Comments on: [REVIEW] ‘Coco’

By: Amber Dvorak

Amber Dvorak — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 05:42:00 +0000

I’m sorry I didn’t leave a comment on this sooner – this is a lovely review, Hannah! It definitely does the beauty of the film justice. I too really liked the worldbuilding at play here, even moreso since it’s based on real cultural traditions and beliefs. Making the gates to The Land of the Dead operate like an airport TSA was ingenious and well-executed. The characters are real and believable, and no doubt will make viewers think of members of their own families. I agree with your statement that Miguel singing “Remember Me” to Coco may be the most emotional, heartbreaking scene in the Pixar canon, and that is definitely saying something. (I’m also a sucker for the very end of Toy Story 3.) Nicely written!

By: Juuchan17

Juuchan17 — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 15:11:00 +0000

I’m not ashamed to say that the last 30 minutes of this film had me in tears at least a few times… 2 of them during different renditions of “Remember Me” (Miguel’s to Coco was when I LOST IT) and happier tears during the epilogue ending.

This movie was a powerful feels gut-punch for different things – a strong moral about love & family, the power & emotion of music, and maybe even a bit of how destructive jealousy can be when it comes to… anything (seriously, the fact that Pixar had an on-screen MURDER in a kids/family movie just SHOCKS me… but I LOVE THE EDGINESS.).

Also, the animation was GORGEOUS and imaginatively creative. The rules of how the Land of the Dead work make a lot of sense without ruining or downplaying the actual culture of the Day of the Dead (like “The Book of Life” sorta did, which I was sorta felt “Coco” was going to be similar to based on the teaser trailers… but it was nowhere CLOSE, save for the holiday focus). And I seriously should have known the twist was coming, but I didn’t expect it until it was too late.

Overall, THIS MOVIE. It is a gem that families of any nationality should see at one point. This definitely proves mainstream animation isn’t just for children, as I’m sure adults like myself can totally relate to something here and will probably have a tear shed at one point (if they say they didn’t cry, they’re LYING).

By: Manuel Orozco

Manuel Orozco — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 22:11:00 +0000

In reply to CarFan. Coco felt more in the league with 2 than with the rest of the Toy Story trilogy. Since Good Dinosaur, Pixar got better at keeping the tone consistent. And I have to disagree Cars 3 was better.

By: Manuel Orozco

Manuel Orozco — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 22:09:00 +0000

In reply to Marielle. I didn't expect Hector to be the actual great grandfather at all. While we are at it, I saw the bittersweet ending coming but not 100%.

By: Manuel Orozco

Manuel Orozco — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 22:07:00 +0000

Coco was a rare package of an animated feature. Colorful animation, poignant story, decent musical narrative, standout portrayal of a specific culture and whimsical humor. I was even less shocked about Earnesto being the surprise antagonist than I was with Hans in Frozen. Mainly because I didn’t know what to expect in terms of antagonism and Earnesto had no tragic circumstances of his true nature. The teaser gave me and maybe some of us here that he and Miguel would develop a character dynamic similar to Remy & Linguini’s father in Ratatouille. But Hector being Coco’s actual father was forgiving. My dad (Who’s also of Mexican ancestry) got tears in his eyes when Miguel sang for Coco. I agree that this movie would have been better if we spent more time in Miguel’s hometown as well as the title character being given more screentime. This past year, Pixar treated us to two movies with a combination hard to find in today’s cinematic world. What made that possible was the studio’s trademark use of color, emotional sophistication and genuine fun. 4/5 stars

By: Manuel Orozco

Manuel Orozco — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 21:56:00 +0000

In reply to Rebeka Borshevsky. I thought Moana was better

By: CarFan

CarFan — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 20:27:00 +0000

Cried nearly 4 times watching this. I wouldn’t put
Coco in the same league as Inside Out or all the
Toy Story films, but this movie was easily Pixar’s
best since Inside Out. While there were a couple
pacing issues and the characters were not as
memorable as other Pixar movies, the story was
amazing. It’s full of twists, it’s deep, a bit darker
than usual, and original. Also, the animation was
spectacular. The best I’ve seen from them. In the
end, its their best film since Inside Out and one of
Pixar’s better movies.

By: CarFan

CarFan — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 20:23:00 +0000

In reply to Marielle. Yeah. That murder was an absolute shock to me.

By: <[| MG |]>

<[| MG |]> — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 03:13:00 +0000

|| It wouldn’t have been much big of a deal if the film made one want to hug a member of her/his family,but the fact that it made me wanting to hug literally any person in and out of the movie theater,is really,quite something.

|| Pixar’s boldest in a very,very,very,very,very long LOOOONG time,which is a good thing actually considering the fact that now there’s really no point in losing faith in Pixar completely because of their lesser works and keep expecting every film of theirs to be particularly original,if that’s how they’re going to make up for them.

Actually,Inside Out didn’t quite strike a chord with me,immediately,of course,and Coco ended up being far more enjoyable,as well exhilirating in that respect,as a movie-theater experience.

Mmm,Inside Out,that…

Very long time.

|| It’s really hard for me to come up with a Pixar film which takes its time and immerses itself into its feel and mood completely,which is actually the reason why the dramatic and fast-paced segments are that effective.When Miguel watches a film in his attic,while playing a guitar,there’s no concern about what course the story is going to take.Plus,the quietness,the delicacy,intimacy,Cococy,Pixaricy…
What a JOY seeing that in MAINSTREAM CINEMA ( ! )
Few films have left me this happy.
Couldn’t wipe my smile off my face the whoooole day.

Which resulted in me being unbearably and increasingly hyperactive.

In short – nuts,by the

– E N D –

…of the day…
…quite naturally…
…burned out…so,so,so…as expected…awfully indescribable tiredness…

Before…I feel…lll…elt…li..like…sleeppp…pp…eep…eepin…ing…innn…

– E N D –

STILL not a fan of the animation style though,and if not for that I could’ve easily AND COMPLETELY lost it.

I’m good actually…thankkks…sssphh…

…khhm…and…

By: Marielle

Marielle — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 19:38:00 +0000

I’m the opposite. To me it was predictable from the start that Hector was going to be Miguel’s great-great-grandfather, and I was like “this is dumb”, BUT I didn’t see Ernesto being a villain coming, so that and the murder were a surprise to me. I thought Miguel was going to meet Ernesto and Ernesto was going to be like “sorry kid but we’re not related” and be nice.