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21 Soft, Cozy, Warm and Fuzzy Movies and Shows to Watch in the Apocalypse
Because we all need a little comfort right now
We all need a little softness sometimes.
So I broke my knee in January. Which means that I have pretty much been inside for all of 2020. And you know what I’ve been doing? Catching up on trashy reality shows and finding comfort in soft things.
What I mean by that is media that doesn’t ask much of its viewers. Media that has all the feels, but none of the pain. That show that you go back to again and again, even if you feel like Netflix is judging you for watching it once more. We all have our favorite comfort movies and TV. I love edgy, dark, hard-edged things too. But we all need a little softness sometimes.
I know what you’re thinking. Wait a second, this is just a list of your favorite movies, isn’t it?
Why yes, yes it is.
1. Hook
Have I gotten over the death of Robin Williams? Nope, not even a little. But this movie still gives me all the feels. It’s totally different to watch it as an adult, because I now understand so much more about the character of Peter Pan.
A movie that questions the 90s idea of toxic manhood with the assertion that Lost Boys grow up to be jerkhole lawyers, but everyone is redeemable. A world where women are always mommies, but they’re also the ones waiting to welcome you back home. “He’s just a mean old man without a Mommy.” When we’re old, do we become children again?
Go ahead, sing along:
The stars are all my friends, ‘till the nighttime ends. . .
Available on Netflix.
