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- thoughts on Nimona [belated] -
May. 10th, 2025 01:06 pmTo start with… watch it if you can. It is good representation of and by LGBTQIA+ and could really use the engagement.
This is a film that has been in the works for years.
It is based on a webcomic by Nate “ND” Stevenson. They began it as a project in junior year of college in 2012. It was published as a graphic novel in 2015.
The Nimona comic and Stevenson’s other comic work led to them being the creator, showrunner and executive producer of the She-Ra and the Princesses of Power series (credited as Noelle Stevenson).
(She-Ra is also with a watch, but it’s 65 eps)
It was originally in production by BlueSky Studios (part of Fox). When Disney bought Fox in 2019, BlueSky was asked to “tone down” the LGBTQIA+ themes. When BlueSky refused, Disney cancelled the project and disbanded BlueSky Studios.
Annapurna productions picked it up and DNEG was tapped to do the animation. All of the previous animation work had to be redone as DNEG’s software was incompatible with BlueSky’s formats. Although much of the previously recorded voice performances were able to be used.
If the earlier info was unclear, ND Stevenson is nonbinary/trans. Nimona was an important part of his coming to understand that. It was their first real project.
There is a repeated line from the movie that I feel is very important these days, and strongly resonates with me:
“I don't know what's scarier. The fact that everyone in this kingdom wants to run a sword through my heart... or that sometimes, I just wanna let 'em.”
It has been resonating with me lately.
Along with that, there is this one:
“They grow up believing that they can be a hero if they drive a sword into the heart of anything different. And I’m the monster?”
This is someone else’s review of the film Nimona that really resonates with me.
It is important: but there are caveats.
It contains massive spoilers for Netflix’s Nimona. As is said in this video, watch Nimona, then watch this.
Nimona is worth watching.
- Nimona is the queer movie we NEED -
Once again, if you have access to Netflix, watch Nimona.
If you don’t have Netflix, get access to Netflix. Ask friend who does, organize a watch party, if you know me in person, hit me up I’ll watch it again, GLADLY!
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.