Excenence at it best

Rating: 10/10 (23 November 2017)

I went in with low expectations. There are enough reviews already that have chronicled the highs, lows, and plateaus of the recent Pixar and Disney releases. No need to list it out again. But what can't be said enough is how well they hit the mark with Coco.
The movie is visually stunning. The color pallet is extensive to say the least but also executed perfectly. This could have easily looked like a puddle of unicorn vomit. In Pixar's hands it instead created breath taking visuals.
The animation was also second to none. Pixar managed to take something as nondescript as a skeleton and give it culture and personality. Not just by giving them a voice with a Spanish accent, but by giving them very subtle yet nuanced mannerisms that are instantly recognizable to anyone who grew up in or around the Mexican culture.
Even though this isn't really a spoiler I'm going to give a SPOILER ALERT anyway.
With the jaded cynicism of us all in today's modern audience, what can be bigger praise of a movie than saying that it triggered real emotions in me. I felt the protagonists hope. When he was frustrated, I was frustrated with him. I felt his pride and I felt his betrayal. I felt his sense of futility. And when he cried, I cried. I'm talking The Green Mile execution scene, level of tears. So was everyone I could see in my row. I'm assuming it was the same for the entire theater
To say my expectations were exceeded, is a complete and utter understatement.