Just a quick nibble…I’ve always loved Pixar‘s work (and, yes, I wished I had some skillset that would’ve allowed me to work there but alas…) and followed it. I hated the idea of them being acquired by Disney even though it made some measure of sense. John Lasseter‘s been heading up the creative side of Disney since the acquisition which, I think, is the reason Disney isn’t still going down in flames. I might be wrong but I think Bolt was the first animated film produced while Lassiter was “in office” so to speak (though not put together by Pixar) and it wasn’t too bad. Not the same as a Pixar movie but not the complete crap Disney used to put out. You can see some of the creativity you’d expect in a Pixar movie in Bolt (the pigeons and their movements). It’s that sophisticated attention to detail and ability to find humor in that detail which is a Pixar trademark.
Now, Pixar’s first film post-Disney Acquisition, Up is coming. And, honestly, I don’t feel the same sort of anticipation I used to feel about their previous movies. I saw the trailer and it was like…meh. Even though I knew it was a Pixar movie, I couldn’t find any excitement in it. Not sure why 100% but I think one part of it is the switch to “plain old” humans. The only Pixar movie with humans as the main characters was the Incredibles–but they were superheroes.
I guess we’ll see if the movie does well enough to put it up on Pixar’s award shelf…thing is, in general, each Pixar movie’s done better than the previous one…something tells me this one won’t do BETTER but it’ll do okay. At least Iger’s standing by them…
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