ok, we’ve had a little discussion on the Facebook page about the top five Pixar movies and here’s my top 5 (and the order is not significant):
Up
Directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson
Score by Michael Giacchnio
Ratatouille
Directed by Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava
Score by Michael Giacchino
The Incredibles
Directed by Brad Bird
Score by Michael Giacchino
Wall-E
Directed by Andrew Stanton
Score by Thomas Newman
Finding Nemo
Directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
Score by Thomas Newman
so, whatchoo think?
THE AVENUE 
I think Toy Story II and Monsters Inc. beat Ratatouille, Finding Nemo, WALL-E and the Incredibles by a long shot but that’s personal preference, I suppose. UP is my favorite thus far.
Haven’t seen UP… wanna. Toy Stories and Monsters Inc are both more fun than Rat and Wall-E. Isn’t Cars a Pixar flick? That movie rocks! As does The Incredibles.
Tim, you definitely need to see Up. I thought Wall-E was brilliant (especially the first 40 minutes or so with no dialog). Cars? ok, fun. Monsters and the Toy Stories? yeah, those too — but I still liked the story of Ratatouille and Nemo better.
I have not seen Finding Nemo for a long time, so you have to help me here. All I remember was that the lesson seemed to be that dad just needed to get with it. Seemed somewhat opposite to the message of UP where the kid learns from the older man, even while the older man is still, himself learning.
So tell me why Nemo is worth rewatching.
yeah, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen it and I need to watch it again myself — but off the top of my head: think of the picture of a father denying himself to go to all lengths to search for and rescue his (prodigal) son. There’s that. Then there’s the fact that love demands dying, dying to self and a willingness to die for others. Also, we don’t succeed in any endeavor because of our own strength and efforts — Marlin finds Nemo only after a lot of help from lots of different people (fish) — so even with all his sacrifice and self-denial, he would never have been successful without the assistance of others and divinely providential “luck.” And, on top of all that, this movie has to be one of the most visually beautiful films ever made.
Ok, I’ll watch it again. My kids won’t mind, I guess! Thanks for the thoughts.
Hey, I’m color-blind, but my little square is PINK, is it not? What’s the deal with that?
That’s better> Green, right?
yeah, but you’re man enough to be “pink”.
😉