The Secret of NIMH
i usually keep it to films i am seeing for the first time here, but i haven't seen this one since i was the target audience. so...
i really enjoyed watching this. good movie to wake up to.
mrs. brigsby character was definitely my favorite part. in creative works, it is a thin line between a character that is strong despite being a female and a character that is strong as a female. like anna says in Une femme est une femme, the idea that having masculine characteristics is what makes a woman strong is bullshit (rough paraphrasing, of course). anyway, i personally thought mrs. brigsby fell on the positive side of this line.
and the movie includes plenty of material that could inspire fun and interesting analysis and debate on the topic. like mrs. brigsby does not have a first name, only a title indicating marriage and her deceased husband's last name. and she says something like, "Oh, if only jonathan [her husband] were here, he'd know what to do." but lots of characters only have last names in the movie. and i think that quote is more about human interdependence, loneliness, relationships, etc., than it is about anything specific to women. but i also think what i just said is bullshit to some extent. my point is there is room and quality content for debate.
the animation was also awesome. good mix between dark and uplifting. i really prefer this old style of american animation to what we have today. i am sure a lot of that is because it is the style i grew up with.
during the movie, i almost cried. twice. i've been drinking today.