On the theme of Pixar movies tearing me up by year:
- Inside Out (2015): The story that Riley went through when she attempted to run away was once again relatable. It was at this time during the film that both me and my parents were crying bittersweet tear when Riley and her parents reunited. Didn't feel anything with the actual main character of Joy and Sadness, but the ending for Riley really got me. However not to an extreme just what Riley did.
- Coco (2017): Went over why above
In my opinion Coco is the best Pixar film hands down. It was easily the most relatable film for me. The family dynamic, the culture the film presents, the music were all things similar to how I experience things in life. Including things such as the "chancla" you don't mess with the "chancla", nor Imelda's "the look". Additionally the plot and visuals of the film invelopped the viewer, and for me were simply hands down the best.
Don't take offense at this, but in my experience, latinos tend to like any media that makes them out to be....latino.
As if Latinos all love each other. Call a Colombian a Puerto Rican, and watch the hate spew out. You can see where I'm going.
They tend to ignore the conflicts that exist (call a Colombian a Mexican, etc), much less the blatant racism in the community, list goes on.
It's the same sort of, excuse the term....white washing...I see of my own half of the family that is Native American, where they LOVED Pocohontas in the 90s, but hated it decades later because it didn't "accurately represent whatever their issue is".
I will go see the movie, but...I had concerns as to if it truly represents things, or if it accurately represents things.
Now, I'll make an arguement as to why I like Inside Out so much.
It, represents...what someone who was part of a boomer or near boomer household, was going through.
I didn't grow up with "family and friends". I went to 15 schools in 18 years, most of which were not only in different parts of the country (US), but were sometimes in other countries.
I didn't grow up knowing that my "bully" would some how grow into the local purveyor of burgers, and be an overall good guy....all I knew at the time was...he was my enemy and he beat me up.
And, I didn't get the luxury of having nearby family to comfort me, as my family was not a mile away, not even a few dozen miles away, but thousands of miles away, and I saw them every few years at best.
So, when I see movies that celebrate the "family"...I support them. Because, it is a wonderful ideal.
But, I also don't think they are accurate to address reality. They look back on history, but only selective family history, as accurate.
This is NO DIFFERENT than my cousins who sit on reservations about how treaties were broken over 100 years ago, yet refuse to go to college because "reasons".
And, in our modern media, media elites signaling to groups...well...it works sometimes, it doesn't work sometimes, but....signaling to hispanic groups is a major market...you would think....
If your "story" of a "child" is that he does no "wrong"...than, that isn't the story of any child.
And, if your "story" of a "culture" is that they were completely right....that also, isn't historically accurate.
I'll leave you with this....
