Post by armadillozenith on May 3, 2007 11:02:18 GMT
Plot spoilers follow.
;D Can I just enthuse here greatly about this film?
It has to have been one of the most heartwarming animations ever made.
And as its basic plot is a scifi one, surely it has a place here - as well as in my heart? ;D
Any other fans around here?
Stitch is an escaped illegal genetic experiment, and lands up in a Hawaii dogpound where orphan Lilo adopts him. She lives with older sister Nani now as her guardian, a basically affectionate but troubled and strained relationship after the death of their parents. Disgraced scientist Jumba (Stitch's creator, and creator of another 600 or so experimental creatures also intended as military weapons) and exobiologist (ie Earth-expert) Pleakley are sent initially to 'remove' Stitch without disturbing the 'conservation zone' of Earth, but alien police captain Gantu is also on the trail in a more militaristic mode...
The sequels involve the search for the other experiments, Stitch's 'cousins', also at large now and each needing to be found a place to belong where their various enhanced abilities can be useful rather than destructive.
I tend to identify very much with Stitch... and I see my wife as rather like Lilo.
There are some exceptionally well-drawn and striking shots from a composition point of view. eg the 'Lilo swimming underwater as a wave surge rolls by' and 'pursuit spaceship emerges fin and engine first then rolls up out of cloud' (revealing that it was a horizontal wingtip seen at first vertically).
Stitch's characterisation is excellent and his character developes quite touchingly, as does Lilo's. The quirkiness, part-animal part-intelligent attributes, Elvis-affinity and dancing, sometimes accidental destructive tendencies and need for family make up a rich mix.
The Hawaiian 'ohana' concept: of family-ness (whether literally close family or not) - 'no-one gets forgotten or left behind' - made a strong impression, and I used these references (Lilo and Stitch and the 'cousins') at a 2005 Youth Group weekend away, where not everyone knew each other but had the opportunity to make deeper friendships outside as well as within their familiar circles.
I also enjoyed its sequel Lilo and Stitch 2: Stitch has a glitch.
I would like to see the Disney TV series (which I have never seen except in excerpts on YouTube, and stills). There was a campaign launched to urge Disney not to curtail the series at their usual 65-episode cutoff, as it embodied good values and was far better fare in this regard than many other programs, and was still being enjoyed.
;D Can I just enthuse here greatly about this film?
It has to have been one of the most heartwarming animations ever made.
And as its basic plot is a scifi one, surely it has a place here - as well as in my heart? ;D
Any other fans around here?
Stitch is an escaped illegal genetic experiment, and lands up in a Hawaii dogpound where orphan Lilo adopts him. She lives with older sister Nani now as her guardian, a basically affectionate but troubled and strained relationship after the death of their parents. Disgraced scientist Jumba (Stitch's creator, and creator of another 600 or so experimental creatures also intended as military weapons) and exobiologist (ie Earth-expert) Pleakley are sent initially to 'remove' Stitch without disturbing the 'conservation zone' of Earth, but alien police captain Gantu is also on the trail in a more militaristic mode...
The sequels involve the search for the other experiments, Stitch's 'cousins', also at large now and each needing to be found a place to belong where their various enhanced abilities can be useful rather than destructive.
I tend to identify very much with Stitch... and I see my wife as rather like Lilo.
There are some exceptionally well-drawn and striking shots from a composition point of view. eg the 'Lilo swimming underwater as a wave surge rolls by' and 'pursuit spaceship emerges fin and engine first then rolls up out of cloud' (revealing that it was a horizontal wingtip seen at first vertically).
Stitch's characterisation is excellent and his character developes quite touchingly, as does Lilo's. The quirkiness, part-animal part-intelligent attributes, Elvis-affinity and dancing, sometimes accidental destructive tendencies and need for family make up a rich mix.
The Hawaiian 'ohana' concept: of family-ness (whether literally close family or not) - 'no-one gets forgotten or left behind' - made a strong impression, and I used these references (Lilo and Stitch and the 'cousins') at a 2005 Youth Group weekend away, where not everyone knew each other but had the opportunity to make deeper friendships outside as well as within their familiar circles.
I also enjoyed its sequel Lilo and Stitch 2: Stitch has a glitch.
I would like to see the Disney TV series (which I have never seen except in excerpts on YouTube, and stills). There was a campaign launched to urge Disney not to curtail the series at their usual 65-episode cutoff, as it embodied good values and was far better fare in this regard than many other programs, and was still being enjoyed.
