Basically, this is the same concept as the first part but includes different clips. Please if you haven't go and read part one too. Of course, there are going to be major spoilers and all rights obviously go to their respective owner.
The first scene I'm going to be talking about is from the 2015 DCOM (Disney Channel Original Movie), "Invisible Sister". Personally, I think this whole movie is a metaphor and stands on its own even though it's part of Disney Channel's 'Monstober'. The movie's premise is how Cleo (played by Rowan Blanchard), a smart yet unsocial girl accidentally turns her popular sister, Molly (played by Paris Berelc), invisible. Both sisters go on a journey trying to turn Molly visible again but learn to empathize with one another more and more. Eventually, becoming closer than ever.
During this scene, Cleo tries to apologize to her sister after their argument, where Molly pushes Cleo away, similar to how Cleo supposedly pushed Molly out of her life. This scene gives her character sort of a climactic moment. It's an overall sweet scene and captures Cleo's genuine feelings in an emotional way.
" 'Molly!? I don't know if you can hear me or not. But if you can, I'm sorry. I'm sorry about the sarcasm. I'm sorry about everything. It's just not easy, being your sister...You've got this thing. This light. Everyone is drawn to you and it's hard sometimes. 'Cause the truth is, I've always wanted to have that. And when I didn't, it was much easier to blame you for feeling invisible. So, I pushed you away. And everything...everything away.' "
The movie portrayed Cleo as a strong, individual female who didn't mind being alone. This scene really portrays the loneliness that Cleo must have felt and how she chose to cope with the loneliness. It's pretty relatable because especially teenagers feel like they have to deal with their issues and the world alone and that no one will support them and their decisions.
The scene overall was acted very well, the lighting was effective, and the music in the background also helps to set the mood.
The second scene that I'm talking about is from the 2009 DCOM, "Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie". Considering, that this is a movie continuing the plot of a Disney Channel tv show, the characters and their chemistries are more developed. I think that one of the main reasons that "Wizards of Waverly Place" was a memorable show was because of the chemistries between the characters and the feeling of being a family that came from the show. The movie follows Alex Russo (played by Selena Gomez) and her wizard family as they take a vacation, but when things get frustrating, Alex accidentally wishes that her parents had never met, and her whole world quickly starts to fall apart.
During the show, it is established that only wizard in the family will be able to keep their powers after winning a competition. In this scene, Alex has won the wizard competition but doesn't know how to stop herself and her brothers from disappearing forever and her erasing her family's existence.
" 'This is amazing!' 'Congratulations. See! I told you, you were ready.' 'Justin,' 'It's...It's fine.' 'Okay! Quick! You need to do the spell now! 'Um, right...okay. Um. But I, I don't know what to do. Uh, Justin help me. What spell do I use?' 'Why would I help you?' ' 'Cause you're my brother. Look I'm, I'm sorry you didn't,' 'I'm your brother?' 'No...no...no. Justin, please, please you can't leave me here. Please remember. I'm Alex. I'm your little sister. I taunt you and I tease you and I make your life miserable, but you love me anyway. You're everything that I've ever wanted to be. I'm jealous of how, how smart you are and how kind and how nice. Please don't leave me here.' 'I'd never leave you. I don't know who you are, but, I believe you.' ... 'You have to help me! Justin should have won this, not me!' 'Just be calm. You can do this.' 'Reverse the spell, don't make me scream and yell!' 'Try another one. Focus.' 'Because of words of hate, do not my brothers take! I don't know how to do this. Please help me.' 'Oh honey, I'm sorry. I think it's too late.' 'No, it can't be too late.' "
Being a little sister myself, I don't know what it would be like losing my brother and my family because of something I did. This scene captures Alex's frustration and desperation perfectly. This scene also gave Alex a big climactic turn in her character arc, considering this whole scene is about Alex's deepest love and feelings for her family, which she doesn't always display.
Justin Russo (played by David Henrie), Alex's brother, and Jerry Russo (played by David DeLuise), Alex's dad, also did a good job portraying the sadness they must have felt for helpless Alex at that moment.
Overall, the acting was impeccable in this scene and it was what made it primarily believable.
The third scene I'm going to be talking about is from the 2011 DCOM, "Lemonade Mouth", which is based on Mark Peter Hughes' 2007 novel of the same name. "Lemonade Mouth" is how five high schoolers meet in detention and end up forming a band called 'Lemonade Mouth' and also help cope and mend with their lives using music and friendship. This is one of my favorite DCOMs and actually has really good music.
When Olivia's (played by Bridgit Mendler) cat, Nancy, which was her last possession from her late mother, dies, her friends come over to comfort her. The scene takes on how their friendship allows them to open up to one another and be honest with one another.
" 'You okay?' 'Yeah. You came.' 'We all did.' 'Hey.' 'Hey, Olivia.' 'Look, I'm, I'm really sorry about Nancy.' 'Yeah, me too.' 'Hey, it's nice out here.' 'Yeah, um, sometimes I like to look up and see what shapes I can find. You know, in the clouds.' 'It's a giant, old lady with a skirt and an umbrella.' 'You see there, um, is a flower in a vase.' 'Ooh! I see a hand.' 'Nah, you're way off. It's a, it's a[n] alien pushing a baby carriage.' 'All I see is a blob. Sometimes I think I'm too stupid to be in my family. Like I'm just some big let down. No wonder my mom ignores me.' 'I wish my dad would ignore me. I'm never going to live up to this idea he has of this perfect Indian daughter, you know.' 'Try living up to a perfect brother.' 'I'd take perfect brother any day over my dad's ridiculous girlfriend.' 'My dad's in prison. Ugh. I'm just, I'm too humiliated to talk to him or about him and...he writes but I never write back 'cause I don't know what to say. I mean...he's made some really bad decisions since my mom died and I still love him but he's, he's a stranger now. Which is why I'm so glad to have this, you know. Our friendship.' "
I really can't imagine how someone in a similar situation to Olivia would feel like. I think this scene was handled very well and I think it let some kids know that it's okay to trust your friends and that they will always find people to support and comfort them.
The emotional impact of the characters' revelations towards each other really stretched how far friendship can take you and seeing their success as a band and as genuine friends is really heartwarming.
The fourth scene that I'm going to talk about is from the tv show "Liv and Maddie" (2013-2017), specifically, the episode "End-A-Rooney" (Season 4, Episode 15). Being the series finale, the tv show left with a big bang and I felt like a part of my heart was left behind when the show wrapped up about two years ago. The show is about how girly-girl, Hollywood starlet Liv (Olivia) Rooney (played by Dove Cameron) moves back home to Stevens Point, Wisconsin to spend her high school years with her family and most importantly her tom-boyish twin sister, Maddie (also played by Dove Cameron).
As the summer begins, all of the Rooney kids are presented with life-changing opportunities and end up having to say goodbye on short notice. While their mom, Karen Rooney (played by Kali Rocha), plans to spend all the time she can with her kids and calls it the 'Summer of Rooney'. Scared that they would hurt one another, they hide their opportunities from each other in order to protect their family and themselves.
" 'Wait, we're all leaving?' 'You guys, we're all going our own separate ways.' ... 'I'm going to miss you guys.' 'Yeah...You guys, how are we going to tell mom that we're all leaving?' 'You're leaving and you didn't tell me?' ... 'Mom, we're so sorry. We just didn't tell you because we didn't want to hurt your feelings.' 'Yeah, we, we also didn't, like, want to ruin the Summer of Rooney.' 'But I, I guess we did.' 'And we're really sorry.' 'Parker, Joey, Liv, Maddie, the greatest gift a mother can get is knowing that she raised her kids to be confident enough to pursue their dreams. Watching you guys become the wonderful people you've become has been, so inspiring. So remember, wherever you go, may your dreams always be big and your worries small. I love you guys.' "
Seeing all of them together in this way (except for the return of their father, which honestly would have made this the perfect conclusion to a tv series), is very rare and it is so good to see them come together as a family to say their goodbyes in such an inspiring way. One of the themes throughout this show has always been to not let fear conquer your dreams and it was nice of them to tie up the series with such a powerful message.
I think nostalgia also plays a big part in this particular episode, so that makes it even more emotional.
The fifth and final scene (for this part) I'm going to be talking about is from the tv show "Girl Meets World" (2014-2017), specifically from the "Girl Meets High School: Part 1" (Season 3, Episode 1). The show is a spinoff of the beloved "Boy Meets World". The show follows Cory Mathews' (played by Ben Savage) daughter, Riley Mathews (Rowan Blanchard) and her friends.
This episode continued to follow Riley and her friends, but now that they have started their journey in high school, things are different between them. Her friends, except for Maya (played by Sabrina Carpenter), choose to leave her, when she chooses to follow 'advice' given to her by seniors, which her friends find to be a form of the seniors just trying to embarrass them. This causes uneasiness, distrust, and intensity between the friends. Also, during this episode, it's introduced that Ava (played by Ava Kolker), who is Auggie's (played by August Maturo) best friend and 'wife', is being mentally and emotionally affected because of conflict between her parents. In the end, Ava's father leaves his family, sort of similar to how Maya's father left her and her mother.
" 'He left. My dad left.' 'Ava I'm so sorry. I've been speaking with your mom.' 'It's just me and her now. I can't believe it.' 'I'll help you.' 'Thanks, but I don't think you can. Who can I talk to who knows how to do this?' 'I just heard.' 'What happens next, Maya?' 'When people you've loved all of your life, suddenly decide to leave? Well, you sit by yourself for a while and you'll try to figure it out. And you'll blame yourself but it isn't your fault. You probably won't believe that though and you'll think you did something wrong, but, you didn't. It isn't your fault. Most of all, you stay with your best friend...People make the wrong decisions. They decide to go away for a while. And sometimes, it takes time to understand why. It isn't your fault.' "
Similar to the "Lemonade Mouth" scene, I can't even imagine the pain of those characters and I'm not even going to make you think that I can even begin to understand their pain. What these characters are going through is hard, especially because these are real things.
It was good to see that Maya forgave herself for the absence of her father in her life. In season two, there was a whole episode focused on Maya being able to forgive herself and seeing her give that advice to Ava makes you see hope for Maya and that everything is going to get better. It also makes you think about how much of life is just an endless cycle of feeling alone when going through difficult times.
I'm going to stop here. I will probably make another part to this because I have more to say. Are these emotional/intense moments? What are your thoughts?
"Invisible Sister" Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-pd7N3nkO0
Where to Watch "Invisible Sister": https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B01EZ7OXU6/ref=atv_dl_rdr
"Invisible Sister" Picture: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4420110/mediaviewer/rm975842560
"Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie" Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRizB__8zHk
Where to Watch "Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAIY7x0UmE4
"Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie" Picture: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1369845/mediaviewer/rm448760064
"Lemonade Mouth" Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecn8dvDK7LQ
Where to Watch "Lemonade Mouth": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1fXId_msaA
"Lemonade Mouth" Picture: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1648204/mediaviewer/rm410237440
"Liv and Maddie" Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDlWj53WI90
Where to Watch "Liv and Maddie": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=ELp6kpG3a5rv0
"Liv and Maddie" Picture: https://tvline.com/2017/03/24/liv-and-maddie-series-finale-recap-cameras-explained/
"Girl Meets World" Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYZhGgc63II
Where to Watch "Girl Meets World": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=ELHG2cV-ErbDs
"Girl Meets World" Picture: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5228190/mediaviewer/rm3930064896
The second scene that I'm talking about is from the 2009 DCOM, "Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie". Considering, that this is a movie continuing the plot of a Disney Channel tv show, the characters and their chemistries are more developed. I think that one of the main reasons that "Wizards of Waverly Place" was a memorable show was because of the chemistries between the characters and the feeling of being a family that came from the show. The movie follows Alex Russo (played by Selena Gomez) and her wizard family as they take a vacation, but when things get frustrating, Alex accidentally wishes that her parents had never met, and her whole world quickly starts to fall apart.
During the show, it is established that only wizard in the family will be able to keep their powers after winning a competition. In this scene, Alex has won the wizard competition but doesn't know how to stop herself and her brothers from disappearing forever and her erasing her family's existence.
" 'This is amazing!' 'Congratulations. See! I told you, you were ready.' 'Justin,' 'It's...It's fine.' 'Okay! Quick! You need to do the spell now! 'Um, right...okay. Um. But I, I don't know what to do. Uh, Justin help me. What spell do I use?' 'Why would I help you?' ' 'Cause you're my brother. Look I'm, I'm sorry you didn't,' 'I'm your brother?' 'No...no...no. Justin, please, please you can't leave me here. Please remember. I'm Alex. I'm your little sister. I taunt you and I tease you and I make your life miserable, but you love me anyway. You're everything that I've ever wanted to be. I'm jealous of how, how smart you are and how kind and how nice. Please don't leave me here.' 'I'd never leave you. I don't know who you are, but, I believe you.' ... 'You have to help me! Justin should have won this, not me!' 'Just be calm. You can do this.' 'Reverse the spell, don't make me scream and yell!' 'Try another one. Focus.' 'Because of words of hate, do not my brothers take! I don't know how to do this. Please help me.' 'Oh honey, I'm sorry. I think it's too late.' 'No, it can't be too late.' "
Being a little sister myself, I don't know what it would be like losing my brother and my family because of something I did. This scene captures Alex's frustration and desperation perfectly. This scene also gave Alex a big climactic turn in her character arc, considering this whole scene is about Alex's deepest love and feelings for her family, which she doesn't always display.
Justin Russo (played by David Henrie), Alex's brother, and Jerry Russo (played by David DeLuise), Alex's dad, also did a good job portraying the sadness they must have felt for helpless Alex at that moment.
Overall, the acting was impeccable in this scene and it was what made it primarily believable.
The third scene I'm going to be talking about is from the 2011 DCOM, "Lemonade Mouth", which is based on Mark Peter Hughes' 2007 novel of the same name. "Lemonade Mouth" is how five high schoolers meet in detention and end up forming a band called 'Lemonade Mouth' and also help cope and mend with their lives using music and friendship. This is one of my favorite DCOMs and actually has really good music.
When Olivia's (played by Bridgit Mendler) cat, Nancy, which was her last possession from her late mother, dies, her friends come over to comfort her. The scene takes on how their friendship allows them to open up to one another and be honest with one another.
" 'You okay?' 'Yeah. You came.' 'We all did.' 'Hey.' 'Hey, Olivia.' 'Look, I'm, I'm really sorry about Nancy.' 'Yeah, me too.' 'Hey, it's nice out here.' 'Yeah, um, sometimes I like to look up and see what shapes I can find. You know, in the clouds.' 'It's a giant, old lady with a skirt and an umbrella.' 'You see there, um, is a flower in a vase.' 'Ooh! I see a hand.' 'Nah, you're way off. It's a, it's a[n] alien pushing a baby carriage.' 'All I see is a blob. Sometimes I think I'm too stupid to be in my family. Like I'm just some big let down. No wonder my mom ignores me.' 'I wish my dad would ignore me. I'm never going to live up to this idea he has of this perfect Indian daughter, you know.' 'Try living up to a perfect brother.' 'I'd take perfect brother any day over my dad's ridiculous girlfriend.' 'My dad's in prison. Ugh. I'm just, I'm too humiliated to talk to him or about him and...he writes but I never write back 'cause I don't know what to say. I mean...he's made some really bad decisions since my mom died and I still love him but he's, he's a stranger now. Which is why I'm so glad to have this, you know. Our friendship.' "
I really can't imagine how someone in a similar situation to Olivia would feel like. I think this scene was handled very well and I think it let some kids know that it's okay to trust your friends and that they will always find people to support and comfort them.
The emotional impact of the characters' revelations towards each other really stretched how far friendship can take you and seeing their success as a band and as genuine friends is really heartwarming.
The fourth scene that I'm going to talk about is from the tv show "Liv and Maddie" (2013-2017), specifically, the episode "End-A-Rooney" (Season 4, Episode 15). Being the series finale, the tv show left with a big bang and I felt like a part of my heart was left behind when the show wrapped up about two years ago. The show is about how girly-girl, Hollywood starlet Liv (Olivia) Rooney (played by Dove Cameron) moves back home to Stevens Point, Wisconsin to spend her high school years with her family and most importantly her tom-boyish twin sister, Maddie (also played by Dove Cameron).
As the summer begins, all of the Rooney kids are presented with life-changing opportunities and end up having to say goodbye on short notice. While their mom, Karen Rooney (played by Kali Rocha), plans to spend all the time she can with her kids and calls it the 'Summer of Rooney'. Scared that they would hurt one another, they hide their opportunities from each other in order to protect their family and themselves.
" 'Wait, we're all leaving?' 'You guys, we're all going our own separate ways.' ... 'I'm going to miss you guys.' 'Yeah...You guys, how are we going to tell mom that we're all leaving?' 'You're leaving and you didn't tell me?' ... 'Mom, we're so sorry. We just didn't tell you because we didn't want to hurt your feelings.' 'Yeah, we, we also didn't, like, want to ruin the Summer of Rooney.' 'But I, I guess we did.' 'And we're really sorry.' 'Parker, Joey, Liv, Maddie, the greatest gift a mother can get is knowing that she raised her kids to be confident enough to pursue their dreams. Watching you guys become the wonderful people you've become has been, so inspiring. So remember, wherever you go, may your dreams always be big and your worries small. I love you guys.' "
Seeing all of them together in this way (except for the return of their father, which honestly would have made this the perfect conclusion to a tv series), is very rare and it is so good to see them come together as a family to say their goodbyes in such an inspiring way. One of the themes throughout this show has always been to not let fear conquer your dreams and it was nice of them to tie up the series with such a powerful message.
I think nostalgia also plays a big part in this particular episode, so that makes it even more emotional.
The fifth and final scene (for this part) I'm going to be talking about is from the tv show "Girl Meets World" (2014-2017), specifically from the "Girl Meets High School: Part 1" (Season 3, Episode 1). The show is a spinoff of the beloved "Boy Meets World". The show follows Cory Mathews' (played by Ben Savage) daughter, Riley Mathews (Rowan Blanchard) and her friends.
This episode continued to follow Riley and her friends, but now that they have started their journey in high school, things are different between them. Her friends, except for Maya (played by Sabrina Carpenter), choose to leave her, when she chooses to follow 'advice' given to her by seniors, which her friends find to be a form of the seniors just trying to embarrass them. This causes uneasiness, distrust, and intensity between the friends. Also, during this episode, it's introduced that Ava (played by Ava Kolker), who is Auggie's (played by August Maturo) best friend and 'wife', is being mentally and emotionally affected because of conflict between her parents. In the end, Ava's father leaves his family, sort of similar to how Maya's father left her and her mother.
" 'He left. My dad left.' 'Ava I'm so sorry. I've been speaking with your mom.' 'It's just me and her now. I can't believe it.' 'I'll help you.' 'Thanks, but I don't think you can. Who can I talk to who knows how to do this?' 'I just heard.' 'What happens next, Maya?' 'When people you've loved all of your life, suddenly decide to leave? Well, you sit by yourself for a while and you'll try to figure it out. And you'll blame yourself but it isn't your fault. You probably won't believe that though and you'll think you did something wrong, but, you didn't. It isn't your fault. Most of all, you stay with your best friend...People make the wrong decisions. They decide to go away for a while. And sometimes, it takes time to understand why. It isn't your fault.' "
Similar to the "Lemonade Mouth" scene, I can't even imagine the pain of those characters and I'm not even going to make you think that I can even begin to understand their pain. What these characters are going through is hard, especially because these are real things.
It was good to see that Maya forgave herself for the absence of her father in her life. In season two, there was a whole episode focused on Maya being able to forgive herself and seeing her give that advice to Ava makes you see hope for Maya and that everything is going to get better. It also makes you think about how much of life is just an endless cycle of feeling alone when going through difficult times.
I'm going to stop here. I will probably make another part to this because I have more to say. Are these emotional/intense moments? What are your thoughts?
"Invisible Sister" Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-pd7N3nkO0
Where to Watch "Invisible Sister": https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B01EZ7OXU6/ref=atv_dl_rdr
"Invisible Sister" Picture: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4420110/mediaviewer/rm975842560
"Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie" Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRizB__8zHk
Where to Watch "Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAIY7x0UmE4
"Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie" Picture: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1369845/mediaviewer/rm448760064
"Lemonade Mouth" Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecn8dvDK7LQ
Where to Watch "Lemonade Mouth": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1fXId_msaA
"Lemonade Mouth" Picture: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1648204/mediaviewer/rm410237440
"Liv and Maddie" Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDlWj53WI90
Where to Watch "Liv and Maddie": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=ELp6kpG3a5rv0
"Liv and Maddie" Picture: https://tvline.com/2017/03/24/liv-and-maddie-series-finale-recap-cameras-explained/
"Girl Meets World" Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYZhGgc63II
Where to Watch "Girl Meets World": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=ELHG2cV-ErbDs
"Girl Meets World" Picture: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5228190/mediaviewer/rm3930064896
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