• UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    2 months ago

    The Neverending Story managed to be about a boy doing the self actualization thing, at least, especially in the latter parts of the story where he goes through grief, aging, and more.

    • Bloobish [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      2 months ago

      Oh damn that’s one of my favorite films. Was made by Wolfgang Peter so existentially German without catering to the Americanized culture of wacky childhood hijinks, instead depression and trauma.