Miguel’s family have a very
different view on a career as a musician compared to him. He dreams of becoming
a star, and perusing his dream to be a musician like his idol Ernesto de la
Cruz. He disobeys his family, and enters a talent competition. Miguel end up
finding himself in the Land of the Dead. After meeting Héctor, who agrees to
help him do what he needs to, in order to get home. The two of them start their
journey, and start to discover the true history of Miguel’s family.
This film is stunning. It is
a beautiful new addition to the Disney Pixar universe. The characters are so
different to previous Disney films, and it was so refreshing to watch. Of
course, there are always going to be some similarities in an animated film, but
this one managed to stand out from the crowd.
Visually, this film is beautiful. There is definitely serious attention paid to detail in this film, this was down to the little things like the strings of a guitar, the bridge of marigolds, the intricate details like the bones of a skeleton, to the widepan views of the land of the dead, or the village that Miguel lived in. They got the visuals spot on, and even if you thought the story was crap (which would be difficult), you’d be hooked because of the fact that it is so visually appealing.
Visually, this film is beautiful. There is definitely serious attention paid to detail in this film, this was down to the little things like the strings of a guitar, the bridge of marigolds, the intricate details like the bones of a skeleton, to the widepan views of the land of the dead, or the village that Miguel lived in. They got the visuals spot on, and even if you thought the story was crap (which would be difficult), you’d be hooked because of the fact that it is so visually appealing.
Another thing about Coco
that got me, was that it was even more appealing because Disney really embraced
the darker side of the world. They tackled the topic of death, but still kept
it light, and enjoyable – because after all this is a kids film. This film
manages to pack in an interesting, and tense adventure, yet manages to keep the
moving story with such an important message in it.
The characters were what got
me the most. It was paced well enough that the audience is given a chance to
connect with more characters that just the main characters. We had moments of
being able to empathise with characters, who were all in different situations.
The original score for this
film was of course, going to be great, its Disney, of course the score would be
great. Don’t get me wrong ‘Remember Me’ is no ‘I Just Can’t Wait to be King’,
but it’s catchy, and I imagine kids all over the world are singing together.
It feels like there isn’t
enough to say about this film, considering how good it was, but it is
definitely worth the watch.
Stunning, fun, film. It’s funny without being bad, it’s happy, and emotional but without making you cringe, or roll your eyes. It will probably make you cry, but I’m not sure if it’s a sad cry, or a happy cry.
7/10
Stunning, fun, film. It’s funny without being bad, it’s happy, and emotional but without making you cringe, or roll your eyes. It will probably make you cry, but I’m not sure if it’s a sad cry, or a happy cry.
7/10
CINEMATES - S
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