Edited by Elizabeth Aloho Esiekpe
As kids, there are a lot of things you might be scared of.
It could be thunderstorms, monsters, ghosts, dogs, insects, injection needles, scary dreams and many others. You are not alone in this. Let us introduce you to Orion, a kid like you with a long list of things that frighten him.
Orion and the dark
Orion and the dark is a 2024 American animation movie produced by DreamWorks animation and distributed by Netflix.
Orion doesn’t know how to communicate with his peers, so he is always in his head speaking to himself and obsessing over negative thoughts.
Orion is an eleven-year-old student who has a journal that contains what scares him the most. He is afraid of clogging the toilet and flooding the entire school, he is scared of giving the wrong answers in class, scared of mosquito bites, afraid of being responsible for his basketball team losing, scared of a bully named Richie Panic but mostly, he is afraid of the dark.
The movie kicks off with Orion and his classmates being asked to submit a permission slip from their parents to attend an excursion to a planetarium. All the kids submit theirs except Orion because he is scared of the worst things happening on the trip, for example a road accident.
One night after a black out, Dark, a supernatural entity who is tired of Orion’s constant fear of the dark, visits Orion. Dark extends an invitation to Orion, to accompany him on a trip to show him the wonders of the night time and how Dark isn’t someone Orion should be afraid of.
On the journey, Dark tells Orion to loosen up a bit and enjoy the night scenery, he also introduces Orion to other fellow night entities, Sleep, Insomnia, Quiet, Unexplained Noises and Sweet Dreams. Sleep is responsible for making sure all the creatures of the world go to sleep at night, Insomnia makes himself sound like the person he wants to keep up at night whispering worrisome thoughts in their ears, Quiet gets rid of any surrounding noise, Unexplained Noises is responsible for any untraced noise we hear at night and as her name implies Sweet Dreams is in charge of the wonderful dreams we have at night.
Orion also meets Dark’s nemesis Light. Light is responsible for bringing daylight in the morning while Dark is responsible for bringing nighttime. Because they are opposites, Dark and Light never see eye to eye as Dark will disintegrate if he comes in contact with Light.
Orion finds himself in an uncontrollable situation when he intentionally talks about why he prefers Light to Dark, daytime to nighttime because it makes him feel warm and safe. The other night entities abandon their duties because they also want to experience what daytime is like seeing as that’s what humans prefer. This makes Dark sad and dejected.
When Morning came and light approached, Dark refused to get out of the way and Light came through causing Dark to vanish.
Feeling guilty about what has happened, Orion seeks a way to save and bring back his friend, Dark. This he does by overcoming his fears.
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Conclusion
It is okay to be afraid, even grown-up adults were scared while growing up. The trick is not to let your fear get in the way of you living your life. As kids, you shouldn’t waste your years scared of the shadows lurking in the dark, giving the wrong answers in class, making a new friend or failing a test. You will miss out on a lot of moments because of fear, and those moments won’t come again.
So, chin up and be determined to not let fear control your actions.
Watch Orion and the Dark today and learn how to overcome your fears.
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