Topic Question
Added 2022-04-19 21:23:17 +0000 UTCWhat is your favorite Pixar movie and why?
Comments
Ratatouille. The film is moving without being "large" in scope and that intimacy had stuck with me most and offered the most creative lessons id any Pixar film. Also thr direction to me remains the strongest of their films, though Monsters Inc. definitely has climbed for me and The Incredibles nearly matches Ratatouille on a pure directorial level if not script wise. Brad Bird can be strangely exceptionalist in a way I don't love, but I appreciate it when the artifacts he produces are his first two offerings for Pixar. Shame about Incredibles 2... Sidenote, I actually adored Turning Red. The last third of that film really engage with generational repression and trauma in a fullbodied and heartfelt way.
Jabari Weathers
2022-04-22 13:05:02 +0000 UTCRatatouille, I think a cooking rat is such a wonderful idea for a movie, and it’s pretty incredible that there is still lots of nuance and emotion woven in. Some of the themes in here would sound strangely adult and uninteresting for an animated ‘kids’ movie, but work so well. I think of the exploration of critics perspectives, the building ego of Linguini and the relations between rats and humans (and the disproval from both sides). I think the more subtle and specific themes are far more interesting and effective than the grander, larger than life themes in the newer pixar entries. It’s also the funniest pixar movie, no question
Mees
2022-04-20 20:58:32 +0000 UTCI’ve always liked Monsters, Inc. I find the soundtrack to be relaxing, and I think the concept of a secret society of monsters that has to generate electricity from the screams of children is creative. The relationship between Sully and the kid is cute too.
Hart
2022-04-20 15:21:09 +0000 UTCWALL-E. Still probably the most audacious film ever made by Pixar. No one else would think to craft a satirical dystopian narrative on overconsumption with minimal dialogue towards children (not exactly the stuff of Happy Meals). But Andrew Stanton did just that, and in doing so created one of Pixar’s most indelible characters in the eponymous trash compactor WALL-E. A mixture of ET and R2-D2, with a wistful romanticism all his own, WALL-E stands out from just about every other animated film character. With no wisecracks or actorly persona to fall back on, he takes on the endearing purity of the great silent film stars. Whether pratfalling through waste or innocently examining familiar earthly objects, we are engaged merely by his presence. But it’s his unwavering devotion to EVE that takes the film to incredibly moving new heights. As they dance in synchronicity through space, their relationship evokes the purity of love between the tramp and the blind girl in Chaplin’s City Lights. With that, WALL-E earns its place as a classic.
Bennett Oliver
2022-04-20 05:07:08 +0000 UTCInside Out grabbed me in a way that I found clever, relevant, ironic - everything you want to see in a great picture. For me personally I had been doing some inner, self-perspective work using hypnosis, NLP and energy work. For this reason it struck a chord and I couldn't get enough of it. I think I watched it a dozen times in 2015.
Atticus Xey
2022-04-20 04:16:50 +0000 UTCWALL-E. Beautifully animated and despite not technically being a silent film, it definitely has the charm of one a la Chaplin and Keaton.
Stephen
2022-04-20 00:43:33 +0000 UTCUp. Because it completely surprised me with its deep exploration of overcoming the death of a loved one. Having gone through that exact pain several years ago, I couldn't believe that a Pixar film of all things could nail that level of emotion better than any R rated film I've ever seen (except maybe Ordinary People). The ending when his house disappears into the clouds is the perfect metaphor of finally just letting go of that pain after many years of torture.
Wolfman Brandon
2022-04-19 23:37:43 +0000 UTCThe Incredibles is my favorite because it’s both a beautifully executed action movie and a super uplifting comedy despite the dark turns in the story. It works because every character arc gets an amazing payoff, the gags still make me laugh, the music is bombastic, and the family relationships are realistic & relatable. Also, the film’s legacy shines through this current wave of superhero-related art because it doesn’t just settle for an average character study: it asks nuanced questions about our need for heroes in society and the hero’s need for validation.
Jared Angcanan
2022-04-19 23:08:42 +0000 UTCToy Story 2 for me. Builds on everything that makes the first movie a delightful, slaps a new shiny coat of paint on it and dials up the maturity loads. I didnt love it when i watched it as a kid but i think thats just cause the emotions of it are a lot deeper, complex and more relatable to adults than kids than in the first movie. Its also the most successful movie in the franchise to integrate new characters into the cast. Not to mention it's still very funny and fun to watch to this day, especially that final sequence. It exemplifies Pixars knack for creative, well told and emotional storytelling and I think they've been chasing that high for two decades now and never quite hitting it.
Tyler Shobe
2022-04-19 23:02:30 +0000 UTCMy favorite is definitely Up. My favorite animated movies as an adult tend to be less the nostalgic ones that I would watch the most and more the ones with themes that get stronger as I get older. Up is just brilliant in that way. To this day that opening montage makes me cry every time. And the idea of chasing a dream so passionately right until the end of your life only to realize the triviality of it in comparison to love/friendship is such a great message both for kids and adults. Plus Doug. Maybe the most accurate portrayal of a dog in any movie.
Jackson Littlewood
2022-04-19 21:48:26 +0000 UTC
