Review of Nimona (2023) by Furryeskimo — 01 Jul 2023

First off, *I* loved this movie, but it’s not for everyone, so before watching it determine if it’s a good fit for you. Eg. Mischievous girl/shapeshifter, gay men who hold hands and kiss briefly (nothing overly sexual at all), censored swearing, metaphors for being, idk, queer? Look, if you’re not comfortable with that stuff you won’t want to watch this, but for most people it won’t be an issue, and most of the movie doesn’t focus on these things anyway.

A lot of the movie consists of silly, lighthearted jokes or comical violence, all centered around a plot where someone killed a royal, framed the knight, and then this outcast shapeshifter finally found someone she can relate to (not a spoiler, this was in the trailer).

The girl’s too eager to cause violence and the knight needs to constantly reel (probably a metaphor for society telling queer people they’re being to “loud”), but he’s just trying to help and they care about one another.

It’ a bit lowbrow at times, but the movie knows this, the point is there’s a deeper message and they (the crew making the movie) are having fun with it, so try and relax and you’ll probably have a great time.

The animation style isn’t always notch, shadows are a bit inconsistent scene to scene, but I’ve seen this style before done cheaply, and this wasn’t bad, this seemed to be a product of love and it’s totally ok.

Got unexpectedly teary eyed near the end, but that’s spoiler territory so I won’t say anything. All-in-all I’m very glad I watched this movie and would recommend people Consider watching it. Figure out if it’s something you think you’d enjoy and go from there.

If you’re uncomfortable with gay representation, questioning tradition, questioning patriotism, comical violence, etc, then simply pass on this one.