Wolfwalkers: Mehb and Robyn's "puppy love" saves the day

 



    I really enjoyed this film.  I mean it has a beautiful portrayal of the blossoming love between two girls and anti-christian sentiment.  What more could I want as a godless queer myself?  I think that it's wonderful that young children are seeing such a positive representation of found family and accepting those who are different.  Even before she is turned into a wolfwalker, Mebh treats Robyn with nothing but curiosity and kindness.  Robyn finds love an acceptance not only with her relationship with Mebh, but Mebh's mother also takes Robyn is as her own.  She also rebuilds her relationship and gains acceptance from her disapproving father.  This strained relationship and eventual reconciliation only plays further into the queer subtext.  Also, even if you choose to ignore the queer subtext this is still a wonderful story about two brave little girls fighting together to defeat the bad guys.  This breaking of gender stereotypes that are typical to the fairy tale genre is queer in and of itself.  Overall I'm very glad this class gave me a chance to see this film, it gives me hope for the future of queer representation in children's media.

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