Honestly the majority of animated stuff that’s any good from the major studios is about trauma of some variety. Write what you know, I guess.
My “catharsis day” movies are nearly all Disney and Pixar these days.
Up - loss
Encanto - generational trauma, tho the ending is kinda bullshit…
Inside out 1+2 - major life event trauma
Frozen - accidental damage to loved one and ostracization trauma
Onward - growing up/life event trauma
Brave - also sort of generational trauma
Elemental - racism
Soul - death and regret
I’m sure there’s more I’m forgetting, but overall their best works, imho, of the last 15-ish years, have been about trauma. And that’s probably a good thing. It’s a lot more relatable than fairy tale princess stories, even if you’ve never experienced either one.
Honestly the majority of animated stuff that’s any good from the major studios is about trauma of some variety. Write what you know, I guess.
My “catharsis day” movies are nearly all Disney and Pixar these days.
Up - loss Encanto - generational trauma, tho the ending is kinda bullshit… Inside out 1+2 - major life event trauma Frozen - accidental damage to loved one and ostracization trauma Onward - growing up/life event trauma Brave - also sort of generational trauma Elemental - racism Soul - death and regret
I’m sure there’s more I’m forgetting, but overall their best works, imho, of the last 15-ish years, have been about trauma. And that’s probably a good thing. It’s a lot more relatable than fairy tale princess stories, even if you’ve never experienced either one.
Why is the ending of Encanto bullshit?