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Laittakaa meemejä tänne.

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[–] TRBoom@lemmy.zip 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That movie is nightmare fuel.

[–] automaticdoor75@sopuli.xyz 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It was a favorite of mine growing up.

[–] railway692@piefed.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago

The duality of man.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 2 weeks ago

Mine too, but I had forgotten about it until now. Time to give it a watch again

[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Fun fact from director Jerry Rees:

Okay, the flower. Here's the way it went.

There's the night in the thicket. Poor Blanky gets full of stickers and everyone is just cranky. Arguments all around, and the Radio drawing his own "zone" of privacy in the dirt that no one shall cross! And Blanky is feeling like the insecurity blanket even more than usual. He crawls to Lampy seeking snuggles. But Lampy calls him a fuzzball and tells him to get his own place to sleep. Blanky finally tries to snuggle with Toaster. But even the long-suffering, warm Toster is in no mood to cuddle with Blanky and pushes him away. Blanky is left all alone. Vulnerable and unprotected.

Next day in the meadow, there is mayhem. But amidst the mayhem is the flower. The flower is painted exactly the same yellow as Blanky, by the way. Like Blanky, it tries to snuggle with Toaster - the difference being that it sees its own reflection and falls in love with the "other" flower. There is no way Toaster can possibly help the flower. After trying to reason with it, then pushing it away, Toaster retreats, then peers back to see the vulnerable lonely flower wilt. Toaster is at a loss, there was no way to help...

The very next moment, Toaster sees Blanky being pulled down a hole by a bunch of mice. Immediately Toaster jumps to protect the vulnerable Blanky. Last night, Toaster had pushed him away. But now Toaster comes to the rescue - protecting it.

When Lampy teases Blanky, Toaster step up to protect him again.

Blanky returns the kindness by making himself into a tent for the group to use as shelter.

Later, Lampy has noticed that Toaster is being nice to Blanky and asks why.

Toaster does her best to explain. But underneath it all, seeing the vulnerable little yellow flower wilt when she shoved it away has made her feel like never shoving vulnerable little yellow Blanky away again. To keep Blanky safe. To keep Blanky from "wilting". In the case of the flower, there was no way to help. In the case of the blanket, there is.

This use of two vulnerable characters - both painted the identical color - both seeking cuddles - both being pushed away - one wilting emotionally - one wilting literally - was an emotional path of change for the Toaster.

Also this meme format is trash

[–] automaticdoor75@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

Aren't you kind! 8-P

[–] lornosaj@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] automaticdoor75@sopuli.xyz 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's The Brave Little Toaster. Here's the scene in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8kQDNLkT3c

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago

Holy shit man. I'm sitting in a bar and just watched that and teared up, lol