On December 5^th, 1901, Walt Disney was born. This man would go on to create one of the biggest, most powerful industries not just in the animation industry, but in the entire world. The company has been around for little over ninety years, and has produced many, many classic, well known films and characters. The company is so well known; just about every child has some sort of memory or history with Disney. Many times, Disney movies are the first movies parents show to their kids. I’m here to discuss one of my favorite childhood Disney memories; watching Lilo & Stitch.

Lilo & Stitch was one of my favorite movies to watch when I was a kid. For those unaware, the movie is about a little girl named Lilo. She lives in Hawaii, and her parents died at some point before the movie, so she now lives with her older sister, Nani. Lilo is very quirky. She makes her own, odd dolls, listens to old Elvis albums, and feeds fish sandwiches. For this, she is treated as an outcast by her peers. This all changes when she finds a blue ‘puppy’ at the pound and brings him home, naming him Stitch. Being very ‘odd’ for a dog himself, he and Lilo make a perfect pair.

Well, turns out, Stitch is NOT a dog, but an escaped alien genetic experiment, and now he is being hunted by a variety of aliens, including his own creator. So, the film is kind of an odd mix of slice of life and action-adventure. Some people might not like the contrast, and I admit, the stuff with the aliens isn’t TOO interesting or necessary, but it does add some nice distinction to the traditional look of Hawaii portrayed in the film. The film’s backgrounds are all painted in water color and it looks really nice. The alien designs only further show how great the colors in this film look. Even though the alien stuff isn’t great, the parts of the film where Lilo and Stitch just hang out and do stuff together are really good and really charming. Their friendship is the best part of the film.

Now that I think about it, I haven’t actually seen the movie in several years. I probably owe it to myself to watch it again. Nostalgia’s a powerful thing, and what better way is there to spend the cold, yucky winter season, anyways?