One of my favorite animated movies, second only to The Lion King, is The Brave Little Toaster. An independently produced film and released by Disney, The Brave Little Toaster is the story of five electronic appliances who buddy up to find their long lost Master, a young boy who has since grown up and on his way to college. It’s an adult story with themes of death, faith and friendship, but the movie isn’t dark enough to not be accessible for children.
I love this movie and I recently pulled out the glorious David Newman soundtrack for the film and, listening to it now, I can’t help but be teary-eyed. I was always a softy, but this movie affects me in a few places; particularly when it pontificates on loneliness and death. I originally saw the movie when I was a child and there’s a scene with a flower that makes me weep like I’m that same age to this day. The “End Title” and “City of Lights” themes also get to me.
It also doesn’t help that Summer, my girlfriend, hasn’t been able to contact me. I’ve been pretty depressed this week and easy to tear for obvious reasons. I miss her.
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