Put It in O, for Onward!

I hadn't been to the movies in awhile, and haven't posted here in a longer while.  The only movie I saw in the theater during this time was "Onward".  I knew going in that the kids were dealing with wanting to see their dad again, and I figured it would be good for me.  My mom passed away a week or two before the movie was released, and I needed something that was both an escape and an awareness to my state of mind.  Life has been busy since then, dealing with the funeral arrangements and the life adjustments, as well as all of the craziness about COVID19.  In fact, when I saw "Onward", it was shortly before we in California were asked to stay home, and the AMC theaters had not yet started selling tickets for only half of the theater, much less closing them altogether.  Now "Onward" is already available on Disney+, and I'm writing this before I see it again on the smaller screen.

• I've never before seen such non-elegant unicorns.
• It's like "Weekend at Bernie's", Pixar style!
• I love Barley and all of his knowledge about the magic world.
• Tom Holland is really good at playing insecure teenagers.  OK, teenagers.   "Insecure" is redundant.
• Mom Laurel is kickass.  She's such a great mom, supporting her kids and physically defending them, too.
• Fun stuff when the school building turned into the dragon.  It reminded me a little bit about the scene with the toy pitch in "Big" when the guy's idea was to transform the toy into a building.  This was much better.
• Hey, I know that Leap of Faith thing.  I like Indiana Jones, too.  I saw the film in IMAX, and the height made me a bit nervous.
• I liked the Manticore's Tavern.  I also liked the sign referring to Second Breakfast.  I don't know if I was the only one in the theater to giggle aloud at that.
• "First name?" "The."

I enjoyed that movie, and it gave me the catharsis I needed.  I cried a lot. A LOT.

Looking forward to seeing it again, maybe with drier eyes.