Remember Me

Rating: 8/10 (20 August 2018)

I never really knew much about the Day of the Dead until I saw the Bond movie Spectre which created a fictional parade for this important event.
Coco deals with the more intimate aspects and its importance in Mexican culture. Little Miguel wants to be a musician and not a cobbler like the rest of the family.
Miguel's grandmother Coco who is now senile had a musician father who abandoned his family to pursue his dream of musical success. Coco's mother was so incensed with her husband running off that music was forbidden in the household.
Miguel who wants to take part in a talent contest runs away from his family only to end up in the land of the dead. If Miguel can meet up with his musical hero and get him to say the right words in time, he could return to the land of the living.
This Pixar animation has a very colourful and a revered depiction of the Mexican culture of remembering those that have passed on. The songs were a bit weak though and I did think the story was rather predictable, the main twist was obvious. Yet I found this to be a very moving and emotional film.