‘Soul’ Is Getting Some Good Early Reviews
By George Robbins
Pixar is a studio that has created many films over the years that have captivated audiences and made them glad to go out to the movies. In fact, Pixar movies have essentially helped raise entire generations of children who were fascinated by the animation they had seen on screen. Pixar easily found their place among the movie industry and ever since, they have done their best to make sure they stay near the top of the animated movie scene. Recently, many people believe that Pixar just isn’t what it used to be and that we have seen a decline in overall movie quality, but it is just Pixar moving with the times. We can look to their past to see just how well they’ve done over the years.
What started Pixar’s ascent to the top of the animation food chain was when they made ‘Toy Story‘ and released it in theaters back in 1995. At the time of release, ‘Toy Story’ was a movie unlike anything that had ever been seen before. CGI animation was very much a newer technology at the time, and although CGI was used in plenty of films, there were no films that could do it well. ‘Toy Story’ was a completely animated film made with CGI, so everything blended in much better than it usually would in a live-action film. Without a doubt, it was a technological marvel for its time and it still holds up today.
Although their older films still hold up pretty well, they did not just leave them as they were and they kept improving the tech they would use. This is how we ended up with movies like ‘The Incredibles’ which took a breakthrough in CGI technology for the movie to look as good as it does. Eventually, like everything else, the movies they produced just started looking better and better and now they have some of the most popular franchises in the world. This will never change at this point and they have mostly been working on compelling stories to make people interested in their films. Many of their stories land pretty well, but not every single one is a masterpiece.
Coming up for release in a couple of months time is the movie ‘Soul’ which has been made by Pixar. The movie follows the soul of a man as he tries to guide the soul of a child in a bid to get his life back before it is too late. The movie was forced to delay its release due to the pandemic and it will not actually have a theatrical release, but we will get to see it this year. In fact, the movie is set for a release on Christmas Day of this year. Early reviews for the film have rated it fairly well and they have called it a return to form similar to their best films. This gives us high hopes and expectations for Pixar’s new film and we know it will not disappoint come Christmas Day.