So what is your favorite Pixar film?
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Max Armstrong
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Toy Story 2
NHarmonic.
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Atomic Playboy
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Probably Finding Nemo or Incredibles. Or Wall-E or Inside Out or Toy Story 3. Or maybe Monsters, Inc or Ratatouille or Up or... oh, fuck it, they're all good. Except Cars 2. Cars 2 was not good. But the rest more than make up for that.
Hibiki Kurosawa
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Wall-E. Best story best atmosphere, best character study.
Runner-ups are probably Toy Story 3 and Inside Out.
Runner-ups are probably Toy Story 3 and Inside Out.
blazenumb1
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Up is #1 for me, the only two films I really didn't care for we Cars 2 and Brave.
Never saw Good Dinosaur yet, although I don't think it would top Up.
Never saw Good Dinosaur yet, although I don't think it would top Up.
Vigilant Walrus
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Thematically speaking, movies with less dialogue are often (not always, but often) considered more skillful works of art because a vast majority of films use character speaking to tell the plot or a characters motivation. This is because it is much easier for a character to say out loud "I feel terrible." instead of showing it through action.
You risk the audience not getting it, you spend a lot of screen time on establishing emotions and setup juxtaposition by behavior. If you can make a character tell his motivation and how he feels you don't have to try and be clever and make all sorts of things that shows it in a way that the entire audience gets it.
Wall-E has little speak, and it's character are extremely well animated in the sense that they convey a lot of complex and nuanced emotional states. There is a lot of growth in the characters, and it's even carried over into meaningful sound design with even the noises jibble they make, they tone, and delivery all mean something.
On top of all this, the film also has a lot to say about the environment, about obesity, about social interactions. It's chokefull of clever social and political comments, but it's in the background. Kids can enjoy the cute characters, but adults can appreciate what is going on behind the scene, because it's quite profound.
The film also escapes some of the worst sins of the Buddy-comedy syndrome that a lot of animated films tend to fall into. It still has it, but it is less so, and because of it the film is less predictable than something like Cars which is the epitome of the buddy-comedy trope in their films. But you can see it in the majority of Up, in Toy Story 2 and 3 and so on.
Wall-E really, truly is a great film. It's not just a really enjoyable and entertaining film, it really truly has something extra.
I can't believe it's a movie that was made in the mid 90s, honestly. The art direction and animation more than make up for some blotchy textures; if they were sharper, it would hold up very nicely, visually. I agree it does look dated, but it in NO WAY impacts the feel of the film, unless you're really nit picking.
It's got great moments but feels overstuffed with characters and lacks the magic, emotional development/punch and simplicity of the first. Jessie is an incredibly annoying character in 2 but is much more likable in 3.
JustSomeone
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Wreck it ralph
Twilight Gap
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wall-e
incredibles
finding nemo
monsters inc
incredibles
finding nemo
monsters inc
manzoman96
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Rarely ever see Toy Story 2 get love, it's nice to see.
supernormal
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Up, then Wall E.
Ratatouille is the pinnacle in terms of storytelling. The message rings so truly without being ham-fisted, and Ego's monologue at the end may be one of the best things ever written in any film.
"We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face is that, in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so."
"We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face is that, in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so."
Thats great, but the second half of the movie just kind of sucks, which is why you see so many posts in this very thread that say "the first half of wall-e."
this is ironic given that years ago i called this out saying they clearly had a message to send and was quoted multiple times saying but but the filmmakers have explicitly stated multiple times there were no hidden messages or political/environmental message to the movie!
This.
NHarmonic.
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I don't agree, tbh. The first one is a lot more gloomy and depressing, also a lot more annoying than whatever was in 2 (woody, for example, was insufferable in his character arc)
And well, parts like the star wars parody (and the resolution of the new buzz character) are absolutely brilliant, and that's just one moment there.
RightChandMan
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Up then The Incredibles.
I named my Dog, Dug.
I named my Dog, Dug.
It wasn't depressing in the slightest, just sad.. and that's character development (which brilliantly evoked a ton of emotion). Both characters changed and accomplished more in terms of relatability than in either of the sequels. The third movie was relatable in that the entire group of toys represented a departure of childhood and transition into adulthood (and for the toys, embracing family/friendships in order to deal with hardships), which was emotional in a completely different way. It has the best ending out of any Pixar movie (Toy Story 3) and one of the best ever, for me. However, I'd argue that it was the darkest and most mature movie of the three.
I'm pretty sure Wreck It Ralph wasn't Pixar, just Disney.
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Don't really have a favorite, but if I was forced to probably "A Bug's Life", "Toy Story", and "Finding Nemo". In that order. There hasn't been a pixar movie released in a while though has it ?
privitsan02
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Up and Tor Story 3 were far too depressing for me, but I did like them a lot them. I'd have to go with Monster Inc. to be honest, followed by Toy Story 2.
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Best wishes.
They released two last year! And a Pixar movie has been released every year since Finding Nemo except in 2005 and 2014.
George Oscar Bluth II
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My top films:
1) Ratatouille
2) The Incredibles
3) Toy Story
4) Monsters Inc.
5) Toy Story 3
6) Toy Story 2
7) Finding Nemo
8) A Bug's Life
Ally of Justice
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Ratatouille without a doubt. Easily my favourite animated movie too.
radioactivez0r
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Finding Nemo became my favorite Pixar movie when it released and it remains so to this day.
Their other output from 2001-2007 is basically all tied for 2nd place. That was a seriously good run.
Their other output from 2001-2007 is basically all tied for 2nd place. That was a seriously good run.
Buzz and crew may have carried the second film hard. but the Sid abduction arc in the first film wasn't great IMO. The first half (and the final 15 minutes) is god-tier Pixar, though, but Toy Story 2 is more consistent and sticks to its guns throughout, and it's a better film overall for it. Toy Story 1 has too many story arcs.
I feel like I'm bashing Toy Story 1 here, but I honestly still find it a brilliant film...just not as good as the second instalment.
Finding Nemo's not getting enough love in here. It might be nostalgia talking but I always thought it was their most downright funny film. Maybe not as touching as some of the others but the comedy hits hard.
My list would probably be something like:
Finding Nemo
Toy Story series (all pretty much equal IMO, except for maybe 2 being the best)
UP
Monsters Inc (also not getting enough representation in this thread, the world that they created here is one of their best, it's so fresh and creative).
The Incredibles
Ratatouille
Wall-E
Inside Out
And then the films I like a little less would be:
A Bugs Life
Monsters University
Cars
Haven't seen Cars 2 or Brave because of the negative reactions, I already thought the first Cars was their worst film (not bad, just a more generic kids movie story).
Wow, strongly agree to disagree there. Sid's arc is amazing and a great idea for a villain. I've watched it two times in the last week and I've gotta say there's nothing I don't like about the movie in general. Closest I've seen to perfection. The dialogue is fantastic and its pacing feels great from beginning to end. Toy Story 2 feels too crowded and the inclusion of Jessie was a mistake. They needed a strong female character but she's just damn annoying throughout and lacks the depth of Buzz and Woody.
NHarmonic.
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I have to say, Monsters University is not my favorite but it's really underrated. Such a powerful ending and message, i really feel like it had a lot more to say than the first one.
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