According to ND Stevenson, the medieval/sci fi aesthetic is representative of how while this society has advanced technologically, they're still stuck in the same, medieval mindset and prejudices. So it's a cool design choice and it serves the movie's themes.

"Then we rise like a fiery phoenix from the ashes to overthrow the government!" Holy cow I didn't see the foreshadowing until I rewatched it. Now the ending makes sense.

In the comic Nimona is never seen again. But Ballister thinks to himself that every time a Cat seems too intelligent or a stranger stares at him for too long that it could be Nimona watching him from a distance and it makes him happy.

This movie is a not so subtle trans/non-binary allegory (written when the author was struggling with his own journey), it is a HUGE deal that it was saved and is doing well. So glad people are enjoying it.

Outside of it just being an excellent movie on its own, I love the fact that Nimona now exists as pure karma on Disney‘s behalf. All they would’ve had to do was say gay rights outside of June and all of this critical praise and probably several sequels could’ve been theirs, but instead they canceled the movie 75% through completion and then shut down blue sky studios so that there was no chance of it ever seeing the light of day, all just so that they could keep from losing a little money in China and Russia. I bet the last thing they expected was Netflix coming in to save it at the last second.

I love the "Oh, Goldenloin is probably the villain. Oh he's the love interest? Well now he's *definitely* the villain." To be fair, _ND Stevenson's last show was She-Ra._ Both was absolutely an option.

“Oh so they’re like buddies?” Oh my god they were buddies…

"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." Not gonna lie, that line broke me. I did not expect them to go that deep. This movie is an absolute masterpiece. I'm so glad Annapurna saved it and gave what was going to be Blue Sky's magnum opus a second chance. Another victory for the And a perfect way to end Pride Month.

oh i just realised upon a rewatch that when ballister is given his sword in the beginning he gives it this studying look like he's thinking "this doesn't feel balanced the way I'm used to" THE SIGNS WERE THERE

I love how Ambrosius and Ballister are hiding in the shadows at the beginning, but at the end, they’re kissing in broad daylight.

I'm so glad disney didn't get their grubby hands on this masterpiece. They would have babied the themes, Ballister would only be implied to be gay, and Nimona wouldn't be this chaotic. We would have gotten a sad watered down version of this story in their attempt to appeal to extremely restrictive parents who complain about a little blood in a movie.

Fun Fact: This movie was based on a book by ND Stevenson, the creator of She-Ra. Also, the queen was voiced by Shadow Weaver.

Other than the billboard, pretty much all the damage after Nimona entered the city was from the attacks against Nimona, either her falling as a result of being hit or her attackers missing. Even before the director turned the cannon inwards, they were already destroying themselves in their attempts to kill her.

That ending in a PG movie blows my mind entirely. I’m literally gobsmacked. Nimona was going to walk into that blade in front of the entire kingdom, to prove a point and because she was exhausted. IN A PG MOVIE?!?? And then she paused, hugged the only person who understood her, and flew into that gun. WHAT THE HELL?! It’s a beautiful movie, one of my favourites ever probably, even after my very first watch of it, but it hit far too close to home for me and I’m still crying typing this out! For a PG movie to have this incredible of a story, to let everyone who watches it question things like the government and how we view others? Holy shit! I think I’m just so happy my body doesn’t know what else to do other than cry. Thank god a this movie finally exists

There’s so many things I want to point out about this movie Glorith and Nimonas story shows that being scared of or not trusting something is taught to you as a child, Glorith trusted and loved Nimona for who she was but her parents told her she was dangerous and a monster, which made her see Nimona as a monster as well

"Fun" Fact: This movie was originally going to be made by Blue Sky Studios (Studio that made the Ice Age Movies and) a few years ago, but it got axed after they shut down in 2021, which was actually a good thing since it was later revealed by former staff of Blue Sky that the film had a ton of pushback by Disney Execs at the time for what you saw in the movie

This movie had my drowning in my tears and dying of laughter at the same time "Hey, Boss." "Holy shi-" That is 100% cliffhanger sequel vibes!

Kudos to the guys for allowing themselves to be vulnerable on screen and in the studio during the emotional parts of the movie. The movie as a whole is one of my favorites, I got broken up during those moments too. Really enjoyed this reaction video fellas!

Something I didn’t hear them talk about is how 99% of the damage to the city was caused by the people trying to protect it. It was the same with the fire in the village. Nothing is more destructive to us than fear.

One trope I enjoy from movies like Nimona, is when the ones trying to prevent a prophecy, creates the worst of the damage in the most self imposed way possible. Karma at its finest

The whole thing with Nimona was actually an allegory for trans people and the kind of struggles they deal with for being “different”

As a person with a similar condition to tourettes, Nimona's explanation of how her shape shifting feels really spoke to me The more I try not to involuntarily tic, the more it builds up like that ticklish anticipation before a sneeze or shiver

Nimona's "rampage" was stepping on a kiosk, punching a billboard, and getting shot 20 times.

"A modern policing force that still uses horses?" Canada: What's your point?

Honestly love how the Squire's actions make so much sense in the beginning after a rewatch. The way it initially seemed like he was handing the sword to Bal unsurely because of his status, but it was really because he knew the sword itself was an issue

That’s what I’m here for, grown men crying ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Headcanon: Nimona is clearly able to mass-shift as well as shape-shift (otherwise her otter form and her dragon form would weigh the same, which could get awkward), so at 13:13 when she's like "Huh. This floor is surprisingly stable", she's keeping her shape but making herself progressively heavier until the floor gives way like she wanted.

The way Nimona sacrifices herself then comes back in the end reminds me so much of The Iron Giant. Actually the whole movie has a lot of parallels to it now that I think of it

I love that the fiery phoenix line comes into play when she blocks the cannon shot, coming back to life as the lore of the phoenix entails, such a smart play.

As an easy contender for Best Animated Movie of the year, arguably rivaling Across the Spider-Verse, and while not traditional published or released by them, this movie was a sensational and worthy send off for Blue Sky Studios to go off on a high note. 2:30 Me: 😏…..I’m gonna tell him. Everyone else: Don’t you dare…. Also The Queen’s voice is the same person who does Shadowweaver in She-Ra and ND Stevenson was Kwispy Dragon in the commercial.

I saw people talking about this movie online, watched it, and sobbed through it. As a queer person, the entire movie's story is so relatable on a deep level. The fact that in literature, monsters and villains have traditionally been queer (and analyzed as such) makes this movie's twists on monsters and heroes so good. I'm so glad we've been finally given more animated films that deal with these topics and direct representation.

This is a beautiful movie and I'm so glad u guys watched it. As for Nimona's original form, she doesn't have 1. She's Nimona no matter what form she takes. A lot of people see a metaphor for genderfluidity in her, though there's definitely many other people who can relate to her. And also, a cool detail in this movie is that we learn Nimona's true backstory throughout the movie. The 1st version (told by her voice) is a complete lie. The 2nd version (the 1 in the subway) mentions birds, fish, deer and well, but doesn't continue the story and misses a few key details. And the final version (the truth) is heard by no 1, but is instead Nimona's flashback, showing that the actual truth is deeply personal to those who were actually a part of this story.

As I'm sure you've heard, this movie started out as a webcomic on Tumblr, by an art student in college in 2012, ND Stevenson. Who you might recognize as the person who made Netflix's She Ra! The webcomic ran until 2014, then was released as a graphic novel the next year. Later that same year, it was announced that Fox had the rights to make it into a movie. In 2015. Then of course, Disney bought Fox, and in 2021, shut down Blue Sky studios, where the movie was being made. The next year, we hear that, after never giving up, they had found people who would help them finish the movie.

0:13 It's based off a graphic novel that was made by the same person that made She-Ra. Of course it's gonna be good.

Gotta love that their version of Monopoly is literally called WORLD DOMINATION

So many great details about this movie that weren't subtle at all. Like how Nimona, for all her chaotic murderous gremlin energy, never inflicts serious damage unprompted. And even when she is provoked, the worst damage to the city is caused by its so-called defenders trying to destroy the "monster" at all costs. The Director is the most obvious example with the gigantic laser turret, but even in the scenes leading up to that you can see the attacks on Nimona causing tons of collateral damage while she's mostly just enduring their attacks while trying to walk down the street.

I'm so glad I wasn't the only one who was suspicious to the Director from the beginning and the middle of the movie! Because in many scenes, she was always showing her presence than the rest of the other knight characters. I remember I was slowly realizing and I was like, "wait a damn minute-".

i want a second one so bad

30:00 The creator has both ADHD and bipolar, and the source comic was written at an earlier point in his life when he was struggling a lot, so yeah.

I'd like to remind anyone who sees this that the Queen died without ever knowing that the man she supported was framed. She died believing she was betrayed.

This movie is absolutely FANTASTIC! I'm so glad it got made! Disney scrapped it at like 75% completion when they shut down Blue Sky studios (Ice Age, the Peanuts movie, etc.) When people heard, Annapurna productions and Netflix picked up the film and saved it.

the fact that this movie made three grown people cry shows how good it is

I'm surprised nobody noticed that the queen was voiced by Shadow Weaver

YESSS I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH THANK YOU SO MUCH😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

I kinda notice a few funny parallels with this movie and "Venom", in which Riz Ahmed (Boldheart) played the villain, but here he's essentially the Eddie Brock to Nimona's Venom energy. The constant back and fourth between them is so much like Eddie and Venom; he's even wearing black armor.

**Everyone starts clapping for Ballister** “Oh I feel less stressed now :)” Famous last words LMAO

I don’t usually care if movies get sequels but I NEED ONE!!!!

This movie was astounding. So glad you were all as emotionally struck by it as I was.

Nimona wanting to just be done with everything and the monsterous scream sent me crying because I felt that level of pain so deeply. Like you just want to NOT exist just to allow people to be happier.

God, as someone who's struggled with depression before, and as a queer person... this movie made me cry so freaking much.

Such amazing parallels between Nimona knowing what Bal is going through from her past and yet still standing by him when he trys convince people he's not a villain even though she knows they'll never listen.

Nimona's story is such a great deconstruction of how societies use scapegoats to alienate and degrade people they deem as "monsters". Also, how these societies can brainwash masses of regular people to physically threaten the people they deem as "monsters". Nimona throughout the story is always questioning how people demonize others because it always leads to suffering and death. I mean Nimona literally had to almost unalive herself, then throw herself at a big-fucking-gun for everyone in the kingdom to see her humanity and value. She shouldn't have to sacrifice herself for us to see her humanity or value, but unfortunately she had to because sometimes that's what it takes for ignorant people to change their minds. As a sidenote, Nimona's shape-shifting can be seen as an allegory for transgender and gender-fluid/gender non-conforming people.

Everyone just sh*tting on Todd is hilarious, even more that I agree with them XD

THEY WERE BEING LIVESTREAMED BTW, so the people are aware that the director chose to sacrifice the people in order to kill nimona, so yeah, they're all pretty much on Bal's side at that point even before nimona rushed in to take the hit just in case y'all didn't notice

The animation style gives me huge Breath of the Wild vibes

Watched this movie with my wife and kids on 3rd July...it is such an excellent movie. The plot twists and the characters...love it all.

This has a solid chance of winning the animated feature Oscar. I realize the Academy's been going out of their way to ignore whole damn medium, but seriously, this won't be ignored.

I have to leave a comment to raise engagement with this video. You guys saw it for what it was, reacted well, weren't over-reacting, and put pieces of the plot together. Not to mention that the film itself is amazing. Keep making content, and I hope Nimona gets the attention it deserves.

"Rise like a fire Phoenix to overthrow the government" OMG the foreshadowing I just realized 😅

I love that at the beginning they were like "oh he's gay?? Okay so he's not the villain"

Finally, someone else calling out the ADHD energy of this movie! As a nonbinary person with ADHD, Nimona's character just feels so... familiar. Like a character that I grew up watching, even though this movie is my introduction to her. (I haven't read the graphic novel but I'm going to as soon as possible!) Even the way she describes shapeshifting is so relatable to me. There's the intended meaning of being uncomfortable in your own body, but for me it's also a great description of ADHD. This slowly building, uncomfortable nervous energy. Anyway, this is definitely a solid contender for my favorite movie!

Fun Fact: This was made by the same person who created She-Ra! They're incredible and the process of this movie being made was INCREDIBLY strenuous and hard! Would reccomend a video like Negative Legend's detailing it's history, symbolism, and meanings for Queerness/Transness/Genderfluidity that can explain it wayyyy better than I can!

The Movie is based on a Comic created by Nate Stevenson, who was also the person who created She-ra and The Princesses of Power... The show that you are currently watching.

This shit right here is enough to make any grown ass man cry and let me tell you it had me crying as if it was a Pixar movie!😂😂

11:55 Holy shit this reaction of Nimona makes so much sense. Like why would she say 'Nemesis' here? Maybe cuz she thinks that anyone you had a close bond with, and you break up or are divided like that, will just betray you and become your Nemesis. Like what the world has done to her and Gloreth

This movie made me cry SO much more than i thought it would. During **and** after i had watched it. First off: a mlm couple in an animated film (that's not r-rated or hidden behind subtext) is so rare. Plus, there was no big deal made out of the relationship. It just was what it was, a couple. And SECOND: Nimona. Its not lost on me that Nimina is a metaphor for trans people. Im trans myself. Finding representation that doesn't seem forced or feel cheap is incredibly hard. Nimons says it themselves: they wouldn't be living if they didn't shift. For many trans people, in the best case scenario, this is the truth when they choose to ignore who they are. Other times it literally IS life or death. Having good dialogue really helps nimona as a character here, because their personality can still shine through while accurately representing and discussing certain people society refuses to understand, throwing slurs and violently attacking. I could keep going, but i feel like i should stop before this gets too long.

Just wanna say thank you for saying “impulsive thoughts” rather than “intrusive.” I know it seems like such a minor, unimportant distinction, but as someone with OCD who’s struggled with horrific intrusive thoughts since early childhood and never had the language to explain what was constantly happening in my head, I appreciate the distinction a lot.

IDK if this is the actual reason, but it makes sense to me: The part of Nimona's arm that rested on the saw blade was where her gauntlet looking thing is, and some of those blades have a safety to prevent them from cutting flesh when they detect the electric currents that human bodies produce. So I genuinely think it just has that feature and Nimona didn't do anything fantastical to not be hurt.

Let this be a movie be a lesson to you all. Don't be prejudiced against lonely little changelings or your offspring will spend a thousand years growing a family tree with no branches. Embrace the changeling.

AMAZING reaction guys, thanks SO SO much for doing this one!!! And, yup... you KNOW a movie is emotionally impactful when it "gets" an "entire TRIO" of reactors like yourselves! I've actually NEVER seen a movie do that, but given what this movie did to ME, I shouldn't be surprised: I've only recently become a tearjerker-seeker (ever since the movie "Inside Out" when I firsthand felt the feel-good brain endorphins that often come with tears), BUT I soon discovered it was notoriously difficult to find movies that could do that to me. I also discovered it was (for a WHILE) literally impossible for me to cry to a RE-watch of ANYthing. Then along comes Nimona to my personal watch-list... and if you count not only the actual movie, but also my watching of reactions, and even reading or writing comments to reactions, the most touching of these scenes / lines actually managed to pull serious tears from me SEVEN TIMES in a ROW. Given my history (or lack thereof), I was absolutely flabbergasted!

23:32 Wait... If fruits don't belong on pizza why are we using tomato sauce and ketchup-? YES, you read correctly. By definition tomato is classified as a fruit. AND what's more tomato is classified as a berry.

I LOVE the Banana Splits theme references in this film to Chloe Moretz's time as Hit-Girl in the 'Kick-Ass' films based on the graphic novel series of the same name.

I really hope this movie gets a sequel or some sort of series

25:15 when she is explaining she "wouldnt die but I sure wouldnt be living" regarding to being herself, look whats a little above between both of them

Nimonas backstory made me cry. That caught me off guard. It was just so saddddd

I loved a lot of things about this movie but I really loved Nimona's heartbreaking moment at Gloreth's statue (heartbreaking is honestly an understatement but I'm lost for words. For some reason, my first watch, I missed Nimona saying the first time that it was scary that sometimes she just wanted to let people kill her, but it also made that scene more sad cause I felt like she was saying it for the first time and it truly felt like she was giving up and giving in. It made me want to be right alongside Bal giving her a hug), everyone realizing that they were hiding behind walls for absolutely nothing (as much as I prefer her dead by her own wrongdoing, I wonder what the Director's reaction would have been to realizing there was literally nothing to be afraid of outside the wall), and Nimona flying toward the Director in the cannon was both showing the Gloreth/monster fight in the proper light with Nimona defending and Gloreth (well, mainly the townsfolk) attacking, and has Nimona, starting on Gloreth's statue, flying into the cannon which is on the wall, basically having the Director be the monster she believed was just at the walls that Gloreth and the knights needed to defend against. I love this movie 😭 The one thing I'm admittedly a bit lost on is how Gloreth became so beloved. Like, she was a child when she betrayed Nimona; did they initially portray her as a child and then as she got older they just aged her up to fit the way they altered the story? Cause I doubt Nimona would attempt to reach out to her again and lead to a second encounter later in Gloreth's life.

I’m just so happy that Nimona is finally getting seen for what it is! Because the graphic novel was absolutely amazing!! And now it has its own movie!!!!

I read the original graphic novel for the first time my freshman year of high school, i remember being on the emotional rollercoaster that was this movie’s development- seeing people who had no context at all for the story react to the movie was wild. I knew most of the big twists from reading the novel when i first watched it, so this was a treat

I wonder if Whale!Nimona crashing through the floor levels was a little homage to the game Inside, cause there’s a very memorable part of the game where you crash through the floor like that. Maybe it’s a reach but the game popped into my head when I was watching that scene.

YEESS NIMONA!!! I absolutely loved this movie so seeing that you reacted to it fills me with joy!! I'm only a minute into the reaction but I know this is gonna be great!

I feel like asking what Nimona's "true form" is is missing a point she was making throughout the movie Whenever she was asked who or what she is she simply answered that she's Nimona and perhaps whatever she is at that moment (shark, boy, etc) As far as I know Nimona was confirmed to be genderfluid, that combined with her shapeshifting and the way she kept answering who/what she is tells me that she doesn't exactly have "a true form", instead ALL of her forms (that aren't straight-up impersonating someone else like Ballister or Ambrosios) are her "true" forms, all of those forms are her true self and she's Nimona no matter what form she takes at any given moment

I thought she actually died when I saw the sparkly ash I really did.

The voices of Chloe Grace Moretz and Riz Ahmed as Nimona and Ballister respectively gave such great performances. The former really nailed it given her reputation as Hit-Girl in Kick-Ass.

Fun fact: the head producer of the movie, who also created the original story this is based on, was also the head showrunner on the new She-Ra series from a few years ago.

Ending "Hey boss" " HOLY SH" CREDITS ROLE😂😂😂

40:33 I watched WickedBinge's Nimona Good to Evil and was actively annoyed when they described this as Nimona setting the town on fire.

thank you so much for not being homophobic you have no idea how hard it is to find a good group of youtubers to watch who are not homophobic

Fun fact: Nimona does actually have a little thing after the credits. It isn’t a scene but it does exist /srs

44:55 I love the background shot of the big tv screen saying "MONSTER ATTACK" and just showing a shot of a teenaged girl getting a hug. Such monster. very attack. wow.

so nobody's gonna talk about how he thrusted that broken bottle the moment that he opened the door? dude, his intention is "you found me? DIE!!!"

25:23 In a behind the scenes video, Chloe Grace Moretz did such a great job recording her lines for this scene ON THE FIRST TAKE that they used it. They LOVED her! (And now, so does everyone who watches her performance as Nimona 🥰)

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) melted butter 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 large eggs 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup Hershey's cocoa 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Line an 8-inch square metal pan with foil and grease only the bottom of the foil. In a large mixing bowl combine melted butter, sugar and vanilla with a wooden spoon until well blended. Add eggs and beat well with spoon until creamy. In a small bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture to the egg mixture, beating gently until well mixed. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until brownies appear set and begin to pull away from the sides of the pan. Remove from the oven and cool the brownies completely in pan on wire rack. Cut brownies into desired size and shape. You're welcome.

They mentioned in one of the interviews that this is based of a comic book series if anyone is interested!

The voice actress for the Queen is the same one as ShadowWeaver in the Netflix She-Ra reboot, which was produced by Nate Stevenson (under his deadname) as was the Nimona graphic novel and this movie. And Nate himself has a cameo voice role in the movie as Kwispy the cereal dragon.

Seems ironic that I just finished this movie not so along ago that seeing you guys react to it is a great feeling in the heart to watch with you guys 😄 it was a beautiful movie that hit home and have so much potential for a sequel or maybe a series if it goes well. Also it seems interesting that during this movie airing in June being a Pride movie at the end of the month was a great closing for the special month. I have hopes for the movie to have a series based on it or sequel.

Bro i watched this movie yesterday and as soon as i did i was like” they need to watch this immediately”.

I did NOT expect this to be such a good movie. It has literally everything!!! A great story, likable characters, a message that (while predictable) doesn’t feel forced, surprisingly good comedy, an expressive art style, a gay relationship that’s not fuckn cringe and is believable. 10 out of fuckn 10 will be watching it again

Love seeing your guys' genuine reaction to Nimona! So beautiful to get to experience people seeing the story for the first time through, as someone that read the webcomic and knew what was going to happen this was just awesome to experience with you all!

I didn’t notice Launchpad’s VA at first but now that you said it, I can’t unhear it

Y'know, despite all the jokes and drawings Nimona did about killing and hurting people, she never actually hurt anyone (at least not badly.) She pretty much just pulled pranks on people, tied them up, slapped them around a bit, and hit some soldiers with giant cereal spheres. The only person she killed was the Director, and that was mostly from the cannon blas the Director herself fired at Nimona and the blast partially redirected. It killed both the Director and Nimona, but Nimona was a phoenix so she could just resurrect from her ashes later.