So definitely not my normal type of post, and while I loathe Netflix as a company, holy shit, I wasn't ready for this.

The movie's trailer gives no hint as to the real message, but it had a giant Groot looking monster voiced by Liam Neeson, and a general fantasy vibe. Rotten tomatoes had a higher than 85% rating from both critics AND plebe viewers which is rare.

Since my wife and I have access to a family member's account who refuses to shut it down, we're happy to burn Netflix bandwidth, without paying them to continue to support alt-left and child porn.

The reviews on this were strong enough for us to give this "Netflix Original" a shot.

Spoilers follow.

I've recently lost my Grandfather, a great beast of a man, to leukemia. My wife lost her grandfather shortly before that to prostate cancer. My father was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer that has moved to his bladder, and my wife's mother has MS that is spiraling.

It's been a rough few years.

This movie was one we picked out tonight for some cuddle and relax time. By the end, we were both blatting.

I generally hate any movie that is too "real world". Movies are an escape for me. But this movie was shockingly therapeutic. And utterly beautiful.

Exactly NOTHING that could possibly be construed as political from either side of the aisle touches this movie. THIS is what movies should strive to be.

Sigourney Weaver has a medium sized role in a character I've never seen her play, and she crushes it. I have no idea where they found the child actor but I can say this kid was incredible. He single handedly carried the entire movie while putting the entire Harry Potter cast to shame. Try to think of ANY dramatic movie that you've ever seen that was carried entirely by a 10 year old.

It's seldom you'll hear me recommending a movie that falls into the category of "not shiny and happy" and far more seldom that you'll see me recommending a Netflix exclusive, but I very much recommend giving this one a watch.

Have some tissues handy.

Fucking Blade lmao