As a writer who runs writing contests, it is incredibly validating to hear Alan's rant on comedies, because it is *so easy* to just write a story where you give the audience a relatable character and then kill them to provoke FEELINGS and those always seem to win over comedies, which are *really freaking hard* to do right.

As soon as I saw “Deregulate Tapioca” I knew. These people know their internet humor. I also love that Aaron is coded as neurodivergent and Katie is part of the LGBT community, and neither one of those things is the focus of their arcs. It’s just part of their characters.

I find it really intriguing that the Mitchells are supposed to be a “dysfunctional” family because they are very much what I wish I had as a family

I've cut off ties with my grandmother for various reasons, but one thing that especially struck me was when I was talking to her about this, I said something to the effect of, 'I wish we could just both walk a mile in each other's shoes', and she straight-up said 'I don't think I'd want to do that'. It just really made clear what I already knew, which was that she wasn't willing to see things from my perspective at all. That's what lead to me giving up on having a good relationship with her, in the end. I knew she wasn't going to change her behavior, because she was unwilling to hear my needs.

This movie hit so close to home as someone who's attending art school! Having a parent not be supportive of your work and bringing up (albeit well meaning) concerns about career sustainability, security, etc. without acknowledging your work was something I strongly identified with, and it was nice to see the movie address this topic of estrangement. Even more so since lots of my art school peers don't have this sort of background! It felt great to be seen.

“I want you to feel loved and respected and I’m not sure how to meet that need” Ok stop. Why didn’t this come out last week. After a terrible 3 day argument with my husband, him grieving a death, words getting taken out of context, I finally told him a version of this. And I really think that is what opened his eyes to how I was being affected by his actions and words. It really does work. I love you guys, there’s so much I benefit from your channel and I know others do too.

totally agree with the statement that comedies are critically underrated. i can write a sad story easily, i can write romance and even drama if i plot it out enough. but comedy? COMEDY? i wouldn’t even _dare._ it is _incredibly_ hard to actually make a joke hit and even harder when the tone and image all rely on words and the reader’s interpretation. people who write chat fics (fictional stories written as a group chat) easily earn my respect because those things are made to be wacky and funny and they ARE.

I also have to give this dad some credit. He never once says " why can't she be more like normal girls" he may not understand her but he never says her way is wrong

Alan's filmmaking rant on how underappreciated physical comedy is especially in animation makes me feel seen and understood, it's one of the many reasons why I adore animation as a medium, incredible video as always

One big part in this bad communications is: we grow up with school / media etc. telling us: be perfect. I was always so afraid of making mistakes, that I made all of them, because of my fear. Nah, the world is not perfect and it is not so important to be perfect.

i can NEVER get over the mom becoming a warrior scene SO much

You know you love Cinema Therapy when... They release a video about a film you haven't heard about and you have to go and watch the movie before you watch the video. Also when you find out the movie is comedy about a young filmmaker whose dream isn't understood by their parents and spend the whole movie thinking Alan will love this bit, and this bit, and... 👌 You know one video about Encanto isn't going to be enough, right? We need a series. 😘 There's just so much to talk about!

To me, the funniest part of 'The Reckoning has begun!" line is hidden behind the words. The robots haven't been alive (or whatever) for more than a week, but they already have a mythology which includes them being reckoned or sorted in an unpleasant manner.

I CRIED with this movie. Also, I’m joining the asking-for-a-video-on-Encanto crew!!

The dad maybe doesn't understand the daughter's passion, but I love the fact that everything he says is out of concern for her future well-being. He may not be the best support, at least not in a way the daughter wants him to be, but he's not mocking her, nor humiliating her, nor getting in the way of her passion to force something else on her. That's a cool dad.

Something really simple that I noticed had a huge impact on my mom's behavior and our relationship was that I told her that I love to hear her talking about how she also fails with simple tasks or is clumsy. Since that, every time she sees me doing something like cutting my nail when using a knife, she says something like "I do that all the time". I used to feel bad for being clumsy like that, and just because I told her how much I like to hear about her fails too, things became easier.

This movie is the perfect evidence that "you're perfect just the way you are" is a very dangerous and damaging thing to tell kids. Because, once they get to a certain age they feel pressured by themselves to be "perfect" when it's simply not possible. The phrase has good intentions but I don't think it has the intended meaning it is meant to. I think we should tell our younger generations instead, "Everybody has flaws but that's what makes you special. If you learn to work with and improve your own flaws, the stronger a person you'll become." The Mitchells accept who they are and how they can do better. In the end they become a stronger and more unified family because of it.

I chose the "sensible career" university degree and my parents still talk about law school, so truly you will never win out against the parental anxiety of "oh god will my kid ever be safe and happy"

This whole family feels very neurodivergent coded and I love that. As a child with autism and adhd who felt isolated/broken, seeing kids like these two in a movie would have meant the world to me, and I’m so glad nd kids today get that,

For context, I'm 27 now. This is 100% the relationship I have with my dad, and I constantly had to pause and cry while I watched it the first time because it was both so beautifully made but also put into words my experience with my dad. Since watching it the first time, I have been extending the olive branch to my dad, and in turn he has started extending an olive branch, too. God, this movie is so good!

Speaking as someone who was a Daddy's Girl as a child, and then drifted apart from him as I got older, Rick and Katie's entire relationship really struck a chord with me. The moment where Rick watches her movie, and begins to see things from her perspective really made me weep, as did their reconciliation at the end. 😭💔

One of my favourite storytellers, Alex Hirsch, was a story consultant and voice actor. He was the creator of Gravity Falls which also explore the relationships between siblings. And I purely love it. When I migrated I had to leave my two brothers behind at home at it was heartbreaking. This movie was a love letter for us.

I just love that you don't look down on the fact that this is animated. As an adult, I often find it so hard to get other adults to realize the value in something animated because "it's for kids". When so many things that go into animation get looked down upon that are so much work. There's so much thought that has to be put into every moment in an animated movie, it's so refreshing to see someone acknowledge when it's really good

I did not expect an animated comedy about killer robots to make me bawl but it so did. My girls suggested this movie for family movie night. I got divorced in 2020 and things were pretty hard. Their mom isn't the best co-parent and i've had to deal with a lot of slander thrown my way. I refuse to say bad stuff about their mom, so they are only getting one side. As a result, my one-time great relationship with my oldest daughter had really deteriorated. And despite all of the things I was doing for them in the background, she had no idea. All she saw was the negative stuff that her mom told her. So the scene at 16:03 just crushed me. This movie was a dark mirror for sure, but it also gave me the idea to start us in family counseling to try to fix things. Fast forward to today, and with weekly counseling over the summer, our relationship is back on track. We even dressed up together for Halloween this year, and she's starting to see through her mom's lies. This movie literally helped me get my daughter back.

My husband's cousin worked on this movie! He worked on the backdrops but still got his family picture in the credits. It was so cool, we didn't even know until the movie came out.

When I was a kid, I had the idea to roll down the hill in a barrel, like in cartoons. I told my mom about this, and she said - Let's do it! We had a barrel where I could fit in and a very small slope in a yard and my wish was fullfiled! The moment I started a roll, I knew it was a bad idea. :) with every turn, I was falling down, again and again. Needles to say, my mom was very amused. It's a great memory for both of us.

When Linda appears with Aaron after going ham on the robots, Rick says "I can get into this." Katie's face makes me laugh every time right there. It's not the focus of the frame so it's easy to miss.

My relationship with my dad is almost nonexistent and would be completely gone if I was not living under my parents roof. I watched this with my family and related so hard to Katie’s relationship with her dad at the beginning and I don’t think that can be changed unless my dad and I actually talked about our relationship which I don’t think he would want to do since he’s not good at expressing his emotions. By the end of this movie, I was crying. I’m tearing up writing this honestly. I think my dad wants to be closer with me but I don’t really see that being possible without the touchy feely talk which I don’t think I could get through.

"The lavender one has found us, we must retreat!!" I love this movie so much.

I remember in drama class, we had to write a fully scripted stage play. Everyone gravitated to comedy because they thought it was easier, and I, as an avid consumer of comedies, was the only person who wrote a drama because I knew it was easier. On the day of the presentation, none of the jokes landed; all the comedies fell flat, and while my drama was mediocre at best, it still elicited the reactions I had been going for. So guess who was the only person who got an A on the project 🙌

Alex Hirsch will always understand my humour, so I'm honoured that he writes all of his works specifically for me (and probably, only me.) All jokes aside, as an animator who makes stupid stuff, this movie made me love what I do so much. 100/10 movie, french kiss.

I really thought you'd also address the representation of neurodivergence in this movie. Even though it's not explicitly stated, it's obvious that no one in their family is neurotypical, especially not the kids. Aaron has his hyperfixation on dinosaurs, has extreme social anxiety, infodumps a lot and doesn't seem to be very good at showing his feelings. Katie seems to be hyperfixated on movies and sees it as an escape from the harder things in life. And part of the acceptance from her dad is him learning how to accept that she's nd and realizing that she needs to be communicated with in a different manner. I also absolutely love the queer representation, even if it's only just one line in the end that confirms it. At first, i thought Katie was just implied to be queer and not canonically confirmed, but that line from her mom made me so happy, as a sapphic person myself. My mom is somewhat supportive of my sexuality but i can never imagine her asking me about it in such a casual way like Linda did. Also, i love that the "perfect family" aren't shown as snobs or mean people. They're genuinely good people, who just have a different lifestyle from the Mitchells.

As someone who has an strained relationship with their father, it was a tear jerker

When they're holled up at the convenience store and the dad and daughter are having parallel conversations, it reminds me of Merida and her mom having parallel conversations with the horse and the dad, in Brave. They're just missing each other even though they're begging for the same thing.

Mitchells vs the Machines hits so hard. I’m currently experiencing my last summer before I go off to college. Though I chose to no longer major in music, my mom could never quite understand what I liked about composing and playing my own peices. She also gets very confused about anything to do with my main hobby of microbiology. Such a good film.

I was nearly convinced the writers of this movie hid in my house growing up. My mom is the Conflict Avoidant one, and a teacher. Dad loves me a lot but in my transition to college we hit this wall of not understanding each other. I was a Daddy's Girl to the MAX (following a veterinarian around his job was my favorite thing). My little brother loves dinosaurs and was SUPER ready to share his knowledge. And man. So many levels hit home. That core conflict between Katie and her dad... OOF. It was so so good to watch.

As an autistic person, surrounded with ADHD and autistic family members and partners, I'm seeing the whole family as neurodivergents. (And it hits home so strongly for me because of it.) (And seeing all of them stimming for the whole movie, it made me (and both of my adhd partners) happy stimming the whole time lol)

this movie really spoke to me and flew under a lot of people's radars which is a shame so thank you for covering it!

There. You did it again. Made me watch a movie just because you did a video about it. And I don't like comedies. But that was sooo breathtakingly amazing! Thank you, thank you, thank you. I laughed so much!

What I love about the Rick Mitchell Special scene is that once everything blows over, the daughter is the first one to speak up. Showing how much closer they’ve connected. It’s really simple but so impactful.

Them: "We just need to communicate more directly" Me, an autistic person, who communicates very directly: *somehow still ruins my relationships.* oops... also, YES!!! I would love to see an interview with the children!

Something that I've seen a few other people point out and I also find very apt, is the way that the film shows the different ways that neurodivergence, specifically autism in the case, can be expressed in one family. And while Aaron, Katie, and Rick are more blatant in their autistic and/or ADHD coding, I feel like it's applicable for Linda also; the pain they all felt from having to make eye contact is deeply relatable- it also exemplifies the way that trying to fit into neurotypical social behaviour doesn't help for autistic people- when they're all forcing eye contact they aren't actually communicating and because they're focused on maintaining eye contact- which is kind of expressed again with the scene where they try to copy the Posey's they're trying to conform to a standard that doesn't work for them.

"Should you interview your kids on the show?" Yes that sounds like a great episode! :3

I adore that the brother and mom are helping coach the dad and sister on how to relate to each other! For a while I needed my sister to translate the things my mom said, because they would sound so harsh. But my sis would be able to see my face and come in with "this is what she meant" and it was absolutely true. Now I'm able to understand what my mom means myself because we've worked on our communication for years. But it always helps to have family there that understands both of the parties in the conflict to help mediate.

This movie was such a fun one to watch with the family. Linda's totally rolling with the punches is explained as "I teach 1st grade. This just a regular day" had me dead. I've taught first grade, I can relate 😂

I think you guys should do Encanto with your kids: the kids perspectives on the meanings and messages, and the family dynamics, and your perspectives as adults, and how the kid's perspectives on parts changed yours and how you view your family dynamics.

I watched this when it first came out and enjoyed it enough. Then this last summer I had a baby girl. I can't possibly convey how much more I relate to this film now. The scene where Rick gives up on his "dream", Linda says she knows how hard it must be, and Rick just looks at his daughter and says, "No, it's easy". It's too much, I love this film. You can't know how much kids will change you until they do. The film is full with amazing character moments and such a well-told story.

Love this movie. I grew up in a family where our general motto is 'We don't do neurotypical'. Just about everyone in the immediate family has autism, adhd, anxiety, and sometimes depression. We all saw so much of each other in this movie (especially since the oldest sister is really into animation and movies) and it is always a fantastic experience to watch this movie together lol

Another thing I appreciated about the movie was how subtle it was regarding Katie's Sexuality, showing that it's not a big deal, and in a kids' movie to boot. They only causally implied that Jade was her girlfriend at the end, plus Katie's rainbow pin, which was a beautiful way to address it without going overboard. #loveislove 🏳️‍🌈

You should definitely interview your kids on the show! It's interesting to see how different ages experience the same material, especially those closely related. I think it could make a super fun episode :)

As a dad who's only fear is not connecting with my kids, this movie hit hard. I cried like a baby at a couple points.

It was a bit weird to watch this movie with my family, I love music, I love singing and I want to make living from that. I want to become a singing teacher but my mother is worried about me and my stepfather always tells me I can’t do anything, often it just feels like it sometimes he actually says that and my father who supports me is living some countries away, I’m right in the middle of that situation, it feels really good to watch that movie.

I love how the 'perfect Instagram family' is actually perfect at everything instead of them being caught immediately. It goes against your expectations, too, so good for them. If there was one thing I really didn't like about this movie, it was the screaming monkey joke thing. That annoyed the smile off of my face. And kudos for Olivia Colman being the voice of the villain :o

Not really about the story, but something I appreciated is that this movie was full of deep-cut millennial early internet references. I'm sure there's always been that component of appealing to the age of the parents likely watching with current kids, but it drew me in further as a parent watching with my kids. But also it was kind of fun to have my kids immersed in some of the stuff that's part of my growing up too. Nyan Cat? Numa numa song? heck yes

I rewatch this video every few months to remind myself to step outside of my own perspective. It's always helpful. Thank you Internet Dads! You've helped a lot of my relationships with my family become healthier and stronger❤️

I relate so hard to the daughter here, although my dad always wanted to support my following my dreams, I could always tell there was a strong lack of confidence in my ability to handle things on my own, anxiety over my moving away to another state where he won't be there to come help me, and us clashing over my style and his style being totally opposites and him being like "I don't understand it but I'm glad you have things you like!" And then the daughter just wanting to be heard. This is a great film.

So glad you did this movie! Not sure whether the writers intended it, but I read this as a great portrayal of a neurodiverse family. Not diagnosing anyone, but I myself am autistic and ADHD, and I found each of the Mitchells super relatable in different ways. It's refreshing to see neurodiverse characters centered in a story that shows them to be nuanced individuals with different strengths and flaws, not just stereotypes or one-dimesional token references. And I love that the film highlights how their unusual ways of seeing the world can actually be an advantage when it comes to problem-solving, without making them feel like plot devices.

One of my favourite things about this channel is being able to comfortably read the comments without being disappointed with the slime of humanity. You “internet dads” inspire people to share experience, understand perspective and offer comfort, support and guidance. Much love and and appreciation to you both for the amazing work you do. If the internet was more like cinema therapy it would be a safer and less toxic place. ❤️❤️

"Now I cry on the internet.... for money. Take *that* business school!" Is possibly one of the funniest statements I've ever heard XD

The intentions part really hits hard for me for a lot of reasons, but especially when last semester, after at least 2 months of rooming with friends who were in my major and other classes, I had to confront them because I kept noticing more and more instances of them (seemingly) avoiding me, leaving me out of things, not telling me important things, and not inviting me to things they did. And to make a long story short, my roommates told me that they had been having issues with me, giving examples that went back to move-in day, when I had no clue that anything that I was doing or saying was being perceived as disrespectful or hurtful. But the thing is, instead of asking me (at any time or instance during the last 2+ months of living, eating, and working in class together) what my intentions were or what I meant when I did/said x, they kept it to themselves because they "weren't comfortable approaching me" and in the end, didn't try to make things work, find a solution, or apologize for their part in this situation, even though I apologized for mine. Part of me (that inner critic, y'know?) has tried to blame and shame myself for how my actions caused my roommates to feel the way they did/do, partially because I've always been afraid to hurt people and *wow as soon as I tried to be more authentic and not be the token quiet friend, I failed at that key goal/value of mine*, but the thing is, is I never acted with malice or intent to harm. It is a disservice to ourselves to silence our authenticity for the sake of not "rocking the boat". Emotions can be uncomfortable and overwhelming sometimes, but most if not all are safe to experience in the body (you are not a hamster that will faint upon being spooked), and being vulnerable is the only way we can make connections with people and try to make things better for not only ourselves but other people as well, and the world would be a much better place if people took a cautious step into discomfort than letting shame, anxiety, fear, depression, etc. stew in their lives and with people they care about. If you actually read all this, thank you!! In the past it was super rare for me to leave comments and I am happy that I feel like I don't need to invalidate my thoughts and anecdotes 🥰 I hope you get a nice surprise today ✨✨

As someone who's favorite movie is Clue and also thinks it is criminally underrated and underappreciated by the internet, you have no idea how happy this moment at 4:01 makes me

Yes, we all know here, that the movie is great and everyone needs therapy. As a Slav, I'm here to talk about how Alan's Russian pronunciation is almost flawless.

This is better than therapy (I think) Seriously this movie came out just a few days *after* my dad died... A lot of movies my dad would have been able to watch with me that maybe reflected us or could have been fun or could have maybe helped us all came out after he died and even though it makes me cry I love the cathartic review and analysis of the reasons why. It's genuinely helping me cope. Love you guys.

This episode was AMAZING. *Applause applause*, it was funny, insightful, sincere. Just a great video haha. And pleased do bring in some of the family. If you do anything though, please continue therapy-ing us.

Love this! Also: ENCANTO! I absolutely cannot wait to see your take on this one. I've watched it 3 times, and every time, new things pop out, like the different perspective the audience sees when Abuela describes her experience ("it was hard but I got through it", kind of a glossed version of what happened) vs. the tearing scream of agony the young Abuela displays when Mirabel sees the *actual* memory and finally understands what her grandmother went through.

As a Swede you scared the shit out of me when you spoke Swedish. You're doing awesome! I'm low-key considering signing up just because of that

I went to school for animation and it's very heartening to hear every time Alan gushes about the painstaking process behind it and how hard it is to make things work in animation compared to live action film.

I think I had the opposite thing where my parents really wanted me to make a career out of my art when I wanted to keep it a hobby. And in truth it was super well meaning of them, but sometimes it felt like they were trying to live through me - not having a 9 to 5 office job, and really pushing me into something I didn't actually want. So I think that the message in this video is very good, that understanding through communication is so important with relationships. Because I'm not blameless, I could've just talked to my parents, but was so assuming that they wouldn't understand, or wouldn't listen. So yeah, another banger Cinema Therapy, loved it !!

my love language is gift giving and the first time I saw this movie, I cried so hard when I realized that the wooden moose was the greatest gift that her father could have ever given her to prove his love for her, and when she threw it in the box to give away, that killed me. I was devestated because I have been in that situation with someone I loved who took a gift I gave them that had meaning to both of us and they just threw it away like it was nothing and we were never able to rebuild that relationship after that because I just couldn't understand why they would do something like that

pause: Johns last high note die hard was actually beautiful

I love that the "perfect family" gets caught before them. Also, my brain is made up of 90% cut aways.

6:00 I think what bothers me most about this scene is that he is also completely ignoring his wife who is pleading with him to stop. And from the looks of it, they probably JUST had a conversation in private about it too.

My 4 year old son loves watching your channel. 😂 When I showed him that you guys are doing The Mitchell's Vs The Machines, he shouted, "Oh! Those guys are my best friends!" 🤣

I actually had the same relationship with my father. He insisted that I put my phone on my desk and not right next to my bed because “the signals are unhealthy for the head”. He did not give me a screwdriver but he made me have a flashlight because “what happens when the light goes off. You can’t trust your phone! What if it has low %”. The only difference between my relationship and theirs, is that I taught my dad how to use a computer to find more stuff he likes, like travelling, handwork, everything about planes. He even ended up having a Facebook account and warned me “because sometimes there are dangerous people online who wants to be you friend but they actually don’t want to be your friend” My father died, a few months earlier before I have seen the movie, and to be honest, it helped me so much. I know that he was not satisfied with my life decisions, but I know, that he always loved me. Because if he didn’t, he would not cared for the flashlight, which is now always in my bag

Im not sure why, but I teared up at the moment when theyre all flying through the air and cooperating as a family at the end. Great moment.

One of my earliest memories is of my mother pointedly asking me, "And how would YOU feel, if such a thing was to happen to YOU?". That inspired, and conditioned, me to ponder, 'How WOULD I feel?' CONSEQUENTLY, as an adult, I am known among my friends for reforming slug salters and spider squashers. It can be SO TRAUMATIC to project yourself to see and understand the world from another's point of view; but also, there isn't much that is more rewarding.

The dads are great as always but the editing team really is getting better and better every time.

My relationship with my dad isn’t really like Kate’s with her dad, but the family’s dynamic is still so relatable lol. I think one of the main reasons why I love this movie so much is because my dad also drove us cross country to take my sister to college, so that brought up some happy memories ^^

as an animation student when i was watching this film, it just made me so happy, since it was so colorful and the writing was also great! and as a kid who has kind of the same relationship that katie has with her dad, this film just really hits home. Its so good though so crying was worth it.

When I was a kid, my mom had a tone of voice she would use when calling out my name when she realized I did something wrong or didn't do what I was supposed to (usually due to executive dysfunction). I hated it. No one taught me that that tone of voice meant something worse than how she intended it (more surprise and mild disappointment), but it made me feel pathetic and incompetent. One day I tearfully expressed this to her. I was around 10 or 11. No questions asked, she stopped calling my name like that and used a more gentle approach when approaching me to discuss my behavior. Didn't even need to make an effort to change the habit. Just "this hurts my child. It no longer exists in my communication with her". I'm confident that moments like that one are why our relationship is so strong today. Kids remember the way we hurt them, but they also remember the effort we make to improve just as strongly. And that effort to make things better is so incredibly impactful in more ways than we as adults can comprehend

I adored this film, and I definitely hadn’t seen anything like it before. “For kids,” they said! I had a stomach-ache from laughing so much! The Furbies gave me nightmares though! A less family-oriented film (or rather, less kid-friendly) would be The Birdcage. Complicated family dynamics and acceptance and a tonne of physical comedy. Yes, please interview your kids about their favourite movies, favourite scenes, and why they chose them. I’m sure they’ll come up with some wonderful and surprising answers!

Also, regarding comedy, Teller, who's one of the magical duo Penn and Teller (the second one), said that the best magical trick he ever saw done was by an Egyptian magician. He was doing the cup and ball trick, where you have three cups and you put a ball under one of them and shuffle the cups around, really palming the ball. Then you have your subject pick the cup that the ball "should" be under, but, surprise, you made it disappear. So the guy is doing the trick for Teller, and Teller's thinking, this is a really simple trick, and so Teller points at the cup where the ball "should" be, the magician raises the cup, and underneath the cup....is the ball. Teller says he just started laughing for five minutes straight, because the magician pulled off the perfect magic trick, using misdirection and Teller's expectations to lead him right down the path he wanted him to go, and then surprised him with the result. So Teller says that was the best magic trick he ever saw.

In her defense, she DID explicitly ask him to just finish her video. She seems like she has tried reaching out several times. Plus I think it’s important to address the power dynamic. Ultimately it’s her parents who control how much agency and freedom she has (as a minor).

So I actually have a teacher up at college who did the sketches they based the title off of, and this movie has his style of art and humor all over 😂

Something my therapist told me that’s always stuck with me is to listen to the words not the tone in which they are said.

I've always had a pretty Rocky relationship with my father and watching this movie let me see things from his side of the story. At first I refused to like this movie because it felt like a slap in the face, like I might be in the wrong as well. But you know what? It helped. Liking this movie and getting to learn things about how I can be messing up and how my father could very well be trying. It was hard to face, but facing it has been very good for me. I love this movie.

When he said he doesn't want her to get hurt... I felt that, but at the same time, he's literally hurting her and their relationship in the name of protecting her...

The first time I watched it, I saw it with my mom when it was just us at home. We couldn't stop laughing at the movie and joking about how much one of the character's was like a member in our family. Katie is like my sister (also Katie), my mom is like Linda, and though it's not as bad, my dad and I had a rough relationship for a while likely because I was no longer that little girl he raised. This movie hit so many personal notes while still being a creative and comedic movie. And hearing what you two have to say about it just helps to reiterate that.

Kids are very insightful. I was watching Frozen 2, for the tenth million time, and one of my daughters turned to me and says, "Anna needs to break the dam because it is cutting off the magic. Just like Anna had to let the idea of her past be broken so they can fix it." I was so impressed. They get. I think as long as you are comfortable with it, it would be awesome to have a kid perspective. I will watch it with my kids. We are big feelings talkers in our family.

This movie hit so close to home but not in the way I was expecting. I am closer in age and culture to Katy and I found myself relating to her more at first. But when it is revealed that Katy's Dad was also an artist who gave it up, I felt he was far more relatable to me than Katy. He was an artist in his own right. He built his dream house in a place he felt most at home and happy. I imagine he gave it up and moved into the suburbs to make certain things easier for his family (shorter commute, access to schools, etc). And I imagine that even though he did it without much hesitation I KNOW that was utterly painful. I did something similar (though not exact), and even though you do it for the right reasons there is always a part of you that is hurt and sad about the life you left behind. And it does leave you a bit bitter. And some people express that bitterness in different ways. I do think Katy's dad is like most dads with daughters who do not know how to deal with them as they grow older and I do think a large part of his disconnect is bc he doesn't understand Internet Culture and her type of art. But I also think there is a part of him that wants to prevent her from experiencing the same kind of heartbreak he did and keeps wanting to push her toward more practical things he thinks are more stable that she can build a dream around. Maybe I am thinking too much into it and projecting too much of myself and my experiences in there...but that is why I cried so much in this movie.

I think Mochi and the 2 robots are the best characters. Fhe son is also pretty great

I relate to both Alan and Katy. I come from a Philippine household. To those of you who might know, Filipinos love the career of nursing. When I was younger, I could dream to be whatever it is that I wanted to be. It wasn't until one car ride home in my 8th-grade year that I found out that I could dream as much as I wanted, but I couldn't accomplish any of it. I had to take Biomed in high school and I am currently taking my BSN in college. Unlike Alan and Katy, I was not able to fight for my dream. Now I am miserably trying as hard as I can to try to please my mother while I cry myself to sleep. Alan was right though. Parents will tell you that it is the best option to be able to earn money and live a stable future. My mom told me that I just had to endure two years of school and work only 3 days a week with really good pay. She said after that, I could do whatever I want. I get it. But, I can't change my feelings.

The Mitchells vs. The Machines was my favorite movie of the year last year and as a big animation fan, they absolutely knocked it out of the park. The payoff with the little wooden moose gets me every time. I absolutely WAS the art student with the unsure/not-quite-so-supportive parents and over the years I've come to understand that they did MEAN well even if it hurt. So when Rick does the whole "nah, it's easy" thing I went "this was what they felt, and this is what I want to one day give to my own kids." Cue the ugly tears. The whole movie is such a solid piece for teaching communication and accepting one's little quirks/imperfections, thank you for discussing and highlighting it. And never stop the cutaways, they fill me with endless joy. If you guys enjoyed this movie, the director and most of the writers are alumni from Gravity Falls. If you've seen Gravity Falls you can really tell, it's DEEP in the Mitchells DNA. I know ya'll don't review tv shows but if you're looking for a show to watch with your kids and you haven't already, the writing on GF is incredibly tight/funny/insightful and your families would likely really enjoy it! Again not saying ya'll should review it, I just am always like "if you liked Mitchells IT IS TIME FOR ME TO RECOMMEND GRAVITY FALLS TO MAKE SURE ALL HUMANS WITH POTENTIAL INTEREST WILL SEE IT!!!!!111oneoneone"

Besides the wonderful familial relationships this movie shows, and even the subtle LGBT+ intentions with Katie, I just have to say I adore the neurodivergence coding, especially in Aaron and Katie. It's not outright, but it's enough that several times throughout the movie, I went "hey, I do that!!" Most of it comes from anxiety/nervous stims, like Katie playing with her hoodie strings or Aaron chewing on his shirt and pulling it up, or even just his fixation on dinosaurs! Another movie that I think is neurodivergent coded that I'd love for you guys to explore is Lilo & Stitch! Lilo is such a perfect example of a neurodivergent kid, and Nani is a great example of how to treat kids like that. Sure, she gets annoyed, but that's because she's her sister, she never does anything outright to be mean to her in my memory. And that's versus Stitch, who can be seen as a "dangerous" neurodivergent because he wasn't shown any type of affection, up until he meets Lilo, who shows him what he needs to feel comfortable. Anyways, a lovely video, and I can't wait until the Encanto one!!! Love you guys so much, long time viewer, first time commenter!! 💕

I'm absolutely LOVING the amount of creativity in this video, both from the film and the video itself

This is one of my favorite animated films. Thank you guys for doing this episode about the movie. GREAT video!

I’m fortunate to have a great relationship with my dad, but the end scene where they drop Katie off at college really made me sob. As someone about to move away to university, I’m terrified to be on my own, but seeing how the family were still connected at the end, and how happy it made Katie helped me in the moment to feel more excited about pursuing my passions. Because even though I’ll be on my own, I’ll still have a family who loves me just a phone call away

This film made me cry when I watched it. I was at a very difficult place in my life and I felt very stuck. I've started seeing a therapist after years of wanting to and I've started a new course that will hopefully lead to a very fulfilling career

Shoutout to the editing in this video, so funny. I really enjoyed it to the point of rewatching (I need more CT content, I’ve watched it all)

I love y'all and this channel so much. Going on a year of being subscribed and I am truly grateful for all y'all have taught me.