Their in a rough patch but they've had successes in the last 5 years. There is a conservatism in their approach, mostly targeting parents and slice of life scen

Their in a rough patch but they've had successes in the last 5 years. There is a conservatism in their approach, mostly targeting parents and slice of life scenarios. And some huge misfires such as treating the kid as stupid in inside up. They've had nice elements though, like Trent Reznor's music in soul and 1990's anime echos in turning red. And it's obvious that it's pulling from people's memories, so they are sincere. However, they are leaving better ideas like a jazz fantasia or a true sailor moon style fantasy on the table. Some of this restriction is not just Disney's attempts to segment but also Pixar's marketing as a known commodity. This also likely stunts any real attempts, like lightyear, to go beyond the formula, ie saddled with reference to toy story, etc. They will also struggle to ever top the original toy story, though. Even though their are little shades of it here and there; mike and sully, finding Nemo, coco, and lightning McQueen's horror at his body failing; they are still not pulling it fully together. I would like one at that level again, but that's a rare thing.