The thing about Pixar that they (almost) always serve up a perfect
cocktail of emotion and comedy. Whilst their latest offering Coco is lighter on
the comedic side, the jokes present all land really well- and as for the emotional
side of the story, it’s as tear-jerking as Sulley saying goodbye to Boo or even
the infamous opening of ‘Up’. Yeah, it's that good.
To summarise, Coco is about a young boy in Mexico named
Miguel, an aspiring musician in a family who have banned music entirely. He
ends up travelling to the land of the dead on the Day of the Dead and has to try
and return home. More stuff happens, but it’s one of those films where it’s better
if you experience it for yourself. The plot can be a bit derivative of other Pixar
movies at times, with storyline having some strong similarities to Up, Monsters
Inc and Inside Out at various points- but it’s a formula that definitely works,
especially within the context of this story. As I said before, where the film
really shines is the emotional side of things, as overall it is a beautiful story
about memory and the importance of family. This is also helped by just how
likable almost all the characters are, as this increases the emotional investment
in the story. The animation is also just as great as you would expect from Pixar at this point and as a setting the Land of the Dead is filled to the brim with lots of clever little details and funny jokes. Additionally, in spite of it not technically being a musical, the songs of the story are used wonderfully, with the various reprises of ‘Remember Me’ (the best song in the film by the way) adding new emotional weight to the story every time it is sung.
This film is Pixar at their best- it showcases everything that has made them the giants of animation that they are today- and that should say it all.
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