Treasure Planet
One of my favorite things to do is to watch movies that I love, that I have seen 20 million times with others, just to see their reactions. This is one of those movies. Not that many people know about it, since Disney did such a shitty job with it's marketing when it came out and it bombed at the box office, but that makes it even more special to me, because it feels like my little secret (even though I know it's not, since it has a cult following, but still, it's not as popular as other disney movies). I watched it with my mom and she is usually not fond of these type of adventure movies, she prefers romcoms, but even she loved it, which made my heart so happy. The mix of 3D animation and 2D was done so beautifully and I don't think it's talked about enough. The soundtrack was beautiful too, specially with the lyrics of "I'm still here" they are deeper from what I remember.
But what I love most about Treasure planet, isn't any of those things. You know those movies you watch as a kid and you love, but then find a bigger love once you grow older and understand it more? That's what I love the most. I first watched this movie in middle school. I thought it was fun and I had the biggest crush on Jim (still do tbh).
Now I am at Jim's age. All his struggles about having a parent hurt you, not knowing anything about the future or not even believing to have a future and acting as you don't care about anything when you actually really really do are things I have struggled with and I feel like many of us have. Jim did too, which is why I think he is the most realistic character disney has done, in my opinion. It hits very close to home.
And also I love how this movie isn't centered around romance. Just as life, there is romance in it, but it's not the main thing that matters. Self growth is. (Unlike how many disney movies have done, obviously things have changed and I don't think those movies were bad either, but I don't think it was common to have non-romance movies at the time this was out)
Most of all, in these uNpReCeDeNted times, just as all my favorite movies do, it gives me hope on the future. I doubt anyone will read this, but if you do, I hope just as Jim you can have hope for the future too.