Media Club: Festivus Special - An American Tail Makes the Audience Work Hard for Emotional Beatswww.beardyandthebeast.com/SOCIALSInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/atbeardy/Discord: https://discord.gg/dATxzkvj4wTwitter: https://twitter.com/atbeardy/PODCAST SERVICESSoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/beardy-and-the-beastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/beardy-and-the-beast/id1561848108Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjkyMTI4OTcwMi9zb3VuZHMucnNzSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fR474JT9NgtfqpsnyNgUiiHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/80459828/TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Media--Entertainment-Podcasts/Beardy-And-The-Beast-p1421217/VIDEO SERVICESYoutube: https://youtube.com/@BeardyAndTheBeastJoin us as we discuss topics such as:Not Fieval goes west, broken heart emojiNot AnastasiaNot The Land Before TimeNot All Dogs Go To HeavenFieval was along for the ride, not a move or influencer of the plotLost the plot when it abandoned the lost family arcFieval's youngness worked against the characterCould have used a 'mature beyond their years' tropTonya or Tony would been a better primary protagonistTiger was not a real characterTonya and Tony needed more flushing outSwept it's primary analogous storyline under the rugCats represent general animosity to immigrants and refugeesBluth films are musicals, not Disney filmsDrew is completely correct and factual, Devon is owned by facts and logicThe musical pieces are represented well throughout the filmStory put up roadblocks on the path created by the musical aspectsHow producers avoid girl protagonists because they think boys won't like themGargoyles was a good show, should watch that againThe audience had to work for it because of bad emotional beats of the storyInteresting art choicesAnimals were more animated than the humansHumans painted with the same colours as the backgroundChizu and Ghibli art style versus BluthBelle was a good movie, should watch that againDev is a weeb and Drew is nowWho needs a kitty bracelet when you have a kitty named tiger...RIP Ducky