Disney Pixar's SOUL

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Hey Friends! Are any of you excited for SOUL??? Do you think you’re woke enough to handle Disney Pixar’s darkest film??? I KNOW I AM! WARNING: I might give you depression with this video as I unwrap all of the existential themes of Disney Pixar’s new movie SOUL! But I would really appreciate you checking out my review video <3

How do you feel about this movie? Let me know in the comments!

 

[old lady]

I don’t know . Have to see it first before making a judgment.

 

[Karin1984]

I thought it was okay. It looks amazing, especially the first part of the Great Before. But I think the movie is too complicated for kids. The concept of death in general is not an easy thing. It has some nice moments, not a lot of jokes, but more aimed at adults

I do not have kids, I do wonder how long a kid will stay interested.

 

[JessiesDaddy]

I thought it was okay. It looks amazing, especially the first part of the Great Before. But I think the movie is too complicated for kids. The concept of death in general is not an easy thing. It has some nice moments, not a lot of jokes, but more aimed at adults

I do not have kids, I do wonder how long a kid will stay interested.

 

[karly05]

Watched it this afternoon. I'm not sure yet where to put it in my rankings. It's not displacing any of my emotional favorites, but I enjoyed it a lot (a little more than I expected to, probably). I liked that it was so unpredictable. It is really not for (young) kids AND THAT'S OK!

My biggest reaction to this movie: This is 2020, surely this has been a thin/"weak" year for films, and Pixar has done (almost) everything they could do to make an "Oscar" movie. Can they please get a REAL Best Pic nomination out of this? Or else just rename the category "Best Live Action Pic" if they're going to just ignore animation because "they have their own category." (Yes, I'm bitter.)

 

[tinkerhon]

I thought it was okay. It looks amazing, especially the first part of the Great Before. But I think the movie is too complicated for kids. The concept of death in general is not an easy thing. It has some nice moments, not a lot of jokes, but more aimed at adults

I do not have kids, I do wonder how long a kid will stay interested.

Honestly, I could have written this post !! Totally agree !! It looks great , but it’s a bit dark and definitely confusing! Pixar was definitely targeting an adult audience with this one - my kids ( 10 and 14) we both bored after around 15 minutes - and not because they were confused -( their favorite show is “The Good Doctor) it is just lacking something -

 

[skeeter31]

Watched it this afternoon. I'm not sure yet where to put it in my rankings. It's not displacing any of my emotional favorites, but I enjoyed it a lot (a little more than I expected to, probably). I liked that it was so unpredictable. It is really not for (young) kids AND THAT'S OK!

My biggest reaction to this movie: This is 2020, surely this has been a thin/"weak" year for films, and Pixar has done (almost) everything they could do to make an "Oscar" movie. Can they please get a REAL Best Pic nomination out of this? Or else just rename the category "Best Live Action Pic" if they're going to just ignore animation because "they have their own category." (Yes, I'm bitter.)

Hey, at least Up and Toy Story 3 got nominations.

 

[CogsworthTN]

I thought it was good. It has a good message and has some humor. It is definitely more for an adult audience. I enjoyed watching it, but it is definitely one to watch again. I’m sure I missed some things.

 

[nw6675]

I thought it was okay. It looks amazing, especially the first part of the Great Before. But I think the movie is too complicated for kids. The concept of death in general is not an easy thing. It has some nice moments, not a lot of jokes, but more aimed at adults

I do not have kids, I do wonder how long a kid will stay interested.

DD9 made it about a half hour. I multitasked and didn't really watch closely until the very end, but definitely agree with your assessment. Too deep for most kids.

 

[BrianL]

I thought it was very good, but it got a little clunky in the third act and lacked the real emotional gut-punch I was expecting. Still, it's great stuff and adsolutely beautiful! It's not top tier Pixar, but it's on the rung just below.

 

[Karin1984]

I was looking at the list of Pixar movies and I think this is the first movie that doesnt have any children or antropomorphic characters as the main cast since Wall-E?

Yes, there is the cat, but that is not till an hour into the movie.

I am not sure if 22 is a character children can relate to. She is surrounded by people/adults telling her what to do, that will help. But she doesnt have any will or curiosity to live, which is of course part of the plot, but a character who doesnt want anything is usually not very interesting. Especially not to children.

I think the concept of finding your spark can relate to children, but I think children also would find it simpler to tell you already what their spark is. When you ask a young kid 'what do you really really really like' they will answer with probably their hobby like certain sports or arts. So to them the answer to Soul's question is much easier than one it is for adults. I think the concept of "the zone" is what complicates this question for adults.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I want to watch it again, but, my Disney + is not connecting today.

 

[PollyannaMom]

DH and I watched it yesterday, and thought it was really well done. It's definitely aimed more at the grown-ups than the kids, but that was fine for us. We liked a lot of the art work and think it's going to spawn "quotable lines."

 

[DestroysTheMoon]

I watched it last night and I thought it was beautiful. I especially like that they made Joe a teacher, and he was the one that connected with the little lost soul and helped her find her spark

 

[DestroysTheMoon]

As a pianist, I was also amazed that they took the time to animate Joe’s fingers so that they were realistically playing the correct keys on the piano, that matched the piano music we were hearing

 

[tinkerhon]

I was looking at the list of Pixar movies and I think this is the first movie that doesnt have any children or antropomorphic characters as the main cast since Wall-E?

Yes, there is the cat, but that is not till an hour into the movie.

I am not sure if 22 is a character children can relate to. She is surrounded by people/adults telling her what to do, that will help. But she doesnt have any will or curiosity to live, which is of course part of the plot, but a character who doesnt want anything is usually not very interesting. Especially not to children.

I think the concept of finding your spark can relate to children, but I think children also would find it simpler to tell you already what their spark is. When you ask a young kid 'what do you really really really like' they will answer with probably their hobby like certain sports or arts. So to them the answer to Soul's question is much easier than one it is for adults. I think the concept of "the zone" is what complicates this question for adults.

I read an article online about the "Cat Conundrum" --- they wrestled with the idea of a cat--- DD and I wondered about the cat--- I mean, no one on earth thought it was strange that Joe walked around with a cat all day ?

 

[fgaini]

Great movie, but a bit complex / dark for children. We loved it though.

 

[fhtpdw20]

Not the worst movie, but certainly not aimed at kids. I won't be buying the DVD or the Little Golden Book.

 

[E&Cmom]

My family enjoyed it but my kids are now teens .

 

[*DisneyDreamer]

My dad, sister and I all really enjoyed it. We did a Group Watch last night using the feature on Disney+ and enjoyed sending messages to one another with some of the funny lines. The part with 22 “messing with the Knicks” cracked us all up.