Much like I’ve engaged in DIY film fests of The Godfather or Marx Brothers or other topics, I decided to watch all the Pixar films I currently own back to back.
Starting off withToy Story and its sequel I then moved to Monsters, Inc, Finding Nemo and then Cars.
Each film gets a little bit longer but also features a little more in the way of character shading. The characters of Cars are more fully realized than those of Toy Story (no easy task, it’s true) and so are able to inhabit a more fully realized larger world as a result.
I think what most sticks out at me about these films is that they’re massively entertaining but in a way that does not require full brain shut-off. You don’t necessarily *need* to be fully engaged to enjoy them but it’s so much more rewarding if you’re paying attention to the breadth of Pixar’s creations. That’s not just in terms of the little visual easter eggs that are dropped into the movies but the character development and real honest-to-goodness story arcs that are created. Pixar does such a better job than any of their animated competitors are doing in creating films that don’t rely on cheap gags to be entertaining for all ages it’s a little sick.
posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 10:01 PM by ChrisThilk
