I kinda didn’t get much love during childhood, so I kinda get obsessed about it. I recently watched Spy x Family and holy hell, I get so jealous of the wholesomeness of their family dynamic, I cried. I need more of that.

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    Wrote this in another thread but I love the found family trope and Spy x Family totally fits that bill. I wrote a few other examples below.

    Movies

    • Logan
    • Ice Age
    • Wild Robot
    • Up
    • Despicable Me

    Shows

    • The Last of Us
    • The Mandalorian
    • The Witcher
    • Daddy Buddy (this one is an anime on Crunchyroll. I highly recommend this if you liked Spy x Family. Revolves around 2 assassins who accidentally wind up with a 4 year old)
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      Wild Robot!

      I cried so hard watching it. Told a friend, they lightly made fun of me but accepted the suggestion. They cried the whole movie too.

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        Fair. I’d say the bond between Joel and Ellie is wholesome in a world that everything and everyone is out to get them.

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          Pascal acting as Joel is like achieved by stripping 85% of his emotional range. the character of Joel is like a rock.

          when i think father in film i think Mattis from Ronja Rövardotter! i can cry just recounting his lines! that is fatherhood in film

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            I’d disagree on Pedro Pascal"s performance. I thought he did an excellent job as Joel. He was nominated across multiple awards for that role.

            As for the movie/character you mentioned, I had never heard of it but will check it out. I’m assuming you mean the 1984 version which seems to have better audience reviews than the 2024 Netflix TV series adaptation.

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              yes Pascal’s one of the great actors, the role of Joel is less interesting emotionally however. not much room to shine imo.

              yes the original film from 1984 =) lots and lots of theatrical re-enactments since then. now some new cartoons i see