So just then I was re-watching Disney's underrated "Dinosaur" (2000), and there happened to be this scene where they've reached the watering hole just to find out it dried up, shortly after, Aladar found a way to get them water with Baylene's help.
Without hesitation, he called out to the rest of the herd.
and unfortunately, had to deal with a pretty rough, unexpected backlash when he tried containing their reaction, and basically got flooded.
That was when someone called him "stupid"..? I couldn't get where that came from so, I asked, and was answered with:
" He should've waited for the older ones to be done drinking first before calling others, to avoid this kind of situation."
So, what makes him stupid is basically lacking your knowledge ..?
If we shall take a look back on his life ..
Aladar was the unchallengeable creature on his island, meaning that he never really had to experience opposition, that along with the way he was raised, never fed the "potential threat" he could've become.
° °
Though it's also obvious that before the catastrophic meteor shower, he never went through scarcity of resources, which would lead us to remember that even when he did, it'd only shown his true nature;
(He was the last one digging, though he wasn't any less thirsty than the rest, but look at his proud smile! and him stepping back for them to start drinking first)
He'd proven to be an altruist..
time and time again.
Hence, clashing against self-seeking behavior was rather perplexing to him.. (not like he knows what that even is..)
° °
Knowing that already should naturally interpret that he wasn't "stupid", but inexperienced..
If we'll be setting that way of ignorant thinking, we'd easily ignore his motives & assume that Aladar staying behind with the "weak" was because he's an idiot. (Deliberately ignoring that it was out of benevolence)
And Bruton's death was an illogicality.. not at all sacrificial or noble
° °
The issue with setting that behavior irl is ignoring facts & passing judgment without taking the other side's morals, characteristics, knowledge, and motives into account. which wouldn't only make them feel misunderstood, but makes you terribly misinformed!
You managed to know everything but somehow ended up knowing nothing. How unfortunate.
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I wanna say we were in the theater for Tarzan when they dropped this one. I remember this in the theater more than whatever followed. This was absolutely a "You Had To Be There" thing, because DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT WAS LIKE BEING A KID/TEEN AND JUST SEEING THIS KIND OF ANIMATION BACK WHEN SHREK DIDN'T EVEN EXIST?
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My Sketch of Woot (the OG main protagonist of Disney’s Dinosaur)
Here is my full body sketch of the original main protagonist from Disney’s Dinosaur; Woot the Styracosaurus. Woot was the original protagonist from the original 1986 concept and script by Phil Tippett and Paul Verhoeven. In their original version, the story had a darker and more violent tone and was told in the style of a nature documentary.
Now as for my sketch of Woot, he’s different from other Styracosaurs as he has a bigger and thicker horn and is 30 feet long (while other styracosaurs are up to 25 feet long).
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One of the major attributes I admire about this character
is being "Peaceful" way far from "harmless", even though I've seen some claims that Aladar's fight with Kron ended the way it did because he was the weaker, actually..
Aladar never went on the offensive with Kron. Each move he made was merely defensive.
Albeit the size difference
+ the combat experience Aladar lacked ( which should've made it more likely for him to seize any given opportunity to attack)
Kron took the initiative & went to the ground
Something which Aladar didn't take advantage of.
He blinded him
Slashed his chest..
That wasn't enough
He smacked him down
.. And still wasn't done until he'd finish him off completely if it wasn't for Neera's intervention.
You see that difference. Because Aladar wasn't primarily after leadership, but only wanted everybody to reach the valley safely.
He was never in for a fight. He had to defend himself against Kron who's mentality offered only obliteration for any objection to his methods or rules.
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Thinking about Dinosaur (2000) again
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