Not every movie needs to make us cry or get emotional or stuffed up. It doesn’t need the weight of the world on its shoulders. They want to make a nice, breezy movie, that’s fine. I doubt that Pixar even approached the film as if they were making something like Wall-E or Up, and – again – it’s not something I can fault them for. If kids love Cars now, there’s no reason for them not to treasure it when they grow up. Hell, I love Demolition Man, for example. I didn’t say “even more” there because I don’t begrudge people their favourite films. I hope that the kids who do love the film grow up to watch some of the other more impressive films in the Pixar stable and come to love them. As a colleague remarked, her three-year-old nephew loves it because it features cars and they talk… the appeal is simple and it’s clearly aimed at a much younger demographic than the vast majority of their films. Cars is easily their most lucrative effort – not from box office sales, but from merchandising. I certainly don’t blame Pixar or Disney for making the film. In fact, I know I shouldn’t really care at all. This is just a blip on the radar, which is why I don’t think that excessive naval-gazing is necessary.ĭoes PIxar's next movie need to be a little bit Brave-er? Hell, the Pixar team are also bringing us John Carter of Mars earlier next year, and I’m looking forward to that (though I don’t expect it to be in quite the same critical range as their earlier films). Next year Pixar will release Brave, an original film, and I honestly expect that to be on-par with their earlier efforts. Partially because I might have suspected that the sequel to their weakest film would inevitably be their weakest film, but also because I know it shouldn’t make a difference. It’s strange that this is so disappointing a feeling. I suppose these reflects are probably just as valid whether Cars 2 is a bad film or not – the harsh law of averages tells us that our beloved film makers will (more than likely) eventually mess up. I’m going to go with the assumption, for now, that the critical consensus (including some big names I respect and admire) is correct, and then make up my own mind on seeing it. However, all the buzz and discussion on the interwebs was too much to ignore. It isn’t released over here for another few weeks.
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