Pixar Takes Crap, Turns To Gold

Rating: 9/10 (1 June 2009)

Pixar is truly an amazing animation studio. Over the years it has produced classic films with great lessons for all (not just the wee ones) in Toy Story, The Incredibles, WALL-E, and now Up. With the success of their latest film, Up, I am convinced that the big wigs over at Pixar Animations could take a dump and literally fashion it into gold (which is apparently safer to own than the dollar these days).
Frequently Pixar seems to amaze the masses, even those pesky critics, with their beautiful animations and relevant story lines that touch the heart of every individual. I myself, a 22 year old male, had to recruit every ounce of testosterone in my body to not blubber like a baby during the sad introduction of Up. These days it seems like the "kid" movies that Pixar puts out are far more relevant and important than what Hollywood traditional puts out. Frankly, I'm sick of all the movies showing me a post-apocalyptic future where every day we get a day closer to a real-life episode of "Life After People." Hollywood needs to take a lesson from Pixar and start making some films that go beyond the trials and tribulations of a man battling robots in the future. Sure, blow 'em up movies and fart movies serve their purpose, but Pixar seems to be the only studio putting out films that contain touching drama, hilarious comedy and stories that are relevant to our everyday lives. They were able to get me to care about a freakin' robot in WALL-E, for crying out loud! Whereas if I were to go see Terminator Salvation (which I won't), I'm sure I could give a flying hoo-hah about John Connor.
What amazes me the most about Pixar is how creative the films are. I am dumb-founded as to how they take an idea that would probably get laughed at (not in the good way) initially, and turning it into something we as people can relate to. Imagine how the pitch meeting probably went.
Writer: So I have this movie idea where an old guy fills his house with a bunch of helium filled balloons and floats to an unexplored paradise.
Pixar: That sounds like crap... But luckily everything we touch turns to gold, so go for it.
We can't wait for the next one, Pixar. Keep the shorts coming before the feature (they should do this for live action films, too!.