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I just wanted to make a joke about how I seem to have a type when it comes to ND Stevenson characters, but then I accidentally put way too much effort into it so I did a non-shitpost version too lmao
Nimona movie made me remember what I loved about Nimona book
It's been a while
i KNOW these two would do that thing where one goes for a hand shake and the other goes for a fist bump and do that awkward switching thing
Listen I- I- I see a similarity-
Nimona, the Comic: If you pay a little bit of attention, and you know a little about the creator, you’ll see this is a clear trans metaphor :)
Nimona, the Movie: (CLAMBERING OUT OF THE DOWN WITH CIS BUS) THIS IS A TRANS METAPHOR. ATTENTION, EVERYBODY, THIS IS A TRANS METAPHOR!
I read the comic in one sitting less than an hour after finishing the movie, and wow I have many Thoughts™.
- It's very obvious the two versions were meant to cater to different audiences AND tell different messages. I don't get why people are going "But the comic was better! It had more nuance!" just because Nimona was easier to root for in the movie.
- The comic was written back when ND Stevenson was still trying to process a lot of stuff, so all the characters are morally grey/straight up evil and the climactic battle is between a Ballister who regrets turning against Nimona, even if it was to save others vs. a Nimona who's too hurt to care if her lashing out was going to hurt innocent people.
- By the time Nimona got a movie adaptation, ND was a lot more secure in his sexuality, so the climactic battle was Nimona vs. the Director, the symbol of religious oppression and bigotry. It's not just about your friends turning on you because you're "too much" for them anymore, it's also about a society that would rather bring itself to the brink of ruin than coexist with you.
- (I totally get why people were upset about Ballister's surname change, though. Like come on, the media dubbing him Blackheart just to be mean was RIGHT THERE).
- Nimona's metaphor for not shifting is such a neurodivergent thing. Even in the comic, Nimona's parents insisting she's a monster who replaced their daughter is reminiscent of the changeling myth, which is what many parents thought their neurodivergent kids were—changelings who replaced their "real" children.
- Ambrosius being trained to cut off HIS BOYFRIEND'S WHOLE FUCKING ARM instead of merely disarming him is a very cop thing to do. As much as cops claim they're trained to de-escalate situations, their training still teaches them to treat everyone as a potential threat, and that level of constant vigilance can turn anyone into a trigger-happy/arm-choppy bastard. Even the Director, who can use a sword but probably hasn't actually fought someone in ages, STILL can't see Ballister reaching for the squire's phone without assuming he has a weapon.
- And on that note, the Queen getting killed simply because she was trying to reform the Institution and allow commoners to become knights? That's the best "no such thing as a good cop" metaphor I've seen. Because even if there ARE good cops and they ARE in leadership positions, the system will crush them before they make any meaningful change. It's not a good institution that turned rotten, it's an institution that only exists to spread its rot and refuses to be good.
- That's why Ballister's characterisation is so different in the movie vs. the comic. Comic Ballister had 15 years to come to terms with his trauma and the Institution's evildoing, while Movie Ballister is still freshly traumatised and hasn't found a way to define himself beyond the role he was assigned by the Institution.
- Not to mention Comic Ambrosius was not very noble to begin with and genuinely believed Ballister was better suited to villainy than heroism, while Movie Ambrosius never wanted the glory that came with his lineage in the first place and only antagonised Ballister because of indoctrination he needed to unlearn (which he did, all by himself, after witnessing the lengths the Director will go to just to kill Nimona).
- It really shows how important it is to surround yourself with loved ones who are open to change. Comic Ambrosius can love Ballister all he wants, but he'll still blast his arm off because he thinks Ballister deserved it anyway. Movie Ambrosius will stop to question what "the right thing" even means, even if he didn't love Ballister enough to defend him unconditionally.
I have so many more thoughts bubbling beneath the surface, but I'll probably address them some other day. In conclusion:
[ID: A pink-haired Nimona grinning evilly while holding up a knife.]
Watch Nimona. This is not a request.
Edit: Added more thoughts!
I've been seeing a lot of Nimona fanarts where she's drawn skinny and I want to say that A: this is the movie's fault bc yes she is skinniER there, but also B: don't let anyone fool you kids, Nimona is a chubby gal! I mean I suppose in the movie she isn't, but I really hope people remember or learn that comic Nimona is fat and you can Clearly tell bc her shape is in contrast with every other main character
Edit: the fanarts are mainly for the movie and even in the movie she isn't a complete rectangle, her hips are wider than her shoulders. So yeah. Not even movie accurate. And fanarts don't have to be accurate but for the love of god take time to figure out a body, it's good for you
I forgot to post this here lol
Nimona high school au part 2?
Headcanon: Ambrosius hates his job. He was in it for the family business, now he's in it for our pookie Ballister.
They're like teenagers, Ballister being the shy goody goody teacher, Ambrosius being the rebellious bad boy nepo baby.
In the end:
Nimona goes off to college under a sports thing
Ballister gets a better job
Ambrosius helps Ballister in any way and becomes a glorified house husband
All these headcanons are in good fun and are not meant to offend anybody thanksssss.
I get that knighting ceremonies typically happen around this age but THEY DON'T LOOK 20. Lowest I will take is about 27.
Also in my mind Ballister (and Ambrosius <3) is Nimona's father, but Nimona is already confirmed to be 15. A little age gap is ok.
Also this movie is the only kids movie to feature a protagonist who looks as old as Ballister (which is much older than 22) and he's a hot Dilf, not whatever people are in their 20s.
Lastly, Comic Ballister and Ambrosius are definitely more than 30 (I think, I can't cite my source).
Thank you
WIP. I have exams so for now this is going to be my last drawing post.
It's movie meets comic ballister where he has given up on proving his innocence and has vowed to take down the institute and the director. Ambrosius is always the main captain who's trying to chase him down, but neither of them can come to doing serious harm on each other, and even though they're broken up they still love each other #angst.
I promise the sexual tension will be much better in the final product please don't unfollow me.
Byeyeye
Found Family. Nimona wanted a friend, found a boss, and ended up with a dad.
Even though this movie didn't win the Oscar's, it's definitely still one of the best animated movies of all time (this is not my opinion this is a fact). The reason I love this movie so much is because it has paved the way for animated movies to come, for them to have more positive queer representation in kids media.
This movie deserves more recognition than it currently has. Thank you team Nimona for making one of my favourite movies of all time.
I finally got to watching Nimona and I have mixed feelings about it.
I might just be acting like another ‘the book is better than the movie’ person.
I kinda like how the director is more of someone who believes so much in the old beliefs as oppose to her GN version where she was like gonna experiment on Nimona.
I wished Aambrosius had more agency and I also wished the movie built more of Nimona and Ballister’s heart to heart. The animation wasn’t bad, but the scenes where they’re in the super light places kinda makes it look like a Spiderverse deleted scene.
I actually really love how we got a kinda backstory to Nimona, we still don’t really know what she is, but the extra world buildings nice.
Overall, I did like it, but I kinda recommend the book more.
LETS GO NIMONA!!! PLEASE WATCH THIS MOVIE IT WAS SO CUTE! I LAUGHED, CRIED, RELATED TO IT!! GAY PEOPLE REAL?
GUESS WHO JUST FINISHED READING NIMONA