Therapist Reacts to TREASURE PLANET

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  @johnypanta6208 · 3 years ago

  Director's Note: Did you notice that Silver is holding the boat with the treasure with his mechanical arm and reaching out to save Jim with his organic side. It is a visual metaphor of the character himself and the moral choice between his two sides. He is a character that has literally sacrificed parts of his humanity in pursuit of the treasure, but when it matters he chooses otherwise.😀

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  @tambresmith7095 · 3 years ago

  They didn't mention that Jim's father didn't die. He abandoned his wife and child. It was really important to Jim to find a father figure who wouldn't abandon him. That's why it meant so much to him when John chose to save him at the end.

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  @DocAcher · 3 years ago

  Captain Amelia was really inspiring to me as a kid because I think she was the first female character I'd seen that was a leader and everyone just accepted that she was the captain without her gender being a barrier. The pirates didn't turn against her because she was female, they just wanted the treasure. Like, her ability was never in question, she was strong and assertive and proud of herself, but also pretty and kind... and none of it got questioned. She didn't have to defend who she was. It meant so much to me as a kid.

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  @SylentVoidkeeper · 3 years ago

  Growing up, this was one of my piviol childhood movies. And I always appreciated the decision to just have Jim's real dad flat out walk out on them. He didn't die or mysteriously vanished, he just...left. Felt far more relatable as a character background, something a lot of kids themselves may have sadly experienced.

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• ES

  @Esty568 · 3 years ago (edited)

  I always loved Scroop.<br>Not only for his design and deep voice, but the way he is a challenge to Jim.<br>I always saw that the agressive, bored and goalless way Jim is at the beginning of the movie is the same as Scroop behaves as an adult. It was that scene where Arrow (and later Silver) puts him to his place. The way he avoids eye contact and just pretends to not care for the person talking to him and when he is forced to, he goes on the offensive to push back. I felt, that Scroop is probably an abandoned kid like Jim. He just grew up with his mistrust and “me against the world” attitude.<br>So for me, he shows Jim the person he can become if he does not build trust and friendships. By defeating him, Jim symbolically defeats his darker, selfish and agressive self.

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• ST

  @StabbyTaco2486 · 3 years ago

  Disney&apos;s experimental era is, to this day, my favorite. Treasure Planet, Atlantis, Brother Bear, and Dinosaurs were/are a pivotal moment to me, and anytime I&apos;m feeling like life has kicked me to the ground, these movies help inspire me to get up. 15/10 great movie.

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  @GirtheAlienGoldfish · 3 years ago

  This movie shouldn&apos;t have flopped. It was so freaking good and it was a beautiful film.<br>A lot of kids could relate to Jim because a lot of us have had parents walk out on us. I love how Jim learns to care and to love the people he has in his life, rather than hang onto resentment and his fear of getting close to someone.

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• PR

  @projectmatrix1 · 3 years ago

  One thing that no one seems to mention is that after Jim got brought home by the cops and his mom is chewing him out, Jim just starts doing the dishes. It&apos;s a subtle thing, but it shows that he doesn&apos;t rebel over literally everything like a lot of Hollywood delinquents do. There&apos;s still a caring person underneath all of his...Jim-ness.

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• JO

  @josephstone4842 · 3 years ago

  “Just because you know where it’s going, doesn’t mean it’s not true and doesn’t mean it’s not powerful to watch.” I really like that. <br>Also David is a lot of fun and just feels so sincere, please have him join you again.

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• ZU

  @zumasa9991 · 3 years ago

  Guys I unfortunately grew up with an absent father who was always present. I grew up with low confidence. This movie, specifically when John silver says:”you’re gonna rattle the stars”. I always cry. I never understood why but I realize that these movies made me feel like I can do anything. The things my dad never told me growing up was said in this movie and that’s why I love it so much. I felt David when he covered that.

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• KA

  @Kalairian · 3 years ago

  This gem of a movie did not deserve to be buried by Disney the way it was. Was so happy to hear David talk about his ace experiences and be able to relate, thank you guys for this lovely episode &lt;3

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• AL

  @AliAngelpie · 3 years ago

  There are so many things I love about this film. The top two I love are the main character has a parent who didn’t die, but just up and left him and his mother alone for twelve years. We’ve never seen that in Disney: both parents are either alive or dead. It really helps build Jim’s character because not only is he going through a typical teen rebellious phase but he doesn’t have a father figure to guide him, even though Doppler is often present but he’s more of a guide to Sarah. It’s not until Jim meets John Silver, who’s my second favorite part because yea he’s the villain and he and his crew destroy Jim’s house but he’s also the first disabled character we really see in animation. They address it really maturely and show while it can be difficult for him at times he’s still perfectly able to do things, especially using his mechanical arm to cook. Also he and Jim have their differences but he really comes through for him, practically giving up a fortune to save him, providing him with the funds to rebuild his home, and giving him advice no one’s ever given him. Their relationship is truly believable and so touching and I just cry seeing a kid who’s one mistake away from juvenile hall and who’s trying to prove himself to everyone really grow and become a man while there’s representation for the disabled community and single parent community and difficult adolescence

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