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Disco Ormene (2008)
Oh my god this is bad.
TL/DR: This movie uses marginalized groups as a punchline and nothing else.
I'm a big fan of less common animation, and I'm not afraid of wack and wild plots like this. What gets me is when they faeture a nuanced topic like body dysmorphia or internalized homophobia (both of which are touched on in this movie) and just...throw it all away in favor of a generic heterosexual side plot. Even worse, it seems like the only reason they added a character with body image issues and a closeted gay character is to poke fun at them. Obviously these characters are allowed to exist in movies (and they should) and they're allowed to be involved in jokes, but they shouldn't exist just to be the punchline of a joke.
On top of that, every female character in this movie is a sexist stereotype. The drummer worm (whose name escapes me, but I don't think it was mentioned more than once) was the least aggressively sexist, but she never got a chance to shine at all.
In conclusion, I will never get that hour and a half of my life back and the writers should learn how to be funny without punching down.