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Digital Artist | 30 | Genderqueer | Writer of A Magical Girl's Guide to Adulting on Webtoons Canvas
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All of these things cascade from that one scene change
It shifted the whole film to be about good v bad instead of “normal” v “weird”
It’s why they take out the Ugly Duckling, because the message of the ugly duckling no longer aligns with the new theme of the film
It should just be a better duck
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Look CPS is necessary sometimes. It can protect kids, but it is nothing short of ignorance to say that kids who don’t conform to what is “normal” are failed by this system time and time again.
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But in the remake they are “American” citizens who should be protected by the government.
CPS isn’t “bad” they just want to give kids healthcare. And they don’t separate families, they care and will let the neighbors adopt them. See they are the GOOD guys
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Cobra isn’t a good guy even if he is shown to still care. Hell immediately after he takes custody of Lilo he immediately loses her and allows her to be kidnapped. The system is constantly “losing” children like her
And that’s not even getting into then inherent themes of colonization in the movie.
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CPS is the BAD GUY in the original movie. They are coming in and wanting to put Lilo in a system that actively harms kids like her.
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I don’t think it’s a coincidence that they make the villain Jumba instead of Gantu.
Jumba exists outside of the norms, what he does is “bad” and should be “punished”.
Gantu is a cop. He represents societal norms. He is the government coming in to punish differences and doesn’t care who gets hurt
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New Lilo and Stitch instead says “they aren’t bad, but what they are doing is bad”
It’s aligning itself with society’s expectations. It’s saying that Lilo and Stitch’s actions are bad.
“It’s bad to push bullies back”
“It’s bad to feed fish sandwiches”
“It’s bad to destroy cities”
Etc.
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She feeds fish sandwiches, she has a “blue period”, she takes photos of tourists
She doesn’t fit in and people say she’s bad because of it. But the film says no she’s not bad, she’s just different.
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Both of them don’t fit in in the same way but like the “ugly duckling” it’s not that they are “wrong” it’s that they haven’t found their community.
Them finding each other is “weird” recognizing “weird”
And Lilo is weird. Even outside of her being coded autistic in many ways, she is still weird
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But by making the movie about being bad and good it lessens the message. Lilo and Stitch are not actually “bad” in the film, they are judged for not fitting into what society says is appropriate
Both Lilo and Stitch bite someone in the film who responds to the bite by asking if it’s “infected”
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He thrashes out when tourists crowd him and use flash cameras that bother his eyes
And after he almost drowns he panics and pulls lilo down with her and then thrashes when he returns to conciousness
Two moments that aren’t framed as stitch acting out, but reacting to negative stimulus.
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The two big moments that cause really bad chaos are both caused by Stitch being overwhelmed and in a lot of ways overstimulated.
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The “Bad” chart in the original film illustrates a child’s simple understanding of societal rules that punish people’s differences
In the montage after the bad chart in the original all the chaos they cause is because they are trying to fit into society but inevitably struggle and are punished
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The new film instead says you can still be a good person even when you do bad things from time to time.
The old one was about how being different is okay
But the new one is about how you can always do good things to fit with society’s standards
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This change completely changes the message of the movie and is reflected throughout the rest of the film, making a much more shallow film with a far more black and white message.
The original films message is about found families and how it’s okay to be different and that everyone deserves a family
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In the remake Lilo instead says that she’s “bad” and is upset that she’s a “bad person”.
Nani then comforts her by saying that she isn’t “bad” she just does “bad things”
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In that scene it has Nani and Lilo reconciling after they were fighting earlier and said mean things to each other.
And this is where the difference comes
In the original Lilo is sad about being different. Saying that nobody likes her. Nani then comforts Lilo that people just don’t understand her
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This is completely out of character mind you but I think it’s even better if you try to force it to be in character
So she adopts them all but is still a TERRIBLE MOTHER.
She just wants cool children unlike her daughter. Who sucks.
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And I don’t just mean metaphorically. Mon Mothma legally adopted Kleya. She just showed up one day with all the paperwork ready to go.
She did the same thing with Leia after Alderaan.
I’m actually now attached to Mom Mothma. She just is constantly adopting the orphans.
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Please share it around and follow the original comic for more updates!
I think through June and July I will be posting the remasters on the original comic as a bonus episode while people wait for the new ones. Especially since this last comic actually is new content!
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The actual comic will return sometime in August, after I and my wife finish moving and getting settled into new job(s) and routines!
But I’m glad I was able to submit to this!
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www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/a-...
I am also competing in the Webtoon Canvas contest…. Which I will lose, but it has been super fun to remake the early bits of the comic with a fresh coat of paint
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This was absolutely not expected and it just reinforces how powerful cartoons can be, and how great comedy can be when it subverts the expectation of punching down to take a more open minded and compassionate stance.
I know I’m late to the party on this
But bravo King of the Hill.
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By the end I was legit crying by how wholesome that episode was.
I love king of the hill now that I’ve started watching it but there was a lot of episodes that had pretty tone deaf takes on some issues, especially in later seasons. It’s expected but disappointing.
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Characters showed confusion but also compassion and understanding, and the primary drag queen the episode focuses on not only delivers wonderful advice to Peggy about body positivity, but also has a mother that is comically (and unproblematic ally) supportive.
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I wasn’t expecting to watch one of the most body positive and affirming episodes of television I have ever seen.
It wasn’t directly about trans women but also managed to not poke fun at them in the same way that other adult animation has (-cough- Simpsons -cough-)
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It’s still challenging but you learn how to adapt to it
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Do you accept webcomic submissions? Completely cool if not! Still gonna share this stuff! Keep up the good work!