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Is it a normal part of adulthood to realize movies you loved as a kid pushed not especially healthy national monomyth, and you still like em?

@Leucrotta So much this. It's been an interesting ride, picking up favorite media from when I was younger... and seeing so many ways in which they're anywhere from flimsy to problematic. Do I still love 'em? For lots of reasons, yeah, but not without reservations, and I certainly don't recommend 'em without content warnings (provided I can remember what needs CW's!)

@ElectricKeet @Leucrotta

I learned what the monomyth was at an early age, and for decades I have been so *done* with the Campbellian. Good on people for rejecting Disney's Mulan remake that dripped with "destiny" and "fate".

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