Coco Movie Review

I don’t know how Pixar did this. How could they make a movie that has an entirely Latino cast, which sadly nearly never happens, and manage to not offend anyone and become the highest grossing movie ever in Mexico (surpassing The Avengers) and make it a hit in today’s America which elected a complete racist for president? I’ll tell you how: they made it relatable. Everyone has a family even if it’s not biological. He all have a Mama Coco, we all have a strict influence like Emelda, and we all have a little bit of Miguel in us. It shows world building that seems fantastical and epic to us, and feels faithful to those who are already aware and passionately celebrate this holiday. Just the thought that this film will greatly help not just kids, but everyone deal with a loss just warms my heart. Not only is this an important film, this is just a great film on its own. It throws multiple twists and story elements that make this very unpredictable. The character of Hector will go down in history as one of the best Pixar characters. The film is amazing from start to finish (with the exception of a couple of cliches that it falls into in the third act) but what really makes this a masterpiece is the final fifteen minutes. It might be the most emotional Pixar scene and as I walked out, there was not a dry eye in the theater and the majority of the people just sat in their seats processing what just happened. This is what happened: they witnessed the best film of the year.

10 out of 10

A+