Elio (Pixar - June 2025)

[Agent H]

Re: Cal Art style. Started to creep in during The Good Dinosaur. Every consecutive Cal Art influenced movie has since suffered in some way. It's proving to be the death sigil of PIXAR. They need to address that. Leave the bean mouth, doe-eyed characters for a lower tier animation house.

Th rest of the visuals were stunning however. And I enjoyed the story.

I actually think it really worked for turning red and Luca. It looks okay in elio.

 

[Phroobar]

I actually think it really worked for turning red and Luca. It looks okay in elio.

The look is ugly and cheap. There is no creativity in it. All the successful Pixar movies had distinct styles that worked with the story. This is just a corporate cost savings move. Hopefully Gatto doesn't have that look.

 

[Agent H]

The look is ugly and cheap. There is no creativity in it. All the successful Pixar movies had distinct styles that worked with the story. This is just a corporate cost savings move. Hopefully Gatto doesn't have that look.

I think it did work with those two stories but YMMV.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Elio was GREAT! It's a real shame it's not doing well.

 

[Casper Gutman]

The look is ugly and cheap. There is no creativity in it. All the successful Pixar movies had distinct styles that worked with the story. This is just a corporate cost savings move. Hopefully Gatto doesn't have that look.

Did they have distinct looks? The focus on specific, unusual groups of characters might mask it a bit, but I’d argue films like Toy Story, Monsters, Finding Nemo, etc. all had very, very similar styles. Look at the humans, who all share the same aesthetic.

 

[Alice a]

The look is ugly and cheap. There is no creativity in it. All the successful Pixar movies had distinct styles that worked with the story. This is just a corporate cost savings move. Hopefully Gatto doesn't have that look.

I rarely watch family/kids movies unless I’m dealing with an ocular migraine, and not in the theatre since I was in my early twenties.

That’s not judgement, I rarely go to the movies, in general, since they closed the independent one I liked.

That said, Gatto looks so cute (kitty!) that if it’s good, I’ll definitely watch it.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Hello Elio? Earth Ambassador?
Elio's Orbit?

Elio's Outer Space Adventure

 

[HauntedPirate]

It opened to $21M domestic.

Did you get that from one of the 3 approved information sources?

 

[Phroobar]

Did you get that from one of the 3 approved information sources?

Sure. These guys.

 

[Phroobar]

I think it did work with those two stories but YMMV.

Once sure. Twice maybe. Four times? No. They aren't as polished and distinct as the other twenty five that did have unique looks.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

…there’s an unconfirmed report that a B-2 tried to drop a bunk buster on Elio this weekend

 

[easyrowrdw]

Did they have distinct looks? The focus on specific, unusual groups of characters might mask it a bit, but I’d argue films like Toy Story, Monsters, Finding Nemo, etc. all had very, very similar styles. Look at the humans, who all share the same aesthetic.

I think you’re right that by having different types of characters - toys, fish, monsters - you can “get away with” having similarities. And humans are not the primary characters in those movies so their design is less of an issue. It’s the opposite with recent offerings like Turning Red, Luca, and Win or Lose.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Once sure. Twice maybe. Four times? No. They aren't as polished and distinct as the other twenty five that did have unique looks.

The great Pixar films did not have “unique looks.” This is absolute nostalgia. There was a very distinct “Pixar look.”

 

[EagleScout610]

Sure. These guys.

Nice photo of Bob and Josh. Not sure who their friend with the frizzy hair is

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Nice photo of Bob and Josh. Not sure who their friend with the frizzy hair is

That’s Jeffrey katzenberg…he hasn’t aged well

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

The great Pixar films did not have “unique looks.” This is absolute nostalgia. There was a very distinct “Pixar look.”

I said that was true for the first half a dozen or so…

But they did start to Branch out and had more differing styles

Incredibles and ratatouille come to mind

 

[HauntedPirate]

I said that was true for the first half a dozen or so…

But they did start to Branch out and had more differing styles

Incredibles and ratatouille come to mind

Did you get that opinion from the 3 approved websites? If not, it's completely null and void.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Did you get that opinion from the 3 approved websites? If not, it's completely null and void.

3 media mouthpieces for Bob and 5 people constantly “splaining” away failures in all movie Threads here…

That’s all we got

 

[Disney Irish]

3 media mouthpieces for Bob and 5 people constantly “splaining” away failures in all movie Threads here…

That’s all we got

I mean its better than your "spaining" that every wrong in the world is due to mean old Mr Iger.

Also while its opening weekend is very disappointing, by all accounts Elio is actually really good. So there is larger factors here besides "Bob bad". So why shouldn't the nuance of the overall box office be discussed in this context. Oh I forgot, that's right you don't like to deal in nuance.

 

[Phroobar]

I think you’re right that by having different types of characters - toys, fish, monsters - you can “get away with” having similarities. And humans are not the primary characters in those movies so their design is less of an issue. It’s the opposite with recent offerings like Turning Red, Luca, and Win or Lose.

There where humans in Up, Wall*E and Soul.

Don't get me started on Andy in Toy Story.