Steven Universe: the movie Discussion

[CorbeauKarasu]

no powers. she'll kill you now

[mochi]

1 minute ago, CorbeauKarasu said:

it took forever for the MCU to start revealing parental flaws, but this show never shied away from that

Pink wasn't evil but she was incredibly stupid and childish, she constantly hurt people she loved without meaning to

[CorbeauKarasu]

well, that was uick, too

 

let's get garnet

[CorbeauKarasu]

will you sacrifice yourself, spinel?

[CorbeauKarasu]

idiot.

be friends

[CorbeauKarasu]

tell her you do want her here. you want to help

[mochi]

Spinel is NOT okay

[CorbeauKarasu]

ugh i hate misunderstandings that prolong the plot.

i like this movie, but i always hate that plot device. and it's not like the tv series is void of that

[CorbeauKarasu]

obviously, don't attack her

[mochi]

Spinel is basically Cherubimon

[CorbeauKarasu]

wel at least it didn;t cause too much damage.

[CorbeauKarasu]

oh that's bad

[CorbeauKarasu]

she splooged it right into the gash, oh no!

[mochi]

Just now, CorbeauKarasu said:

wel at least it didn;t cause too much damage.

most of the earth is unlivable now but hey

[CorbeauKarasu]

bye bye arm, i guess

[CorbeauKarasu]

stevonnie, one last time?

[mochi]

I still worry what kind of outrage we're gonna get because of the super sexualized father son incest fusion

[CorbeauKarasu]

oh wow, homeworld level shield

 

god, when he screamed at white in that last episode....

[CorbeauKarasu]

is she gonna be a friend at the end of this?

[mochi]

this is deffinitely Trigger animation

[CorbeauKarasu]

Beach City's sure taking a licking

[CorbeauKarasu]

healing powers

[CorbeauKarasu]

deus ex machina but it's okay

[CorbeauKarasu]

i hope people aren't complaining about this.

it was fun.

[CorbeauKarasu]

AUNTIES

[CorbeauKarasu]

AUNTIES AS FUCK

[CorbeauKarasu]

disgusting

[mochi]

Replacement Pink

[mochi]

fun gem fact

 

Spinels and Diamonds are very similar

[CorbeauKarasu]

we got Universe Man but no Stevonnie

[CorbeauKarasu]

so they're old-style animation representatives

[mochi]

Just now, CorbeauKarasu said:

so they're old-style animation representatives

now that you mention it Spinel does complete the "evolution of animation" theme the Diamonds have

[CorbeauKarasu]

what' this a reference to?

[CorbeauKarasu]

certainly as good as anything else.

[CorbeauKarasu]

i was so behind until today that i didn't even know the series had ended until i went to wakandacon in July

[mochi]

2 minutes ago, CorbeauKarasu said:

i was so behind until today that i didn't even know the series had ended until i went to wakandacon in July

supposedly they're making a spin-off/DBZ style continuation

 

so technically it hasn't ended

[mochi]

also for anyone confused what these are they were webisodes that ran on CN's youtube channel, parodying youtube

[mochi]

Lapis's PTSD kicking in

[CorbeauKarasu]

such great songs in this franchise

get together with all my friends in their thirties and it's all they can talk about

ah, ll cartoon network's great shows rom the last decade are ending.

we've only got craig of the creek left

[mochi]

4 minutes ago, CorbeauKarasu said:

such great songs in this franchise

get together with all my friends in their thirties and it's all they can talk about

ah, ll cartoon network's great shows rom the last decade are ending.

we've only got craig of the creek left

there's some new CN shows and some new ones coming but I have a vague theory CN's eventually gonna be absorbed by Adult Swim for some reason

[CorbeauKarasu]

lol. geez.

[OwlChemist81]

Wow, they actually moved this discussion here!! I broke down and DVR'ed this movie; will watch later.

Edited September 3, 2019 by OwlChemist81

[Jman]

The demographics for this are going to be fascinating.  Because I know for Tumblr this was must see television, but what about the kids leaving SU playsets gathering dust?

[mochi]

9 hours ago, Jman said:

The demographics for this are going to be fascinating.  Because I know for Tumblr this was must see television, but what about the kids leaving SU playsets gathering dust?

get a life Jman

[Jman]

54 minutes ago, mochi said:

get a life Jman

You know, when Teen Titans Go got a movie, it was a real movie.  You could go to the theatre, spend money on a ticket, buy snacks, and see it with your kids.  Hell, that’s why Will Arnett played Slade, his kids loved the show and wanted him in it.

This was tossed on Cartoon Network on Labor Day and you know who didn’t care?  Kids!  The primary demo!

[rpgamer]

Okay. Friendship is Magic and all, but, Spinel, get your ass back here. You've got some questions to answer.

First of all, where did you get that Rejuvenator? Now, I'm willing to let my imagination fill this one in, and assume it just happened to be left in the Garden. The implications of which are a little bit haunting itself. I wouldn't put it past Pink to have "reset" Spinel a time or two or any time she got bored or thought it would be fun.

The Injector, tho. Where the hell did that come from? Seems kinda new-tech to me. That doesn't look like the sort of thing Pink would leave lying around "just in case." So, somehow, she manages to get her hands on a possibly-new Injector, filled with prodigiously potent planet poison, conveniently capped with a gem in her own image (a special gem that seemingly nobody in recent memory will have ever known about), all within the span of... like, a day, between when she gets the gem broadcast message and arriving on Earth, all without the Diamonds ever knowing (you'd think they would notice something like that leaving Homeworld).

I don't actually expect to see that one explained. But if they did, I guess they could set up somebody somewhere out there that still holds a grudge, giving Spinel the means to carry out their plan without direct involvement. Still, bit of a... stretch. Ha.

Overall, kinda didn't really like the musical nature of the movie. It's not exactly unusual for the franchise, but, the songs used to be a little more special. Packing 80% of the movie with them just didn't leave much room for anything else. Some history/exposition was nice. Mostly, the whole thing felt a bit rushed. Was ok with the quick villain setup, no real need to do a lot of build up for that with the show/setting fairly established. But, it just kept rushing along. I blame the musical-ness. But also I guess a little bit of setting up a conflict that isn't so traditional. They did all the Epic Fight stuff back on Homeworld. In a way, I suppose looking at the entire movie as setting up for Spinel's redemption, instead of a conflict to be resolved by Steven/Gems, kinda helps with that. Idk. Conclusion, I wasn't entirely thrilled with how it turned out. But, it also did pretty much fit with the show. Can't really complain all that much.

However, I did find it oddly poetic, how much of the plot you can sorta trace back to this song. Evidently, judging from the recent comments, I'm not alone in thinking this. It's all coming full circle. I genuinely expected Spinel to start singing some variation of this in the Garden. Maybe there are some music nerds out there that will dissect it enough to find some similarities.

 

[GuyBeardmane]

I absolutely adored this movie.  And Steg is best fusion.

[CorbeauKarasu]

I didn't realize until listening to all the songs on youtube the next morning, mostly because i was shocked during th Steg scene, but Steg is played by TED LEO, the lead singer of my favorite band sinc i was in college. MIND BLOWN.

GO CHECK OUT TED LEO & THE PHARMACISTS' WHOLE DISCOGRAPHY