I’m so sick of Disney recycling the same ‘going against family tradition’ storyline that’s been used in Brave, Encanto, Coco, Moana, Little Mermaid, etc. Instead, why can’t we have a story where the protagonist is struggling to find her purpose while her family actually tries to encourage her instead of bringing her down? It’s a struggle I’m sure many of us can strongly relate to.

Everybody jokes that Pixar films are ''What if -blank- had feelings.'' and it's largely true. One of the biggest things that Pixar seems to forget is that what the characters are is integral to the story. Toy Story can not happen if characters are anything else than toys. Even Cars 1 and 3 have a reason to be cars. If Lightning was a human he would just need a newer car. Everybody talked about how the Good Dinosaur is just a boy and his dog story but with a dinosaur as an owner and a human boy as a dog. The magical world of Onward is just our world with fantasy creatures and fantasy gags mixed in. Pixar used to make human stories in fantastical worlds. Now they are creating boring stories and turning fantastical worlds into cities and suburbs.

I only hope the best for Pixar in the future Disney's plague has to end.

The 3rd Toy Story will always be the perfect conclusion. One thing that was unique about Toy Story is when the first one came out many kids be it primary school/elementary school or whatever it is will have grown up with Andy since then. Many would be going to College or University by the time they saw Toy Story 3. While they can still make decent Toy Story films the magic the first 3 had is no longer there. Just feels like sequels for the sake of it now.

If you ask me, as long as Pixar is under Disney's roof, it's gonna get worse. When you have to play by strict rules, there's only so much you're limited to & considering the bs Disney has been doing, I wouldn't be surprised if Pixar has been suffering because of them.

saw an ad for Elementals yesterday and the second I heard "..but elements can't mix" I knew what the entire movie was going to be about and how it'd be another "no real enemy/misunderstanding = conflict" kind of movie, _AGAIN_

Toy Story 4 wasn't a bad movie, just completely unnecessary. Toy Story 3 really was a perfect conclusion. Now with Toy Story 5 being announced, it upsets me to see Disney/pixar just milking their older movies for more and more sequels.

i still cannot comprehend how they’re making a toy story 5. especially with how the 4th one ended

Luca was ok. Not amazing and fun like Wallee or the Incredibles but not boring like the good dinosaur. It's a simple story with cute characters and gorgeous animation. I like it 🙂I won't rewatch it a millions time but it's alright. Elemental is, to me, Romeo and Juliet mixed with Zootopia. The romance looked similar to thoses famous characters and the city is like Zootropolis. The story is not very original but not boring, i'll give it a chance.

I keep expecting Disney to announce that Pixar and Disney Animation will merge into one department, because they are in trouble in more than just film production (and that's bad enough), but they're slashing dead weight left and right, and pooling resources would be logical for them to do. Plus, they've devalued the Pixar name so much, they don't have people turning up to them just because of brand recognition anymore. Especially with how Lightyear turned out, I think that was a wake up call for a lot of casual viewers.

I think I have an idea on how they could've made the forbidden romance story work if they really wanted to do that. Have the roles be reversed. Have it be about Ember and Wade's parents having a forbidden love and leaving their elemental towns but Ember and Wade don't agree with it because it's dangerous and they feel like their parents are escaping their responsibility and family and have to work together to bring them back before they evaporate for good and leaving their families to fend for themselves. The theme being about how children feel like they have to take responsibility for their parents which is something I feel children can relate to.

Their stories have become a lot more generic. Think of the run of Toy Story, Incredibles, Wall E, Ratatouille, Finding Nemo and Up. Out of all of those, only Finding Nemo can be said to have had a conventional, familiar story. All the rest, a rat that has a talent for cooking, a robot left behind on a polluted earth, an elderly man who attached balloons to his house to leave his old life, a family of super heroes in a world where they're not allowed to be heroes, Toys that gain sentience when people aren't looking... Just some of the most original, wonder filled premises any studio has ever brought to film. Latter day Pixar, even with good films like Inside Out are premises that are more... Normal. A person's emotions personified is interesting but totally what I'd expect of the genre. Ratatouille had a french rat that had a relent for cooking, lmao. I still have no idea how they got away with that. They used to have some artistic balls. On reason why Cars and Brave were seen as such relative let downs were the familiarity of their premises. They simply did not have that creative, out of left field originality that all the early Pixars did.

My problem with modern Pixar, is like Disney, they are too big to care, both studios are so successful, they feel they can make anything, that will automatically be a smash hit, they feel entitled to the audience applauding them, and win another Oscar, this lowers the incentive to be innovative and bold. Pixar films are not being made for us, they are being made for the investors and shareholders, these films were probably conceived in bokerages, with charts and graphs, mathematically plotting to fish the biggest whales and their money, it is cynical to see the audience as a licence to open bank accounts. I was quite happy Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio won the Golden Globe and Oscar for best animated feature, I liked his film better than "Turning Red", del Toro took chances, he appreciated art, and respected his audience, Turning Red joined cars as the only Pixar films that did not win an Oscar or Golden Globe.

Dreamworks is doing much better with their filmography than Pixar and Disney are.

If elemental was a story about how “love is stronger than fear and when you really love someone, you will take any risk,” then it might be better. He as water is a threat to her as fire and the story being about if elements loved each other over trying to be a metaphor for biracial love because he is a threat to her. What will that say about two cultures coming together? Or a dad like figure made of fire trying to raise a child like figure made of water he found left on the road. A story about how the love parents have for their children is endless and is a sacrifice because children take a bit from their parents. The time, patience and need to grow up so you can take care of someone other than yourself. Idk. I’m a new writer so these might sound boring but at least to me they seem more intriguing than a regular love story. No story is original and that is true however it’s how you take a common theme and expand on it. Some of the best stories are made from artists who are sharing a deep feeling they hold. Many stories talk about feeling alone but the ones that do it best usually come from an author who was feeling lonely when they wrote it and the twist on how they would show what being alone feels like.

Pixar once was something special. Pioneering animation and telling unique stories with amazing characters in fascinating worlds. Then it was bought by Disney and now it's slowly suffocating

It's ironic that Pixar litteraly wrote the book on Animated Storytelling and now struggles to tell a memorable story.

My biggest fear is that if it isn’t bad, it’ll just be mediocre and the MCU and pretty much anything Disney has put out from the last 5 years has made my patience for ‘just okay’ movies wear incredibly thin

With Buzz Lightyear, you'd think they'd at LEAST keep his personality the same! The Buzz in Toy Story is brave, selfless, a team worker, bright, resourceful, and respectful of his team mates. The Buzz in Lightyear is arrogant, pigheaded, reckless, couldn't care less for his team, and values the life of his robot CAT over actual people!!

I think it would be really interesting if they flipped the script in Elemental and instead of the typical "different people from different backgrounds overthrow prejudice and get together" story, made the message "some relationships really aren't meant to be." Fire and water really shouldn't be... romantically compatible, just like how some people, no matter how much they love each other, just don't work together. Often we hear that love overcomes everything in a relationship, and while that's true to an extent, there are definitely some relationship dynamics that just are not healthy from the outset, some differences (like having completely opposite values, for instance) that aren't compatible. In cases like these, the people in your life warning you that it might not work out can actually be trying to alert you to that instead of just saying "different people bad."

Vin Diesel: It's all about family Disney: Its all about family, issue.

Megamind had completely covered 2nd and 3rd act in promotional material. People thought it was just another superhero story. Instead it was an instant classic

In general, I agree, but I don’t think there’s anything bad about playing to a specific audience like Turning Red. There are a million boy puberty movies, and very few girl ones. I think targeting half the population is a broad enough audience 😅

I just want disney or pixar to make a movie that has an actual villain. Movies that have villains are way more memorable, and fun to watch. Sure you might not be able to relate to the characters, but it still makes a good movie, and an actual reason for there to even be a story.

My personal problem with the current Pixar movies is that I don't want to see realistic animated movies anymore. If you're going to make the backgrounds as detailed and accurate to real life as possible then why not just make the movie live action? Why waste the efforts of dozens of animators to design something that looks the same as the stuff you can see outside? It's like making cheese by letting the milk spoil even though you already have cheese in your refrigerator. Especially when they still make the characters in the world look cartoony anyway so why not just go all out and make everything look like that? The reason why movies like spider-verse and Puss in Boots 2 are loved by fans is because they take advantage of the fact that they're animated and use that to create new worlds beyond what regular humans can do. Pixar's animation still looks amazing but I can't help but feel that the novelty of their animation looking highly realistic is going to wear off after everyone else starts making more creative looking worlds. I might still see elemental just because Pixar has exceeded my expectations before, but I think they should try to do something different than cartoon characters in a realistic looking world in the future.

I wonder when the next Disney/Pixar film will actually have a battle in it. Not a psychological battle or a moral battle, but a full-on brawl involving the main characters versus the main bad guy. Seriously, when's the last time that's happened? Like I understand that they want to have more familial storylines and it needs to be more "kid-friendly", but its now feeling like every Disney movie nowadays is just some lead designer's trauma put into an hour and thirty minutes.

Pixar: *announces sequel* Public: *complains about it* Public: *Goes to see the movie* Movie: *Is a success in the box office* Pixar: *Announces next sequel* Public: WhEn wIlL pIxAr cHanGe aNd sToP mIlKinG fRanChiSes?

I think that looking at Turning Red, Luca, Lightyear and Soul is a good way to summarize the franchise right now. Some masterpieces will still release (although definitely fewer), while other very good movies, but with simpler stories, will eventually take over. And also there's going to be an awful but good looking movie every once in a while.

I understand the pressure that previous movies have put on new movies, but I’m willing to give Elementals a chance. Trailers don’t define a movie, they only show enough for us to know the basics of it…

At the school I go to, several of the professors are former Pixar alumni. Simply put, the people who run Pixar now are not the same people who were in charge when they released Toy Story through Up. It’s new blood who very much did not like the way things were ran before. It’s actually, according to them, a source of internal conflict there. Simply put, Pixar is undergoing change for better or worse.

this sums up exactly what I've been feeling lately. I love animation, I'm an artist and hobby animator so I've been attached to films like this my entire life but at the same time there's been a visible downwards spiral with pixar. I think other than Onwards which was surprisingly heartfelt and real if underappreciated all their recent films have felt like the most average plots with little to no heart or emotional give. It feels like movies for money from a company that started out as movies to tell a story that can deeply resonate.

Ngl it funny how it went from people thinking Pixar and Disney as the best and dreanwork and illumination as trash and now it the other way around

I think this also has to do with most of the original creators and writers of these beloved movies either now being retired or removed due to controversy The studio is now mostly in the hands of young or inexperienced creators who sadly don’t have the same talent their predecessors carried. They prefer making stuff that’s pretty or passable for money but not memorable These people also seem to not want to take risks with their movies to tell deeper darker stories like the originals. BUT this could also be due to the fact studios like Disney are “scared” of making stuff that’s dark now in fear they’ll lose money from helicopter parents (what’s considered “appropriate” now for kids movies is MUCH different than it was 10-20 years ago)

Soul was probably one of my favorite more recent Pixar films. I really how they tackled the meaning of life through music. It was helped that Trent Reznor from NIN scored the movie with his partner Atticus, who had his fair share of not understanding his purpose in life.

It all comes down to execution. I loved Luca BECAUSE of its simple plot. What it lacked in plot it more than made up with charming characters and good vibes. Elemental could be great for all we know, but from what we've seen so far, it kinda looks like a snoozefest...

I remember a sad comic called Hold Close about a fire sprite and water sprite wanting to be together but cannot because they negatively react against each other. I'm sure Elementals can't beat that comic.

regarding the plot of Elemental it is based on the real life event of the producer even the joke at the end of the trailer, with the hot food, is based on something she experienced with her future husband

Soul and Luca were relatable to me a lot and I personally love those films. Elemental is a movie that frustrates me and I only observed the trailer; they should have pushed themselves to do more like DreamWorks or Laika are doing. Pixar, please.. surprise me

One thing that annoys me about Elemental is that the entire premise of the conflict is "elements cannot mix" but we literally see them mixing in the TEASER TRAILER. Are you telling me that this people just interact with each other on a daily basis with no meaningful segregation in between, and yet is still weird for them to mix? The worldbuilding is lazy as hell.

I don't think that Zurg being an older Buzz was done for sympathy, I think it was done to show how even good intentions and not moving on from past mistakes can lead to bad places.

While I support your opinion, I do believe a lot of movie studios are falling behind in quality and story, I did really love the good dinosaur and a few other films you mentioned. I think the best thing for these studios to do is just stop making sequels. In my opinion there's no point, why extend a story that by standard was perfect on its own?

I think it’s less of a Pixar problem and more of a Disney problem. Disney just wants safe profitable returns on investments that they put into their movies. Any chance to tell an original story with an original plot line is shot down and deemed too risky. So we are stuck with lack luster plot lines and boring characters.

Honestly, I think we are changing too. We want more complicated stories with in depth characters. And that's great, but this company makes films for children. Providing simple and basic life lessons that we have already learnt.

great point about them really showcasing their strong visuals lately over their compelling stories. Prime Pixar had stunning animation, but the heartwarming and inspiring stories are what made them special

I thought Lightyear was terrible. The lesbian lady bugged me. Now before you stab me just hear me out: diversity in film is great. It's realistic and it just makes sense. But I feel like when Disney and other companies do this it isn't Because they care, it's because they want more people to watch their movie. It's inauthentic, it feels really fake to me. And I don't like that feeling. Maybe it's just me

I’m actually looking forward to Elemental. I even predicted how it’s going to fit the Pixar shared universe theory before even it’s even out.

I miss when Pixar use to be simple and great at the same time

In my opinion, the good dinosaur was a great movie, it was so simple yet it got to my feelings, it was beautifully made, it brings me peace all the landscapes and the lack of major conversations was so genius it reminded me of wall-e in that aspect. I feel children did not like it as much as grown teens or adults. Elementals animation makes me a little uncomfortable, cause I feel it's so many styles of animations that I like but I don't know what I'm actually watching and it feels all over the place. The water guy seems to not be fully finished in his animation, feels like something is missing in him. The town looks exactly like zootopia and it's just another Loving V Virginia type of story lmao 😭

Unlike in the game Fireboy and Water Girl, fire and water can't really combine, but I think that since they love each other, their powers will finally be able to settle because I think maybe they've maybe had problems with it for years, and finally meet someone who gets what they're going through. I don't know, I think the animation looks epic, and the storyline sounds a bit similar to Zootopia. Still, I can't wait to see it in theaters in October!🔥💧

Cars 2 is not a good or logical movie, but it’s a very fun movie. Lightyear looks pretty but is boring at best and infuriating at worst.

Hopefully Elemental is a good film. If not, well then I'll just have to hope that Inside Out 2 will be good.

Pixar & Disney are in their dark age 🤷🏻‍♀️

Elemental actually looks like it has a lot of potential for what it's doing and I am actually quite excited for the movie.

I think Cars 2 had some nice writing and character development, although it just doesn’t work with the characters we love.

Wanting a new story and new animation with every new movie is really unrealistic. There are only so many stories that can be told in so many ways. The options are not limitless. I also think that wanting a unique look for every movie is really bordering on entitlement. Creating an individual look for every film would be an impossible task.

A minor twist for elemental could be that it isn’t a love story, rather a story of two people becoming best friends

The odd thing is alot of the newer films you cite are directed by new people at Pixar. When you mention the good/bad films in 2015/17/20 you'll find that Soul, Coco, and Inside Out were directed by some of the people who directed the films during the 00s while Cars 3, The Good Dinosaur and Onward were made by new people. It could just be that the new staff at the company, talented as they are, aren't as bold as some of the older people who worked there. That being said though Cars 2 was all on Lasseter.

I’m so sick of modern Pixar movies being so focused on the visuals and having mediocre stories. I don’t want some existential thing about death in Soul and commentaries about race and being different in Luca. I just want some wacky cool rich story that makes me laugh and cry like WALL-E and Finding Nemo. The sequels lately have also been mid as hell. Especially Toy Story 4. I recommend the video “How Toy Story 4 Destroyed Everything”, as it very clearly points out the issues.

I'm mostly excited about elemental just because of the animation

i think people are overlooking the fact that a movie doesnt always need complex or deep story to be good, but i like films like lucas or cars so i dont know if my opinion is "valid" but anyway. good video

Looks like these titans are losing their creative touch. Why else would they be making another Toy Story sequel?

I'm thankful Ratatouille and Up don't have sequels (besides the shorts on Disney+) because they ended on such a great note that people keep coming back to. It's better to end on a high note than to stick around for so long and go downhill. But franchises like Toy Story and Cars have just been run into the ground. There's a saying "you either die the hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain."

Its very simple actually. Disney commands Pixar with a fist of iron, controlling what gets to be produced (more mature themes that show nuance and the grey areas of life and whatever) cause they want their product to be safe and sell in countries like china. Add that to the fact that the new voices are still finding themselves and you get some mid, some great but def not mind blowing a la The Godfather esque movies. That happened before in 70s with Disney, it will happen again.

Pixar has been going downhill ever since John Lasseter got kicked out.

Imagination seems to be fleeting away from Pixar and Disney I don’t want to believe that but it feels like that at the moment. I hope in time both companies will find new fresh materials and go back to their old roots and make something really fantasy and nostalgic like Beauty and the beast, Mulan, Monster Inc or Ratatouille ❤. I’m glad Dreamworks doing wonders with their story telling.

I hope this is a wake up call for Disney to give their studios full creative control and going back to the risk taking Disney was originally known for. Pixar could start doing things differently by creating original television shows, adapting existing material, write movies with complex stories and we could also get great villains again.

I agree with pretty much everything you said here. My issue with the recent Disney/Pixar output as of late comes down to fact that the stories they’re telling are ultimately pretty shallow and lack anything truly memorable outside of enjoying them in some way while I was watching them. As much as a lot of their recent films haven’t been bad and are fairly enjoyable, they’ve all been either overly simple, seemingly more focused on representation and lacking that edge that made the initial run of Pixar masterpieces so timeless, moments like Buzz’s reckoning in Toy Story 1, Jesse’s backstory in Toy Story 2, Hoppers reveal and how dark A Bug’s Life actually was, the thematic reveals of Monsters Inc and Wall-E, Mr Incredibles breakdown before the final battle in the incredibles, Anton Egos flashback in Ratatouille, the opening montage in Up or barracuda attack in finding Nemo. Like as pleasant and relatable Luca, Coco and Turning Red were on a surface level that’s as far as they went with their stories and themes; and they’re less memorable and interesting because of that. It’s pretty much the same problem that Brave and Cars had but instead of being exceptions in the catalog movies like those two are now basically the main output from the Studio

Elemental feels like Zootopia to me, which isn't bad but it's not original

Let me summarize it quickly. Every single company is focused on one thing right now: get your attention. And nowadays there is more competition than ever. That's why most of the big brands are focusing mainly in sequels and remakes, because they bet on the safe side. It's happening the very same thing with AAA games. They play safe and don't innovate because they don't know if a new IP will sell enough for their current standards and the trashy economy all around the world.

What can we gather from this? Shakespeare and his Romeo and Juliet is one hell of a story, considering that 426 years later, iterations of it are still being sold in different variations.

Until Disney dares to tell a story where the protagonist outright ditches a toxic family environment, I don't think they'll manage to make the family stories any more interesting than they have, Encanto was it's peak

one thing about Pixar was that they made stories intended to stick with the viewer, stories about growing up and eventually having to let go of childish things (toy story) finding purpose and new love even after great loss (up) giving up everything you know to do what is right (Monsters Inc), (risking your life to do what you love as an artist (Ratatouille) being strong enough to protect your family (the Incredibles) just to name a few Pixar's stories involve a lot of sacrifice (and death) in their themes something not typically found in your "and they lived happily ever after" story that Disney was so known for but as the years go by Disney has still played it safe, heck even more safe that before because of a lack of a villain for fear that it'll offend someone. and they've taken Pixar down with them now while some of Pixar's films stay good, they feel a lot more like typical Disney films and when they try to do the sacrificial themes, it clashes with other elements of the story like character motives and marvelesque humor (like in lightyear) Pixar used to take risks, I remember there was a lot of talk about the amount of death in the Incredibles, now, I see people confuse Luca for a Disney film and Strange World for a Pixar film, there's very little difference nowadays

To me, the most distinctive aspect of the Pixar formula is creating non-human characters and putting them into problems and conflict that could only work with them an not to actual people. -What if you were someone's favorite toy and one day your owner replaces you with a new one? -What if you were an ant and one day you got tired of not thinking by yourself and always doing as others say? -What if you here a superhero and one day you were no longer allowed to be one and forced to live as a regular person? -What if you were a monster in kids closets and one day a kid appeared inside your closet? Each of them of course also having a deeper and more universal message behind that can be interpreted and taken by everyone. But the first movie to break this rule was Cars, as there was absolutely no reason to make the characters non-human. The story could perfectly well be about an arrogant car racer that on the way to the final cup has an accident in a small town and is detained by the local police and forced into social service... and NOTHING would change by the fact that there are no freaking sentient cars. Since then Pixar has departed more and more from this formula looking for more "mature" "human" and ambitious stories... The first couple attempts like Wall-E and Up were successful, but since Car 2... They seem to have lost the ground. Today they are all about sequels from their golden age and original movies that are indistinguishable from what Walt Disney Pictures does.

Some Disney higher-ups are ruining Pixar's creativity and integrity, that's why. You can't just push a 'message' inside an already conceived story. Ruins everything. You also can't push someone to be creative in a theme/idea they are not passionate of.

One thing that interests me with Elemental is exploration of a grounded romantic relationship developing in a kids movie. There’re a lot of romances in kids movies, but Pixar hasn’t explored that recently. The most interesting was Helen and Bob imo, what they wanted for their family and how their love was tested. I think Elemental could show kids some realistic and important lessons about romance. Romance doesn’t get the best representation in movies, it’d be nice to see a change

Most Pixar sequels should just be shorts. I think that would fix things.

They are under disney grip i don't expect anything spectacular any time soon i don't think disney is going to give them freedom to do what they want

I really hope Pixar can get back to what they were. They used to have such original and emotional stories with cgi to match. Hell, my favorite movie is probably The Incredibles. But Incredibles 2 was such a let down. 🙁

pixar knew how to make unique characters, now we get a knockoff lava girl and water boy

Lets not forget that the early 2000s of Disney Pixar were pure gold.

Last Pixar/Disney Animation project (not film, project, I'm including the dreadful shows based on Pixar properties here) that I wholeheartedly enjoyed was Zootopia and that was almost a decade ago. Everything is either mid AF, bad AF or so forgettable you even question what Pixar's goal even was with the film in question. Even movies that I enjoyed on a first watch like The Incredibles 2 got pretty rotten as time passed, with the films' flaws kicking in hard once you notice them and taking you right out of the experience. The inevitable comparison that usually befalls this topic is usually "But is DreamWorks better" and I might as well give my personal take on that as well. I think so? DreamWorks has had many yikes projects this last decade as well (Trolls, the Spirit reboot etc) but accompanied by their low lows have been some pretty high highs. Not only the recent scapegoat PiB: The Last Wish (which is peak don't get me wrong) but also plenty of their other films like KFP3 and Captain Underpants (HtTYD3 was also received really really well but I personally think it was absolute 💩 so I'm not gonna count it😝). Where DreamWorks shined the most was television, with excellent shows such as *literally choose any of the Dragons shows*, Paws of Destiny, tAoPiB, Boss Baby: Back In Business and Camp Cretaceous just to name a few. There were still bad shows here don't get me wrong (Dragon Knight and Spy Racers I'm looking at you) but overall I'd say their library of TV shows is pretty entertaining, especially compared to Pixar's. I want both companies to step up their game and go back to what made their films good in the first place, cause they seem to have lost sight of what that was.

I will just stick with "Mune : Guardian of the Moon." That is what this new Pixar movie puts in my head when I look at it.

Man, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command was such a good show! And seeking Pixar's "Lightyear"? It just highlighted everything you said.

They couldn't end at 3 for some reason

with the elements I feel they aren't exploring that concept enough, like instead of just the reason they can't mix being "Because their family said so" its more Elemental like some elements cause different effect compared to others. adding logic to that idea, her family is worried she might die if she mixes with the water fellow, which is somehwhat similar to what they have just not as Elemental specific. Do you know how much having the water cycle can do? since water turns into clouds then back into water, tenachly making them immortal, even if they are burnt they can't become ash they just turn into a cloud faster. I think it is more having an issue adding humanity to a Fantasy concept, because thats what turns a sterotype into a masterpiece.

I watched the trailer, and it only took the 'Why do we even have those?' line in re the chain link fence for me to go, "Because your writers didn't bother thinking about the world AT ALL! Instead, they made a wry comment about their lack of thought and just moved on. Meanwhile, John Lasseter and Brad Bird spent time crafting their stories... even the ones that aren't great, look at Cars 1, where the motel rooms are traffic cones, or the flies that buzz around are VW Beetles!

It's sad that most guys say they didn't like Turning Red because they couldn't relate to Mei. What do you guys think we were doing when we watched the Spongebob Squarepants movie ??? Talks about maturing, puberty, growing facial hair, becoming MEN and I could relate to the feelings of being treated like a kid and not being taken seriously and changes happening to my mind & body ಥ⌣ಥ So many movies/shows have had this character growth/maturity for boys/men, and us girls/women have related *just fine*.

Also a symptom of the original people making films in the studio getting older, leaving, or during off. Think about how none of the cast for toy story 1 are in toy story 4. The same thing happened with Disney around the 1960s and 1970s when all of the original animation teams were also dead or retired. The company lost its original charm and drive to do new things and started to create a formula and n order to survive. Think about the Disney renaissance being born out of the near death of the Disney company in the 1980s and then finding that Disney formula you find in more films after it’s corpsratization under Micheal isner

As sad as it is, this feels like an end of an era for the entertainment industry. Disney was an absolute Titan when we were growing up through the 90s and early 2000s and since then it’s slowly gone downwards because of questionable business and creative decisions by higher ups

Recent Pixar movie worry me to the core because they lack John Ratzenberger. The way Pixar used to be isn't the way it was and it'll never, ever be the same without him, whatever way it is.

I rewatched The Incredibles the other day and MAN. Pixar’s changed

Pixar needs to come up with a theme besides ‘Grow up, let go, and move on.’ They used this theme in Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4, Up, Lightyear, Soul, and many other Pixar movies. We get it, Pixar! Now, take your own advice and move on to another theme so kids aren’t learning the same lesson over and over.

i feel conflicted with elementals. yeah its a story we've seen thousands of times before... but the keyword here is "we". at the end of the day pixar and disney target kids, and kids haven't seen the same types of stories we did already. most of these stories were done in "old" media too and in settings modern kids may not find appealing etc, so i can see why redoing them is okay. and from a writting standpoint doing these types of stories can be fun so i can see why someone pitched this. its just hard for me to accept they arent doing stuff for us anymore but it's life i suppose, it doesnt mean nothing else they do wont be for us (outside nostalgia bait i hope), we just have to wait for the next one and enjoy what we can from this one maybe?

i think your points are valid and interesting but i also think something the public often doesnt understand is that stories arent mainly there to get you from what they tell but how they tell it. its not about the direct content but abou the experience they give us. what i also think is Disney and Pixar (etc) movies are there especially to teach a younger audience the black and whites of life and the older Audience the Shades of grey in between that grasps individuals identities. i do think the part where movies often lack is that they go for form over function as they focus on sensational visuals and audio and not content. But i also do think this is mainly fault to us viewers and not the Studios. Studios give us what statistics prove to be selling most, not what they themselves wants. Content and how its presented shapes through us as audience. But i only say that from the perspective of a designer myself

I think when Pixar was relatively new they were willing to take more risks. When they became more established they were more focused on maintaining profits. It seems to happen a lot.

On lightyear it should have had toy buzz reflect on himself back on his story of the spaceman he was based off back when he thought he was not a toy and him now been alone without woody and andy it whould have worked better and whould have been more impactful

While I'm not a huge Pixar fan, I have faith they'll pull through. EVERY sucessful studio has a down period if they last for a long time. But they'll pick back up again.

I just realized just how meaningful the original cars movie was. Great video man, and hope the animation industry learns something.

One line makes it so Monsters University doesn't make sense. Mike Wazouski had a line in Monsters Inc. where he mentions him and Sully have known each other since the 4th grade. How did they first meet in college, if they knew each other since 4th grade?

Cars 3 could have gone into tuner culture and the import scene. McQueen could have gotten a new look and some under the hood (SPEED!) enhancements, new rivals, old faces (Snot-Rod, Boost, Wingo, DJ and some others from MTT)