#neverbeast

Fawn with a fawn 🌼🍄‍🟫🌿🦌✨✨

Edit: I FORGOT THE FUCKING TAGS-

[Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast] is… The sixth and final installment of the Tinker Bell series, which was woven over the course of 7 years. It's a story depicting the interactions between Fawn, the animal fairy who is Tinker Bell's friend, and Gruff, the mysterious creature, but… This film… personally, it's my No.1 Disney tearjerker. I end up bawling my eyes out every time I watch it lol. The core interactions between Fawn and Gruff are depicted with such incredible care… it's impossible not to get emotionally invested. The way their distance gradually closes… and how they come to need each other—the changes and feelings of these two are portrayed with such meticulous attention to time. Even though it's the final installment… For example, it goes all-in on their emotional exchange to the point of somewhat sacrificing other elements, like spotlight moments for the protagonist Tinker Bell and such. In particular… the emotional depiction of Fawn from Gruff's perspective is truly magnificent. The way his [eyes] are used for expressing inner feelings is just a bit too genius. The screen closes up on Gruff's eyes… and diverse techniques are employed to express what [is being seen and how] in his pupils at that moment, but… In the midsection and the ending, there are two instances of nearly the same composition showing 【Fawn inside Gruff's eyes】… And the contrast between these two scenes is just… so incredibly intense. The midsection one: 【Gruff, right before being betrayed by Fawn and falling asleep… desperately searching for her, unable to clearly catch her in his eyes, drifting off to sleep amid sorrow and anxiety】 and… The ending one: 【Gruff, having fulfilled his role… in his hazy consciousness, gazing at the smiling Fawn right before him, falling into 1,000 years of sleep with a completely reassured expression】 …This contrast is just so brilliantly done. 【As Gruff's eyelids slowly close, reflecting Fawn's fading smile in his pupils, leading straight into the end credits…】 …This ED is so breathtakingly beautiful… Among all the movies I've ever seen, I genuinely think it's the most beautiful final scene. Animals, since they can't speak words… gather so much information through their eyes, and speak volumes with those eyes, right? I don't know of any other Disney work that expresses [an animal earning a human's trust and opening its heart] with such careful, skillful tenderness. For two beings of different species who can't communicate with words… this work confronts with utmost sincerity what it truly means to [connect hearts]. As the final installment of the Fairy series, it might feel like the built-up lore from previous entries isn't fully utilized… There are parts that might leave you wanting more, like noticeable absences of certain characters or Tinker Bell's reduced role. But… even accounting for that, it stands as a truly outstanding film that can move both children and adults as a standalone piece. Including those who [dropped the series midway…], I really want so many more people to see this hidden gem of Disney. By the way, this movie is also a must-watch as prep for the DisneySea attraction [~Visie Buggy], so… If you haven't seen it yet, please do give it a watch at least once.

The Neverbeast from Tinkerbell and the Legend of the Neverbeast