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A kids’ romance film where the characters go on a modern, normal date less than halfway through the runtime is so refreshing

you did a better job selling this movie than the whole marketing

I think people have way too high of expectations nowadays for movies. Not every movie needs to be a mind blowing, genre bending, block buster. Sometimes a simple, down to earth story is okay. Soul, Luca, and now this are all good examples of this.

I will say this the Animators deserve respect for this movie because I cannot imagine the pain and suffering they went through to Animate all those characters because they're constantly moving🔥💧

Never has a movie left audiences so divided over whether it's a cute kind of meh or an infuriating kind of meh.

The theater I watched it in wasn’t super full, but when ember & wade finally confess their love every single person in the audience audibly said “aaawwwe!” Which just made me really happy for everyone who worked on this

It's weird we haven't got a straight forward romance from either Pixar or Disney since Wall-E and Tangled respectively. I thought it was a charming little movie with more nuance than people were giving it credit for. Not AS GOOD as the three Pixar films that sadly all went to Disney+ but definitely way more memorable than Lightyear.

Elemental is basically a love story between a Water Labrador and a Fiery Black Cat, like they remind me of a cat and dog relation ship where they are polar opposites but love one another

It's a shame that Elementals was poorly received. Movies don't deserve to be hated for being "only" decent. And yeah, it's tough to impress with an original story nowadays, as people are conditioned to seek out the familiar, sequels to things they already know they like. I appreciate your balanced and positive take!

I feel like this movie was a breath of fresh air amidst all the action-packed adventures thrill rides we've been getting recently. As much as I enjoy those, I also enjoy watching two adorable characters who have great chemistry slowly begin to fall for each other. Wade is absolutely precious and should be protected at all costs, and Ember is super fun and spunky. The animation and music was gorgeous, and honestly I had a lot of fun with this. I feel like this will end up becoming an underrated classic in the future

I'm in agreement that this would've served much better as a short. The idea of people based on the elements on how they get along and establish inter-relationships with each other sounds like a super neat idea for a short. But for a full length film, you can tell they struggled once they got past the conceptual stage. I think a simple short film following multiple couples of different elements and how they managed to work off each others' strengths and weaknesses would've been a cute idea.

Not every Pixar film needs to be life-changing experience. Elemental is a visual masterpiece with easy to understand plot and themes, soft-worldbuilding, and character based narrative. It deals with romance, immigration, racism and family. It's a sweet story and it works...if this was in cinemas 20 years ago it would now be a relative cult-classic Pixar film...we have learned to have so much high expectations from films that we can't enjoy anything nice anymore...

Yes it's simple... yes it feels like Disney Animation Studios couldn't figure this out, threw it at Pixar and said "fix it, but still make the deadline" but it's just so wholesome... I can't recommend it for kids under 8, just because there isn't much in this Rom-com for them to enjoy... but as an adult, I loved this film. It's not up to Pixar standards, but at the same time, you can tell Pixar's soul is there. I'm just super thrilled to see the "exclusively in theaters" logo again, and I will watch this again, just to support them, because they deserve it, and we deserve the best from them... so let's agree it's okay to be okay, just this once, and push this film to be just barely successful enough that it won’t bankrupt the company... and give them an honest attempt to produce the film we all know they're capable of making. If this is the blow that relegates Pixar to streaming-only status, I'd be crushed. Excellent video! Spoilers ahead. If you haven't seen Elemental, go watch it. I loved how Wade's character arc was finally finding somebody genuine. His entire family wants nothing but the best, but it's offered unconditionally. He could pursue any career, to any degree of success, or run away, and they'd never be anything other than happy for him. We see this when he can't hold a job. He has all of the pieces on the surface but he's never experienced genuine criticism, motivation, or anything other than "you're perfect no matter what, as long as you're happy, we're happy" and that's an insanely hollow, toxic relationship. Cue Ember. She too views her life as a failure, but for the extreme opposite reason... way too much pressure. Though her parents weren't harsh, and certainly endearing... they set an incredibly high bar, even if unintentionally, for Ember to clear... even if it was all in her head, it was always a much tougher love... that always came with the conditions and pressure of living up to your parents legacy, who literally founded a community. That's why she's so reluctant around Wade, and doesn't really affirm her love for him until he's dying trying to save her. All the growth she experienced up to that point was getting to enjoy life in general, with basically no consequences... to live a little... and eventually, Wade gets Ember to come out of her shell. Meanwhile every discussion and interaction Wade has with Ember is genuine, and covers the entire emotional spectrum... he's probably never had that experience from a peer or parental figure before... it's a beautiful arc.

Maybe it's just me, but I felt like Wade's crying in his first 3 minutes of screen time was intentional. I thought it was meant to put us in Ember's perspective. Seeing this bizarre, sentimental guy who briefly became a threat to the shop that we have become invested in. It wasn't until going to the Windbreaker game that we see how he uses his strengths to be productive and feel a bit more connected with him.

It's crazy how good Spiderverse is doing. Theaters are still pretty full even on weekdays. The only thing stopping movie goers is that they had to make room for Flash. So rare to see animation do this well.

My feelings to this film are similar to how I feel about Onward, in that while it wasn’t the most spectacular film Pixar has put out, there are aspects about it that hit so personally that it got more tears out of me than some of the studio’s masterpieces. I, an American-born male, recently got out of a long term relationship with a Vietnam-born female immigrant. Many of the conversations about Ember and her obligation to her family vs her own aspirations are conversations my ex-partner told me she had with her parents. We held conversations about how she felt so profoundly different from others in our society, and how it caused pain for her, but there were moments where despite her and I’s differences, there was simply magic in the air. Seeing her eyes fill with wonder as we explored our part of the world together was something truly magical, and I absolutely bursted into tears during the scene where Wade showed Ember the flower and did nothing but bask in her happiness. Some time has passed and I’ve begun to make my peace with the split, as we mutually decided it was for the best at this point in our lives. But the story Wade tells of “the old man on his deathbed, remembering the ‘summer’ he fell in love, letting her go, sure that summer will come again, but then it didn’t,” also provided some meaningful closure. This film felt very personal, and I will probably always associate it to a personal story of mine. It came out at just the right time to move me, and I’m glad I saw it. I, for one, love the trend of Pixar films telling stories so personal or that might be more profound to a smaller subset of people, rather than a mass appealing moral everyone can connect to. There is a place for both kinds of stories to be told, in my opinion.

I'm gonna be honest, Encanto would have made a LOT more money if it hadn't gone to Disney + in 30 days. The word of mouth was strong enough, but we felt no need to spend more money than what we were already spending for the holiday season since we could simply watch at home and pause it when necessary. I have no idea if the same would have been true for Luca and Turning Red...

I don’t know, it felt really refreshing for me to see a straight forward and relatively calm movie. Yeah there were life threatening stakes at times but the majority were relatable emotional stakes.

I don’t care if it’s Pixar’s best, I absolutely love Elemental.

While I agree that the movie was cute and the immigration/family stuff was well done (I actually enjoyed that aspect a bit more than I did in 'Turning Red'), I do wish that Wade had more of a character beyond just 'sweet and adorkable guy who's in love'. The fact that his only goal was to 1) help Ember, 2) encourage Ember to pursue her own happiness, and 3) date Ember, he just sorta felt like Jack from Titanic in that his only purpose was to help make his love interest's life better before (temporarily) dying. I'd say he's a Manic Pixie Dream Boy, but outside all the crying he's not quite quirky enough for that

Man, Peter Sohn was thrown under the bus for his directorial debut. Having to savage The Good Dinosaur mid production after the sudden firing of the previous director was bound to hurt the project to some degree. Glad he finally gets a proper chance, but kind of a bummer it's with a movie receiving a lot of undeserving hate.

This movie genuinely did rock my world, because I've never seen an animated film handle the struggles of being the child of immigrants the way Elemental handled it. It was beautiful and heartbreaking to hear Ember talk about not feeling good enough to make things up to her father for the sacrifice he made to give them a better life. And her fight with Wade at the train station in the final act was a great representation of how couples who are different races or from different economic classes can struggle in not understanding each other's barriers in society.

And now Elemental has literally defied all expectations since it's left theaters making almost 500 million dollars😱👏

In Peter Sohn’s defense, The Good Dinosaur had been passed around multiple directors before getting to him to just finish it. Elemental is much more personal to him as he based a lot of it on his parents and his own upbringing as a child of immigrants.

Just saw the movie myself, I can tell this is gonna be a guilty pleasure, especially for those who love a romance story like myself

Holy shite! I did not expect YOU of all people to give _The Unlucky Tug_ a shout out ( at 4:53 minute mark). Such a wonderful channel, and his content is incredibly well done. I don't think there has been anyone else that has given the Cars and Thomas franchises the amount of respect as he has through his high quality video essays. SInce his channel was gutted by KZfaq a few months ago, he certainly deserves all the support he can get.

The reason I want to go see this movie is because of the romance angle. I like that stuff,and I actually think wade and ember are very cute together. I am also a big fan of wade, because he’s a lot like me, we’re both very emotional people who care very deeply about others.

I'm planning on maybe going to watch this with my friend soon, so it's nice knowing that someone that hates ultra cliched romances as much as Cellspex found it enjoyable (i personally love a cheesy as fuck romance story, so maybe i'll enjoy it more?) Edit: Finally watched it with my friend WAY later than we expected... and we enjoyed it a lot, specially the romance elements! I dunno, maybe watching Wish before it with her and hating it helped us like this movie more, but i had a great time watching it

Honestly Elemental is probably my favorite Pixar movie I have seen recently (last time I had a major favorite was when Inside Out and that’s saying something) Yeah sure it’s not Pixar’s top tier movies like say Wall E or The Incredibles but honestly it doesn’t have to be in order to be a fun movie and I personally respect it for that

The story is giving kdrama romance and i honestly love it I wasn't expecting a lovestory and it was adorable

I saw this movie a few days ago with some friends and we all loved it. Even my theater was having fun. I think the problem with calling it “cliche” or “already done before” is that the source material hits really close to home for many people. One of the friends I saw it with is second generation Nigerian, and another one who saw it before us is first generation Puerto Rican, and both of them RAVED about how accurate it was. Especially Embers story of finding your own path when you feel indebted to your parents. I think it’s slightly wrong to call a modern issue being delt with in storytelling “cliche” when it should be more of a sign of underlying issues that are still prevalent in society that artists are working through personally.

It also probably helps that (like other Pixar originals in the 2020s) Elemental was a personal passion project for Peter Sohn (as a son born to immigrant parents), compared to Good Dinosaur where it suffered from production delays and he was called on at the 11th hour to salvage it.

I'd like to watch at some point. It's a cool concept and very pretty. A lot of the naysay for it i see just amounts to "there was no big twist or something super original that grabbed me" and like... Idk this doesn't seem like the kind of movie to really look for that kind of thing in? It's a romcom about element ppl, not a high IQ adventure story. Idk, I just don't need every film to be that kind of a roller coaster. As long as it's fun and not horribly written/annoying, it's fine to enjoy stuff uniorinically lol.

Definitely go watch Elemental. It's so far the best original movie of this year which feels like we're not getting that these days. It is cute, wonderfully animated and a joy to watch. I did get WALL-E vibes in some parts but I still enjoyed it. It is a nice apology from Pixar after Lightyear was a letdown. The short Carl's Date is one of the reasons why to watch the film. It's wonderful. And doesn't deserve the bad reviews it's been getting.

I really respect you cellspex. You said people shouldn't judge a movie from its opening and two months later, its the highest grossing original movie since 2017!!😮

Elementals is another of Pixar's movie that suffered a lot with how it was advertised. It's honestly a very sweet romance movie worth rewatching.

Personally I appreciate the fact that a movie has something on its mind more than the allegory being absolutely watertight. Cuz newsflash: no allegory is watertight. Zootopia for example (cuz I haven't seen Elemental yet) is certainly inspired by real life social issues and wants to remind us of them, but at the end of the day it is very much its own world, where predator and prey live together and the tensions that come with that. Of course that's not identical to the real world - because it's not the real world - but it may create some sensibilities for issues like it, how they happen and how to deescalate. Overthinking popculture can be a very fun creative excercise but it honestly annoys me that people keep confusing it with genuine criticism.

As someone with familial issues it made me cry especially at the end, so it’s a keeper in my book.

I haven't even seen the movie yet but I still think the people saying that it's worse than Cars are being a little hyperbolic

I wanted this movie to work because the last time we had a movie centered around a couple and not having a forgettable romantic subplot was Wall-e.

3:08 "[Wade] proves himself to be a very sincere and caring person." Who'd have thought the water elemental would be so emotionally transparent~?

I'm glad to say I was pleasantly surprised with Elemental. The animation was beautiful, the characters were interesting, and Thomas Newman's music was magical. Although it's not at the same level as older Pixar movies it came much closer to recapturing classic Pixar than other recent movies. I'll definitely see it multiple times :D

Sadly, I think that a lot of people will deprive themselves of seeing this movie in theaters because so many have speculated that it will be "WOKE trash" before it even came out. It seems that a lot of people hate any movie that comes from Disney out of obligation at this point. Had this exact same film come from Dreamworks or Illumination, people would be singing its praises. As proper reviews come out and clips start circling the KZfaqs, hopefully people will go see it before its run in theaters are over. It'll likely develop a cult following once its on streaming, by then it'll be too late to demonstrate support for such original animations.

I wish the movie was a friendship instead, but that is just a super subjective take. I'm simply someone who is kinda tired of romances because, in my own experiences, the most meaningful connections I've made outside of family are with my friends. Also, I feel as an Anthropologist a better alegory for cultural/divergent cohabitation would be a respectful friendship. Especially since all the accommodation allegory for the flame people reminds me of my own experiences surrounding my own disabilites[yes, very subjective XD]. But I also can't judge the film too harshly based off of that, nor do I wish to invalidate anyone who finds meaning/value in the central relationship plot. I will see it's digital release whenever I can to satiate my curiosity, since I get nauseous looking at the flow of the fire and water characters. Btw this is coming from someone who gave themselves motion sickness playing Pokemon Snap lol.

I am very happy to see you giving The Unlucky Tug a shout-out, his channel is excellent and deserves a watch!

Nice update on your avatar, Cell. I'll admit I had some doubts when it came to the usual tropes, like the 'meet the parents' or 'breaking barriers' scenarios, as well as the 'polar opposites/rivals becoming friends' concept seen in other Pixar films. But after seeing the movie myself, I was relieved with how the story turned out. The backstory for Ember's parents was captivating and everything after Wade's initial debut felt organic, such as fixing the dam issue in a short amount of time building all the character interactions. Not to mention the animation and music were breathtaking, and the film did an amazing job playing around with the elements, especially when developing Wade and Ember's relationship. I do think, though, that maybe they could've delved a little more into how the city works with all the elements and show us more on how the earth and wind citizens function there. Beyond that, I had a great time watching this film and I really hope it'll earn more money while it's still in theaters. Also, that "Up" short was very sweet.

Pixar's process for voice casting is simple: the filmmakers have an idea for the cast in mind, then create the script both in writing and out loud to make sure the story and dialogue are secured, and finally do the casting process to further secure the story and dialogue.

I was looking forward to it because the teaser told me exactly what it would be. A romantic comedy of opposites attracting. The father/daughter storyline wasn't a surprise in the fact that I assumed romance wasn't going to be the only plot, but I loved that the two stories fed nicely into one another and that the father/daughter storyline represented a immigrants with a child real life experience of the director. On top of that I enjoy opposites attracting in my fictional romance watching, so fire and water might as well be the height of that type of romance. And along with fire and water comes teaching things about science without making it seem like that's what the story was doing (the movie said the two changed their chemistry's, when in real life they change only on a thermodynamic and physical level when another substance is added, and in the movie's case, the substance is love). Like most movies people can learn through both reality and fiction. Add to all that, it looks as great as all Pixar films. This was an under-rated movie in my opinion. Most pixar films are. None of them are outright bad. It's just about whether you like them or not.

i have to rant: the criticism of Zootopia's allegory doesn't make sense, in-universe predators haven't eat prey since literal prehistory, Zootopia's predators are not like Beastars', we are show no indication that they have any "natural" inclination to hunt sapient prey, in fact convincing the public that they have it is the plan of the villain, saying that Zootopia's prey are justified to fear predators because cavefoxes ate cavebunnies, is like saying that anti-indigenous bigotry is "justified" because some pré-colonial native tribes practiced cannibalism

Because of how sweet it is it’s now in my top 5 pixar movies

Good review ! I still want the film to be overall more ambitious, but glad to know it's still well executed. Also, super glad you referenced Beastars: it's a fantastic series.

The difference between the reception of this film to the Mario movie is proof that people have pretty terrible double standards when it comes to Pixar and Disney. Look, as a Mario fan and someone who enjoyed the Mario movie, there are still issues with it that would cause people to rip it to shreds if it was produced by Disney or Pixar. Yet, people still generally like it and made tons and tons of money. And here we have a movie that isn’t perfect but still pretty well made and people still hate on it just because it isn’t a masterpiece.

I absolutely hate the society we're living in. It's filled with so many hypocrites. People are mad that Pixar keep making sequels, and they want them to focus on Originals, but when the sequels come out, they absolutely crush the new original Pixar films at the box office. Get your criticisms straight people. If you want more Pixar Originals, GO SEE THE ORIGINALS, because Pixar is a company, and not a charity. It makes content to make money, not to please the critics, so whatever makes the most money, is what they're gonna make.

"Who exactly is invested in Cars that much?" I feel called out

I’m at least glad a film like Elemental exists in Pixar’s roster and in the world of animation in general, its a movie that really holds a special place in my heart just for how wholesome it is. It proved to be such a great theatre experience for someone who very much enjoys love stories and honesty I never thought too much about how the world works, I never did for the cars franchise and I will never let it hinder my experience of these non human stories.

Personally, I think this premise works better as a short instead of a movie.

Am I the only one who not only thought it was good when the trailer came out, but that it actually looked like some of the best that Pixar had done in years? And that it could be at the same level of classic Pixar? I honestly don't understand where all the negativity came from

Good to see the Unlucky Tug getting some love.

It’s a very cute movie that cheered my friend up after a tough week, loads better than the live action little mermaid we saw the week before. It’s not sensational but it’s good and fun, plus the animation was pretty. ( I told her it wouldn’t be good but she likes Ariel, she did not end up liking that film)

I think it's a shame people tend to lock onto one metaphor. Yeah, the film leans into the elements as different races, but it's also a film about ableism and the destructiveness of ambivalence. I loved that Element City was both beautiful and hostile, and how the water people tend not to think about that because the city is foremost designed with them in mind. And pretty much any elemental has the potential to harm another kind of elemental, but SPOILER ALERT it's worth noting that when they consciously don't want to hurt each other and put effort into it, they don't hurt each other. Maybe a bit of discomfort, but that's it. I thought a neurodivergent reading was particularly interesting because the fire people’s emotional outbursts are so heavily shamed whereas the water people’s is normalised, even though it is potentially lethal to fire people. There were definitely things that bothered me, like the way the city council does nothing to fix a potentially lethal hazard to fire people, and that at the end of the film, Ember has still absorbed the city’s ambivalence towards her needs and considers it her fault. But overall, I enjoyed the film.

I feel the same, it was a cute movie and I think it could be something of an underrated classic, maybe. Cool avatar redesign btw.

honestly it is one of my favorite animated films as of late It was super cute and sweet and just a breath of fresh air

I'm now just realizing that we don't see many animated rom-coms that aren't fairytale movies (Disney Animation, the Shrek franchise, etc)

my friend and i went to a mystery screening of a film last night- turned out to be elemental. it's not a bad film; heard so much negativity going into it, but what we got was just a cute little love story.

My and my bf has gone to see this movie so many time. It is our absolute favorite movie. And I mean I get it. It’s a generic love story. I’ve never liked love stories either but this one seemed special. Coming from an interracial couple, I feels like this movie was made for us. It has been so nice to see ourselves in a movie. My family wasn’t immigrants but that doesn’t matter to people. They just see you as brown and that’s all you are. It also especially hits home when most of the things Wade told Ember, has been spoken between me and my bf. I am 22 and I’ve never had anything speak to my heart more than this movie.

10:42 That's why I support this movie. It's original.

I enjoyed this film. I felt very fascinated with the concept of a world populated by the chemistry of elements, just like how I loved the concept of a world populated by talking cars, though that's another story. Hence, I also felt emotional with the romantic scenes as I nearly cried out of happiness and enjoyment.

4:53 The Unlucky Tug makes great video essays beyond his Cars one. I'd definitely recommend looking at a few of them.

What elemental had done was put all of its money into the actual movie, and almost none into marketing. Despite it being a actually good movie, people had thought it was horrible due to its marketing. What i also saw was that it had the perfect movie romance in this generation of horrible obsession with everything not hetero, this movie made everything normal, like anything could happen between two people, without it being obsessed over, or hated.

according to the internet didn't do well at the box office = BAAAAD

the marketing just didn't do it justice :(

Nice design change. I don't know if you had it for a while or if it's new, but cool

Elemental was so spot on with it's correlation with racism that zootopia never accomplished. One-liners like Wade's mother saying how fire people made most buildings and knowing the local govt ignored a dangerous hazard conveniently targeting a specific element feels very spot on without having to hold your hand through the allegory. That AND it's through the lens of an interracial relationship to highlight the lived differences between each element. Idk what people are saying about how it doesn't work. The details of this movie both in environment and pieces of dialogue feel very intentional and mature for a family movie, I enjoyed it a lot!

Honestly, i just kind of feel bad for this movie. It seems really sweet and not the monumental thing that people expect out of pixar. The marketing shot the movie dead on arrival because as soon as twitter noticed the pink cloud lady it was over.

"it's not that they're terrible, it's that are they worth how expensive theatres have gotten?" i saw spiderverse in theatre with my bf and luckily went on a day when tickets were 30% off. i paid a little under $30, but if i went any other day it would have been over $40. not counting drinks or food. i remember my grandpa used to take my brother and i as kids out to almost every animated movie that released as a treat. deciding to see a movie in theatres right now is like a huge gamble and you have to decide whether or not you want to risk seeing a bad/mediocre movie for over $20 usd per person or just rent it/wait until the streaming option releases. it kinda sucks because going to see a movie in theatre was fun thing you could do if there wasn't much other entertainment where you lived, especially as a rural kid.

It sucks that every Pixar movie is held up against the classics. That's a huge shadow for any creator. A movie can't just be its own thing it's gotta be compared to your childhood favorites. That said, I thought Elemental was very fun! I appreciate that's it's a CARTOON in that it was clear the animators were having lots of fun solving creative problems in expressive ways.

All the ads I had heard for Elemental had been about the city, the city, oh isn't it so interesting that there's an elemental city. Right before it opened, I heard an ad that mentioned that it was a love story...and that they save the city. This is Wii U levels of bad marketing.

i feel like this movie has a lot of potential for sequels, cause itd be interesting to see a movie centered around other elements as well

Appreciate the shout-out at 4:53! Great review!

Yeah, the soundtrack is fire, and the character's are pretty down to earth, but the plot's kind of up in the air and the worldbuilding sometimes doesn't hold water

Your new avatar decal is so cute! Small changes but very pretty!!

Honestly I was feeling zero hype for this movie but you somewhat convinced me to go and see it

Well it's no Zootopia, but it’s definitely no Strange World.

Seeing this video's title on the home page two days ago was very encouraging! : ) I saw the movie today and it exceeded my expectations. The trailer made me think it was just another iteration of Overwhelming Parental Expectations combined with Opposites Attract. I really appreciated the exploration of the culture clash and the immigration experience. The romance was sweet. Wade did feel like a bit much at first, but as the movie went on, his transparently emotional personality was kind of refreshing (and after we learn he lost his dad, it made sense that he zeroed in on Ember's in the family picture). And I loved how colorful it was - the light and water effects were beautiful. As for "Carl's Date", I was disappointed that we never met Ms. Meyers, but Carl preparing himself to go out at all is a worthy story. I thought the end credits of Up implied that Carl ended up moving into Shady Oaks, though (I haven't seen Dug Days)?

It would have been more interesting if the elementals serve some kind of higher function. The world buildings might not have made 100% sense in Soul, Inside Out and Coco, but they offer fun fantastical explorations of real world ideas and concepts. The elementals existing just as people is not as interesting

I know I'm late to the party because I just ended up watching elemental recently when it hit Disney Plus. But I absolutely loved it. It's honestly probably my favorite movie I've seen this year

I do have to agree with the take that the film would have been better 2d, or at least not as "realistic" but some shots were very pretty. The strain of it overall being so liquid 3d was quite present

This movie actually changed my life a bit. I am angry, I am furious all the time and after watching this movie my partner worked with me so much better. I cried for 30min straight, literally, and we figured out why I was so angry. It strengthened my relationship with her and I feel really calm.

I appreciate the shoutout to fusion foods and their history. It’s real and not offensive, because it’s in a separate category!

Honestly, this video sold me on the movie more than literally everything they've marketed. Besides the pretty animation, I've had zero interest in this movie, especially after hearing from a few SEA people who didn't like how so many assimilation aspects were played for laughs. I know this story is based on the director's experience as a Korean-American, but I'm wondering how much studio interference was involved because, from what I know of the story, I wish this could have been a bit stronger narratively. Like you said, this might have worked better as a short, just because they can only do so much with this idea. I suppose it's my own fault for always wanting some big, ground-breaking, character story like Inside Out, Turning Red, or even Luca, but an okay Pixar film is still a good film period. I do hope Peter Sohn still gets another chance because with the reception to this and The Good Dinosaur, I'm sure he doesn't feel great, but he clearly has interesting ideas that deserve their time to shine.

It took a little bit, but I think people are coming around to elemental

In my defense, I already had four other movies to watch in June. Spider-Verse, Transformers: ROTB, The Flash, and Indiana Jones. So I had to try and save money. But with Elemental, I’ll just wait for it to come out on Disney Plus. Might just be the fault of bad marketing for not making the movie look good. So I look forward to when Elemental comes out on Disney Plus.

I think the reason why most people aren't watching this film is because most are avoiding Disney.

I really love Cellspex’s new persona art style

For me the big fall down of world building from Pixar wasn’t Cars (I mean, it’s sentient cars, come on), it was Onward. It just felt so fundamentally lazy that a world with a huge variety of creatures of so many different sizes basically just ends up looking exactly like our world. Like, why? How? At a core basic level the needs of these creatures should have resulted in a different world that accommodates more of them instead of cramming a centaur into a car clearly built for somebody human sized. It’s not even really the logistics that bother me, it’s the lack of creativity and the massive missed opportunity to do something way more interesting. And I got a similar feel from the trailers to this. While I won’t say there isn’t at least a part of me going “that doesn’t make sense” there’s a much louder part of me going “that’s the best you could come up with for this premise?” To compare to Zootopia, that movie probably doesn’t make much more logistical sense but the city was so much more visually fascinating for how it was clearly thought through for how you’d make something that accommodates such a variety of inhabitants.

12:53 Rejoice CellSpex, because Elemental just passed Lightyear's box office numbers by almost 30 million! Elemental has only been out for less than a month and it's made more money in that time than Lightyear did in over 388 days. Elemental continues to bring in several million each day in just domestic and isn't dropping as rapidly as Lightyear did, which is a very good sign. I think good word of mouth has helped this film a bit. It's also doing incredibly well in South Korea compared to other foreign movie markets like China or any European country. I have high hopes this will continue to do well on streaming and physical copy sales. I for one will definitely pick up a Blu-ray/4k copy when I can. This movie is so pretty that you want the best quality version you can find to appreciate it.

I really liked Ember and Wades dates. I could watch two hours of them just exploring the city, lol

This is not even a little bit related to this video, but I really love your channel and narration, and watching your older videos has semi-accidentally gotten me into MLP, which is now the only thing I'm able to think about (hyperfixations, you know how they are). So thank you for your work! And I love the new sprite design.

Elemental rocked my world. It did. And it’s gonna stick with me for the rest of my life❤