I can't really think of one on my own but this video I found I think is a good example! If you grew up with Power Rangers like I did, I think you'll get why it's funny! 😂 ua-cam.com/video/L6eyqGEKNfM/v-deo.html
Agatha's story will never not haunt me. Every scene of her past was too dark for my ten year old self back when I first watched the movie. Like, a girl crying as six people come out one by one and accuse her of being a witch? The judge shouting that she is guilty and will soon be *hanged* ? Shit, it must have been so terrifying for her. Norman's vision did show the search for the 'witch' but it cut off before we saw her actually getting caught. We didn't see her hanging either. Just picturing how that could have played out makes me incredibly sad.
@@ДжесикаИванова-б8ф The spiritual practice of witchcraft as presented in educational material is very much natural, yes. But it's obvious that this movie was not going for that approach. The narrative's interpretation of a 'witch' is something purposely demonized to showcase how, at that time, conservative men in positions of power would twist anything unfamiliar and unconventional into a threat just so they could have an excuse to get rid of it. So, yes, in this movie, being a witch is presented as bad, exactly because the definition of the word as presented IS something bad. A twisted meaning that does not apply to reality. A term rooted in death, necromancy and 'anti-christianity'. Based on that, Agatha is definitely not a witch.
@@hana_flower875 At least Norman's dad had the decency of berating him in private and while embarrassed he just left whereas Buck would've agreed and added on to the insults. Buck Cluck still sucks.
Inside Job's Rand makes them both look like caring fathers in comparison. And none of them can hold a candle to Joseph Sugarman from Bojack Horseman for animated bastard father.
I first watched the movie on DVD in the German dub and in German there isn't really a difference between the words friend and boyfriend so when Mitch said that I was like "Oh my God, did they -?!" and ran to switch the language to English and rewatch the scene just to make sure XD
What the?? Is it a full stop motion or mixed with computer animation? Because the fight scene with the witch is out of this world if it's a full stop motion
@@tinoderyanto7668 The fight with the witch is stop motion. There's behind the scene footage where you can see them using a variety of different head sculpts for the witch to achieve the motion blur effect and the glow was created by literally putting a light inside the puppet. Laika studios is no joke. :D
I noticed that since Norman is a freak to the town, they did not listen to him when he was doing his speech about the zombies being good, but when his sister sides with Norman, the town starts trusting him since his sister is the normal popular girl.
Turn the tables around when jesus went to walk the earth and lived a perfect life and tried to preach to us,What we do? we didnt listen.I just wanted to throw that out there
So, fun fact about "THICC" women in animation: Animators were afraid of getting censored for drawing/designing women with a huge rack/hourglass figure, so they compensated my accenting the hips. The industry (and TV Tropes) call them "Hartman Hips," after animator Butch Hartman, who worked with animation studios, such as Ruby-Spears, Hanna-Barbera, and Cartoon Network.
One of the foreshadowing you didn't notice was the "bully" dressed up as the judge putting a noose on Norman's neck. It foreshadows to Agatha being hung on the tree, especially since Norman and Agatha are related.
@@Evtheevil42 yes, Norman's mothers maiden name is Prendergast, like Agatha's. So its on Norman's mother's side, but it skipped a generation, so its only Normans Great Uncle and Norman himself that have the power.
I'm surprised more people don't talk about this film, especially around this time of year. I mean yeah it shows up on Freeform and probably a few streaming sites, but Coraline seems to resonate with audiences more. Also, one of the key points of this film is glossed over a lot: the true effect of Powerlessness. You touched on it a little bit, but something that hit me about Norman and Agatha is how they deal with normal power structures in their respective settings...or rather, how ONE of them deals with it, while the other complete breaks down from it. In fact, what is "normal" in each setting becomes a catalyst for many of the events that happen in the film. Norman is a kid living in a normal Massachusetts suburb; he's middle class, has working parents, a sister that basically ignores him unless he interferes with her 'normal' high-school girl routine, with normal expectations of his time and energy. Norman, obviously, is NOT normal, in that he is a child who can communicate with the deceased, which only he can see and interact with. It makes him socially awkward and a bit of an undesirable among his peers, while also straining his relationship with his parents, especially his father. He does seem to start (however clumsily) a friendship with Neil, who is also odd, but who is at least approachable and projects good will, despite how he's treated. Now, Norman can't control how people see or treat him, but at the very least, he isn't being persecuted for claiming to speak with the dead. Eccentricity is not a punishable offense. He's bullied, which no one wants, of course, but the bullying and the teasing are not immediately fatal. Had his uncle not come to lay the task of reading to the witch at Norman's feet, the boy would most likely have continued through school and on into adulthood without incident; perhaps he would even find a niche group to belong to in college and, eventually, bloom into his own person. Norman's interaction with the power structures in his life are not perfect, but they are tolerable. I say that with confidence because I was in a similar situation; I was (am) weird, a little prone to an overactive imagination and it's always been difficult for me to make lasting friendships. The only difference is that while I was made-fun-of in school, I was never truly bullied; I was too big and I projected enough confidence to keep would-be harassers away, to the point where everyone knew better than to openly start a fight with me. In Norman's case, he wouldn't have had an easy time in his early adulthood, but in all likelihood, he would have survived it. Agatha did NOT survive the power structures of her childhood. She couldn't have. She was hung for being who she was...a child, barely 11 years old, executed for claiming to see and speak with the dead. Anything that contradicted the (lets be honest, fear-driven hyper religious conservatism) of the existing power structures of her day, was seen as a threat, punishable by torture and death. Her fate was sealed from the moment she learned to talk, really...how does a child in that day and age keep something like that a secret? Branded a witch and regardless of her age, she was convicted for "holding congress with the beast", more or less, which gave the elders of her small, guarded, ignorant, fearful community every incentive to pass lasting judgement on her mortal soul. She was powerless to do anything about it; not even her mother could save her life. ...until she died. Then she had all the power she needed to exact revenge (or, perhaps, justice?) against those who had wronged her. Agatha reminds me a great deal of Hiro from "Big Hero 6", in that both of them deal with their situations (both arising from an abuse of power) in similar ways. In BH6, Hiro is smart, capable and driven. He doesn't want to change the world, just get by in it, using his gifts to better his odds as he wheels and deals his way through his childhood. Agatha, too, wants nothing more than to grow up, no matter her circumstances and regardless of the 'gift' she has, unmolested by those around her. She means no harm and expects none from others. BOTH of them lose something important, something neither of their 'gifts' could prevent. Hiro loses his brother as the result of another person (first) abusing his authority and power, and his invention, sending him spiraling into depression and self-doubt. Agatha loses her life, filling her with rage, allowing her gift to manifest as a devastating curse, not only on the living, but the dead as well. When Hiro finally has a chance to confront the man who killed his brother, all pretext of heroic intent goes out the window; he wants Callaghan dead and uses Baymax (his gift/intelligence made manifest) to carry out his vengeance. When Agatha finally awakens, she wreaks havoc on the town and intends to torture the 7 people who condemned her to death as a child, using her gifts to awful effect. As a result, in both respective situations, multiple casualties occur, good and bad. They were both wronged by the power structures in their lives. They were both given the chance to be the bigger person. They both failed by following in lock step with their abusers...by abusing their OWN power. And in a way, this is understandable. No matter how talented or smart or powerful these two were, they're also still KIDS. Just because someone learns how to fly, it doesn't mean they will know how to deal with the eventuality of falling. They couldn't simply cope, not like Norman did...because at some point in their respective stories, they decided that THEIR power had one use: to make others pay for abusing their own. I feel so bad for both of them, especially Agatha. Being robbed of your brother is awful, but being robbed of your entire life? Because of fear and un-tempered puritanical conviction? It's really messed up, even if it did happen 300 years ago. Tough subject to touch on in a kids film, for sure. Great vid. Did you find Agatha pitiable? Did she have the right to seek our retroactive punishment? Or was she a bully for wanting Justice?
I definitely felt sad for her situation because like you said, her fate was basically sealed. And I could understand her anger although maybe not completely. I think I'm privileged enough to not feel that sort of oppression because the puritan era was--phew--not great for women. IMO those 7 ppl probably did horrible things to others as well--not just Agatha. So they probably did deserve to be punished but ofc that wouldn't align with the message of the movie looool 🤷🏻♀
@@SophiaPhannn yeah how DO you convey the concept of the 17th Century Witch Trials to kids in a flattering light? Never mind the Trail of Tears 150 years later or the protracted use of Slaves for more than 400 years, there are several parts of American history that just seem oddly mismatched with children's entertainment. They handled it with adequate respect in this film, but it's still mostly a family comedy. I wonder, how many kids went home asking their parents why those old people decided to kill a kid?
@@afoolishfopdoodle3284 yeah, no.. i'm going with _'Kathy squeaky voice'_ thanks! the joke in the unfact post is that it's meant to be *ironically wrong.* hah
Just started the vid. Paranorman is easily the most interesting take on Zombies, even today, simply because it didn't play it the same way nearly EVERY other show/movie/other piece of media does. Like, it's a virus, a curse, whatever, but it's still a mindless killer that eats human flesh, so when you stick to that, it's not all that inventive. Therefore, I think they did a great job on the zombies in this movie.
I had the same exact reaction when the dad said, "Neither did we". Ew, that is your kid! I love the family movies that used to come on around Halloween time. I just watched The Little Vampire for the first time in a while the other day, the nostalgia. I don't know if you know what I'm talking about with this one, but there used to be two that came on Cartoon Network called Scary Godmother and SG: Revenge of Jimmy, I've been looking for those
I have such a soft spot for stop motion animation! Even in a medium that feels almost crowded with incredible classics like Wallace and Gromit, so many Tim Burton films, and the gems from Wes Anderson, Paranorman still feels like its own unique experience that is very worth the watch. Also I'm pretty sure Norman's dad was the real antagonist of this story, I can think of a few witchy wiener jokes I'd like to make at his expense.
I really didn't notice it was a stop motion! It was so smooth o-o Edit: Norman: " we're kind of the same, you and i" he used the villain speech against the villain
Laika's stop motion movies are incredible Since you've already checked out Coraline and ParaNorman I'd also like to recommend their other movies: Boxtrolls, Kubo And The Two Strings and Mister Link
I would not recomend Mister Link, visually, yes, is amazing, but i does not has a Laika Movie... but also the movie that kill Laika, a complete failure
I find this interesting that Norman was the only one to basically stand up and talk to Agatha while his Uncle Prendergast and many other family members basically read the book to ease Agatha.
Meet Neil, perhaps the purest friend any lonely kid could ever hope to meet (except for the play, but oh well). Oh the envyyyyyyy :( But seriously, love this movie, great choice Sophia. If you enjoyed this, I'd definitely recommend this company's (Laika) other films, especially Kubo and the Two Strings.
Coraline, Paranorman and Kubo are the best movies made by Laika. Coraline had a haunting atmosphere that kept me curious through all the movie, Paranorman and Kubo have some really "chilling" scenes that, don't know how to explain it better without making spoilers, are gonna stay with me forever.
I'm so glad you watched this!! :D I love Paranormal and Laika as a studio in general so much their movies are so good!! the ending when Norman tell her the story and there's a small moment where she's no longer angry or yelling for only a second and just says "I don't like this story" always makes me cry like she was just a little girl
Something haunting to me, if you notice how Agatha's ghost is floating in the air, her head is sort of pointing down. As if something is holding her up by the neck. Her ghost is literally hanged in the air.
This is a tradition amongst my crew. It's a visual warm blanket in film form. Soooo tempted to watch your take right now, but saving it for after work.
I've seen this movie like 5 times and I _still_ didn't notice many of the foreshadowing and callback elements you pointed out. Zombies have been done to death, but in this case, they really make it make perfect sense when she says "I wanted everyone to see how *rotten* they were!" i.e. Making everyone see them as the terrifying monsters they were to her. To cast them into a world that would fear, hate, and attempt to destroy them just for existing, again, just as they did to her. This is why she goes ballistic when the town gets talked down. For the first time in hundreds of years, she *_FINALLY_* got a chance at revenge, only for her tormentors to be spared. 19:55 - The hate and rage from that scream is nothing short of *PALPABLE.* Some might scoff at the character of Agatha having a different design and "forgetting who she was" as a concept but it's true. When I look back at who I was as a kid it's like looking at a completely different person; when the world breaks you, you can't *not* survive without becoming something different. Whether it lasts a few days or the rest of your life... and beyond in the case of Agatha...
Hey bestie, I’m actually so glad you decided to do paranorman. This movie was my childhood and I used to pretend to be him, like all the time. This movie is absolutely iconic and underrated!!
Really love this movie, just goes to show how good “kids” movies can really be when the almighty mouse isn’t controlling what you can and can’t put in the flick lmao
So glad you covered this! It never seems to get talked about much (or maybe I'm in the wrong circles lol). I think this movie does a great job at "It's about zombies, but not what you think". There are funny moments, sad moments, and very meaningful ones that make you think. And it's all around just cute. Haha
"Paranorman" is my favorite LAIKA Studio movie, it's so fun and lovely~ I'm happy you reacted to it cuz I usually don't find people who reacts to this movie :')
I remember stalking this tumblr where the likia universe was all connected and the artist basically wrote that Normans parents divorced shortly after the film and moved;;
The sneak 'boo' at the beginning of this video REALLY got me. Also, this film is pretty much Disney's 'Chicken Little' (before the main character was written to be a guy, the aliens were added to the 3rd act, and the mom was killed off).
I love your earrings! 😊Also side note, I would love to see you react to the Halloweentown movies (except maybe the 4th one), Hocus Pocus, Nightmare Before Christmas, Monster House, Casper, Casper Meets Wendy if you're looking for classic Halloween themed movies for this month! (Yes I consider Nightmare Before Christmas a Halloween movie but also a Christmas movie as well.)
@@mythical_phoenix Story wise, it was good. It's mostly due to them recasting Marnie and for no real reason or good reason. Kimberly J Brown expressed that she was available and willing to do it but for some reason they felt the need to make the change. No disrespect to Sara Paxton. She just isn't Marnie to me. She does look good as a brunette though.
@@BeeKee404 Your right but sometimes you have to overlook they changed the actor/actresse I miss the old Marnie actress but they recast her and you got to accept that. It was still good even with a different actress.
A bit of a rumor so do not quote me on this about this movie is that in the beginning they wanted to make the father be able to see ghosts as well. And deny having the ability and the true falling out between him and his brother was the fact that he didn't want to read from the book and he didn't want his power so he suppressed his own abilities. Slowly over time losing the ability to see and communicate with ghosts that was the original idea and. In the movie it was going to be a story about Father and son reckless filing and accepting their gifts and saving the town together however they decided not to go this route. And also within the story they were going to make peace with the uncle and apologize for all the abuse that he had suffered at the hands of his own brother.
I love how Courtney hits on Mitch the whole time but by the end he just says he has a boyfriend, it’s just casual and nice to see in a kids movie considering this came out almost 10 years ago. I feel like this movie was good at doing little things like that.
@sewer~rat Oh of course. Seems that homophobes perceive it to be, though. I’ve seen a fair share of homophobic sentiments that were just re-packaged misogyny. Then again, the Venn diagram for homophobes and misogynists is almost a circle, lol
Idk if it's your deadpan way of stating some of your comments but it gets me every time "that man has no thoughts behind those eyes" and "his parents are getting a divorce" 😂
Moderately unrelated, but I just found out that people apparently ship Norman from this with Dipper from Gravity Falls and, once you sort out the smut, it's adorable.
This movie is amazing and is criminally underrated. I’m so glad you watched it! Another great Laika movie is Kubo and the Two Strings. The visuals are stunning with a heart-warming and slightly bittersweet story.
I feel like so many people talk about having a theater teacher in elementary and/or junior high, but for me it wasn't until I was in high school that we had theater as part of school and even then it was only a club.
It's not in your face, but the movie also comments on how societies commoditize and think about history. The town's economy rests on monetizing a fictionalized "witchy past" where a green-skinned long-nosed monster cursed the good townspeople when in reality, the entire town came together to hang an innocent little girl. Knowing the truth, the commercialized witch imagery (including a sexy club witch) hits differently. In real life, Salem similarly profits off the murders of 19 people. Up until very recently, plantations made money off of reenactments of an idealized U.S. South. Just something to think about.
Just came across your channel yesterday. I ended up going through quite a few reactions before I knew it. You got a great vibe and it feels like I'm watching with a friend when I watch your videos.
I remember watching this movie in theatres! lol I have not seen it since, it's way better than what I remember so might have to give it a watch on its own soon! thanks!!!
You should look into the behind the scenes, it’s clearly a blend cgi and stop motion and it’s pretty common knowledge by now but it’s so cool to see the process and details behind it. Great video too!
i havent watched this movie in so long! i kept on forgetting the title. i have it in dvd and i watched it countless times when i was a kid, probably one on my favourites from when i was younger.
Such a great film, massively underrated. If you want another zombie related thing that's completely at the other end of the spectrum, take a look at Dead Set if you haven't seen it already - it's a short zombie horror tv series made by Charlie Brooker, the guy behind Black Mirror & set in the British Big Brother house.
I'm glad you reacted to this one, Sophia.❤️ Apparently, it's hilarious and filled with spooky fun!🙂 Next, can you do Corpse Bride? It also has the same theme, just with a bit of romance and...a few disgusting parts, but still.😊 Anyway, hope you're doing well.☺️ Plus Ultra!⭐
16:40 Bro, all this time and I didn't realise he was related to her! I've watched this movie a few times and watched different reaction videos and it took me this long. I suspected that they might be related, but I didn't realise his family had the same last name as the witch.
So, story time. When I was six or seven, I watched this movie for the first time with my family, and it scared the crap out of me and gave me a crippling fear of zombies from how well designed they were until I was around nine. Then, when I was nine, I watched it again and I thought it was really funny. Then, when I was around twelve. It really started to hit me emotionally because I too am a social outcast who feels that he needs to make people pay for what they’ve done, until I just saw Norman say, “But what’s that going to do?” And after that watch through, it became one of my all time favorite animated movies. Then, I’m watching this video, and getting emotionally invested in the climax, and then the banjo music kicked in and I fucking died…
Please give me your best witchy wieners jokes
Not the FEET!!!
Can you watch the legends of Kora its on netflix its the sequel of aang the last air bender please what it and make it a video
Witchy Wieners: Ride buns not brooms. 😂
I can't really think of one on my own but this video I found I think is a good example! If you grew up with Power Rangers like I did, I think you'll get why it's funny! 😂
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7:29 When she's getting witchy with your wiener and tries to steal your soul.
Norman had to play Zombie Hunter, Curse Breaker, Researcher, and therapist in a whole night
It's just a call of cthulhu session😂
also babysitter (reading the bedtime story at first)
Agatha's story will never not haunt me. Every scene of her past was too dark for my ten year old self back when I first watched the movie.
Like, a girl crying as six people come out one by one and accuse her of being a witch? The judge shouting that she is guilty and will soon be *hanged* ? Shit, it must have been so terrifying for her.
Norman's vision did show the search for the 'witch' but it cut off before we saw her actually getting caught. We didn't see her hanging either. Just picturing how that could have played out makes me incredibly sad.
Her scenes made me really sad too :( I think my heart broke a little when Norman came out of the vision and said "she was just a kid" 😭
When I first saw that scene when I was an idiot 7 year old, I thought she was crying coffee
When I first saw that scene, my jaw literally dropped.
well she was a witch ,doesn't mean she was harming people with her powers. Witchraft isn't evil ,it is natural.
@@ДжесикаИванова-б8ф The spiritual practice of witchcraft as presented in educational material is very much natural, yes. But it's obvious that this movie was not going for that approach. The narrative's interpretation of a 'witch' is something purposely demonized to showcase how, at that time, conservative men in positions of power would twist anything unfamiliar and unconventional into a threat just so they could have an excuse to get rid of it. So, yes, in this movie, being a witch is presented as bad, exactly because the definition of the word as presented IS something bad. A twisted meaning that does not apply to reality. A term rooted in death, necromancy and 'anti-christianity'. Based on that, Agatha is definitely not a witch.
Norman’s dad gives Buck Cluck a run for his money as the worst animated father.
Who's worse: Paranorman dad or Chicken Little dad?
It's close, but Buck Cluck is still the worst.
@@hana_flower875 At least Norman's dad had the decency of berating him in private and while embarrassed he just left whereas Buck would've agreed and added on to the insults. Buck Cluck still sucks.
Inside Job's Rand makes them both look like caring fathers in comparison.
And none of them can hold a candle to Joseph Sugarman from Bojack Horseman for animated bastard father.
Can I include Lord Ozai?
Fun fact: Mitch was the first openly gay animated character!
I LOVE THAT
I can’t believe that when I was a kid I thought boyfriend just meant his friend who was a guy
oh my god, i was obsessed with this movie as a child, how did i never know 😭
@@adeleaslan8182 i watched this dubbed and they just said sth else
I first watched the movie on DVD in the German dub and in German there isn't really a difference between the words friend and boyfriend so when Mitch said that I was like "Oh my God, did they -?!" and ran to switch the language to English and rewatch the scene just to make sure XD
This movie is so overlooked when it comes to Stop Motion movies, it’s so good
What the?? Is it a full stop motion or mixed with computer animation? Because the fight scene with the witch is out of this world if it's a full stop motion
@@tinoderyanto7668 There probably is a bit of computer animation but 80% of it is stop motion at least
@@tinoderyanto7668 The fight with the witch is stop motion. There's behind the scene footage where you can see them using a variety of different head sculpts for the witch to achieve the motion blur effect and the glow was created by literally putting a light inside the puppet. Laika studios is no joke. :D
@@tinoderyanto7668 actually I think the glitches they did on the little girl was all stop motion
LAIKA is a great studio for Stop motion every movie they put out (that I have seen) is great from the characters to the animation
I noticed that since Norman is a freak to the town, they did not listen to him when he was doing his speech about the zombies being good, but when his sister sides with Norman, the town starts trusting him since his sister is the normal popular girl.
Turn the tables around when jesus went to walk the earth and lived a perfect life and tried to preach to us,What we do? we didnt listen.I just wanted to throw that out there
So, fun fact about "THICC" women in animation:
Animators were afraid of getting censored for drawing/designing women with a huge rack/hourglass figure, so they compensated my accenting the hips. The industry (and TV Tropes) call them "Hartman Hips," after animator Butch Hartman, who worked with animation studios, such as Ruby-Spears, Hanna-Barbera, and Cartoon Network.
The amount of innuendo they slipped into this movie is so funny to me. Also Courtney is such an icon.
One of the foreshadowing you didn't notice was the "bully" dressed up as the judge putting a noose on Norman's neck. It foreshadows to Agatha being hung on the tree, especially since Norman and Agatha are related.
Yh, I noticed that too ☺️
Wait they’re related?
@@Evtheevil42 yes, Norman's mothers maiden name is Prendergast, like Agatha's. So its on Norman's mother's side, but it skipped a generation, so its only Normans Great Uncle and Norman himself that have the power.
PARANORMAN IS SO UNDERATEEEED one of my favs
I'm surprised more people don't talk about this film, especially around this time of year. I mean yeah it shows up on Freeform and probably a few streaming sites, but Coraline seems to resonate with audiences more. Also, one of the key points of this film is glossed over a lot: the true effect of Powerlessness.
You touched on it a little bit, but something that hit me about Norman and Agatha is how they deal with normal power structures in their respective settings...or rather, how ONE of them deals with it, while the other complete breaks down from it. In fact, what is "normal" in each setting becomes a catalyst for many of the events that happen in the film. Norman is a kid living in a normal Massachusetts suburb; he's middle class, has working parents, a sister that basically ignores him unless he interferes with her 'normal' high-school girl routine, with normal expectations of his time and energy. Norman, obviously, is NOT normal, in that he is a child who can communicate with the deceased, which only he can see and interact with. It makes him socially awkward and a bit of an undesirable among his peers, while also straining his relationship with his parents, especially his father. He does seem to start (however clumsily) a friendship with Neil, who is also odd, but who is at least approachable and projects good will, despite how he's treated. Now, Norman can't control how people see or treat him, but at the very least, he isn't being persecuted for claiming to speak with the dead. Eccentricity is not a punishable offense. He's bullied, which no one wants, of course, but the bullying and the teasing are not immediately fatal. Had his uncle not come to lay the task of reading to the witch at Norman's feet, the boy would most likely have continued through school and on into adulthood without incident; perhaps he would even find a niche group to belong to in college and, eventually, bloom into his own person.
Norman's interaction with the power structures in his life are not perfect, but they are tolerable. I say that with confidence because I was in a similar situation; I was (am) weird, a little prone to an overactive imagination and it's always been difficult for me to make lasting friendships. The only difference is that while I was made-fun-of in school, I was never truly bullied; I was too big and I projected enough confidence to keep would-be harassers away, to the point where everyone knew better than to openly start a fight with me. In Norman's case, he wouldn't have had an easy time in his early adulthood, but in all likelihood, he would have survived it.
Agatha did NOT survive the power structures of her childhood. She couldn't have. She was hung for being who she was...a child, barely 11 years old, executed for claiming to see and speak with the dead. Anything that contradicted the (lets be honest, fear-driven hyper religious conservatism) of the existing power structures of her day, was seen as a threat, punishable by torture and death. Her fate was sealed from the moment she learned to talk, really...how does a child in that day and age keep something like that a secret? Branded a witch and regardless of her age, she was convicted for "holding congress with the beast", more or less, which gave the elders of her small, guarded, ignorant, fearful community every incentive to pass lasting judgement on her mortal soul. She was powerless to do anything about it; not even her mother could save her life.
...until she died. Then she had all the power she needed to exact revenge (or, perhaps, justice?) against those who had wronged her.
Agatha reminds me a great deal of Hiro from "Big Hero 6", in that both of them deal with their situations (both arising from an abuse of power) in similar ways. In BH6, Hiro is smart, capable and driven. He doesn't want to change the world, just get by in it, using his gifts to better his odds as he wheels and deals his way through his childhood. Agatha, too, wants nothing more than to grow up, no matter her circumstances and regardless of the 'gift' she has, unmolested by those around her. She means no harm and expects none from others. BOTH of them lose something important, something neither of their 'gifts' could prevent. Hiro loses his brother as the result of another person (first) abusing his authority and power, and his invention, sending him spiraling into depression and self-doubt. Agatha loses her life, filling her with rage, allowing her gift to manifest as a devastating curse, not only on the living, but the dead as well. When Hiro finally has a chance to confront the man who killed his brother, all pretext of heroic intent goes out the window; he wants Callaghan dead and uses Baymax (his gift/intelligence made manifest) to carry out his vengeance. When Agatha finally awakens, she wreaks havoc on the town and intends to torture the 7 people who condemned her to death as a child, using her gifts to awful effect. As a result, in both respective situations, multiple casualties occur, good and bad.
They were both wronged by the power structures in their lives. They were both given the chance to be the bigger person. They both failed by following in lock step with their abusers...by abusing their OWN power. And in a way, this is understandable. No matter how talented or smart or powerful these two were, they're also still KIDS. Just because someone learns how to fly, it doesn't mean they will know how to deal with the eventuality of falling. They couldn't simply cope, not like Norman did...because at some point in their respective stories, they decided that THEIR power had one use: to make others pay for abusing their own.
I feel so bad for both of them, especially Agatha. Being robbed of your brother is awful, but being robbed of your entire life? Because of fear and un-tempered puritanical conviction? It's really messed up, even if it did happen 300 years ago. Tough subject to touch on in a kids film, for sure.
Great vid. Did you find Agatha pitiable? Did she have the right to seek our retroactive punishment? Or was she a bully for wanting Justice?
I definitely felt sad for her situation because like you said, her fate was basically sealed. And I could understand her anger although maybe not completely. I think I'm privileged enough to not feel that sort of oppression because the puritan era was--phew--not great for women. IMO those 7 ppl probably did horrible things to others as well--not just Agatha. So they probably did deserve to be punished but ofc that wouldn't align with the message of the movie looool 🤷🏻♀
@@SophiaPhannn yeah how DO you convey the concept of the 17th Century Witch Trials to kids in a flattering light? Never mind the Trail of Tears 150 years later or the protracted use of Slaves for more than 400 years, there are several parts of American history that just seem oddly mismatched with children's entertainment. They handled it with adequate respect in this film, but it's still mostly a family comedy. I wonder, how many kids went home asking their parents why those old people decided to kill a kid?
damn this is so long…
@@yugen8195 yeah it rambled a bit lol
@@SophiaPhannn tbh, I think it was also for Agatha to gain peace. While they 100% deserved punishment, the more important thing was saving Agatha
*fun unfact:* Anna Kendrick's Kathy squeaky voice in this being her audition for Trolls/Princess Poppy. 💗🍿
EXACTLY ugh I hate him
Some months later Pitch Perfect happened
…her name is Courtney lol
@@afoolishfopdoodle3284 yeah, no.. i'm going with _'Kathy squeaky voice'_ thanks! the joke in the unfact post is that it's meant to be *ironically wrong.* hah
@@lacthocia oh okay
Ghost that is sleeping with the fishes: Hey, how you doing?
Joey Tribbiani: JOEY DOESN'T SHARE PICKUP LINES
Best line was “I can’t wait to tell my boyfriend”
"what do you think you're doing, firing at civilians?! That's for the police to do!" killed me 💀
and painfully accurate
"I don't want to go to sleep, and you can't make me" was oddly terrifiying
EVERYTHING about a pissed off Agatha is terrifying😰🤣
Just started the vid. Paranorman is easily the most interesting take on Zombies, even today, simply because it didn't play it the same way nearly EVERY other show/movie/other piece of media does. Like, it's a virus, a curse, whatever, but it's still a mindless killer that eats human flesh, so when you stick to that, it's not all that inventive. Therefore, I think they did a great job on the zombies in this movie.
I literally watch every paranorman reaction just for the face when they hear "your going to love my boyfriend"
I had the same exact reaction when the dad said, "Neither did we". Ew, that is your kid!
I love the family movies that used to come on around Halloween time. I just watched The Little Vampire for the first time in a while the other day, the nostalgia.
I don't know if you know what I'm talking about with this one, but there used to be two that came on Cartoon Network called Scary Godmother and SG: Revenge of Jimmy, I've been looking for those
Yeah, I had the same reaction. Especially since my dad always told me to embrace my weird quirks, since they made me who I am.
I agree with everything you said. And I'm kind of happy I'm not the only one who remembers scary godmother
The vending machine part is honestly me 😂😂ngl. I paid money for that snack so you best believe I’m about to get it 😂at least before I get eaten 😂
“mr. prenderghast appeared to me in the bathroom”
“ew”
THAT PART IS THE MOST OUTTA POCKET THING IVE EVER HEARD IN A PG MOVIE IM SCREAMING
I still tear up watching the scene were Norman talks to Agatha, yet stays with her in her final moments 🥲👌🏻✨✨
I have such a soft spot for stop motion animation! Even in a medium that feels almost crowded with incredible classics like Wallace and Gromit, so many Tim Burton films, and the gems from Wes Anderson, Paranorman still feels like its own unique experience that is very worth the watch. Also I'm pretty sure Norman's dad was the real antagonist of this story, I can think of a few witchy wiener jokes I'd like to make at his expense.
“I don’t want to go to sleep-and you can’t make me.”
Probably my favorite line of cinematic dialogue of the past 15 years.
"I don't have boobs, these are pectorals."
*punches him
*"Ow! my boobs!*
Me: 😂
“ What do you think you’re doing firing at civilians? That is for the POLICE to do!” Ayo! They really put that in a kids movie😂😂😂
Not me crying over the Agatha and Norman scene-
The scene with the witch child always makes me cry / sad. Her story is really touching.
I really didn't notice it was a stop motion! It was so smooth o-o
Edit: Norman: " we're kind of the same, you and i" he used the villain speech against the villain
I cry so hard every time I see witches past and ending. It’s so heartbreaking
"you're gonna love my boyfriend" THEY CUT THAT OUT ON TV I HATE IT
Love wins!
"Survival of the thickest"
Me during the zombie apocolypse.
Laika's stop motion movies are incredible
Since you've already checked out Coraline and ParaNorman I'd also like to recommend their other movies: Boxtrolls, Kubo And The Two Strings and Mister Link
I would not recomend Mister Link, visually, yes, is amazing, but i does not has a Laika Movie... but also the movie that kill Laika, a complete failure
THE QUEEN IS HERE ,”alexa play some niki”
This is genuinely my favorite movie. I laugh every time, I cry every time, I love it. Justice for Agatha and Norman!
This is my fav movie to watch every October😌 I remember when I first saw it, good times🥺
I find this interesting that Norman was the only one to basically stand up and talk to Agatha while his Uncle Prendergast and many other family members basically read the book to ease Agatha.
Meet Neil, perhaps the purest friend any lonely kid could ever hope to meet (except for the play, but oh well). Oh the envyyyyyyy :(
But seriously, love this movie, great choice Sophia. If you enjoyed this, I'd definitely recommend this company's (Laika) other films, especially Kubo and the Two Strings.
That movie is heartbreaking
Coraline, Paranorman and Kubo are the best movies made by Laika. Coraline had a haunting atmosphere that kept me curious through all the movie, Paranorman and Kubo have some really "chilling" scenes that, don't know how to explain it better without making spoilers, are gonna stay with me forever.
i'd put boxtrolls up there
4:03 the way this scene spoke to my soul as someone with 4c hair 💀
i adore this movie!! my boyfriend and i watched it, he cried a little lol
Awwww! Lol!
I'm so glad you watched this!! :D I love Paranormal and Laika as a studio in general so much their movies are so good!!
the ending when Norman tell her the story and there's a small moment where she's no longer angry or yelling for only a second and just says "I don't like this story" always makes me cry like
she was just a little girl
Something haunting to me, if you notice how Agatha's ghost is floating in the air, her head is sort of pointing down. As if something is holding her up by the neck.
Her ghost is literally hanged in the air.
This is a tradition amongst my crew. It's a visual warm blanket in film form.
Soooo tempted to watch your take right now, but saving it for after work.
The “ow my b**bs” joke always get me
I've seen this movie like 5 times and I _still_ didn't notice many of the foreshadowing and callback elements you pointed out.
Zombies have been done to death, but in this case, they really make it make perfect sense when she says "I wanted everyone to see how *rotten* they were!" i.e. Making everyone see them as the terrifying monsters they were to her. To cast them into a world that would fear, hate, and attempt to destroy them just for existing, again, just as they did to her. This is why she goes ballistic when the town gets talked down. For the first time in hundreds of years, she *_FINALLY_* got a chance at revenge, only for her tormentors to be spared.
19:55 - The hate and rage from that scream is nothing short of *PALPABLE.* Some might scoff at the character of Agatha having a different design and "forgetting who she was" as a concept but it's true. When I look back at who I was as a kid it's like looking at a completely different person; when the world breaks you, you can't *not* survive without becoming something different. Whether it lasts a few days or the rest of your life... and beyond in the case of Agatha...
Hey bestie, I’m actually so glad you decided to do paranorman. This movie was my childhood and I used to pretend to be him, like all the time. This movie is absolutely iconic and underrated!!
Really love this movie, just goes to show how good “kids” movies can really be when the almighty mouse isn’t controlling what you can and can’t put in the flick lmao
when alvin puts norman in the noose during the practice it's foreshadowing his relationship with agatha
So glad you covered this! It never seems to get talked about much (or maybe I'm in the wrong circles lol). I think this movie does a great job at "It's about zombies, but not what you think". There are funny moments, sad moments, and very meaningful ones that make you think. And it's all around just cute. Haha
"I guess rising from the dead wasn't the only thing rising tonight" I WAS EATING OMG DYSJSJWJ
Glad to see that there’s other people loving this movie 😌
"Paranorman" is my favorite LAIKA Studio movie, it's so fun and lovely~ I'm happy you reacted to it cuz I usually don't find people who reacts to this movie :')
Im so happy to see people covering this movie till this day, its very underrated and man It's alot better than I last remembered it.
I remember stalking this tumblr where the likia universe was all connected and the artist basically wrote that Normans parents divorced shortly after the film and moved;;
The fact the sister is played by Anna Kendrick still surprises me to this day. 😂😂😂
Mitch is the gay icon we deserve ❤
ParaNorman is so underrated, but it's so so good!
The sneak 'boo' at the beginning of this video REALLY got me. Also, this film is pretty much Disney's 'Chicken Little' (before the main character was written to be a guy, the aliens were added to the 3rd act, and the mom was killed off).
i love paranorman so much!! that's my tweenhood 😭😭 so glad to see you watching it!!
I love your earrings! 😊Also side note, I would love to see you react to the Halloweentown movies (except maybe the 4th one), Hocus Pocus, Nightmare Before Christmas, Monster House, Casper, Casper Meets Wendy if you're looking for classic Halloween themed movies for this month! (Yes I consider Nightmare Before Christmas a Halloween movie but also a Christmas movie as well.)
Hocus Pocus!!!!
The 4th halloweentown is one of my fave films!
Hocus pocus and casper are also great films! Same with monster house!
She should watch all of Halloweentown Movies stop hating on movie 4 when it was really good. Monster House is such a good Halloween movie.
@@mythical_phoenix Story wise, it was good. It's mostly due to them recasting Marnie and for no real reason or good reason. Kimberly J Brown expressed that she was available and willing to do it but for some reason they felt the need to make the change. No disrespect to Sara Paxton. She just isn't Marnie to me. She does look good as a brunette though.
@@BeeKee404 Your right but sometimes you have to overlook they changed the actor/actresse I miss the old Marnie actress but they recast her and you got to accept that. It was still good even with a different actress.
A bit of a rumor so do not quote me on this about this movie is that in the beginning they wanted to make the father be able to see ghosts as well. And deny having the ability and the true falling out between him and his brother was the fact that he didn't want to read from the book and he didn't want his power so he suppressed his own abilities.
Slowly over time losing the ability to see and communicate with ghosts that was the original idea and. In the movie it was going to be a story about Father and son reckless filing and accepting their gifts and saving the town together however they decided not to go this route.
And also within the story they were going to make peace with the uncle and apologize for all the abuse that he had suffered at the hands of his own brother.
I love how Courtney hits on Mitch the whole time but by the end he just says he has a boyfriend, it’s just casual and nice to see in a kids movie considering this came out almost 10 years ago. I feel like this movie was good at doing little things like that.
Thats not good for kids now days and the way the world is
@@rinkashime261 🗿bruh what
@@fairy_floss U see how boys is acting like girls nowdays.ANyways i like the movie to
@@rinkashime261 Do you think feminine traits are inherently negative? That’s a little messed up.
@sewer~rat Oh of course. Seems that homophobes perceive it to be, though. I’ve seen a fair share of homophobic sentiments that were just re-packaged misogyny. Then again, the Venn diagram for homophobes and misogynists is almost a circle, lol
Definitely an infamously underrated movie.
Hands down one of my favorite Halloween movies!!!!
6:55 “This kid looks like a cabbage patch kid” IM DEAD LOL💀
Idk if it's your deadpan way of stating some of your comments but it gets me every time
"that man has no thoughts behind those eyes" and "his parents are getting a divorce" 😂
I’ve seen this movie a million times and I still laugh at every line
NOT A CABBAGE PATCH DOLL?!?! Girl he didn't deserve 🤣😭
Moderately unrelated, but I just found out that people apparently ship Norman from this with Dipper from Gravity Falls and, once you sort out the smut, it's adorable.
This movie is amazing and is criminally underrated. I’m so glad you watched it!
Another great Laika movie is Kubo and the Two Strings. The visuals are stunning with a heart-warming and slightly bittersweet story.
I have a cousin who looks and sounds EXACTLY like Mitch and it’s kinda scary! 😂
I legit spat up in laughter when you said "witchy Weiners" 😆
this is one of my favorite movies, the final fight and the court room memory scenes have stuck with me for years
I feel like so many people talk about having a theater teacher in elementary and/or junior high, but for me it wasn't until I was in high school that we had theater as part of school and even then it was only a club.
The people designs and environments are so awesome. You should definitely also watch Kipo and the Two Strings. Anothrt Laika masterpiece.
I love this movie and I love ur reactions low key dragging me through life rn
Fun fact about Agatha's electricity and lightning, they reflected light through cracked cd's to create the affect of jagged natural static electricity
i swear this movie was ahead of its time
YESSS FINALLY, paranorman getting the love it deserved 😤😤😤😤❤
The zombies TOTALLY deserved it. But they had also been dead for a couple hundred years...and it was at the point where she couldn't rest either.
i am SO excited for your spooky season reactions!
smile and kick my feet up in the air whenever Sophia uploads !! 💗 she's so genuinely lovely to watch films with !! X
It's not in your face, but the movie also comments on how societies commoditize and think about history. The town's economy rests on monetizing a fictionalized "witchy past" where a green-skinned long-nosed monster cursed the good townspeople when in reality, the entire town came together to hang an innocent little girl. Knowing the truth, the commercialized witch imagery (including a sexy club witch) hits differently.
In real life, Salem similarly profits off the murders of 19 people. Up until very recently, plantations made money off of reenactments of an idealized U.S. South. Just something to think about.
Just came across your channel yesterday. I ended up going through quite a few reactions before I knew it. You got a great vibe and it feels like I'm watching with a friend when I watch your videos.
I remember watching this movie in theatres! lol I have not seen it since, it's way better than what I remember so might have to give it a watch on its own soon! thanks!!!
I WAS SO SCARED OF THIS
Such an excellent and underrated film.
You should look into the behind the scenes, it’s clearly a blend cgi and stop motion and it’s pretty common knowledge by now but it’s so cool to see the process and details behind it. Great video too!
This was my favorite movie growing up its a straight up masterpiece 👏 it will forever hold a place in my heart ❤
this is my favorite movie of all time, I'm so glad you're reacting to it !!
i havent watched this movie in so long! i kept on forgetting the title. i have it in dvd and i watched it countless times when i was a kid, probably one on my favourites from when i was younger.
I LITERALLY JUST watched this lol😭
I explained the entire plot of paranorman in excruciating detail to my two friends who have never seen it
Such a great film, massively underrated.
If you want another zombie related thing that's completely at the other end of the spectrum, take a look at Dead Set if you haven't seen it already - it's a short zombie horror tv series made by Charlie Brooker, the guy behind Black Mirror & set in the British Big Brother house.
I'm glad you reacted to this one, Sophia.❤️ Apparently, it's hilarious and filled with spooky fun!🙂
Next, can you do Corpse Bride? It also has the same theme, just with a bit of romance and...a few disgusting parts, but still.😊
Anyway, hope you're doing well.☺️ Plus Ultra!⭐
16:40 Bro, all this time and I didn't realise he was related to her! I've watched this movie a few times and watched different reaction videos and it took me this long. I suspected that they might be related, but I didn't realise his family had the same last name as the witch.
So, story time. When I was six or seven, I watched this movie for the first time with my family, and it scared the crap out of me and gave me a crippling fear of zombies from how well designed they were until I was around nine. Then, when I was nine, I watched it again and I thought it was really funny. Then, when I was around twelve. It really started to hit me emotionally because I too am a social outcast who feels that he needs to make people pay for what they’ve done, until I just saw Norman say, “But what’s that going to do?” And after that watch through, it became one of my all time favorite animated movies. Then, I’m watching this video, and getting emotionally invested in the climax, and then the banjo music kicked in and I fucking died…
this is so grate ur reacting to all my childhood movies 😭 i love this! great reaction as always! ❤️