They really gave Disney a couple of nominations in the Golden Globes just because they had to and not because they deserved it. Because how the fuck do you explain fucking Wish being on this list and not Nimona???

shining-magically

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

#drip drip drip goes the baby me #elemental #pixar elemental #elemental movie #elemental pixar #wade ripple #ember lumen #ember x wade #wade x ember

dymitre

I mean I'm not obsessed with them. Not at all, they're just so cute that I can't help but cry seeing them together 🥺🙏✨

#elemental #pixar elemental #disney pixar #wade ripple #ember lumen #ember x wade #couple goals #art #sketch #digital doodle #look at these cuties #myartstyle #digital drawing #fanart #i cryyyy

weaver-z

Dumb rant about art incoming. Something about the character design of Pixar's Elemental disgusts me. It's not just the generic belongs-in-a-heartburn-ad look of the female lead or the Generic Pixar Man (water edition) look of the male lead. It's the fact that the earth and air elementals, almost all of whom are background characters, are stout and large and round, while the protagonists (and certain water and fire side characters) still follow the obnoxious Pixar "slimthick woman, slightly out-of-shape (but not fat!!) man" rule of character design. And they're all just so, so boring. Look at this and try to feel anything.

#elemental #i haven't seen the movie but the plot looks SO bad #it comes out soon #''hey let's give the polar opposite elements of earth and air the same body type'' i HATE YOU

beyarukohii

I gave in

#character art #digital art #elemental #wade ripple #ember lumen #elemental fanart

astroeden

elemental was really cute… 🔥💧

#elemental #Pixar #fan art #Disney #my art #fanart #ember #wade #ember lumen #wade ripple

radiomomo

Love them

#elemental #Pixar #Disney #fanart #digital #my art

paperbagedhead

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

#Genuinely curious #elemental #pixar elemental #elemental pixar #posty post #pbh elemental #asexual #5k

cloverthirteen

creatives at pixar will be tasked with developing a straight couple and be like yes sir one girlboss and malewife coming right up

#and i love them for it #ember is easily the most girlfailure of anyone in this group though #elemental was good! very sweet and more nuanced than the advertising suggested #pixar #toy story #coco #ratatouille #elemental #wall-e #500 #1k #5k

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.