Movie: Elio
Running Time: 1:39
Nominated for: Animated Feature
How I watched: Disney+
When it had me: Attempted Alien Abduction
When it lost me: It was cute but kind of rolled off of me
What systems does it challenge: Conformity, Isolation
Elio is kind of heart breaking. This kid just wants to belong but his parents are...well, it's a Disney movie, so you know. His adoptive parent is so overwhelmed and HAS NO VILLAGE. seriously, why does a village not immediately organize itself around this kid's needs? Come on, people!
But Elio is smart and industrious and finds his own way to seek out a community and belonging and even service to something greater. The animation is great, the world is imaginative and the characters are fun. It's a super solid movie.
I also watched it very recently and had a hard time remembering anything about it when I sat down to write this just now, so I feel like that kind of says something too.
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