'Hatching' - Social Media as the Modern Cardboard World
Hanna Bergholm's 'Hatching' shows us that the modern version of the cardboard world trope is social media.

Shekhar and Suman are supposed to get married in the morning and tonight is the Sangeet Sandhya. It's an arranged marriage where Shekhar seems to be over excited about the marriage but moments before the Sangeet Sandhya function, Suman finds that Shekhar doesn't love her and, heartbroken, decides to call off the wedding.
Hanna Bergholm's 'Hatching' shows us that the modern version of the cardboard world trope is social media.
A direct fall into the white savior narrative
Marvel’s animated show What If...? ended last week, so let’s go back and look at all of the different universes shown and rank each episode from worst to best!
Although Christmas is a time of year for love and cheer for all, holiday cinema has not always represented diverse communities. Being a holiday with Christian origins, much of its media consists of straight white families or straight white romances. Luckily, modern years have been bringing with them plenty of POC and LGBTQ+ representation that the holidays so desperately need.
Essentially 'Get Out' but for white women, 'Don't Worry Darling' has strong material with its twist reveal, but the writing and directing falter trying to execute it.
I hate the idea that animation’s for kids; just because it’s animated doesn’t mean that it’s some silly cartoon and shouldn’t be taken seriously.