Pixar Films

Pixar, specifically through the Toy Story films, Finding Nemo, UP, WALL-E, and Monsters Inc, have produced masterpieces. These are stories that pushed boundaries, both technologically and storytelling-wise. They ventured away from the traditional. Disney’s fixation on fantasy is replaced here by an unconventional look at suburban life. Voices are given to those who were previously unthought-of; toys, fish, robots, dogs, monsters, etc. Disney’s use of fantasy is the result of their stories being adaptations, as opposed to Pixar creating their own stories, being wholly original.

 Pixar had integrity and weight to themselves, in that some of the themes were challenging; it is mature enough to balance out the emotional weight of certain scenes with the wonder of being a children’s movie. Their stories typically follow a formula in which the protagonist attempts to journey home, in which personal experiences and epiphanies are made along the way. They show the importance of relationships and friendships. The characters develop each other. Woody causes Buzz to grow past his delusion, while Buzz encourages Woody to be a more moral person. Boo causes Sully and Mike to question their assumptions. These Pixar movies are emotionally powerful masterpieces. Timeless classics.

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