Inside Out
PIXAR IS BACK!!
Well...for now. The Good Dinosaur looks crap, (I remember when this story was called The Land Before Time) but we all know that trailers are misleading. That aside, this is by far the best Pixar film since Toy Story 3. In fact, why don't I give a really quick rundown of my thoughts on every Pixar film ever made.
Toy Story: It's Toy Story. It's a wormhole into another dimension where all art is the divine product of GOD.
A Bugs Life: Good, but suffers from cliches.
Toy Story 2: It's Toy Story 2.
Monsters Inc: Again suffers from cliche, but that climax with all the doors is just...wow.
Finding Nemo: Only as an adult do I truly appreciate this story about letting go.
The Incredibles: This takes all the superhero cliches and creates an absolute blast. "NO CAPES!"
Cars: Laaaammmeee.
Ratatoille: Cute, but forgettable - except for The Critic.
Wall-E: I hate this movie. And love it. Hate how it crudely manipulates the audience, but love everything else about it.
Up: The opening five mins is sadder than five Bambi's moms combined. The rest is great, but pales somewhat in comparison.
Toy Story 3: It's Toy Story 3.
Cars 2: Utter crap.
Brave: The definition of forgettable.
Monsters University: Takes all the cliches of college movies and...doesn't do anything with them. Lame.
And here we have Inside Out, and I think I've cracked what makes the good Pixar films so good. All Pixar films have an original premise and unique style (yes, even Cars) but the good Pixar films also have depth. Cars is your typical 'jerk gets taken back to humble roots and becomes a better person' story we've all seen before. Monsters University is your 'two clashing personalities work together to win competition' story. Yes, Toy Story is: 'two clashing personalities find friendship' - but it does this with Buzz struggling to find his identity, Woody being pushed to murderous rage over his irrelevance, and Andy going through childhood and all the fads therein. There's complex and unique stuff going on within it. The Toy Story Trilogy takes its premise and goes with it. The other bad Pixar films just have a premise.
Inside Out however is: 'clashing personalities together find solution to problem.' But there's Joy trying to remain optimistic in an increasingly hopeless situation, Sadness seeking a purpose, the emotional tormet of a child, the development of memory and the impact emotions have on them, how depression can completely shut down the brain, and how ultimately sadness is an integral part of existence.
And this is a children's movie.
In fact, this isn't what makes Pixar movies so good, and this isn't even what makes children's movies so good - this is what makes movies so good. I know I'm, as always, late to the party here; but if you haven't already seen Inside Out then GO SEE IT. IT'S AMAZING.
Last edited by Max Butcher (August 9, 2015 (02:05pm))