had so they could give you a better life, repaying that sacrifice and what a burden it feels like, and somehow facing the truth of who and what is staring back at you from the mirror.

Third, and lastly, the movie is absolutely beautiful

The trailers did this movie dirty. You never saw the refracting lights from firelight streaming through water, you didn't see the glassblowing, or how the fire dies down to barely a wisp when Ember is sad to burning like a wildfire when she's angry. You didn't see the scene underwater with the tree and |Spoilers|, you didn't see the world building or the character design that went into the background characters. This movie is absolutely beautiful, and uses light as both a visual treat and a metaphor for the movie's themes. Its absolutely gorgeous.

So, if you're wondering whether to skip this movie or watch it, I'm telling you now: ignore the trailers and go see this in theaters.