It’s easy to dismiss Toy Story as a comparatively shallow Pixar film. A simple story of friendship pushed along by a lot of colorful action, the movie’s virtues seem to pale in comparison to the complexities and subtle implications of Pixar’s latter films—The Incredibles, Ratatouille, WALL•E.
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EssayAs part of Pixar Week over at The House Next Door:
→If you read interviews or Wikipedia pages regarding director Pete Docter’s inspirations for Up, you’ll find an emphasis on lovable, grumpy actors, childhood fantasies, and real-life grandfather figures.
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EssayBy now you may know that Pixar’s CG follow-up to this year’s Ratatouille will be a futuristic sci-fi satire called WALL•E. I had heard about the project in late February, and I was curious about it, having read about some of the enthusiasm surrounding the film.
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