Hello and welcome,
Many of you may know that I am a huge Pixar fan. If you remember one of my very early blogs, when I counted down my top 10 favorite Disney movies, you will know that I put all the Pixar movies at number 3. During that time when I made that list Inside Out had just been released and I had not yet seen it, but when I did, I immediately fell in love with it, and now if I were to do an updated list I might include it in its own place separate from the rest of the Pixar movies (If I were to do the list again I would also exclude Cars 2).
The director of Inside Out, Pete Docter (since 2018 he is also the Chief Creative Officer), decided to make a movie about what happens to your soul after death which is kind of crazy, but I said the same thing about a movie that takes place inside a human brain. Looking at how Inside Out turned out I was interested in this movie and thought if anyone can do a concept such as this, Docter could. With that out of the way, let’s begin.
Plot
Joe (Jamie Foxx) is a middle school music teacher who right after getting a major gig falls down a manhole and dies. He manages to get separated from others going to “The Great Beyond” and ends up in “The Great Before” and he meets an unborn soul called “22” (Tina Fey). Joe is determined to get back to Earth and that is everything I can say about the plot without giving away spoilers.
Opinion
Let’s begin with the animation. The animation is Pixar so of course, it is fantastic but there are some very unique designs in the afterlife and even with a little 2D (2D was probably created on a computer and not in traditional hand drawing).
The characters are fun and engaging and will be destined to rank very high with the other great Pixar characters.
The music is done by the one and only John Baptiste (bandleader for the Late Show and other projects), therefore it is automatically great.
Now the story is very hard to give my opinion on without giving spoilers. But let’s just say that it is one of those movies where you think you know where it is going and what its message is but then it goes away from that. However, with that said, it is fantastically done and has a universal message that everyone should hear. On a side note, they did make a conscious effort to be sensitive to all religions. Overall, Soul ranks toward the top of the Pixar catalog. If you are wondering if it is as good as Inside Out I am not going that far yet but I will say that it is the best-animated movie that I have seen this year (of course 2020 has been limited). I will say that everyone should watch Soul at least once and I am proud to give it the highest rating I can give which is 5 Gold Stars.
Thank you to everyone that has read or watched any of my content this year. I hope that I have brought you a little bit of joy in this tough year. I have a lot more things planned for the new year and with that said, I wish you all a very Happy New Year!
Goodnight, and Bee Happy!™
Mr. Bee
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