From “Brave” to “Arlo’s Journey”: we claim the “minor” Pixar

Where do you have to sign so that Pixar continues to offer year after year works as “minor” (we multiply the quotes) like “Luca”? A beautiful story of friendship and tolerance in a dream setting in which technical perfection overwhelms as much as the dazzling warmth of its memorable characters, prodigious creations of a tenderness that even disarms tears. A jewel from start to finish that only grows in memory. And what remains

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A minor Pixar? No, absolutely no. ‘Onward’ is very close to becoming the most underrated film in the history of a studio to which we owe more than a considerable amount of masterpieces. And it is precisely this performance of artistic and commercial triumphs that constitutes a kind of plate that constantly threatens every new release that arrives with the signature of this group of animation geniuses. In the case in question, its most immediate predecessors also played against it, in particular a ‘Toy Story 4’ whose level of excellence took us all by surprise, but that mania to look at the bar and analyze by the comparative calculation must not mislead: ‘Onward’ is another one hundred percent Pixar marvel.

From her splendid starting point to her emotional ending, characteristic tears, This story of loss, magic, friendship and, above all, brotherly relationships, is full of imagination, fast-paced adventures, memorable gags (those fairies of bikers!) And captivating characters. In short, another great film to add to the overwhelming Pixar catalog.

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Many of us began to shake at the same time as the premiere of ‘Toy Story 4’ was announced, a delivery that should continue a saga that, with its third chapter, seemed to have found the perfect closure, thus building one of the le most memorable and inspired trilogies in the history of cinema.

However, and after undergoing a few trailers that didn’t help lift spirits at all, “Toy Story 4” managed to turn the tide in an overwhelming way. And that’s it, above hateful and inevitable comparisons, this new adventure from Woody, Buzz and company, as well as some truly wonderful new characters, has risen like a masterpiece to the pinnacle of the saga which he represents, laying down his pillars of emotion, bringing even more darkness and melancholy to his universe and, once again, offering a handful of scenes to remember. In addition, of course, to the inevitable tears of the maison. Pixar, sorry for the doubts, it won’t happen again.

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‘Arlo’s Journey’, directed by newcomer Peter Sohn, is a beautiful film for all audiences who manage, in the purest style of the Lasseter factory, to move, entertain and entertain easily. Despite betting on a more current and predictable plot and narrative, the perpetrators embark on a path that is as unexpected as it is brilliant: the western. It is not at all difficult to identify classic references in a film that makes use of its technical excellence, absolutely surprising in the attention to detail and in the long and wide landscapes that the protagonists travel, to shape a moving story of friendship.

Pixar, once again, makes us cry, but it does so in such an honest and gentle way that, far from being annoying, tears are received as a gift. little flashes of genius, especially after the appearance of the three T-Rexes and in the wonderful nocturnal conversation between Arlo and the little Spot, which elevate the “journey of Arlo” to that long-awaited exceptional. No, it’s not up there with the big Pixar movies, but minor, nothing at all. Mayor, with all the letters.

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We are few but brave those who claim that “Cars 2” is a great sequel. Also, we continue to defend it as a great movie, simply. Okay, Mate came out much more than expected, necessary and desired, with that awkward and childish humor that characterizes him, but here we are a real homage to classic spy movies, with lively chases and fast-paced action scenes, crowned with a final section that is pure nerve, hilarious. Condemned to a general misunderstanding, more to come after the best creative phase in Pixar history than on its own merits, “Cars 2” will continue to be fascinating and effective entertainment for all its fans.

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Although it is true that ‘Brave (Indomable)’ does not reach the levels of excellence of its most emblematic works, the story of Mérida, the first female protagonist of the company, it is full of the virtues of the house brandthat is a perfectly balanced dose of action in the story, a more slapstick and crazy humor than we are used to, technical perfection, the ability to fascinate by simplicity, in this case amplified by the epic of the story, and some characters, secondary and main, full of charisma and personality.

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Strongly referred to as one of Pixar’s lowest points so far, the “Cars” saga has something unquestionable, a runaway success at the box office. His first episode, questioned after his first by critics who expected constant excellence, has gained over the years, especially since it stopped being compared to other more ambitious and accomplished studio works, revealing itself as a classic story told with care and delicacy, featuring brilliant and exciting characters with simplicity. Deep America, forgetting the things that made it great and the passage of time. We can find everything in “Cars”, not just on merchandising. Justice for her.

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Directed by John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton, “Bugs, a miniature adventure”. mixes the most classic essence of the western with the samurai spirit of Akira Kurosawa. Almost nothing. And all this was achieved, moreover, without losing an iota of humor and a perfect narrative rhythm. To all this has been added a repertoire of wonderful characters, drawn with absolute inspiration and developed on a dramatic level in an exemplary way. Time insists on placing it among the forgotten great Pixar films, but just review it for the umpteenth time to discover the huge film that inhabits it.

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Lost the surprise factor, “Monsters University” is committed to offering tenderness above all else, increase the number of secondary schools, many of which are memorable, and also offer winks to the viewer who knows in advance the universe in which we are immersed. To talk about the technical level of Pixar, of how it has grown year after year to reach supreme perfection, is to reiterate the obvious, but even so, we must highlight the set design and the characters offered by the film, already a gift for a (bad) eye. accustomed to this type of animated acts.

But the important thing is still the story. And here it works. And thrills. And it’s fun. And it makes you finish watching it with a happiness that only (good) cinema can give. It is not a masterpiece, that condition continues to belong to The Streak that Pixar had at the end of the last decade, but it is well within that jewelery set that the manufacture has accumulated since its inception.

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