Nimona Stereotypes
Nimona Animated Movie Critical Statement Movie interpretations of comic books and graphic novels have become very common these days, however, Nimona is not your everyday graphic novel. To begin with, while the hero in most of these fantastic stories are strong, charismatic men, the lead character in the movie Nimona is, well, Nimona of course. She is woman with a strong personality and fierce spirit. Under her lead, the story that follows tends to break many standard tropes and stereotypes about comic book characters and plots and shows its audience a seldom seen perspective in the science fantasy genre. The first and most obvious difference between Nimona and your everyday comic interpretation is the most prominent part of the movie, the
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While the world in this movie does not have an explicit name, its uniqueness will make sure you don’t soon forget it. The mix between magic and science in this science fantasy animation proves to be hardly homogenous. The story quickly jumps from one genre element to the next with very little warning such as the renaissance style fair full of tesla coils and other green glowing science objects to fight scenes of Blackheart shooting down a volley of arrows with a massive laser cannon. While there is often a large contrast between the elements of fantasy and science in the movie, they are also often blended together quite seamlessly. Almost all of the architecture in the world is medieval in appearance and often appears as castles and tents and so forth including the Institution’s science lab. But when you enter the interior you are quick to find glass tanks of specimens floating in neon green liquid and sliding metal doors with fingerprint scanners. While technology is mostly contained within the hands of Blackheart and the Institution, it also pervades the common folk. While everyone lives in medieval style houses and wears hand sewn clothes, television news is widely available to everyone. Science and fantasy seemingly appear wherever and whenever it can with little explanation. Nimona does what it likes when it likes and doesn’t bother trying to explain itself to
While the world in this movie does not have an explicit name, its uniqueness will make sure you don’t soon forget it. The mix between magic and science in this science fantasy animation proves to be hardly homogenous. The story quickly jumps from one genre element to the next with very little warning such as the renaissance style fair full of tesla coils and other green glowing science objects to fight scenes of Blackheart shooting down a volley of arrows with a massive laser cannon. While there is often a large contrast between the elements of fantasy and science in the movie, they are also often blended together quite seamlessly. Almost all of the architecture in the world is medieval in appearance and often appears as castles and tents and so forth including the Institution’s science lab. But when you enter the interior you are quick to find glass tanks of specimens floating in neon green liquid and sliding metal doors with fingerprint scanners. While technology is mostly contained within the hands of Blackheart and the Institution, it also pervades the common folk. While everyone lives in medieval style houses and wears hand sewn clothes, television news is widely available to everyone. Science and fantasy seemingly appear wherever and whenever it can with little explanation. Nimona does what it likes when it likes and doesn’t bother trying to explain itself to