Time dilation might seem like science fiction, but it’s not. There are astronauts circling the Earth right now who are experiencing it – though luckily nowhere near as much as Buzz Lightyear.
Lightyear will be the studio’s first film to include an overt reference to LGBTQ+ relationships.
Disney Media/Pixar
The company has been suspected of alluding to same-sex couples in the past but Lightyear’s kiss could be the first overt instance of LGBTQ+ representation.
Studio Ghibli films are replete with artistry depicting different aspects of nature.
Kyle Duhamel/Flickr
The outrageous martial arts scenes in Everything Everywhere All At Once pay homage to classic films like Jackie Chan’s Rumble In The Bronx and the Hui brothers’ The Private Eyes.
Women in films are often damsels in distress. Psychology shows such representations can impact how people feel about violence and gender roles in real life.
Bruce Willis has announced he is stepping away from acting.
Theo Wargo/Getty Images
The end is often envisioned the same way: abruptly, hopelessly and completely. How does this constrain the range of possible solutions?
Protagonist Mirabel is able to help heal her family because she doesn’t have to live through the trauma of displacement like her grandmother did.
(YouTube/DisneyMusicVEVO)
Representations of girls on screen have become much better over the years but there is still a vocal audience who would rather they be tame and demure.
Teen boys who date adult women tend to experience their relationships differently than girls who date older men.
‘Stories Are In Our Bones’ sees filmmaker Janine Windolph take her young sons fishing with their kokum, a residential school survivor who retains a deep knowledge and memory of the land.
(Stories Are In Our Bones/National Film Board)