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As I learned too late in adulthood, blue raspberry isnt a real thing.
Butterflies and birds use reflective fragments toappearblue, but they dont have any blue pigment.
Neither do blue eyes.
Not evenSonic the Hedgehogstar James Marsdens.
Thats why it is such a blue-tiful rarity when a character in a movie isblue,of all things.
They visually take up space, even when theyre as tiny as a bug.
They typically appear in superhero movies or science fiction, and a good chunk of them are aliens.
But first, some ground rules:
This is a movie ranking.
It also means no blue recording artists, so no Crazy Frog or Eiffel 65.
Also, the characters have tobeblue, not just wear it.
That rules out the Blue Power Ranger.
Both of the above rules apply to Bubbles the Powerpuff Girl.
There are too many blue Pokemon inDetective PikachuandThe Pokemon Movieand they dont talk, besides.
The blue monster (or was it an alien?)
Finally, we tragically learned that Eeyore is only blue in merchandise, and gray on film.
Tellthatto your dental hygienist inloudEeyorescrubs.
And with that, lets rank the blues.
Sam Eagle,Muppets
Dont be a Republican.
Blue Fairy because shes an actual blue fairy, not just a white lady in a blue headband.
Holding space for the upcoming Tilda Swinton take on the role in Guillermo Del TorosPinocchio.
The Girl Car FromCars
So insubstantial and overshadowed by Lightning McQueen and Maters bromance (towmance?)
that I dont even know her name.
At least they didnt give hercar eyelashes.
Besides, the franchise has two superior blue characters in it.
The late Jonathan Winters and the late Anton Yelchin voiced two of the Smurfs.
They probably made a lot of money, which is nice.
Why do Disney and Pixar characters all have to look like this?
Who decided that those big eyes and weird noses was CG character designs version of the Vitruvian man?
I would have put Alberto fromLucaon this list, if he were only a bit more blue than purple.
Nowtheresa good pandemic-era Pixar character!
Whos the exec who said, Kids love that madcap ball of fun, Jesse Eisenberg!
We suppose its because its a voice-over role from 2011, so Tom Holland wasnt born yet.
As far as blue birds go, Eisenberg shouldve voiced a feature-length adaptation ofthis guy.
Nebula,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
Stoner Caterpillar,Alice in Wonderland
Caterpillar animation is fun animation.
See the aforementionedBugs Life.
Draags,Fantastic Planet
The original bald blue baddies made a few points about the human race.
Justice for Max Rebo.
Osmosis Jones,Osmosis Jones
What a concept!
Like a cop movie, but teeny-tiny.
Dr. Manhattan,Watchmen
If we were counting the TV version of Dr. Manhattan, hed probably place higher.
Sonic the Hedgehog,Sonic the Hedgehog
Here he is.
Better than Yondu, but not quite as cool as Hades.
Yondu,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
Hes a fine second-tier adversary, fleshes out Peters backstory, and does that cool thing with the whistle.
He has the mind of a dolphin, the aim of a marksman, and the heart of C3P0.
At least a new generation ofMegamindrevisionists love it.
Is there a 90s alt girl band named Violet Beauregarde?
We didnt think so.
), chewing gum is no crime.
Except in certain sovereign municipalities.
Hades,Hercules
James Woods is Hadess blessing and curse.
If only he had a proper Disney villain song.
Dog,Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
You may think Mad Maxs furry companion isnt blue.
Would George Miller have ever directedBabe: Pig in the Cityif he hadnt first worked with Dog?
A very good boy.
Mystique,X-Men
Mystique is a shape-shifter, which is arguably the coolest mutant superpower.
Her blueness is central to her identity, as it is for the other X-Men on this list.
In this dissertation, I will …
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Paul Giamatti inBig Fat Liar
We dont havestarsanymore.
Not like Frankie Muniz and Amanda Bynes.
We dont have good studio comedies anymore.
Not likeBig Fat Liar.The scene where they dye Paul Giamattis swimming-pool water to turn him blue?
Bluebirds, Miscellaneous Disney
Where would Disney princesses be without bluebirds?
They wouldnt be able to dress themselves.
They wouldnt get their chores done.
Theyd have no one to harmonize with from their isolated forests and towers.
FromSnow WhitetoCinderellatoSleeping Beauty,bluebirds were (say it with me) the blueprint.
Although the less said about Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, the better.
Sorry, Mr. Bluebird.
Diva Plavalaguna,The Fifth Element
Legendary.
The Diva Plavalaguna invented vocals.
Plus, shes just so cute and blobby.
Mike Wazowski usually steals all his thunder, butSulley holds his ownin the meme space.
Nightcrawler,X2
Look!
Its everyones favorite action star, triple threatAlan Cumming!
If Dory were a DreamWorks character, they wouldvegiven her fish titties.
Gonzos a striver and a dreamer, not as cringey as Fozzie, not as out-there as Animal.
He dances like nobodys watching and dresses like everyones blind.
Best blue character, and its not even close.
