#karaba kirikou

[saemi-the-dreamer]

Watched "Kirikou et la sorcière" again after so long and I can't stop thinking about how the character Karaba.

How this woman became a witch because a poisoned thorn was stabbed into her back against her will, and she's constantly suffering because of it, but it also gives her her powers, and she refuses to ask someone to take it off because of that, she's kind of used to that pain now, it's not as bad as when she was assaulted, she never wants to go through the same pain ever again, she'd rather bully a whole village, letting them believe anything as long as they fear her, she has a total control over them and her sentients and hates it when Kirikou started questioning everything and jeopardize her work, but in the end she's just so relieved to stop hurting that she doesn't care about her powers afterwards and wants to live with him...

Just... wow. Shout out to this wonderful, strong, complex Queen!!

#kirikou et la sorcière #saemi rambles #judt food for thoughts #so many things implied just in her backstory and character arc #karaba la sorcière #karaba the sorceress

[sauda-art]

Karaba, Kirikou et la Sorcière

#kirikou et la sorcière #Kirikou #Karaba #Illustration

[simsimulation]

ISIS DOUMA ỌYÁWÁLÉ

#ts4 #ts4 lookbook #sims 4 #sims 4 lookbook #ts4 simblr #simblr #black simblr #ts4 occult #ts4cc #ts4 maxis match #ts4 maxis mix #ts4 cas #ts4 screenshots #i love her so much #sim: Isis #low key she's a mix of storm and karaba from kirikou

[mask131]

Magical summer: Karaba

KARABA

Category: French children media / Fairytales of Western Africa

Michel Ocelot is one of the most famous French movie makers, specialized in animated movies for children. And he mostly got his fame through “Kirikou and the Witch”, an international success made by a Franco-Belgian-Luxemburg collaboration, but which found fame as far as the United-States. It was such a big success that it basically proved to everyone that a French animated movie could be a big thing oversea, and it even got adapted as a musical! Released in 1998, this animated movie was inspired by various folktales of Western Africa, and follows the adventures of the boy of the title, “Kirikou”. Born in a Western African village during a “mythical” time, Kirikou is a VERY unusual boy. He became able to talk when he was still in the belly of his mother, as soon as he was birthed he could walk, he is a very clever and cunning child, but he is also extremely small, small enough to sit in the palm of the hand of adults. As soon as he is born, he discovers that his village is under the terrible rule of a wicked witch named Karaba, and thus starts a conflict between the heroic little boy and the dreadful monster of a woman that is Karaba…

  At the beginning of the story, Kirikou learns of the poor state of his village. The people are poor due to Karaba the witch regularly taking away their riches ; they have barely enough water for everyone because she dried up the village’s spring and so everyone has to take water from a far-away backwater ; and finally, the village doesn’t have any adult men in it anymore because they all tried to fight Karaba, and they all were eaten by her. Beyond an elderly man who acts as the patriarch of the community, there is only one other man, Kirikou’s own uncle, who leaves the village to go to Karaba’s house, in hope of vanquishing her. Kirikou forces his help on his uncle: he hides under the hat of his uncle in order to give him advices during his confrontation. Karaba turns out to be a beautiful but terrible woman who is served by an army of sentient fetish-statues. [Note: While the Internet turned “fetish” into an unpleasant term, originally a “fetish” was a sacred or magical statue of carved wood in African religions and rituals, destined to be inhabited by spirits or gods. Karaba has a very dark interpretation of the fetish-statues, as they are creepy-looking sentient statues acting like robots]. Thanks to Kirikou hiding in the hat and speaking to his uncle, Karaba believes the object is magical and she bargains with the warrior: she promises to leave the village alone in exchange of the “talking hat”. However, Kirikou escapes back with his uncle, and when Karaba discovers she was tricked her wrath is terrible.

As a revenge, she sends her fetish-statues to the village to order that all the women give her the last of their jewels and riches, truly depriving the community of their last precious things. (Karaba is a witch covered in jewels, and who apparently greatly love gold) One woman tries to hide a few jewels… but the statues search every house, and upon finding the hidden jewels, they burn the woman’s house. The fire can’t be put down because the village has no water. Later, Kirikou goes with the children of the village to the far-away backwater, and there Karaba tries to kidnap them twice. First she sends a beautiful pirogue, which turns out to be magical and take whoever enters it to Karaba’s house ; the second time she sends a beautiful, moving tree which ensnares in its branches all the kids that pass nearby before returning to Karaba’s house. But the two times Kirikou saves the children.

Realizing that the spring of the village being dried up causes a LOT of problems, Kirikou decides to solve the situation. Using his small size to enter the cliff from which the spring used to come from, he discovers that the “curse” of Karaba is actually a giant monster that drinks up all the water. Kirikou manages to kill it, and the spring flows once more.

Now, Kirikou has one specific character traits: he is a very curious boy, constantly asking questions. When he was born he just kept asking questions, such as where all the men where, or why the spring was dried up, and every time the answer was “Karaba”. But one of his questions never was answered: “Why is Karaba wicked?”. To that, no one can give him an answer… But his mother knows the only one who can tell Kirikou the answer he seeks. It is the “The Wise Man of the Mountain”, who happens to be Kirikou’s own grandfather – but he lives in the “Forbidden Mountain”, called as such because Karaba forbids anyone from going near it. The mountain is just behind Karaba’s house, and she has a “watcher statue” on her rooftop that keeps a constant surveillance. However Kirikou manages to sneak past Karaba’s house by using underground tunnels, and after many adventures he reaches the magical domain of the Wise Man of the Mountain, who answers all of Kirikou’s questions.

  SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

You see, at this point we reach the last act of the movie. We reach the climax, the secrets revealed, the answer to all questions, so if you want to watch the movie by yourself I suggest you don’t go further.

SPOILERS ALERT! SPOILERS ALERT!

SPOILERS BEGIN HERE:

The Wise Man in the Mountain, who knows everything and holds all truths, reveals that if Karaba forbids anyone from reaching him, it is because she uses ignorance and lack of knowledge as her weapon: it is how she instills fear in the heart of people. Because Karaba is actually a very intelligent and cunning woman. She is a powerful magic-user, that is true, but she is actually less powerful than the villagers think. For example, the idea that she devoured all the men that tried to fight her? It is a lie. Karaba is not an ogress nor a cannibal. But she did defeat all the men in the village: she turned them into the fetish statues that serve her faithfully. As for the dried-up spring, it actually never was her doing. The monster inside the spring is just a random beast that dried up the spring by being too gluttonous, it was never sent by Karaba. But she took credit for it and pretended to have cursed the spring. Again, she needs people to fear her, and she manipulates them into believing her to be an all-powerful monster.

As for why Karaba is wicked, the answer is actually quite tragic. As the Wise Man reveals, Karaba once was a kind woman. But, as he stressed out, she was intelligent and powerful… And the men of the community she came from did not like women intelligent or powerful. They feared her, hated her, and one day they decided to “punish” her for being better than them: they took a poisonous thorn and plunged it in her back. It was located in a place where she couldn’t take it off herself, and the constant pain it caused her turned her wicked and made her powers evil. As the Wise Man reveals, if one were to take off the thorn that torments Karaba, she would be good again and all her curses would break.

This is the last mission of Kirikou: to save Karaba the witch from her own evilness. He sneaks into her house by underground tunnels, steals all the jewels she took away from the village, and hid them (quite clumsily) in the forest, all while leaving obvious traces of his passage. Karaba, enraged and determined to kill once for all Kirikou, sends a poisonous viper to kill him, but the miniature boy tricks the beast. So Karaba takes a poisonous spear and goes out to find her jewels and kill Kirikou herself. But as she digs in the earth to find back the hidden jewels, Kirikou jumps on her back and removes the thorn. This stops the constant pain of Karaba, she returns to being a kind and gentle woman, and all of her curses and evil magic as undone.

Kirikou then returns with Karaba and all the men (now free from the fetish spell) to the village, where they are welcomed – and it is a happy ending.  

- - -

As you can see by the ending of the story, "Kirikou and the Witch" isn't just a retelling of traditional fairytales. It is also a deep movie that sneaks important issues and topic in a way children can understand. It speaks of the dark power of ignorance, of the importance of curiosity and knowledge, and it deconstructs the archetype of the wicked witch by highlighting the oppression and abuse women did suffer from. This is why this movie was so beloved, appreciated by adults and children together, with many people reinterpreting it in many different ways. The movie was such a success the studios kept asking for sequels, but Michel Ocelot at first refused. He had conceived a full story, with a beginning and an end, it was a complete tale and he couldn't stretch it further. However he did create few stories that actually take place during the movie's stories - tales of past victories of Kirikou against Karaba, or of various heroic feats he did for the village. At first they were just children books, but they quickly were turned into a sequel (well "sidequel") movie, "Kirikou and the Wild Beasts". Finally the Kirikou movie were closed by a third film making it a complete trilogy, another sidequel called "Kirikou and the Men and Women", released in 2012.

#magical summer #witch movie #karaba #kirikou #french #west africa #fairytale #michel ocelot

[blackfilmshowdown]

New Film Submissions

Belly (1998) dir. Hype Williams Ever since they were kids, Sincere (Nas) and Buns (DMX) have lived life close to the edge, doing whatever it takes to survive. As adults, they build up their kingdom of crime on drug dealing and robbery. But Sincere grows weary of the criminal lifestyle and joins a black Muslim religious group. Buns, on the other hand, sinks deeper into criminality and faces serious prison time. The cops offer him a deal, however -- assassinate the head of the Muslim group, and he will go free.

Shottas (2002) dir. Cess Silvera Deported from the United States, two drug dealers (Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz) travel to Miami and continue their violent ways

Soul Food (1997) dir. George Tillman Jr. When Ahmad Simmons' (Brandon Hammond) diabetic grandmother, Josephine "Big Mama" Joseph (Irma P. Hall), falls into a coma during an operation to amputate her leg, it throws the Joseph family into chaos. Ahmad watches as his mother, Maxine (Vivica A. Fox), and aunts Teri (Vanessa L. Williams) and Tracy (Nia Long) struggle to adjust to the family matriarch's sudden absence, fall into old rivalries, share memories, and work to maintain the long-standing tradition of Sunday family dinners.

Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998) dir. Michel Ocelot The tiny Kirikou is born into an African village upon which a sorceress called Karaba has cast a terrible spell: the spring has dried up, the villagers are being blackmailed, the men of the village have either been kidnapped or have mysteriously disappeared. He wants to rid the village of the curse so he goes on a voyage to the Forbidden Mountain, where the Wise Man of the Mountain, who knows of Karaba and her secrets, awaits him.

Bebe's Kids (1992) dir. Bruce W. Smith In this animated depiction of a calamitous first date, Robin Harris (Faizon Love) hits it off with the gorgeous Jamika (Vanessa Bell Calloway), whom he meets at her boss' funeral. On the ride back, Harris is introduced to her well-behaved son (Wayne Collins), and asked if he wants to go with them to the amusement park the next day. Harris accepts and arrives to find three more children joining them. Jamika is watching her friend Bebe's kids -- which is the beginning of Harris' problems.

Yeelen (1987) dir. Souleymane Cissé

In the 13th century, Niankoro (Issiaka Kane) is born to the shaman Soma (Niamanto Sanogo), who fears his offspring's magical powers. Niankoro flees with his mother (Soumba Traore) and masters his skills while staying ahead of his father's attempts to track him down. Setting off on a journey to ask his uncle, Djigui Diarra (Ismaila Sarr), for advice, Niankoro uses his abilities to help tribal king Rouma Boll (Balla Moussa Keita) defeat a neighboring tribe, thereby earning the king's friendship.

#the2023blackfilmsshowdown

[thesmokinpossum]

seriously tho, the fact that it’s specifically explained that Karaba the sorceress became evil not because of who she fundamentally is as a person but because of the violence men inflicted on her and the long lasting pain it caused her AND the fact that Kirikou’s way to access to adulthood/manhood is not to kill/defeat her but to heal her pain and allow her to find peace again...this movie was truly so advanced in so many ways..

#i also like the fact that she supposedly get her powers from the thorn but it's strongly imply that she still have some power... #even after it gets removed from her back #implying that no her power didn't just came from her trauma and yes she can be both powerful and happy #also the fact that in the original myth the mom disapear from the story immediately after giving birth to her son #while here she's an active ally and kirikou couldn't have done all he did without her help #this movie is truly everything to me and always will be #kirikou

[mustapartart]

"I'll decorate you"

I rewatched Kirikou & Karaba the Musical and felt an urge to draw one of my favourite scenes.

#kirikou and the sorceress #kirikou #kirikou et la sorcière #kirikou et les bêtes sauvages #digital art #digital artist #digital fanart

[riphimopen]

if youre not fucking with Kirikou and the Sorceress youer not allowed to talk to me #karaba nation

#things happen. when you are five years old and the only dvds you have are kirikou and the thief and the cobbler these things make yuo a #different person from who you would otherwise be ^

[hug-me-brutha]

Every once in a while I remember that my first exposure to the word fetish was in Kirikou and the Sorceress where Karaba's servants are called Fetishes so I was really confused the first time someone used it in reference to sex

#kirikou et la sorcière #kirikou and the sorceress

[domithehuman]

Do you have an f/o list?

Hey , dear ! I didn't create yet , and I am adding new f/os very fast, but here's the list :

Cassandra from "Tangled" series : romantic f/o

Koala Man : romantic f/o

Marcus Cubitus ( Tofungus ) from " Asterix : Mansion of the Gods" and "Asterix: Secret od the Magic Potion" : romantic f/o

Squareonthehypothenus from "Asterix: Mansion of the Gods" : twin brother f/o ( @in-broken-mirrors , if you don't mind 😉 )

SmurfBlossom from "The Smurfs" new series and "Smurfs: The Lost Village" : romantic f/o

Beagle Boys from Donald Duck comics and movies , series : queerplatonic f/os

Robi from "Shaggy and Scooby Doo Get a Clue" : queerplatonic f/o

Charles Darwin from " Pirates: Band of Misfits": romantic f/o

Victor Zsasz from "Gotham" : brother f/o

Oswald Cobblepot from "Gotham" : romantic f/o

Danton from "Cinderella Monogatari": romantic f/o

Odette from "Leap!" : romantic f/o

Bilbo Baggins from "The Hobbit": romantic f/o

Monty Burns from "The Simpsons" : romantic f/o

Ken from "Urban Vermin": romantic f/o

Benson from "Regular Show": brother f/o

Dr. Kranz from "Arizona Goof": romantic f/o

Chrystal from " The Legend of Snow White": romantic f/o

Speedy from "The Seven Dwarfs": romantic f/o

Karla Kolumna from "Bibbi Blocksberg": romantic f/o

Gary from "Escape from Planet Earth": romantic f/o

Farmer Hoggett from "Babe": romantic f/o

Mr. Tumnus from " The Narnia" : romantic f/o

Stuart Little - queerplatonic f/o

Bessy from "Barnyard": romantic f/o

Cleopatra from "Asterix and Cleopatra": romantic f/o

Strawberry Shortcake : daughter f/o

George Jetson from "The Jetsons": romantic f/o

Colette Tatou from "Rattatouile": romantic f/o

Betty DeVille from "Rugrats" : sister f/o

Stu Pickles from "Rugrats" : romantic f/o

Debbie Jelinsky from "Addams Family II": romantic f/o

Cindy Bear from "Yogi Bear" : queerplatonic f/o

Ranger Smith from "Yogi Bear" : romantic f/o

Olive Oyl from "Popeye": romantic f/o

Frank Murphy from "F is for Family": romantic f/o

Sinbad from "Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures": son f/o

Stretch from "Casper" the movie and the series : romantic f/o

Shrek : brother f/o

Elmer Fudd from "Looney Tunes" : romantic f/o

Janusz Tracz from "Plebania": romantic f/o

Scarr from "Evil Con Carne": romantic f/o

Jon Arbuckle from "Garfield" movie: brother f/o

Happy Chapman from "Garfield": romantic f/o

Bloom from "Pippi Longstocking": romantic f/o

Engineer from "Team Fortess 2": romantic f/o

Jasper and Horace from "101 Dalmatians": brothers f/os

Antoni Dziubak from "Ojciec Mateusz": romantic f/o

Sybil from "Sam and Max": romantic f/o

Mr. Smee from "Peter Pan": romantic f/o

Edward Murdstone from "David Copperfield": romantic f/o

Gilligan from "Gilligan's Island": queerplatonic f/o

Coraline : sister f/o

Betty Boop: queerplatonic f/o

Szpieg ( Spy ) from "Król Maciuś Pierwszy" ( King Matt the First): romantic f/o

Mario from "Super Mario Bros": queerplatonic f/o

Mrs. Coulter from "Golden Compass": sister f/o

Ming Lee from "Turning Red": romantic f/o

Prince Froglip from "Princess and the Goblin": romantic f/o

Lucky from "Lucky: The Adventures of the Unluckiest Leprechaun": brother f/o

Neytiri from "Avatar" movies: romantic f/o

Fegan Floop from "Spy Kids": queerplatonic f/o

Spike from "Flushed Away": romantic f/o

Gaetan Moliere from "Atlantis": romantic f/o

Daniel from "House of Magic": romantic f/o

Bolt from "Bolt": pet f/o

Jessie from "Toy Story": romantic f/o

Rouge from "Sonic the Hedgehog":romantic f/o

Karaba from "Kirikou": romantic f/o

Gordy from "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide": romantic f/o

Sarah Hawkins from "Treasure Planet": romantic f/o

Miss Atlantis from "Dumbo": romantic f/o

Weedon from "Tom, the Greatest Friend": romantic f/o

Susan from "Memories of Nanette": romantic f/o

Nanny McPhee - romantic f/o

AstroBoy : son f/o

Oskar Kokoshka from "Hey Arnold": romantic f/o

Squidward from "Spongebob Squarepants": brother f/o

Belial from "Three Wise Men" : romantic f/o

Rothbart from "The Swan Lake": romantic f/o

Cedric from "Sofia the First": queerplatonic f/o

Tabaluga : queerplatonic f/o

James from "Tabaluga": romantic f/o

Tzekel Kan from "The Road to El Dorado": romantic f/o

Eris from "Sinbad: The Legend of Seven Seas": sister f/o

Aurora from "Sleeping Beauty" : sister f/o

Trafalgar Law from "One Piece": brother f/o

Doc Croc from "Simsala Grimm" : romantic f/o

Quetzal from "Dragon Tales": queerplatonic f/o

Sensuella from "Jungledyret Hugo: Movie Star": romantic f/o

Rancid Rabbit from "CatDog": romantic f/o

Mirabel Madrigal from "Encanto": queerplatonic f/o

Castiel from "Supernatural": brother f/o

John Watson from "Sherlock": romantic f/o

Remus Lupin from "Harry Potter": romantic f/o

Wendell Pleakley from "Lilo and Stitch": romantic f/o

Dwayne LaFontant from "Over the Hedge": romantic f/o

Penelope Pitstop from "Wacky Races": romantic f/o

Rodney Copperbottom from "Robots" : romantic f/o

Lefty Maginnis from "Everyone's Hero": romantic f/o

Gwizdo from "Dragon Hunters": brother f/o

Tiana from "Princess and the Frog": sister f/o

Leslie Noodman from "Sanjay and Craig": romantic f/o

ShortBread from "Saving Santa": romantic f/o

Fagin from "Oliver and Company": queerplatonic f/o

Benny Krupp from "Captain Underpants": romantic f/o

Peter from "Arthur Christmas": romantic f/o

Minnie Mouse from Mickey Mouse universe: romantic f/o

Pani Myszka ( Mrs. Mouse) from "Bajki Miki Mola": romantic f/o

Chameleon from "T.U.F.F. Puppy": romantic f/o

Whiskers from "Brandy and Mr. Whiskers": brother f/o

Grimmel the Grisly from "How to Train Your Dragon III": romantic f/o

Shifty from "Crime Time": romantic f/o

Puciek from "Tajemnica Szyfru Marabuta" (The Secret of the Marabut Cipher ): romantic f/o

Miss Cassandra from "Maya the Bee": romantic f/o

Roo from "Winnie the Pooh": son f/o

Chester V from "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs II": romantic f/o

Rocky from "Paw Patrol": pet f/o

Mummy from "Tad Jones" movies : romantic f/o

Madame Medusa from " The Rescuers": romantic f/o

Pocahontas : sister f/o

Buzz from "Nine Dog Christmas": romantic f/o

Thumbelina - sister f/o

Orizaba from "Elena of Avalor": romantic f/o

The Widow from "The Magic Riddle": romantic f/o

Lucky Luke : brother f/o

Pat from "Pat and Mat": romantic f/o

Pikachu from "Pokemon": pet f/o

Ronnie from "Millionaire Dogs": romantic f/o

Vector Perkins from "Despicable Me": romantic f/o

Henchman 21 and Henchman 24 from "Venture Bros": romantic f/os

Porsha from "Sing 2": queerplatonic f/o

Cooper from "Trolls" movies and series: queerplatonic f/o

Sebastian from "Camila and Sebastian": romantic f/o ( however can't find the movie now :( )

Ned McDodd from "Horton Hears a Who": romantic f/o

Benjamin from "Benjamin the Elephant": queerplatonic f/o

Mr. Crocker from "The Fairy OddParents": romantic f/o

Mr. Humberfloob from " Cat in the Hat": romantic f/o

Cat from "Cat in the Hat": queerplatonic f/o

Ann Possible from "Kim Possible": queerplatonic f/o

Andrew Morris from "Ron's Gone Wrong": romantic f/o

Moana : sister f/o

Count Olaf from "Series of Unfortunate Events" : queerplatonic f/o

Wallace from "Wallace and Gromit": queerplatonic f/o

Max "Augustino" from "Magiczne Drzewo" ( The Magic Tree): romantic f/o

Alice from "Alice in Wonderland": sister f/o

Mary Poppins : romantic f/o

Clara Oswald from "Doctor Who": queerplatonic f/o

Mary Lou Helperman from "Teacher's Pet": romantic f/o

Volk from "Nu Pogodi": romantic f/o

Edgar from "The Aristocats": romantic f/o

Egon Olsen from "Olsen Band": romantic f/o

Ray Stantz from "Ghostbusters" movies and series: romantic f/o

Nimbus from "Raindrop, Water is Adventure": queerplatonic f/o

Fräulein Rottenmeier from "Heidi": romantic f/o

Miss Clavel from "Madeline" series and movies: romantic f/o

Belle from "Beauty and the Beast": sister f/o

Captain Underpants : queerplatonic f/o

Pearl from "Steven Universe": romantic f/o

Michael Scott from "The Office": romantic f/o

Alex from "Totally Spies": sister f/o

Marv Murchins from "Home Alone": romantic f/o

Alex Delarge from "Clockwork Orange": brother f/o

Applejack from "My Little Pony": sister f/o

Lord Starchbottom from "7d": romantic f/o

Maude from "The Dragon Hill": romantic f/o

#Ask #F/o list #F/os #Self shipping

[ariel-seagull-wings]

Day Six: Favorite female-driven show, Day Fifteen: Favorite female character growth arc and Day Twenty: Favorite female antagonist.

@superkingofpriderock @princesssarisa @faintingheroine @themousefromfantasyland @angelixgutz @amalthea9 @the-blue-fairie @parxsisburning @gravedangerahead @grimoireoffolkloreandfairytales @softlytowardthesun @anne-white-star @lioness--hart @lord-antihero @metropolitan-mutant-of-ark @silverfoxstole @gone-grl-gone

Day Six: Favorite female-driven show?

Madeline. Hands down.

What drived this show were the everyday adventures of a little girl, her eleven friends of the boarding school (orphanage in the cartoon), her teacher Miss Clavel and her pet female dog Genevieve, with the closest to fixed male characters being Lord Cocouface, the financial patron of the school, and Pepito, the spit fire son of the Spanish Embassador who lived in the house at front of them.

Madeline could do a lot of things, from stage a play to organize a film festival, and while still afrayed, she still would do the most heroic things to help people in need. Sometimes she and her friends showed flaws like vengefulness and prejudice, but with the help of Miss Clavel they always learned to overcome it.

Day Fifteen: Favorite female character growth arc?

I love the narrative arc that Princess Lily goes trough in the 1985 movie Legend. In the beggining movie, while already likable, being a member of royalty, Lily could be impulsive and unwise about the outside world.

Because of this impulsiveness, she touches a unicorn, wich atracts the attention of the beings of darkness, and almost causes the death of hrr boyfriend Jack when she trows a ring in the sea, making him jump to search for it.

But she perceives her mistakes, and faces the harshest winds of winter and the fires of hell, assuming the responsability to fix what she's done wrong and gaining more wisdom to save the day.

Day Twenty: Favorite female antagonist?

Karaba the sorceress from Kirikou and the Sorceress.

I was intrigued for the fact that, unlike other villains who show fun in the misery they cause, Karaba never celebrated victory or laughed when she did evil against the villagers. Even tough she got all their gold, she always acted grumpy, bitter and unhappy.

This is the first memory i have of seeing a movie making a character study about the emptiness felt by a character who does evil things, and what may be the cause for their actions. Its a very engaging discovery that i won't spoil, because i want you to check the movie out.

#30 days of female awesome #tamisdava2 #replied #answered #ask game

[abysscronica]

Kirikou and the Sorceress

This morning I woke up to a text from a friend telling me the movie "Kirikou and the Sorceress" has a deeper and darker meaning that the one I remembered from my childhood.

I forgot everything about many movies I've only watched once, but not this one. And I watched it when I was nine.

Still, the wonderful dynamics and scenery are somehow carved in my head, just as the horrifying scream Karaba lets out at some point.

At nine I couldn't grasp the metaphor behind the Sorceress' curse, and now that I've been told, it's just so obvious I can't stop thinking about it.

I need to rewatch this movie, even if I know it will scare me more than it ever did when I was a kid.

It's still a magnificent movie, probably even more so than I thought, so do yourself a favor and go watch it.

#kirkou and the sorceress

[lenteur]

10 characters, 10 fandoms, 10 tags

tagged by @iamacolor (merci beaucoup violette ♡)

as always, these are in no particular order (because, if i had to, i would spend a good two weeks trying to make the list)

i put the rest under read more because i got carried away (sorry ^^’)

shizuku tsukishima, whisper of the heart: she (& the movie itself) started my love for ghibli movies. i had to include her in the list.

dong geurami, extraordinary attorney woo: we all need a best friend like geurami 💕 she’s really cool and funny! what’s there not to like about her?

sam, totally spies: she’s one of my first fave characters ever ♡

musa, winx: i don’t know what to say except she’s my girl

martin mystère, martin mystère: if there was a photo attached to the word “crazy”, i’m 100% sure he would be the one.

hye won, little forest: i remember going to watch the movie without any expectation and after only 10-15 minutes, i was absorbed and i knew it’d be one of my all time faves. i relate to her. a lot of the things she said i’ve also said.

jenane, azur et asmar: i put jenane but consider this me saying i like all the characters. i can’t pick one. they all have their thing that makes them have a special place in my heart. the main reason i chose jenane is because she reminds me of all the values my family taught me 💕

le vieux sage & karaba, kirikou: their common point is they have an aura around them that makes you stop and stare. they’ve had such a big impact on me as a child. i couldn’t not include them in this list

amélie poulain, amélie poulain: the iconic haircut

nausicaä, nausicaä of the valley of the wind: just like i wrote about le vieux sage & karaba, i really like her aura

tagging: @gneocchi @gu9udan @heistmovie @iloveziont @jentlemahae @jiae @tomio @tzurim @urons @wo0dz

#tag game #i literally had to go on my letterboxd to see what movies/shows i liked and which characters were my favourites </3 #my memory is not my best friend lol #the majority of these are from animated movies/shows but that's because i grew up watching them and the characters had a bigger impact on me #tysm for tagging me violette <3 it was a lot of fun

[stilldrawinginspiration]

Just finished watching Kirikou and the Sorceress for the second time and this time round I recognised Karaba’s serpent as a Gaboon Viper :)) knowledge really does open up your world

Also the textures used throughout the film are wonderful. Only Mononoke (series) gets close in terms of what KelS accomplished there.

#kirikou et la sorcière #kirikou and the sorceress

[amstramgramcolegram]

Karaba went through so much pain, and Kirikou is the only one who tried to understand her. He’s so pure🥲

[sparklybinder]

I remember when I was younger I wanted to marry Karaba (the witch from Kirikou) but because she was a woman I thought it wasn’t right and tried to imagine her as a man when making scenarios in my head

Now every time I doubt my sexuality I will remind this to myself lol

#lgbtq+ #lesbian #nb lesbian #wlw #nblw #kirikou #karaba kirikou