This is Peridot. She used to serve Homeworld, but she's now part of a rebel group called Clear Shines. Like other Peridots, she's curious, stubborn, and incredibly creative with her gadgets and inventions. This particular Peridot didn't have to travel a long path to become a rebel because she has a defect, not in her physical form but in the configuration that all common gems possess. So, one way or another, she was destined to disagree with the rules set by the authority.
Peridot steven universe has one of the best redemption arcs out there because it involves her telling her boss to fuck off over a magic zoom call and then immediately hanging up
Barbie (2023) is a giant product placement that profits off nostalgia.
The writing is profound and life-changing and understands why we seek nostalgia in a way most nostalgia-driven entertainment doesn’t.
The film is self-aware about how even now, Barbie dolls set incredibly unrealistic beauty standards. Their “body diversity” does not even scratch the surface of what that phrase really means. I don’t expect this to change.
The film still made a beautiful statement with the scene on the bench about how societal beauty standards are narrow and restrictive! And that beauty comes from experiencing life and the marks it leaves on you!
Its feminist statements are validating. Many of us see our reality onscreen, and the great thing is that it includes how cishet men fall down a pipeline of toxic hypermasculinity. It also shows the solution, and allows men to express themselves despite what society expects them to be.
The film is a capitalist venture.
The cast (aside from the leads) and crew were probably overworked and severely underpaid during filmmaking.
We can still appreciate that something fun was made, and we all made another wonderful memory where we and our loved ones went to the movies color-matching in pink.
We should not feel guilty about seeing ourselves in this film.
redraw of that comic i drew four years ago when steven universe ended. FOUR YEARS!!!! there will never be enough words to describe how much i love this show and how much of an impact it has had on me.
to every single person who has worked on the show, on the movie, the games, the comics, and to every person who has been a part of the fandom, thank you. from the bottom of my heart, thank you.