#like the brave little toaster and the raggedy anne musical I think

[leos-regression-cove]

I think it says a lot about me as a person now that that the easiest way to make me cry as a child (and still now. I didn't think I'd tear up while writing this lmao) was to imply that the majesties and wonders of childhood and imagination are all a dream that inevitably leaves us as we get older that we can only regain in death and that the vivid inner worlds and personalities we give our toys in our early years either feel abandoned, vengeful, or die entirely as we age.

#i would literally have to leave the room for some movies or skip the endings of others because I found them so upsetting #a quick list of properties this post is about: #frosty the snowman‚ the polar express‚ the Carebears movie: the next generation‚ the velveteen rabbit‚ peter pan #the third tinkerbell movie‚ winnie the pooh‚ toy story 3‚ narnia‚ the wizard of oz (books)‚ the miraculous journey of edward tulane #and the songs goodbye yellow brick road‚ hey there delilah‚ and rainbow connection (by my own 9 year old interpretation) #The idea that adults can't access magic and it is something you HAVE to grow out of and this mystification of childhood upset me so much #I'm so glad I can put it into words now that I'm older #there are also probably many other properties that fit this description btw #like the brave little toaster and the raggedy anne musical I think #but after being traumatized by the velveteen rabbit I purposefully avoided most movies about toys #there are a lot of christmas shorts I also skip for that purpose #so anyway I'm putting it down this low for a reason #but I was reminded of this because now I'm using these same tattered toy and attatchment motifs in my own writing #but subverting that original meaning by sewing the toys back together so it becomes about repair and healing AS WELL AS the horrors of time #but also how such things can bring magic to people of all ages #and how love and comfort can still be provided by these inner worlds so many years later #the world is filled with beauty and wonder at any age and turning to cynicism and rejecting that reality is NOT what 'growing up' is about

[laundrycannon]

Comfort Movies

Tagged by @oatmealaddiction

Uhh... Note that I don’t usually watch movies over and over, usually just once and then look at what other people think about it or draw about it indefinitely. The movies I’m listing below are ones I unexplainably really like and rewatch occasionally (even if they aren’t the best, but I really like animation and the feelings they gave me?) or ones that have come out recently that are also Really Good.

1. The Brave Little Toaster (watched a lot when I was really young and the music and animation is bomber)

2. Invader Zim: Into the Florpus (recent movie but I really liked it!)

3. The Animal Crossing Movie (unexplainable but I really like this a whole lot, like Animal Crossing a huge ton so this makes sense)

4. The Steven Universe Movie (just really like the music and animation)

5. Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (just really like this franchise and how Japan often goes full out with animations for franchise movies (while US usually just makes forgettable cash grabs)

6. Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure (yeah this one is really weird and not for everyone but I like it for its interesting animation and how it gives me old animation VHS vibes)

So from these you can tell that I just am an extreme lover of animation and nostalgia. Also music and weird places and visuals. What about you @scrambled-greggs ?

#comfort movies