Sad fact, the song Nani sings to Lilo was originally composed by Her Royal Highness (HRH) Princess Liliuokalani in 1878 as a love song to her people,,, before the US locked her in her home and overthrew her land. She lost the people she loved, just as Nani was loosing Lilo
Btw, lilo’s parents died in a car accident during a storm. That’s why she brings pudge the fish a sandwich every so often. Remember, “pudge controls the weather.”
there are so many little details in the film .. for example in Nami's room you can see medals and trophies in the background indicating that she could have had a career as a surfer but after her parents died she had to give up surfing to care for Lilo .. or Pudge the fish is so important for Lilo because she believes he controls the weather and she wants to prevent it from raining/storming again so that no one has an accident like her parents did
This movie MAY be about an alien... but it's probably the REALEST animation Disney has ever made. There are whole breakdowns of this movie that will point out little details that will just BREAK YOUR SOUL. Nani giving up her highly successful surfing career to raise Lilo after the death of their parents?! I mean... just damn...
5:35 so the whole thing about lilo taking pictures of tourists is a bit of a commentary about how disrespectful tourists can be towards native Hawaiians taking pictures of them like they are some tourist attraction
17:48 it's worth noting that Hawaii has a history of their culture in many ways being banned except for where it is being performed for turists, leaving the people there with all these "fake luaus" as Nani called it. Because of the way Hawaii was colonized, even now you can see the remains of what they did, and how for the sake of turists some places still are a more performative, fake version of hawaiian culture. For what i understand, that's why Nani says what she says; and more importantly, why the writers have her say what she says. It's a call out to a specific reality.
The real villain of this movie: Pet Store Owner She put what she believed to be doggy roadkill in a cage with living dogs. What was the thought process there? Hey guys, I’m trying to cut costs here, so we’re gonna play zombie apocalypse! Here, eat your own kind! Pudge will have to eat tuna at some point!
If you notice, when Stitch bites Gantu, he then asks if the bite is infected. Same thing happens with Mirtle when Lilo bit her, she asks her friends if the bite is infected. I just love the similarities both Lilo and Stitch have and the development both of them had in the movie!
Nani is an amazing sister. She didn't tell Lilo not to give Pudge the fish a sandwich, just suggested an alternate when they didn't have peanut butter because she understands how important the ritual is for her (he controls the weather, their parents went for a drive in the rain and died). She has Lilo's photo's developed despite them being of the overweight tourists (there's a deleted scene that shows more of Lilo feeling like an outsider, how she's treated as a tourist commodity in her own home, so the taking of pictures could be seen as her taking back some of that power). Didn't let Lilo take blame for Nani getting fired. Let Lilo name Stitch Stitch, did the borrowed 2 dollars thing. The singing of Aloha 'Oe
I understand that you appreciated the silliness of the alien hijinks, but this is a movie that actually fascinates me way more with its realistic aspects. A nineteen-year-old kid suddenly elevated to single mom, unable to pursue her own passions if she wants what's left of her family to be able to stay together, trying like crazy to care for a pretty obviously neurodivergent and very young sister but completely unequipped to do so. Of course both sisters struggle with anger-that's what happens when you're scared because you're way out of your depth. There's a lot of poignancy to Lilo's loneliness, and she's one of the best drawn and most realistic small children in media, weird interests, conflation of an elevated vocabulary with a complete lack of understanding of higher nuances, violence and vulnerability all together. She's great. But it's Nani I relate to. The way "Mom" is so far beyond her, her desperation, fury, resentment, and tenderness all together and all at once. I didn't ever actually have to raise my sisters. But I remember what it's like to be more responsible for them than I should have been before I was ready to be.
I liked the creativity of Stitch interacting with the different worlds. I found him "getting the girls" to be demeaning to their female characters, because why would any of them been so out of character and attracted to an alien to act like an alley cat in heat? Ariel spent her whole movie drooling over Eric, yet we're supposed to believe she'd abandon every pursuit she's ever had just because a bad boy rabbit shows up? Nah. ...and once again women became the butt of the joke and a prize to be won, just ask Jasmine about hopping from the carpet to the police cruiser...
Originally Jumba's giant red ship was going to be a 747 large passanger plane, and it would be flying tightly between tall buildings, but then September 11th happened and they had to completely alter the scene to be what it is now.
Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream is the best! Lilo and Stitch shows that family can be broken, or "different", but once you are a part of a family you stick together, and no one gets left behind. And love is the tie that binds. This movie is just fun, and lovable all at the same time.
I'm sure people answered but here, Lilo takes pictures of tourists because tourists are constantly taking pictures of everything else, his name is Stitch because Lilo's name essentially means mend.
10:46 HOLY CRAP IT"S NOT THE DISNEY+ VERSION!?!?!? In that version the dryer was replace with a random side table with a pizza box. Which really makes no sense since the reason Nani figured out Lilo was hidden in there was because she hears the dryer door close
This right here is why I only *begrudgingly* subscribe to a streaming service, and even then, I still buy a dvd/bluray when I really like the movie/tv show. I am sick of being nanny-stated from every single angle.
Just realized you watched the original version. I dont know how many changes Disney did, but in newer version, Lilo doesn't hide inside the dishwasher, she hides in a weirdly edited drawer because disney didnt want kids hiding in them
@@hilarywitt No kids were at risk of anything. 🙄 Disney decided it was "problematic" and decided to alter art which is a no no. You don't censor or change art.
The latest one I've seen, they made it into some kind of pizza storage thing. It's a big thing with a door like the dryer, but has a picture of a pizza on the door😊
@@LunaticKD1991dude shut up lmfao literally it’s one of the smallest details possible and yes, kids copied that idea ever since the movie released. Just because you never witnessed it doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. You’re not the center of the universe.
Fun fact: The sound effect of the dryer door closing is still heard, despite being changed to a pizza box. So despite them making a visual edit, they still couldn't be bothered to remove and replace the sound effect to match the new edit. Dryers are made out of steel and pizza boxes are made out of cardboard and both sound very different when being closed as a result.
Loved this reaction! The reason Lilo takes photos of tourists is given more context when you look at a deleted scene. In the deleted scene, tourists ask her if she speaks english and treats her like a tourist attraction, as they often do to this day against the indigenous hawaiians. So it's implied that she takes the photos as a form of like, 'revenge' or just a way of treating them how they treat her!
This movie is near and dear to my heart because my mother's side of the family is from Kauai where this takes place and there are real places that have murals to honor the movie. I still live in Hawaii and I will forever love this movie. There are so many small things like Lilo wanting to control the weather through feeding Pudge because of how her parents died. Nani has trophies from surfing and she gave it up to raise Lilo. How Lilo and stitch both bite someone. It's so good. Aloha from Hawaii! 🌺
Funnily enough, I would say that this movie is the most grounded in reality. Not an epic tale, but just the very human struggle of a young woman, on the brink of Adulthood who suddenly lost everything and now has to find a way to make her new life work and a young girl who has to cope with a worldshift so monumental, she is barely ble to comprehend it. If you thin about it for a Moment, Nani is _18._ Imagine being on the cusp of Adulthood, thinking about maybe going to college, maybe even going to the mainland, what will your future be, what job would you take - and than, suddenly it is all ripped away. Your parents re dead, you have to organise a friggin _funeral_ for them, you have to understand wills and bills and how to run a household, you have to find a job _and_ you find yourself as the sole custodian of your much younger sibling, effectively making you a the single mother of a 6 year old at _18._ Your younger sibling is clearly traumatized in her own way, lashing out, starting fights, being ostrazised by others, but you can't help her, because you didn't even ahve time to deal with your _own_ traume, much less hers. YOu strat working low paying tourist traps, just to keep the lights on and pray that you'll make it through tomorrow. And that isn't even mentioning the fact that they are Indeginous Hawaiians having their family ripped even further apart by the American Government which comes with a whole _host_ of cultural and historical baggage (Since I haven't watched the reaction yet, I do not know if you know this, but the Song that Nani sings to Lilo "Aloha'Oe" is a song written by Queen Lili'ukoalani, the Last Queen of Hawaii as a farewell to the freedom of her people as she had no choice but to sign papers that but it under the jusritiction of the American government, after they had manouvered for years to make Hawaii economically dependend on them to force this exact scenario)
It comes across as strange that Lilo is so frantic about giving Pudge the fish a sandwich at the beginning, but it's actually extremely sad because she says she believes Pudge controls the weather. We later find out her parents died in a car accident in the rain so we now know she feels she has to keep that fish happy to keep people safe 😢
It also makes the scene where Stitch ran off with the Ugly Duckling book more poetic. He ran away from Lilo only to wind up calling out to her, whether he realized that or not.
Oh my god, this has been in my head as one of the top movies I've wanted you to watch because you're so emotionally intelligent/attuned/sensitive and would love the adorable complexities of these characters and situations. (Plus you're already making your way through classic animated Disney films, so it fits perfectly!)
Such an underrated movie! Hope you enjoyed it @10:48 Fun fact: In later releases, they replaced the dryer door with a pizza box cause they didn’t want kids to mimic locking themselves in there
10:50 fun fact about this scene. Disney actually edited this scene post release to change the dryer into a cabinet with a pizza box in front. I guess they didn’t want to encourage children to hide in dryers.
33:50 love this moment where Stitch counts to himself - his supercomputer brain calculated exactly how much time he needed to wait to jump so he'd land on Gantu's ship
That speech Stitch gives the Grand Councilwoman gets me every time: "This is my family. I found it all....on .... my own. It's little and broken, but still good. (looks back at Nani and Lilo) Yeah....still good." 🥺😭 Also, to answer a question on how David "spit" fire that I've seen a few times in other reactions: Fire dancers drink (but most importantly, don't swallow) either straight alcohol, kerosene or paraffin lamp oil from a bottle and spit it out onto the flame to make it erupt, so that's most likely what he used.
That look of pure awe. 34:53 This was the Disney Magic at its peak. Pure, fun and all around a good time. Not many of these blessings these days but we get them every so often.
And that’s why the chase scene near the end is the way it is. Was originally intended to happen in Honolulu, in pretty much the same way, even crashing into a building. But of course sadly 9/11 happened and they had to redo the scene entirely.
They also changed the fight scene between jumba and stitch In the original copy Junba uses the plasma rifle and a real knife It was switched to the new scene with him using household objects
Since so many people below have left such great comments about the deeper meanings of this movie and family and Hawaiian culture, I'll just toss in a fun Easter Egg in case nobody else has left it yet -- in the scene where Lilo is showing Nani that Stitch can play the record through his mouth, on the wall behind Nani you can see the stylized Chinese movie poster for "Mulan" next to Nani's surf trophies and pictures!
watching this movie as a kid is almost certainly what gave me my love for found family stories! i've always loved how the aliens, stitch, david, and the sisters became a little family unit during and after the events of this movie. it's so pure!
Lilo and Stitch is one of the best Disney movies I've enjoyed. It's so crazy, emotional, and funny. Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🔥🔥🔥🤣🤣🤣
You asked why Lilo names him Stitch... Well 1st you have to know that "lilo" means "lost/separated from", which makes it seem weird her parents named her that, but they probably just liked the sound of it. It's simple but rolls off the tongue easily & sounds pretty to the ear. So Lilo at the age of 8 certainly has been told at some point the meaning of her name & it's in her subconcious. When the movie starts you can tell it's only been months since the parents died, as both sisters are still adjusting. Lilo feels lost & unsure & angry due to that. As Nani tells her, others treat her "differently" because they don't know what to say to a grieving angry child. What platitude is going to make sense to an orphaned 8 yr old? That makes them uncomfortable & they withdraw, leaving her to be bullied by the classmate that has money. Lilo isn't thinking about it too deliberately, but as you see in her wish prayer she's aware she needs a friend that will help her put her life with her sister back together, make her feel stronger. She's depressed, scared Nani or someone else she cares about will die in another accident, & Nani is so stressed. They need to be "stitched" back into a whole family, & maybe adding a new member will help. The "lost" theme also applies to many in the story if you stop to think about it.
Fun (?) Fact: originally the chase between Gantu and Jumba would take place amidst a city, with them flying a Boeing 737, but during production 9/11 happened, so they had to re-do it all with the spaceship and in the middle of nowhere. Sad Fact: the reason Lilo gave Pudge the Fish the PB Sandwich, as you surely recall, was because he controlled the weather... her parents died during a thunderstorm in a car accident. Lilo was making sure, in her own way, that wouldn't happen again, presumably to Nani...
Every time a reactor says that alien looks like piglet, I'm like, calm down, it's just a cartoon pig-like alien. However, given the blue tigger at 4:14 I'm now inclined to think the resemblance is intentional.
This movie is one of the most underrated movies of all time in my opinion. I almost start sobbing every time I watch it when Nani sings to Lilo and Lilo tells Stich she’ll remember him 😢 It has way more emotional depth than it has any reason to.
Stitch has become such a huge sequel and merchandise phenomenon these past 19 years. Re-watching this with you has reminded me just how fantastic Stitch’s first movie is.
originally the flight scene through the mountains was supposed to take place in like honolulu or something, flying through buildings, but this movie was set to release right after 9/11 so when that happened they had to change the entire scene to not make people uncomfortable.
I love Nani and David they are really over looked especially Nani as is implied that she was very good a surfing’s from all the trophies and from what is shown she’s like 19 and is now having to parent lilo
After 9/11/01, my family drove to Walt Disney World for Fall Break. The tragic event was still extremely fresh, and I suspect that people feared theme parks would be attacked next. As such, there were not very many people in attendance, allowing for such things like getting off a ride and going immediately back on because there were very short lines and the restaurants weren't very crowded so normal conversations could be heard. I have not returned and have no intention of it, not because it was sad from 9/11, but because it'll never be that not-crowded again. At the time, there was a workshop showing off the current movie in production. It was "Lilo and Stitch." I'll always remember that and associate it with those times.
Dave only hearing the that nani likes his hair and not the liking his butt was funny and sweet. Also dave such a great guy and how he plays with lilo like when surfing
Lilo is the girl character energy we need today. Just uniquely herself with legit flaws not just adorkable quirks. She just feels so much like a specific kid you could know with her own fixations and priorities.
I loved the original songs of this movie. A native Hawaiian wrote those songs and recorded them with a Hawaiian childrens' chorus. And when I first saw this movie I was very confused at the beginning. I thought I was in the wrong theatre.
ive been binging ur videos for the past few days and i cant get over how perceptive u are w everything u watch!! so refreshing when most reaction youtubers just.. dont understand anything they watch lol. rly love ur reactions keep em coming
also lol me and my class used to use gantu as a scare tactic when we were small lol we had an outdoor toilet in my elementary school and when someone went to use it we used to yell out dont let gantu get u in our language lmao what a weird thing for us all to do!
Holy shit you got the unedited version!? In the original Lilo climbs into a clothes dryer but was later edited to a table and pizza box due to a rash of kids crawling into them and getting hurt from them being turned on.
@@LunaticKD1991 So the holocaust never happened cuz you weren't a victim? Dahmer didn't eat people cuz you weren't there? Epstein didn't run a priv island cuz you weren't invited? What else DIDN'T happen cuz you weren't there?
I'm pretty sure this was the last animated Disney movie I got to see in theaters with my whole family. At the time I didn't appreciate the movie as much as I do now, but still loved it. It's such a great film. Easily one of my favorite Disney movies.
Man, I haven't seen this movie in a long time and kinda forgot how great it is. Don't get me wrong, I remember it being wonderful... but I guess what I'm trying to say is; thank you for reminding me of it. It's AMAZING!
This show actually birthed a whole series and several specials involving further adventures of the characters. Most notably it's revealed that since Stitch is 'Experiment 626', Jumba has a container holding dormant capsuls containing the other 625 creature creations he's made over the years. Each with different powers and abilities. And when the capsules are scattered across the island Lilo is charged with finding them all and giving them homes and a purpose.
Cool fact: Tia Carrere, who plays Nani, is a singer/actor who is actually Hawaiian. This was her first time playing the correct race; as she's played others race types in other projects
@@kirara2516 Fun fact: Despite being changed to a pizza box, the sound effect of the dryer door closing is still heard in the edited version. Oh sure, let's go ahead and make a visual edit, but yet not be bothered to replace the sound effect to accommodate the new edit.
Awwww, man. The nostalgia of Stitch. I was just a wee thing when this movie came out and saw in theaters with my mom. I LOVED the marketing of Stitch. How he invader classic Disney trailers, messed them up and always ended with a character telling him to get his own movie. You MUST watch those Stitch trailers if you haven't. They are too funny
Lilo & Stitch is my second favorite Disney film. Stitch is such a great character and the movie has so many funny and moving moments that are still effective after many watches.
Here is the end to the mint flavor toothpaste debate. Toothpaste… IS FLAVORED. If you dont like mint, dont get mint! Get bubble gum. Because mint is a normal flavor for people to enjoy! Do people not like lemon because of cleaning products
This is one of my favorite movies and I enjoyed your reactions and comments for this a lot! This takes me back a long time ago ; after our parents died me and my older sister use to argue a lot like Lilo and Nani . It has been a long time since we have argued about anything... knock on wood. There is so much in this incredible animated film that feels so relatable for many families ; not only families without a mom and / or dad . For me and I am sure many this is a special one . I appreciate your reactions here Chris ....Thank you.
This is one of the best disney movies ever and probably my favorite! It has so many great details and is so fun but also so sad at the same time. All characters are great and i just enjoy it every time. Please consider to watch the other movies. Especially the one called „Stitch Has A Glitch“. Really good movie too and quite sad!
I saw this when I was younger, but it kind of went over my head and somehow I didn't connect with it despite being in somewhat similar situation (while my parents were alive, it was my sisters that really raised me). I find it very emotional now and can connect with it better.
if I remember right, the voice of Stitch is the director. they made a couple of movies after this as well as a series. Stitch is number 626....which means there are 625 other versions.
You HAVE TO watch the sequels to this movie: Stitch (which is like a pilot for the tv show), Lilo and Stitch: the TV Series, Lilo and Stitch 2 (takes place during tht tv series), and Leroy and Stitch (basically a finale for the tv series)
I was already an adult when I've realized why in a way, Lilo named him stitch and why they always put emphasis of being Lost. Because "Lilo" means lost, and in a way, stitch is like stitching it back together. This film is definitely way ahead of its time! I honestly thought it would be the same league as the classics Mulan, Beauty and Beast and the other princess movies coz me my cousins and friends all know about this but now when people talk about a Disney Film about sisters/siblings they automatically think about Frozen. But this exists! Brother Bear exists! This is deeper and despite of the premise with aliens, also more realistic, both their personalities (Nani and Lilo) although annoying to outsiders, it's in a way, justifiable due to their situation. So many things to say about this film. First, that David is the best male lead! Yes, he didn't get any spotlight but amongst all the Disney love interests David is the consistent one, he didn't have to come into the picture like the typical love at first sight scene or like how initially they have to not like each other kind of thing. No, David has been there for Nani and Lilo ever since and he's not only there to lurk but also help both of them. 2nd Lilo taking photos of the tourists, it's a way to interpret how tourists actually treat locals, like they are some kind of attractions. So instead of the tourists taking photos of the Locals, Lilo is the one taking photos of them. 3rd I never noticed the agent telling Nani before, that she's the one who needs Lilo, not the other way around, and that actually hits now coz you know that the only reason Nani is keeping it together is because of Lilo. Really love rewatching this with you, they actually hit harder now as it did when I was a kid.
Lilo and Stitch was released in 2002. This was a big year for the girl who did the voice work for Lilo. This movie was a big box office hit, she was an actress playing a key character in another hit film released in 2002: She was the evil girl, Samara (the demon girl who crawled out of the television) in The Ring.
One theory I've heard is that Nani and Lilo's parents were also CIA/former CIA, and that's why Mr. Bubbles was assigned as their social worker, and why he was so lenient with Nani.
Sad fact, the song Nani sings to Lilo was originally composed by Her Royal Highness (HRH) Princess Liliuokalani in 1878 as a love song to her people,,, before the US locked her in her home and overthrew her land. She lost the people she loved, just as Nani was loosing Lilo
This film was so ahead of his time
She was Queen of Hawaii
Yeah but now we have Hawaii so there ya go!!!
I did not know that! 😮
Woah... She sounds like a good princess.
Btw, lilo’s parents died in a car accident during a storm. That’s why she brings pudge the fish a sandwich every so often. Remember, “pudge controls the weather.”
Right, the one day she didn’t bring him a sandwich her parents died.
@@LiaaaaaaaaAAAAAHH And she keeps feeding him to protect Nani
I always missed Lilo saying their parents died somehow. I never understood it until later.
That’s so cute and sad 🥺
Some people think its Maui from Moana looking after her descendants which is Lilo
there are so many little details in the film .. for example in Nami's room you can see medals and trophies in the background indicating that she could have had a career as a surfer but after her parents died she had to give up surfing to care for Lilo .. or Pudge the fish is so important for Lilo because she believes he controls the weather and she wants to prevent it from raining/storming again so that no one has an accident like her parents did
Oh, that's why Lilo feeds Putch the fish?
@@nina-raedelong158 yep
Pudge
Why’d she abandon Lilo to go find the One Piece?
@@jibjibs9401 Because Arlong hated Hawaiians and killed her mom. But Stitch liberated them on his journey to become King of the Pirates.
This movie MAY be about an alien... but it's probably the REALEST animation Disney has ever made. There are whole breakdowns of this movie that will point out little details that will just BREAK YOUR SOUL. Nani giving up her highly successful surfing career to raise Lilo after the death of their parents?! I mean... just damn...
5:35 so the whole thing about lilo taking pictures of tourists is a bit of a commentary about how disrespectful tourists can be towards native Hawaiians taking pictures of them like they are some tourist attraction
The cut content shows this more and is hilarious. “Tourists! Prepare for your doom!!”
17:48 it's worth noting that Hawaii has a history of their culture in many ways being banned except for where it is being performed for turists, leaving the people there with all these "fake luaus" as Nani called it. Because of the way Hawaii was colonized, even now you can see the remains of what they did, and how for the sake of turists some places still are a more performative, fake version of hawaiian culture. For what i understand, that's why Nani says what she says; and more importantly, why the writers have her say what she says. It's a call out to a specific reality.
How can a little alien be so destructive yet so cute at the same time?
Stitch.
That's just having kids
You clearly haven’t met my (probably terrestrial) golden retriever. 😇 🐶 😈
The real villain of this movie: Pet Store Owner
She put what she believed to be doggy roadkill in a cage with living dogs. What was the thought process there? Hey guys, I’m trying to cut costs here, so we’re gonna play zombie apocalypse! Here, eat your own kind! Pudge will have to eat tuna at some point!
Then when Lilo wanted to name it, the lady was about to shame her for picking an unusual name. What a rude move.
I mean not all animal that go into a shelter make it
@@iminumst7827exactly
They're not supposed to ARRIVE dead💀@@petthequeenofmaddness8592
Not a pet store, an animal shelter. And more American animal shelters are like that than 'adopt don't shop' people are willing to admit.
If you notice, when Stitch bites Gantu, he then asks if the bite is infected. Same thing happens with Mirtle when Lilo bit her, she asks her friends if the bite is infected. I just love the similarities both Lilo and Stitch have and the development both of them had in the movie!
I’ve seen this movie so many times and somehow only picked up on it this time around
Nani is an amazing sister. She didn't tell Lilo not to give Pudge the fish a sandwich, just suggested an alternate when they didn't have peanut butter because she understands how important the ritual is for her (he controls the weather, their parents went for a drive in the rain and died). She has Lilo's photo's developed despite them being of the overweight tourists (there's a deleted scene that shows more of Lilo feeling like an outsider, how she's treated as a tourist commodity in her own home, so the taking of pictures could be seen as her taking back some of that power). Didn't let Lilo take blame for Nani getting fired. Let Lilo name Stitch Stitch, did the borrowed 2 dollars thing. The singing of Aloha 'Oe
1:47 some kind of inter-galactic swear phrase 😂love it
Lilo thinks that pudge the fish controls the weather because the only day she did not feed him her parents died thats why its so important for her
I understand that you appreciated the silliness of the alien hijinks, but this is a movie that actually fascinates me way more with its realistic aspects. A nineteen-year-old kid suddenly elevated to single mom, unable to pursue her own passions if she wants what's left of her family to be able to stay together, trying like crazy to care for a pretty obviously neurodivergent and very young sister but completely unequipped to do so. Of course both sisters struggle with anger-that's what happens when you're scared because you're way out of your depth.
There's a lot of poignancy to Lilo's loneliness, and she's one of the best drawn and most realistic small children in media, weird interests, conflation of an elevated vocabulary with a complete lack of understanding of higher nuances, violence and vulnerability all together. She's great. But it's Nani I relate to. The way "Mom" is so far beyond her, her desperation, fury, resentment, and tenderness all together and all at once. I didn't ever actually have to raise my sisters. But I remember what it's like to be more responsible for them than I should have been before I was ready to be.
I love how before the movie came out, the ads for it involved Stitch terrorizing other disney movies and getting the girls 😂
I always found those stupid and lame
@@lordshenfan6625 dang man, you sound like so much fun.
I liked the creativity of Stitch interacting with the different worlds. I found him "getting the girls" to be demeaning to their female characters, because why would any of them been so out of character and attracted to an alien to act like an alley cat in heat? Ariel spent her whole movie drooling over Eric, yet we're supposed to believe she'd abandon every pursuit she's ever had just because a bad boy rabbit shows up? Nah.
...and once again women became the butt of the joke and a prize to be won, just ask Jasmine about hopping from the carpet to the police cruiser...
@@josh_miester_x511 yeah and the TV show plus it's sequels where stupid kiddy crap
@@lordshenfan6625 man, you don't have *any* good takes, do you?
Originally Jumba's giant red ship was going to be a 747 large passanger plane, and it would be flying tightly between tall buildings, but then September 11th happened and they had to completely alter the scene to be what it is now.
The design they went with looks completely badass anyways.
@@GoldenWreck agreed.
Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream is the best! Lilo and Stitch shows that family can be broken, or "different", but once you are a part of a family you stick together, and no one gets left behind. And love is the tie that binds. This movie is just fun, and lovable all at the same time.
Team mint ice cream doesn't taste like toothpaste
Sad fact: Lilo means Lost and she named him Stitch, meaning he healed her and put her back together again as she also did for him. 💔💔
OH! I DID not know that. Thank you.
@@kristinwright6632 ☺️☺️
I'm sure people answered but here, Lilo takes pictures of tourists because tourists are constantly taking pictures of everything else, his name is Stitch because Lilo's name essentially means mend.
Slight correction, I'm pretty sure Lilo actually means "lost" (thus Lilo & Stitch = lost and put back together)
@@chronosclaimsall Oh yeah... What the hell word am I thinking of? Does the word I'm thinking of at least close sounding?
10:46 HOLY CRAP IT"S NOT THE DISNEY+ VERSION!?!?!? In that version the dryer was replace with a random side table with a pizza box. Which really makes no sense since the reason Nani figured out Lilo was hidden in there was because she hears the dryer door close
Yeah, I'm happy someone is watching this movie the way it was originally intended to be seen.
Why was that changed? 😂 oh shit probably cuz kids saw it and went and hid in dryers. Lol
@@paulchavez3039 oh shit maybe it's because some parents are lazy as shit and don't teach their children common fucking sense anymore.
This right here is why I only *begrudgingly* subscribe to a streaming service, and even then, I still buy a dvd/bluray when I really like the movie/tv show.
I am sick of being nanny-stated from every single angle.
@@Vousie I heard that scene was altered on the Blu-ray release though.
The way you keep calling Stitch "So cute" is itself kinda cute, ngl 😄 That little "Eh!" you imitated Stitch with, was so on point!
Just realized you watched the original version. I dont know how many changes Disney did, but in newer version, Lilo doesn't hide inside the dishwasher, she hides in a weirdly edited drawer because disney didnt want kids hiding in them
She was hiding in the dryer next the washing machine.
Then changed it because kids were at risk of getting stuck in the dryer at home.
@@hilarywitt No kids were at risk of anything. 🙄 Disney decided it was "problematic" and decided to alter art which is a no no. You don't censor or change art.
The latest one I've seen, they made it into some kind of pizza storage thing. It's a big thing with a door like the dryer, but has a picture of a pizza on the door😊
@@LunaticKD1991dude shut up lmfao literally it’s one of the smallest details possible and yes, kids copied that idea ever since the movie released. Just because you never witnessed it doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. You’re not the center of the universe.
Fun fact: The sound effect of the dryer door closing is still heard, despite being changed to a pizza box. So despite them making a visual edit, they still couldn't be bothered to remove and replace the sound effect to match the new edit. Dryers are made out of steel and pizza boxes are made out of cardboard and both sound very different when being closed as a result.
Nani is the BEST big sister in the history . She loves lilo so much ❤
Loved this reaction! The reason Lilo takes photos of tourists is given more context when you look at a deleted scene. In the deleted scene, tourists ask her if she speaks english and treats her like a tourist attraction, as they often do to this day against the indigenous hawaiians. So it's implied that she takes the photos as a form of like, 'revenge' or just a way of treating them how they treat her!
This movie is near and dear to my heart because my mother's side of the family is from Kauai where this takes place and there are real places that have murals to honor the movie. I still live in Hawaii and I will forever love this movie. There are so many small things like Lilo wanting to control the weather through feeding Pudge because of how her parents died. Nani has trophies from surfing and she gave it up to raise Lilo. How Lilo and stitch both bite someone. It's so good. Aloha from Hawaii! 🌺
I had no idea they had murals of this movie! That's so cool
Accurate! Hanapepe on the southern side of the island has cute murals. Kauai is so lovely!!!
32:35 the stitch impression was perfect. 🤣
Funnily enough, I would say that this movie is the most grounded in reality. Not an epic tale, but just the very human struggle of a young woman, on the brink of Adulthood who suddenly lost everything and now has to find a way to make her new life work and a young girl who has to cope with a worldshift so monumental, she is barely ble to comprehend it.
If you thin about it for a Moment, Nani is _18._ Imagine being on the cusp of Adulthood, thinking about maybe going to college, maybe even going to the mainland, what will your future be, what job would you take - and than, suddenly it is all ripped away. Your parents re dead, you have to organise a friggin _funeral_ for them, you have to understand wills and bills and how to run a household, you have to find a job _and_ you find yourself as the sole custodian of your much younger sibling, effectively making you a the single mother of a 6 year old at _18._ Your younger sibling is clearly traumatized in her own way, lashing out, starting fights, being ostrazised by others, but you can't help her, because you didn't even ahve time to deal with your _own_ traume, much less hers. YOu strat working low paying tourist traps, just to keep the lights on and pray that you'll make it through tomorrow.
And that isn't even mentioning the fact that they are Indeginous Hawaiians having their family ripped even further apart by the American Government which comes with a whole _host_ of cultural and historical baggage (Since I haven't watched the reaction yet, I do not know if you know this, but the Song that Nani sings to Lilo "Aloha'Oe" is a song written by Queen Lili'ukoalani, the Last Queen of Hawaii as a farewell to the freedom of her people as she had no choice but to sign papers that but it under the jusritiction of the American government, after they had manouvered for years to make Hawaii economically dependend on them to force this exact scenario)
It comes across as strange that Lilo is so frantic about giving Pudge the fish a sandwich at the beginning, but it's actually extremely sad because she says she believes Pudge controls the weather. We later find out her parents died in a car accident in the rain so we now know she feels she has to keep that fish happy to keep people safe 😢
Have you seen the Road to El Dorado? If not, you HAVE TO . Much recommended.
TOTALLY
YES!
Heck yeah!
Hits harder when you realise Lilo means lost😩
lilo and stitch aka lost and put back together 😭😭😭😭❤️
@@erikaleighhh nah cuz when I found out a few years ago I had to cry a little bit😭 it was too adorable and yet so sad
@@leyaaa01 i cried just reading your comment 😭🤣 that’s the saddest yet cutest title to a movie ever
@@erikaleighhh frrr😭😭
It also makes the scene where Stitch ran off with the Ugly Duckling book more poetic. He ran away from Lilo only to wind up calling out to her, whether he realized that or not.
Oh my god, this has been in my head as one of the top movies I've wanted you to watch because you're so emotionally intelligent/attuned/sensitive and would love the adorable complexities of these characters and situations. (Plus you're already making your way through classic animated Disney films, so it fits perfectly!)
this is my fav disney movie!!! I feel like most people do not realize what a tearjerker it is based on the silly concept
Such an underrated movie! Hope you enjoyed it
@10:48 Fun fact: In later releases, they replaced the dryer door with a pizza box cause they didn’t want kids to mimic locking themselves in there
10:50 fun fact about this scene. Disney actually edited this scene post release to change the dryer into a cabinet with a pizza box in front. I guess they didn’t want to encourage children to hide in dryers.
33:50 love this moment where Stitch counts to himself - his supercomputer brain calculated exactly how much time he needed to wait to jump so he'd land on Gantu's ship
Ooooh, its the unedited version where she still hides in the dryer 👀 😂
That speech Stitch gives the Grand Councilwoman gets me every time: "This is my family. I found it all....on .... my own. It's little and broken, but still good. (looks back at Nani and Lilo) Yeah....still good." 🥺😭
Also, to answer a question on how David "spit" fire that I've seen a few times in other reactions: Fire dancers drink (but most importantly, don't swallow) either straight alcohol, kerosene or paraffin lamp oil from a bottle and spit it out onto the flame to make it erupt, so that's most likely what he used.
I named my two cats Lilo and Stitch (he’s got extra digits). This movie is one of a kind just like Stitch.
That look of pure awe. 34:53 This was the Disney Magic at its peak. Pure, fun and all around a good time. Not many of these blessings these days but we get them every so often.
Jamba: i would never… make more than one.
Stich is literally number six hundred twenty six
The 911 attacks almost made this impossible to release and that's such a crazy detail about the movie
And that’s why the chase scene near the end is the way it is. Was originally intended to happen in Honolulu, in pretty much the same way, even crashing into a building. But of course sadly 9/11 happened and they had to redo the scene entirely.
@@calebb.6416 So in the original story, an entire city saw alien space craft flying around?
@@greywolf7577 pretty much yeah. Not sure if it would’ve been changed that much though. Just the chase itself.
They also changed the fight scene between jumba and stitch
In the original copy Junba uses the plasma rifle and a real knife
It was switched to the new scene with him using household objects
@@greywolf7577no, it was a Boeing 747 originally
Since so many people below have left such great comments about the deeper meanings of this movie and family and Hawaiian culture, I'll just toss in a fun Easter Egg in case nobody else has left it yet -- in the scene where Lilo is showing Nani that Stitch can play the record through his mouth, on the wall behind Nani you can see the stylized Chinese movie poster for "Mulan" next to Nani's surf trophies and pictures!
watching this movie as a kid is almost certainly what gave me my love for found family stories! i've always loved how the aliens, stitch, david, and the sisters became a little family unit during and after the events of this movie. it's so pure!
Yes!! Lilo & Stitch. Best music ever in this film. Elvis Presley. ❤❤
Lilo and Stitch is one of the best Disney movies I've enjoyed. It's so crazy, emotional, and funny. Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten
👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🔥🔥🔥🤣🤣🤣
You asked why Lilo names him Stitch...
Well 1st you have to know that "lilo" means "lost/separated from", which makes it seem weird her parents named her that, but they probably just liked the sound of it. It's simple but rolls off the tongue easily & sounds pretty to the ear. So Lilo at the age of 8 certainly has been told at some point the meaning of her name & it's in her subconcious. When the movie starts you can tell it's only been months since the parents died, as both sisters are still adjusting. Lilo feels lost & unsure & angry due to that. As Nani tells her, others treat her "differently" because they don't know what to say to a grieving angry child. What platitude is going to make sense to an orphaned 8 yr old? That makes them uncomfortable & they withdraw, leaving her to be bullied by the classmate that has money. Lilo isn't thinking about it too deliberately, but as you see in her wish prayer she's aware she needs a friend that will help her put her life with her sister back together, make her feel stronger. She's depressed, scared Nani or someone else she cares about will die in another accident, & Nani is so stressed. They need to be "stitched" back into a whole family, & maybe adding a new member will help.
The "lost" theme also applies to many in the story if you stop to think about it.
Fun (?) Fact: originally the chase between Gantu and Jumba would take place amidst a city, with them flying a Boeing 737, but during production 9/11 happened, so they had to re-do it all with the spaceship and in the middle of nowhere.
Sad Fact: the reason Lilo gave Pudge the Fish the PB Sandwich, as you surely recall, was because he controlled the weather... her parents died during a thunderstorm in a car accident. Lilo was making sure, in her own way, that wouldn't happen again, presumably to Nani...
Every time a reactor says that alien looks like piglet, I'm like, calm down, it's just a cartoon pig-like alien. However, given the blue tigger at 4:14 I'm now inclined to think the resemblance is intentional.
I mean it's freaky, I'll give it that.
i work at a dog boarding/daycare place and we've got a regular who's a brindle french bulldog named stitch. i will say, the namesake is very apt lol
Seriously! Nani should date David, marry him, then the situation with Lilo and the social worker would be so much easier.
This movie is one of the most underrated movies of all time in my opinion. I almost start sobbing every time I watch it when Nani sings to Lilo and Lilo tells Stich she’ll remember him 😢 It has way more emotional depth than it has any reason to.
Stitch has become such a huge sequel and merchandise phenomenon these past 19 years. Re-watching this with you has reminded me just how fantastic Stitch’s first movie is.
originally the flight scene through the mountains was supposed to take place in like honolulu or something, flying through buildings, but this movie was set to release right after 9/11 so when that happened they had to change the entire scene to not make people uncomfortable.
I love Nani and David they are really over looked especially Nani as is implied that she was very good a surfing’s from all the trophies and from what is shown she’s like 19 and is now having to parent lilo
5:31 "He'll just make another one," 😂 Who-Who's gonna tell him?
You should do Brother Bear. It's another old one about siblings. I love it.
After 9/11/01, my family drove to Walt Disney World for Fall Break. The tragic event was still extremely fresh, and I suspect that people feared theme parks would be attacked next. As such, there were not very many people in attendance, allowing for such things like getting off a ride and going immediately back on because there were very short lines and the restaurants weren't very crowded so normal conversations could be heard. I have not returned and have no intention of it, not because it was sad from 9/11, but because it'll never be that not-crowded again.
At the time, there was a workshop showing off the current movie in production. It was "Lilo and Stitch." I'll always remember that and associate it with those times.
Did you know this cartoon was changed because of the 9.11 events?
@@vladvulcan I didn't. What was changed?
@@abcdefghij337 Jumba's ship was originally a stolen Boeing and it was flying not in the mountains during the Gantu chase, but in a city.
Dave only hearing the that nani likes his hair and not the liking his butt was funny and sweet.
Also dave such a great guy and how he plays with lilo like when surfing
i love watching your reactions after a long stressful day and love the fact that you’re just discovering all these animated films now!!
I love that Lilo didn't question how he was riding the bike so fast & making it around the island stupid fast
Yes! Am underrated classic!❤ me and my sister are obsessed with Stitch! I love this movie so much! Thank you for reacting to it
Lilo is the girl character energy we need today. Just uniquely herself with legit flaws not just adorkable quirks. She just feels so much like a specific kid you could know with her own fixations and priorities.
I loved the original songs of this movie. A native Hawaiian wrote those songs and recorded them with a Hawaiian childrens' chorus. And when I first saw this movie I was very confused at the beginning. I thought I was in the wrong theatre.
ive been binging ur videos for the past few days and i cant get over how perceptive u are w everything u watch!! so refreshing when most reaction youtubers just.. dont understand anything they watch lol. rly love ur reactions keep em coming
also lol me and my class used to use gantu as a scare tactic when we were small lol we had an outdoor toilet in my elementary school and when someone went to use it we used to yell out dont let gantu get u in our language lmao what a weird thing for us all to do!
I've found your channel recently and I have to say it's been a non-stop nostalgia hit for awhile. Thank you for the trips. 😂
The advertisements for this movie were awesome when Stitch kept interrupting other Disney universes like Aladdin's "A Whole New World" for example.
12:33 that's why you have to be more specific in your prayers. If you want an angel, you get a fallen angel😂😂😂
Holy shit you got the unedited version!? In the original Lilo climbs into a clothes dryer but was later edited to a table and pizza box due to a rash of kids crawling into them and getting hurt from them being turned on.
Im guessing that is the version offered outside the US. Ive seen that dryer version on a few recent reactions.
Literally no kids did that.
Disney just arbitrarily decided it was problematic and censored it.
No kids were doing it after watching this movie. 🙄
@@LunaticKD1991 So the holocaust never happened cuz you weren't a victim? Dahmer didn't eat people cuz you weren't there? Epstein didn't run a priv island cuz you weren't invited? What else DIDN'T happen cuz you weren't there?
I'm pretty sure this was the last animated Disney movie I got to see in theaters with my whole family. At the time I didn't appreciate the movie as much as I do now, but still loved it. It's such a great film. Easily one of my favorite Disney movies.
This is my favorite Disney movie! 😊The soundtrack is great and Stitch is adorable and hilarious!
Man, I haven't seen this movie in a long time and kinda forgot how great it is. Don't get me wrong, I remember it being wonderful... but I guess what I'm trying to say is; thank you for reminding me of it. It's AMAZING!
This show actually birthed a whole series and several specials involving further adventures of the characters.
Most notably it's revealed that since Stitch is 'Experiment 626', Jumba has a container holding dormant capsuls containing the other 625 creature creations he's made over the years. Each with different powers and abilities. And when the capsules are scattered across the island Lilo is charged with finding them all and giving them homes and a purpose.
Grew up watching this and love it and the second movie plus the original TV series that lead up to the third movie called Leroy and stitch
Cool fact: Tia Carrere, who plays Nani, is a singer/actor who is actually Hawaiian. This was her first time playing the correct race; as she's played others race types in other projects
She's in Wayne's World
10:48 I'm so happy that you're watching the original version where Lilo hides in the dryer...
Me too, the original way it's meant to be seen.
Is there an alternative version?
@@Celeborn93 yeah they changed it to a pizza box which is dumb imo. It should be the parent's job to teach their kids not to hide in a dryer.
@@kirara2516 Fun fact: Despite being changed to a pizza box, the sound effect of the dryer door closing is still heard in the edited version. Oh sure, let's go ahead and make a visual edit, but yet not be bothered to replace the sound effect to accommodate the new edit.
@@kirara2516 That sucks lol. Man this cotton parent culture is tiring.
Awwww, man. The nostalgia of Stitch. I was just a wee thing when this movie came out and saw in theaters with my mom.
I LOVED the marketing of Stitch. How he invader classic Disney trailers, messed them up and always ended with a character telling him to get his own movie.
You MUST watch those Stitch trailers if you haven't. They are too funny
Glad you watched one of my favorite Disney movies. There are sequels to Lilo and Stitch. My favorite being Stitch has a glitch. It’s so emotional 😭
I googled what Stitch said that was so naughty, this is what he said "I have a burning sensation in my rear-end"
Lilo & Stitch is my second favorite Disney film. Stitch is such a great character and the movie has so many funny and moving moments that are still effective after many watches.
Here is the end to the mint flavor toothpaste debate. Toothpaste… IS FLAVORED. If you dont like mint, dont get mint! Get bubble gum. Because mint is a normal flavor for people to enjoy! Do people not like lemon because of cleaning products
This is one of my favorite movies and I enjoyed your reactions and comments for this a lot! This takes me back a long time ago ; after our parents died me and my older sister use to argue a lot like Lilo and Nani . It has been a long time since we have argued about anything... knock on wood. There is so much in this incredible animated film that feels so relatable for many families ; not only families without a mom and / or dad .
For me and I am sure many this is a special one . I appreciate your reactions here Chris ....Thank you.
The way you nailed the impression of Stitch going "eh" at 32:35... that was so adorable 😂
I ❤ Lilo and Stitch٫ it's one of my sister's favorite movies lmao 😂😂😂
Mint chocolate chip ice cream tastes like frozen thin mint girl scout cookies to me.
fun fact the voice actress of nani tia careere was considered for mulan but it didn't work out
I finally learned what Stitch said in the beginning and it makes sense why he said it. Still makes me laugh uncontrollably 😂😂
“Oh no, the mint ice cream!”
Me thinking: hah, welcome to THAT gag🍦👏🏼
I absolutely love this movie and do a pretty good lilo impression. Stitch stitches their family back together!! ❤️
This is one of the best disney movies ever and probably my favorite!
It has so many great details and is so fun but also so sad at the same time. All characters are great and i just enjoy it every time. Please consider to watch the other movies. Especially the one called „Stitch Has A Glitch“. Really good movie too and quite sad!
No way you laughed almost in sync with Stitch when he came out of the crash!!!!
I discovered that channel recently and I haven't been able to get out of it since then , keep the good work !
Lilo and stitch was one of my favorite shows since i was young ! Their relationship is so real but so cute !
I saw this when I was younger, but it kind of went over my head and somehow I didn't connect with it despite being in somewhat similar situation (while my parents were alive, it was my sisters that really raised me). I find it very emotional now and can connect with it better.
if I remember right, the voice of Stitch is the director. they made a couple of movies after this as well as a series. Stitch is number 626....which means there are 625 other versions.
I had a Miniature Schnauzer for 15 years
He looked just like Stitch, but black and white instead of blue
Their mannerisms were similar too
You HAVE TO watch the sequels to this movie: Stitch (which is like a pilot for the tv show), Lilo and Stitch: the TV Series, Lilo and Stitch 2 (takes place during tht tv series), and Leroy and Stitch (basically a finale for the tv series)
I was already an adult when I've realized why in a way, Lilo named him stitch and why they always put emphasis of being Lost. Because "Lilo" means lost, and in a way, stitch is like stitching it back together. This film is definitely way ahead of its time! I honestly thought it would be the same league as the classics Mulan, Beauty and Beast and the other princess movies coz me my cousins and friends all know about this but now when people talk about a Disney Film about sisters/siblings they automatically think about Frozen. But this exists! Brother Bear exists! This is deeper and despite of the premise with aliens, also more realistic, both their personalities (Nani and Lilo) although annoying to outsiders, it's in a way, justifiable due to their situation.
So many things to say about this film. First, that David is the best male lead! Yes, he didn't get any spotlight but amongst all the Disney love interests David is the consistent one, he didn't have to come into the picture like the typical love at first sight scene or like how initially they have to not like each other kind of thing. No, David has been there for Nani and Lilo ever since and he's not only there to lurk but also help both of them.
2nd Lilo taking photos of the tourists, it's a way to interpret how tourists actually treat locals, like they are some kind of attractions. So instead of the tourists taking photos of the Locals, Lilo is the one taking photos of them.
3rd I never noticed the agent telling Nani before, that she's the one who needs Lilo, not the other way around, and that actually hits now coz you know that the only reason Nani is keeping it together is because of Lilo. Really love rewatching this with you, they actually hit harder now as it did when I was a kid.
Lilo & Stitch is one of my favorite Disney animated movies.
Stitch is my favorite alien. 👽
Lilo and Stitch was released in 2002. This was a big year for the girl who did the voice work for Lilo. This movie was a big box office hit, she was an actress playing a key character in another hit film released in 2002:
She was the evil girl, Samara (the demon girl who crawled out of the television) in The Ring.
This film is a LARGE PART OF MY SOUL. I am so happy that you are seeing it. 😂
One theory I've heard is that Nani and Lilo's parents were also CIA/former CIA, and that's why Mr. Bubbles was assigned as their social worker, and why he was so lenient with Nani.
I love how when Lilo asks Mr Bubbles he killed anyone he doesn't say no, just changes the subject.