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Thinks about how. Gloreth only starts looking at Nimona differently/strangely when her parents call her a "monster". Just throws that label with such a negative connotation on her. Gloreth fucking fights for Nimona immediately in the beginning saying that she's her friend and never once looks at her with ridicule until her mom just holds her by the shoulders and tells her she's a monster, straight in the eye, straight in the face. And just the word is enough to cause the change.
Nimona's getting fucking attacked and prodded and Gloreth doesn't even feel sorry for her just because she's now re-contextualizing everything around her but with that word. I'm so sick. She looks not in hesitance but at disbelief before she runs away. She sees Nimona trying to defend herself from literal Danger in any way she can (she's just a kid and she's fighting with people who won't listen, never will, people that she can't get through) but just sees that as more proof of her being violent, monstrous. She sees her friend all alone, with the odds and the world stacked against her despite them being. so similar but just tells her to go back to the shadows.
And like. Of course she believes those words calling Nimona a monster and takes them to heart. Her parents, the ones she would probably trust most are the ones that told her that. And she's young, she doesn't know much about the world or much better. And of course, her parents and the whole village don't know any better. They didn't see what she saw. They don't know or feel the need to know much more than the definition of the word "monster". But it hurts. God it hurts. It's wrong. It's not fair. It's really not fair.
And it causes this whole legend that will stay with Nimona to ridicule her for generations and generations and birth this system that she's trapped by and causes everyone to be so brainwashed. The one that makes people scared and build walls. That births unecessary distrust.
God. Even in the scroll illustrating Nimona and Gloreth, Nimona is portrayed as such a bigger and scarier threat than she ever could be or would be, until Nimona internalized and gave into those images and despair of course. It's not fucking fair.
Thinking about how when the villagers saw Nimona as a "normal" person they were happy for her just living her life and playing with her friend, she was just another kid being happy like she and every ("normal", apparently) person deserves to be, and they were allowing her to be happy then when they find out what she really is they hate her. They call her a monster and drive her out immediately. They don't look into the details that contradict the stigma, they just feel betrayal when they weren't even the ones who were betrayed (Nimona couldn't fucking help being who or what she was. And she was her own person. She was still. A someone. Why do things have to be different now?). I'm so sickkk.
Thinks about how Nimona feels so hopeless as to just. Accept and yield to that label. That label that was passed down to Gloreth. To the whole world. Such simple but awful words. Aughhhhhhhhhhh
Another post I saw talks about how this is a movie about how hate is taught. And oh my god it is. Hate it taught. It's done so simply yet so, painfully effectively. So devastatingly. And that hate teaches people to hate the world back. God I fucking loooove this movie
Also Nimona's such a Creature /pos /affectionate she's so relatable I fucking love her and I'm insane okay that's the post bye
This is so sweet yet so underlyingly painful because we know Nimone is gonna live forever, but Ballister has a normal life span . . .
a little sketch;;
The wall's a whole hell of a lot more depressing when you realize it wasn't designed to keep monsters away, but designed to keep Nimona away.
Nimona arguing with a child
Kid: Oh yeah?! Well your mom's gay!
Nimona: Mwhahahah! MWHAHAHAHA! BEHOLD!
*gestures to Ballister and Ambrosius holding hands*
lil guy lil guy
got my hands on a copy of the book, read it in a sitting. i really loved it.
watched Nimona. i loved it. i'm definitely gonna pick up the book at somepoint.
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Soon~ 😉
Meredith Blitzmeyer’s votes is already finish at last Feb.
My gays, gals and non-binary pals, Netflix just casually dropped the entirety of their two times Annie award winner and Oscar nominated movie Nimona on YouTube.
Go watch it....or use an MP4 converter idk.
Here’s a young nimona! She’s cute, isn’t she? ☺️ or they.
Nimona’s face closeup 👈🏼
Her kinds.👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
Dragon🐉: Ears, Arms, and Wings
Shark🦈: Teeth, and Markings
Phoenix🪶: Feathers
Ancient🦎: Body, Eyes, and Tail
“Disguised” like this.👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
That’s why I thought about them.
Here's More. 👈
Omg, She looks adorable like toothless! 🥰 I found this on YouTube.
All the ancient Nimona art I could find in the art book
Bonus:
For those of you who haven't watched Nimona yet, this is all you need to know about the movie
Ballister to Ambrosius, both of which are at a club, sitting at the bar: Babe, I'll be right back, got to use the restroom.
Ambrosius, hearing him sit down next to him again: I love you.
The guy who sat down next to him, in an American voice that obviously isn't Ballister's: I'm not gay.
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Ballister: Amby, it's okay.
Ambrosius, sobbing uncontrollablly: I'M SO SORRY, BAL. I DIDN'T KNOWWWWWWW.
Ambrosius: I’ve only ever said ‘I love you’ to two people in my entire life: Ballister and a guy in a dark club who I mistook for Ballister .
I rewatched Nimona and noticed that little joke in the alleyway nearby the market.
Istg every time you rewatch this movie, you notice more and more small details.
Dreamworks: Here’s someone that got what they always wanted! They lose interest after five minutes and go make new relationships or reconnect with old ones!
movies from disney are like "generational trauma!! generational trauma!!! generational trauma!!!" while netflix are like "unloved?? here is an old guy he's your father figure from now on"
Ballister Boldheart and Ambrosius Goldenloin in NIMONA (2023)
Look what i found
my parents (usually my mom) will capture me in a blanket and just sorta swaddle me an say 'can we keep em ?' 'ill take care of it' and my dad will respond with things like 'i dunno.. i think it bites' and ill jus wriggle about biting the air threatening to bite them if they dont set me free,
last night my mom said that i was her most favorite critter and this will stick with me for forever i think
Just finished watching Nimona and it was an ethereal experience. I’m either about to bawl my eyes out or lapse into hysterical tears. The bbgification of Ballister actually ended up really working well. And despite the numerous plot changes, I think the movie held up pretty well considering it was based off of my favorite book ever. 1.5 years of waiting was 500% worth it
Sorry, I’m busy counting down the hours until my literal child is born
"She's Gloreth's monster"
relief prints of the scroll from Nimona (2023), 21 x 13.5 in, printed 12/16/23
Hand-drawn and cut on MDF. Here's some pictures of the original woodblock before and after its print run
Happy anniversary Nimona (2023)! lyrics are from this song
pardon the low resolution I accidentally made the entire thing at like 314 x 450 px
part of my nimona viewing experience. idk why but i got super emotional in the first five minutes.
ID by @peachygos
[ID: A comic juxtaposing screenshots from Nimona 2023 and drawings of a person watching the movie. The first screenshot is Ambrosius's introduction; he grins at the camera as the news anchors introduce him, his name in big print on the screen. The person watching thinks with a bored expression, "Ah. Ok. This guy is gonna be the jackass. Typical golden-boy stuck-up prince that thinks he's better than the underdog. I see where this is going.
The next screenshot is of Ambrosius and Ballister on the platform above the arena, Ambrosius doing his news anchor bit and saying, "Aaand will Ballister be broody on the biggest day of his life?" Ballister laughs at his antics. The person watching now has a small smile, as they think, "Huh! Aw, they're actually nice to each other and are friends! I wasn't expecting that, that's nice-"
The third and final screenshot is a shot from behind of Ballister leaning his head on Ambrosius's shoulder. The caption reads "the knighting ceremony is just moments away." The person watching now has a touched, soft expression, like they're holding back tears. They think "OH." as a partially transparent doodle behind them bends over crying and blubbering, with another doodle showing their heart shot through with an arrow. /end ID]
ITS OUT
I REPEAT THE TRAILER IS OUT
Finally finished my first video essay! go at it ya heathens