The backgrounds are very relaxing to the eye, using chalk style lineart and pastel colours. They're also very effective setting darker scenes.
The character designs are very diverse in look and writing, ranging in shape, colour, personality and mental health, as well as good LGBTQ+ diversity. For example, Ruby, Sapphire, and Pearl have been canonically shown to have attraction to the same gender. Lapis Lazuli and the titular Steven Universe have notably shown signs of having Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression, and Peridot and Pearl have shown a range of signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Every character uses different base shapes, so they all have a unique shape.
I've always loved the show for it's representation, as most shows, especially for children, never really show much of the LGBT+ community and those with different mental health issues. Even the majority female cast is a wonderful breath of fresh air for someone like me, who usually only finds one side character that might be one of those things, but the vast cast of diverse characters means I can find myself in so many of the characters.
One of my favourite pieces of the show is how they explained trauma with both the characters and through an actual doctor on the show explaining it. As someone with mild PTSD, it was very uplifting to see a show actually voicing both an explanation and examples so more people can understand what it's like to live with trauma.
No comments:
Post a Comment