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So there's a huge discourse right now of someone saying the Lilo and Stitch movie was bad because, in their opinion, Lilo is an insufferable brat who should suffer more because she didn't react responsibly to her trauma //Begin Thread
And OP says Lilo should be like 'superman' or 'batman' so kids with trauma could emulate her and she, as a six year old, is abusive... and apparently lilo and stitch is set in the 50's or something??? idfk
For one..? Batman and Superman aren't good role models for the type of stuff that Lilo goes through and they definitely don't work for everyone...
Children COPYING what they see? Doesn't actually fix the problem. They're pretending to be the hero, not actually solving their life issues. Lilo gives hope and gives the idea that you deserve a place and a family, that's important.
Lilo is super sweet. Yeah, she has issues... but that's part of the story. She's traumatized and she's SIX. She's not going to react like an adult because she's six AND traumatized AND bullied. Expecting her to behave perfectly completely negates the point of the story...
And the poster is saying how Lilo is 'abusive'??? She's six. They commented how someone 'said something she didn't like' and so lilo got aggressive but failed to mention that SOMETHING that she didn't like? Was Myrtle being a bully.
Lilo and Stitch came out in June of 2002. It was set in roughly the same time period as well... As shown by Cobra Bubbles' car when he nearly hits Nani... The Poster acts as if it was set in the 50's or something simply because Elvis and Hawaii is involved. Throw that take out.
If you're going to make a bad take... and that is a rotten take... At least get your facts straight...
Lilo is an excellent example for those with trauma or neurodivergent people. It's not a moral or bust story. It's a hope story that things can get better, that YOU can get better... That you're not alone.
If Lilo had been put under even more pressure... To make a realistic character, that wouldn't have solved her behavior issues... It would have broken her. And anyone who copied her actions wouldn't be learning how to actually cope with their trauma.
Punishing people for being in pain is a terrible take. Lilo is coming to terms with the aftermath of what's going on. You don't get to learn the parents because that's not the point of the story. The story is 'it gets better, you can do this'
I haven't rewatch L&S to update myself but I loved that movie and my older sister loves that movie and my lovey enjoyed the movie. All three of us have some form of something to do with the themes in Lilo and Stitch. The movie obviously wasn't there to speak to the OP.
I've had a very long talk with lovey... L&S came out June 2002 and in August of that year, Lovey's mother died suddenly. That entire year, Lovey was treated like paper and glass or relentlessly bullied and just wanted any sense of normalcy.
Movies like that are some kid with trauma and they're trying to make sense of the world that they're left with. Studying the behavior and the interactions can help give you introspection on your own life, as well. It's more complicated than 'child didn't behave so punish them'
Which, might I add... if that's your take on how to deal with children? Don't have children. I grew up in abuse, I enjoy studying science and actual studies on the subject so I can cope... and everyone disagrees with you on that one.
I'm all for separating fiction and reality... But at the same time? If you want to take anything from that movie? It's sci-fi slice of life-esque. Real-like characters with realistic problems and a sci-fi spin.
Having the characters react perfectly gives you the impression that everything should be perfect or you should behave perfectly. Which is unattainable goals and will only be detrimental as a whole.
There's a reason why 'Disney goals' are often the subject of mockery. Because perfect is impossible and if you digest too many media that's full of perfection, you get jaded because you can't get that.
Sometimes you need something different. Something relateable and easy to understand. Something you can feel and enjoy and learn to process differently with.
And even if that's not you, people aren't a monolith. What may work for you? May not work for someone else. That's something you just have to learn to accept. Whether you like it or not, that's just how things are. Nothing can or ever will change that.
The movie wasn't made for the person leaving the 'critique'... There are other movies with those themes and who follow that line of thought. Go watch them.
But from a 'trying to help' point of view? You're not helping. You're hindering progress. You're taking the struggling and spitting on them FOR struggling. Let people feel.
This is a terrible take and I don't believe my mind could be changed on that.
I think the OP is wrong. They completely missed the point and got everything wrong with it. Lilo is six, she's not an abuser, she's traumatized and having to cope with no help...
Also... Cobra Bubbles is one of my fave characters and his first interaction with Nani was amusing. I'm glad they worked things out but his car is NOT from the 50's.
But I'm done now... Tech doesn't match up, nobody is perfect but that's good and it works, and abusing the already traumatized will break them, not fix them. // END THREAD
