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my complaint isn't about the realism. the image of the balloon house was great and the core of the story about moving on is great. but it feels like they burie
by parpfish 3y ago
my complaint isn't about the realism. the image of the balloon house was great and the core of the story about moving on is great.
but it feels like they buried that potentially great story under a bunch of efforts to make sure it came off as sufficiently "kid friendly" (e.g., dug constantly shouting squirrel, that other dog with the high pitched voice). the magic of the best pixar movies has been telling stories that kids like without having to pander to them.
- tourmalinetaco 3y agoI mean, Pixar made it big with Toy Story, literally focusing on kids toys coming to life. I don’t really feel that talking dogs is any more pandering. Especially since it follows the general Pixar formula of taking something a child can relate to (toys, superheroes, monsters under the bed, etc), add in some heavy themes related to that (loss, insecurities, fear), add in some humor/lighter elements, and finish it off with a feel-good ending showing that if you continue to try and work together, you’ll always succeed. They’ve always “pandered”, it’s in the job description. They do make movies for children after all. They just used to make movies with enough depth that adults could enjoy them too.