* This review may contain spoilers

It was a Saturday night and I was roaming Disney+ and came across a fairly “new” Disney movie, Elemental. I had seen SO many ads about this movie but didn’t understand the concept and thought it would be boring. I was wrong.

Elemental follows two characters, Ember and Wade. As you may know fire and water don’t mix will and with Ember growing up in a dominant fire household and Wade being a water…you can see where things are going. Ember is presented as this hot-headed and ignorant person with a huge temper she has a hard time controlling. Her father wants her to take over the shop but Ember’s temper gets in the way when she gets annoyed by customers’ demands for certain items. While Ember struggles with maintaining this temper and trying to please her dad. Wade comes in while inspecting Ember’s shop and sees a lot of faults and reports it. This feud between Ember and Wade emerges as Ember tries not to get her dad’s shop closed but Wade is consistent with making sure it happens.

The movie goes into an unexpected rom-com where the two have found a comfort in spending time with one another and learning about each other’s lives (being a fire and a water). They grow their love and open their perspectives of the elements and not to judge so harshly based on traditional beliefs.

This movie was unexpectedly better than I had anticipated and I found it so cute that it tied to showing the importance of family but also understanding. I think a lot can be learned from this movie for younger kids to pick up on, which was great on Disney’s part.

-Madison C.