Soul (2020) - Another Pixar classic

chef-borjan · 25 Dec 2020 at 22:42

Hi all,

This just dropped on Christmas Day today on Disney+, and it once again demonstrates that Pixar have ‘it’.

Incredible visuals, fantastic soundtrack, a passionate attention to detail in every scene...

But most important of all, they put that all together to tell a story. One that means something to everyone one who watches their art and makes them leave with a sense of beauty and appreciation for what it means to be human.

I would love to go into detail about specific bits of the film that I loved, but really am just making this post to tell more people to watch it!

Selekt0r · 27 Dec 2020 at 21:20

Absolutely agree - just watched it this evening. It probably now ranks as one of my all-time favourite Pixar films. Defintely targeted more at an adult audience than for the kids, as the humour is more subtle rather than laugh-out-loud/obvious - but I absolutely loved the characters, and the score is fantastic.

Defintely one to watch again before too long!

Dyson · 27 Dec 2020 at 21:21

Really enjoyed it, more so than my kids I think. A great Pixar classic

silvagti · 27 Dec 2020 at 22:05

Good but felt kind of similar to Coco with the whole spirit/afterlife theme.

Enjoyed it but it wasn't as good as Coco IMO.

ivrytwr3 · 28 Dec 2020 at 00:19

More like a pixar short than a standalone movie.

Did enjoy it, but as above, not as good as Coco or some others.

doodah · 29 Dec 2020 at 10:33

Well that was rather enjoyable

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=XDC=FluphyBunny · 29 Dec 2020 at 14:54

It was ok. Ending didn’t make much sense but still enjoyable.

glenimp617 · 29 Dec 2020 at 19:13

I'm watching this tonight

Somnambulist · 29 Dec 2020 at 20:19

There's loads of articles about how this film 'stinks of racial insensitivity' and is 'made for white people'... which means it must be worth watching. Pixar have been a bit hit and miss since the Disney takeover but I'll check it out.

doodah · 29 Dec 2020 at 21:04

Just finished Coco, for the first half I thought I preferred Soul, but it really pulled on those heat strings by the end!

Destination · 30 Dec 2020 at 10:43

Somnambulist said:
There's loads of articles about how this film 'stinks of racial insensitivity' and is 'made for white people'... which means it must be worth watching. Pixar have been a bit hit and miss since the Disney takeover but I'll check it out.

I enjoyed it.
Family enjoyed it.
Daughter was in emotional tears for large parts of it.

Reality|Bites · 30 Dec 2020 at 15:10

I've seen lots of people saying it's good, but YouTube has skewed my perception of media these days and i'm sat here thinking why the black guy?

Reality|Bites · 30 Dec 2020 at 15:11

Imagine Cat from Red Dwarf was a white guy?

Nitefly · 3 Jan 2021 at 09:57

Reality|Bites said:
I've seen lots of people saying it's good, but YouTube has skewed my perception of media these days and i'm sat here thinking why the black guy?

What do you mean?

On a semi-related note, I watched the Incredibles 2 yesterday and it was just so beige, forgettable and derivative compared with Soul. Boring and safe. I actually found the score of I2 supremely irritating, with its completely overdone perpetual ‘crime caper / spy music’ being drilled into your ears every two seconds with horn blasts left right and centre. Oh, and don’t forget the boring and predictable ‘twist villain’ - yawn.