**LILO & STITCH** is more depressing than Up! FIRST Time Watching (Movie Reaction & Commentary) 

Nani deserved better

Nanis story gets even sadder when you realize she was on track to be a professional surfer, as demonstrated by all the medals in her room and her skill on the beach.

Fun fact but also kinda dark, Lilo thinks the fish controls the weather because on the day her parents died, there was a storm and she forgot to give a sandwich to the fish, it's just a theory but it's Disney and Disney is dark

Nani was only 19 trying to raise her 6 year old sister. I've always had a soft spot for her sacrifice for Lilo

Don't know if anyone has mentioned it yet but the name Lilo can mean 'lost' in Hawaiian. 'Lilo & Stitch' can be roughly interpreted to mean 'Lost and Joined Together'. It beautifully links it to the main themes of understanding, love and family.

I don't think Sophie has ever been around kids from broken homes. These personality traits are, sometimes, common in them.

12:12 one thing i like about this scene is that it shows that, despite Nani not being Lilo's actual mom, she knows how to approach her sister in a constructive way, rather than giving in frustration and taking the easy way. Most parents, given Lilo's weird antics, might have resulted to shouting or dismissing her ideas in order to make her stop, but Nani didn't. Rather than trying to make Lilo stop or demand that she acts more like the other kids, she speaks to her in a way she can understand, not trying to change her, but making her point clear to ther sister. In this case, Lilo proposes a lobster as their new pet, to which Nani replies: "we don't have a lobster door. We have a dog door. So, we'll get a dog". She is not saying her idea is wrong or weird, nor is dismissing her. She's acknowledging her input, and directing it to something more akin to what would be considered normal, but in a way that Lilo can understand because it sounds reasonable.

Lilo is genuinely one of my favorite child characters of all time. She's actually written realistically imo, she's not too perfect and angelic and she's not too bratty and annoying. She's a sweet kid at heart who can lash out and be bratty, but she's literally 6-7 years old. What kid at that age didn't have their bad moments? Also, in the beginning, I think Stitch said curse words in another language and that's why the council got mad, not the foreign speak itself lol.

Here's why the sandwich thing is actually so important: Her saying Pudge controls the weather is foreshadowing to later when she tells Stitch about their parents dying in a car accident going for a drive in the rain.

The scene with the spaceship chase through the city was actually redone after the movie was already made. Originally they hijack a plane and chase down Gantu though the city. They changed it because it involved the plane crashing into a building. Right before it was set to be released in theaters, 9/11 happened, and they made the executive decision to delay the release in theaters to reanimate it so now its just a spaceship that LOOKS like a plane.

FYI: the main creative force behind this movie, Chris Sanders, who co-wrote and co-directed it and voiced Stitch, went on to also create the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON movies. directing the first one and executing producing the others. I always had mad respect for him as a creator. Also, he apparently created Stitch back in the 1980s for a children's book that was never published, and ended up using him in this movie's pitch instead.

Children are tiny people with big feelings and sometimes it’s really really hard for them to regulate it especially if they have no idea what’s going on inside their minds and hearts. Little Lilo is a beautiful soul.

When you see a smiling kid and a fuzzy blue alien guy on the cover, you expect you're gonna have a good time. You're not. You're going to suffer I thought the movie was emotional as a kid, but also just liked how fun the Stitch stuff was. Now that I'm an adult and have three younger siblings, the scene of Lilo being taken BREAKS me every time. I cannot think of anything more horrifying than having my siblings taken away

What's good to remember is that stitch is actually very intelligent as Jumba said when talking about him at his trial so it makes sense he picks up the different teachings lilo tries so quickly

The dances were apparently very well respected, Chris Sanders demanded that. Disney had been pretty, uh, bad with Hawaiian culture and generally many people's traditions.

6:14 Really sad backstory time, apparently the reason Lilo feeds the fish a sandwich is because she believes he controls the weather (I don't remember if this was based on a Hawaiian myth or not, but I believe it was), and her and Nani's parents were KILLED in a storm, so she feeds the fish a sandwich to basically keep his anger at bay so he doesn't kill anyone else

David took his shot, and let's be honest... that was a damn good shot. Coming out of nowhere with a family-saving job, and having Nani's back during an insanely rough time. If that didn't earn him a few points, nothing would.

"This is my family. I found it all...on...my own. It's little and broken, but still good. Yeah...still good." I've always loved how Stitch delivered that speech to the Grand Councilwoman. That and how he told Nani "Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind...or forgotten." Also, I love how Kevin Michael Richardson went from voicing Gantu in a Disney franchise to voicing the Autobot Bulkhead in the Transformers Prime series and concluding movie titled "Predacons Rising", as well as Shredder in the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series on NIckelodeon.

I think this movie really show us how it's hard to live when the parents died. I'm the oldest daughter but I don't know if I could had Nani's strenght. As we see it in her room, she was a kind of surf champion and had to sacrifice it for raising Lilo : there's a lot of medals and trophees (and a Mulan poster next to her bed)

Because he is a reckless monster with invulnerability and thirst for chaos, it is quickly forgotten that he was made with the mental capacity of a super computer. That is why he can creatively replicate San Francisco from memory, surf, read, play guitar, dance and eventually speak English.

I remembered watching the show Lilo & Stitch as a kid. And I loved Stitch. He’s so cute! 😭

Sophie you haven't been around kids that are around toddler age, have you? XD Lilo actually blames herself for her parents' deaths. The day she didn't go feed Pudge his peanut butter sandwich was the day her parents died. So she makes sure Pudge is fed always, so that doesn't happen again. Also, if you go to the end of the credits, Lilo hung up the picture of her family with Stitch attached to it. =)

Fun fact -- the girl who did the voice of Lilo was also Samara in "The Ring" movies. There is a theory that the parents were both part of the emergency crew for storms/accidents on that island, and they both died in a collision. If you liked that, you should check out the sequels, and the series. (A LOT of crossovers in the series)

Lilo & Stitch had several spinoff movies and a tv show. One of my favorites growing up! Recently found out that Chris Sanders, the writer-director-and voice of Stitch is on tik tok and it made my whole year!

Up is a lot of things. Depressing is DEFINITELY not one of them. It’s actually very hopeful for a good future honestly….with a side lesson of miscarriage and being unable to conceive. This movie is MUCH more on the side of depressing.

This movie is a master piece of Disney and it’s iconic my comfort movie the amount of stitch merch I have is crazy

Sophie’s new video is a great start to my two week break after completing my eight week semester at my new college yesterday! Anyway, this is probably my favorite Disney Experimental Era film, Love everything about this movie. The story, the dynamic between Lilo and Nani, the humour, the animation. I think this was also the only financially successful Disney Animation movie during the post-renaissance era. Also personal question, Sophie. Have you ever had the idea of doing a Q&A livestream here on RU-vid? I think that would be a lot of fun for us subscribers!

9:49 I've seen the reanimated scene so many times, that it genuinely threw me off that you're watching the original. For context, Disney decided they didn't want kids copying Lilo climbing into a clothes dryer, so in later re-releases, they reanimated it so that she's hiding behind a pizza box under a table (and while they were doing that, the TV airings just cut the shot entirely).

This movie actually hits WAAAAYY harder once I was old enough to realise just how close my mom was to having to put me in foster care. Luckily, my grandparents helped. On a brighter note, this movie is why my cat is called Stitch 😃

The biggest point about the movie is what i love the most. Finding family in the people around you, and protecting them

2:38 I watched this animation in my native language. In that version they translated it into "I pooped my bed, someone clean it" soooo..... yeah

This is one of my all time favorite animations, and alongside with Brother Bear my Disney favorite.

The thing to remember about Lilo's reactions to the aliens is that 1. She's likely in shock, and shutting down emotionally, and 2. she already believes in a lot of stuff that's just as out there as aliens visiting earth. For instance, she thinks a fish controls the weather, and that her sister's boss is secretly a vampire.

9:51 in other editions of this movie, the dryer has been changed to an open pizza box, because they wanted to discourage kids from hiding in the dryer.

Let's just say that Nani may or may not have been my first movie crush as a kid. Omg I don't remember this movie being this sad!

The sad beauty of this movie is that, as a child, you take Lilo's side, but as you grow up you start seeing the bigger picture and you empathize more and more with Nani. I can't begin to imagine how hard it is to be promoted to parent at the age of 19, while at the same time not having a second to mourn your parents properly because you are too busy taking care of a younger sibling who expresses her own grief in the worst possible way.

Lilo is also heavily damaged herself. She suffers from abandoned child syndrome which is a common illness among children who have lost their parents. She also has a behavioral disorder called intermittent explosive disorder in which she often has outbursts of anger and usually takes it out on her classmates violently.

Stitch’s first words were “I want to destroy” in Tantalog, which is actually a made up language the movie(and subsequently the show) created, it may not translate exactly but then again it’s a fictional language. There’s actually a website you can look up a list of Tantalog words and phrases with their translations

Also I love your reactions because it makes me feel better. 🤗❤️

Actually with the no parent situations, especially disney princesses that only have one planet can show everyone that you dont have to have the most stable home or parental figures to be a 'princess' or worthy feeling of being treated like one.

I've ALWAYS been super confused by Jumba's change of heart when Stitch talked to him. "Uh, he's very persuasive" What??? Is that f*cking alien talk for "the movie couldn't figure out how to turn Numba and Pleakley from a problem into a solution so it just threw some odd curve ball at us that made Numba become friendly and want to help Stitch and Lilo"?

As someone who loves mint chocolate chip, this is the most emotionally damaging movie ever made.

"Meega nana queesta" means "I want to destroy" in their language. As for why the parents always die, there is a theory by Don Hahn that it's because the house Walt bought for his family was flooded with carbon monoxide, killing his mother.

I love this movie. Ohana is one of my favorite Disney quotes. When I was a kid I tried to copy the hula dance in the beginning of the movie

I remember watching Disney's Lilo & Stitch (2002) from the Post Renaissance Era of Walt Disney Animation Studios.

They actually held back on how depressing this film could have been. There’s a scene where Lilo introduces Stitch to Pudge the Fish, and Stitch knocks Pudge out of her hands onto the ground. Then a bunch a seagulls fly in and start trying to eat Pudge. Lilo tries to fend them off and begs Stitch to help and Stitch just sits there nonchalant. By the end Pudge is dead. It’s pretty messed up. The storyboard has audio and everything.

The sequel Stitch Has a Glitch is even more heart crushing.

One of my favourite is this and brother bear

One of my favorite childhood movies when I was a kid

Honestly, I needed a raw and honest opinion about Lilo and stitch as i watched it yesterday and every time i ask about the movie people just say, " stitch is so cute" and thats all the say

lilo is a perfect depiction of a young neurodivergent child. unique interests, misunderstood, misses social cues. i love her.

Yess, because now that im older I feel so much for Nani

Ever since i was younger lilo and stitch has been my favourite i always use to wach it on repeat

For the longest time I didn’t know the voice actor for lilo played samara in the ring lol

I love this movie! Can't wait to watch your video later. I had a super tiring day so this will help me relax before sleep

When I was a kid I didn’t fully understand what was going on, and hated Nani for being so “rude” to Lilo, but now that I’m older I feel so bad for Nani being thrust into this position right when she is starting her adult life and is still technically a teenager 🥺

It might be strange with Lilo wanting to feed Pudge the Fish a peanut butter sandwich because he controls the weather but it makes sense since her parents died in car crash due to rainy weather. She doesn't want to lose Nani as well (and probably herself getting killed in storm related accident) so Lilo does her routine to please Pudge.

I remember watching this as a kid long time ago

Lilo and stitch is one of rawest Disney movies and as someone who has watched most or if not all of the older disney movies throughout my life i could say this movie has the most relatable plot when it comes nani giving up her individual goals and dreams to raise her sister after the loss of their parents.

I dont know if she comes to this conclusion later but im saying it now. Pudge controls the weather, Lilo and Nani's parents died due to bad weather

If it weren't for Pelkey, then Lilo would never get blown up from her house in the movie, and she's alive right now.

OMG! I LOVE YOUR EYESHADOW!

Lilo feeds Pudge The Fish because of her parents. she blames her parents death on the rainy weather and she believes Pudge controls the weather. So in an effort to keep anyone else from suffering the same fate, she feeds him and keeps him happy.... Or so she believes.

In the UK edition of this film, the dryer machine was replaced with a small shelf unit with a pizza box covering it.

One of my favorite all time movies from my childhood~ hands down a gem

Can you react to Cimarron: Spirit of the Stallion? It is a wonderful DreamWorks movie although there isn't much talking. Plus, the sceneries, score and animation are stunning

You know, when I was a kid, I always thought that by molecular density being too great, they mean that Stitch will explode or something. Now I realized they just mean Stitch will drown.

I'm hyped to see you watch the sequels and TV show!

So some facts: Lilo gives pudge a peanut butter sandwich every Thursday, but one Thursdayday she didn't give him one and that night her and nani's parents died in the car accident from the rain. This led her to believe she caused it to happen and believes pudge controls the weather. She keeps photos of all the tourists as something to hold onto and she loves listening to Elvis because its something her parents loved. Also a small hidden detail but all the trophies in Nani's room indicates that she was well on her way to becoming professional but after their parents died she gave it up.

I related to Lilo so much growing up 😂

I wish we could watch your full reaction on the movie,but you know,youtube hates everything so we get what we get XD

Omg! It’s a washing machine she hid in on your version! Usually it’s edited to be a cupboard with a pizza box XD

as a huge lilo & stitch fan with my autism, i seriously loved this movie! that brings me so many good memories 💙

This movie. 😭💕

Thx for the reaction

29:02 David got his wish :) Nani’s legs wrapped around his head.

Lilo is very much neurodivergent so she has a hard time with social settings, just "not being weird" isn't really something she can do especially at the age she's at, as someone who is neurodivergent I myself had no friends at her age and often hurt those I loved accidently and didn't understand why when I thought I was behaved, so people do need to be far more understanding to lilo. She isn't getting any form of help to understand so calling her a pain in the ass and that you hate her kinda hurts a LOT of people.

The sign on Lilo’s bedroom door says “kapu” or “forbidden”. Basically the “keep out” sign a lot of kids had on their doors lol

just watched this and this is kinda funny bc my niece had her birthday today and the theme was Lilo and stitch 😂 this has always been a great movie!

Actually a very important detail of the movie is that Lilo feeds Pudge the fish because “he controls the weather” and the story behind it is because she usually fed Pudge before and I guess the one day she didn’t a rain storm had happen which did result in her parents passing in an car accident very sad

9:49 on Disney + version of Lilo and stitch, they plastered on the dryer machine into a cupboard with a 🍕 📦. Anyway, I still have this hiding 🫣 from the dryer machine on 📀 only. 11:44 there goes his red suit. 27:49 I liked it how stitch taking English when, he’s not a bad alien 👾 koala 🐨 from Lilo and Nani.

The Hawaiian Kapu which is on Lilo's door means "Keep out.".

4:25 “so he’s everything-proof, and water gets him?” Kind of? The water itself wouldn’t kill him, drowning cuz he’d sink like an anchor would. 7:10 It’s never explicitly stated, but Lilo is basically autistic. She’s socially awkward as all hell, fantastically creative, doesn’t understand acceptable limits on aggression, and is struggling with a new sister-mom situationship after their parents’ crash. Basically, she’s set up to fail, but she doesn’t. 💜 13:40 I’m split on Myrtle. She’s a little asshole, but Lilo doesn’t exactly make it easy to be friends with her either. 15:20 Stitch eating his own booger is a big leap away from eating already-been-chewed cake lmao 28:20 I’ve loved this movie since I was a kid, but since growing up, the Bubbles ex-CIA reveal at the end is one of my favorite twists in the entire film. 😂

I used to watch this movie alot when I was a kid

Why is Pudge the fish important? Because of this, Lilo has come to the conclusion that Pudge the fish controls the weather-as he is a fish in water and rain comes from the water- and gives him peanut butter sandwiches so no other kid has to go through what she did. She is cooping with the loss of her dead parents. And this is her only way of being able to express her feelings about this. I read somewhere that she blames herself because on the day she didn't feed him, the storm happened and her parents died. So, this is why she thinks Pudge the fish controls the weather and it's a sad tale yes. But she has a lot to deal with being a 7-year-old who's being raised by a teenage sister.

Idk if this comment has been posted yet, but the movie was made before 9/11 happened, but wasn't release until afterwards. The scene with the space ships chasing each other in between the mountains was originally an airplane flying in between buildings, but they changed it before theater release because 9/11 happened. I think you can find the original scene here in RU-vid if you search for it.

Yes my favourite disney movie ♡ i'm from brokwn family myself so i feel the lilo's pain pretty well :')

Like and comment for the algo. When i was younger couldn't really identify with Nani's struggle, but damn as an adult. I'm sure i wouldn't be able to cope in her position.

Lilo and stitch is a nice comfort movie when you need a good cry.

I agree with you that genetic experimentation might be incredibly beneficial and maybe even necessary for humanity’s survival and to save the earth. However, strict boundaries must be put in place for what can and can’t be done otherwise we’re gonna end up with people like Jumba creating monstrosities left and right, or worse. So yeah, genetic experiments can be a good thing but only with strict guidelines to keep things ethical.

Omg my favorite! 😭🙌

My sister and I call saying a line as or before a character does “Character connection”. We take it as a sign there’s something of that character inside ourselves. It’s happened to me with a few.

This is a good classic 😊 and 100% agree with most of the points you made lol and May I recommend the series of this movie It is so much fun and a lot more chill

I love this movie so much!!! So amotional and beautiful!

This movie is a master class in breaking your audience down so you can build them back up in the end

the town in the movie is based on the town of Hanapepe on the island of Kauai in Hawaii.... I spent many childhood summers in a town on the same island...

Yay good reaction

There are 4 lilo and stitch movies, so hopefully we will get to see your reactions to all of them

my favorite

Hi Sophie hope you are having an great and awesome weekend 😀