My Coco review

My Coco review

 

Intro: Is it me or does this movie reminds you of The wizard of OZ or Footloose? 

Coco: This movie is centered on a boy name Miguel who has musical ambitions however his family is against it. This creates conflict between him and his family to the point where he runs away and ends up in the land of the dead. He can't stay there too long because he will be trapped there if he does. So Miguel has to get out of there before it's too late. 

I can't join the bandwagon and say this is the best Pixar movie in nine years because I haven't seen all of them. Plus I hear this movie is similar to Brave. I like the mystery around Miguel's family tree because it'd done In a way where the director plays with your exceptions. That's another thing this movie did well making us believe one thing when it's something else. This also did a good job of capturing Hispanic culture. (That's saying a lot coming from me because I haven't been around people like that in twelve years.) What can I say about the animation it's stunning! The theme of the movie is family it's done in a way where we should honor and remember each other. 

Miguel is a fun and loving boy who's into music. 

Hector is the best character in this movie. Despite being deceiving and self-serving he can a lot be funny and charming. Plus when we learn more about him you'll feel sorry for him. 

Ernesto de la Cruz is a famous musician who encourages Miguel to follow his dreams. 

Mama Imeida is Miguel's Great-Great-grandmother. she's a hothead who struggles to resolve things with her family.    

One of the problems I have with this movie is that it didn't do a good job at balancing the importance of family and following your dreams, what's the point of having a family if they will get in the way of your ambitions? Just because you have ambitions that don't mean family doesn't matter. Miguel's family looks stupid to think music is bad because of what it did to their family because music wasn't the issue, I can't say more without spoiling anything. Also, the story might be predictable for some people. I'm surprised that this movie got away with doing something that isn't family-friendly. 

Pixar took a big risk doing a movie about another culture and it paid off. I would recommend this if you like Brave.  

Rating = Worth Seeing