When I was a kid, I would get obsessed with a certain movie and watch it over and over and over again. I'm sorry mom for making you go through that. Anyway, I still remember which movies they were and I'm using them in this week's Thursday Movie Picks, the weekly series hosted by Wandering Through the Shelves, since it's childhood favourites week.
Without further ado, here are my picks
A Bug's Life (1998)
Every year, a bunch of grasshoppers come to an anthill and eat all the food the ants have gathered for them. But things don't go as planned this year as Flik, a misfit ant, accidentally drops everything into the river and pisses off the grasshoppers. So he embarks on a journey to find warrior bugs to fight the grasshoppers. I loved this movie so much I even had a plushie of the ladybug. And I slept with it. Anyway, I rewatched it last year and it's still fun and enjoyable.
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
A cocky emperor is turned into a llama by his ex-administrator (she wanted to murder him to be honest) and in order to regain his throne, he must seek the help of a gentle llama herder. It's a hilarious buddy film with great characters --I know we are not supposed to like the llama, but I've always loved him more than the peasant who helps him-- and a nice message.
Mulan (1998)
A young Chinese maiden decides to disguise herself as a man and join the army to save her ageing father from certain death. This was my favourite Disney movie when I was a kid and it still is. It's funny and entertaining but mostly important Mulan is no princess who needs to be rescued, she is smart, resourceful and independent. A role model, in other words.
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