feel like i need to watch this movie 3 times but one thing i thought was an interesting change from the graphic novel was that very little of the destruction in the final scene was caused by nimona herself - most of it was because of the soldiers shooting at her as she made her way to the statue. and then the director attempting to wipe out half the kingdom just to kill her. it really drives home how queerphobia is based on unfounded fears and how a society that vilifies us and mocks the value of diversity in general is only hurting itself.
another big change is nimona risking her life to save the kingdom from itself, a kingdom that always hated her (after one guy showed her there might be something worth saving). though i love the graphic novel's take on it too i think both endings are brilliant in different ways. to me it shows the shift in nd stevenson's work, from a story grounded in righteous anger when he was young and in the middle of processing a ton of trauma, to one that reflects a confidence about who he is and his place in the world as a bigender person fighting for justice. nimona saying "it's time to rewrite this story" is so fucking meta
"No matter what we do, we can't change the way people see us." "You changed the way you see me... didn't you?"
found family and some of the allegory in NIMONA (2023)
“Did you see the way that little girl looked at me? Kids. Little kids. They grow up believing that they can be a hero if they drive a sword into the heart of anything different. And I’m the monster? I don’t know what’s scarier. The fact that everyone in this kingdom wants to run a sword through my heart or that sometimes I just wanna let ‘em.”
“We have to get you out of here. Over the wall. We won’t stop until we find some place safe, okay? We’ll go. Together. No matter what we do, we can’t change the way people see us.”
“You changed the way you see me... Didn’t you?
NIMONA (2023), based on the comic by ND Stevenson, who came out as transgender in 2022
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She’s a shark!
I'm joining Art Fight for the first time!
Hey gang, hope you're all doing well! I'm here to announce that I'm gonna be participating in Art Fight this year (Team Vampire once team sign-ups are open)! It's been so long since I got to focus on illustration, and while I'm traveling to see my grandparents for the month, I'd like to do some drawing. So I'm cracking open a new sketchbook and giving this a shot!
It is probably going to be mostly sketches for me, just to set reasonable expectations. I don't anticipate doing any big, fully colored pieces. But I'm so excited to draw, and I hope that people enjoy my OCs in turn! I had a lot of fun getting some art of them together for this, and writing their bios. I can't wait for you to meet them! ^^ Here's wishing you all a wonderful Art Fight, be you a participant or spectator, let's all have fun admiring our fellow artists!
So Kat, who are you bringing to Art Fight?
An excellent question! This Vampire has five characters up on the site, and I'm REALLY EXCITED to share them all with you! So today we're gonna throw our refs under the cut so you can see everyone, even if you don't have an Art Fight account. (Or if the site is being majorly slow since it's sign up day baby!)
Ah my darlings, it's so nice to have drawn you again. I missed you. 💜
So let's go in order from left to right, top to bottom. More information under the cut!
HAPPY NIMONA DAY GO WATCH ITTT
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Marie every time she spots something new in the Land of Dolls.
TPoH: Update!
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