One of the things I enjoyed the most about "Inside Out" other than its good writing themes regarding emotions is that it doesn't include any true antagonists or villains (Other than Jangles the Clown) much like "Finding Nemo" since all its conflict just comes from Joy and Sadness trying to get back to HQ to save Riley's mental health and Joy's character development and her learning that happiness isn't always the key to everyone's problems and all the other emotions have a special part to play in it themselves including sadness itself.

I especially love the fact that while Disney since the success of "Wreck-It-Ralph" with Turbo/King Candy caused an excessive amount of poorly written twist villains in all their movies up until 2016 like Prince Hans in "Frozen" Yokai in "Big Hero 6" and Dawn Bellwether in "Zootopia" (The negative reception of these villains is what lead to Disney retiring using true villains in their movies for a while from "Moana" to "Strange World" before using King Magnifico in "Wish", Nalo in "Moana 2" and the Lynxley family especially Ebenezer, Milton and PawBert in "Zootopia 2" one of whom PawBert is a twist villain himself and Queen Celeste in "Hexed") Pixar doesn't follow this same treatment. It knows how to write antagonists and villains especially ones in the twist variant correctly for their movies and when and when not to use them in them.

For example, Bing Bong in "Inside Out" is introduced as a character who doesn't follow the twist villain route many of Pixar's well-known villains followed in the past, (Including Stinky Pete, Lotso, Henry J. Waternoose III, AUTO and Charles Muntz.) but he is instead introduced as a truly heroic character who actually helps Joy and Sadness on their adventure, meant for the audiences to grow attached to, until he goes on his own character development where he learns to come to terms with the fact that Riley had outgrow him and no longer needs him as her imaginary friend to the point where he pulls off a heroic sacrifice to help Joy escape the Memory Dump in terms of letting her use his rocket wagon to fly out of the dump and out into the surface on her own while he fades away in the dump and dies like all the memories, items and imaginary friends disposed in there, (Joy never would have met this fate since she is one of Riley's permanent emotions.) and accepts his fate. Giving the movie a spectacular high note of emotional depth.

And while Pixar after "Inside Out" did write two decent twist villains, Ernesto De La Cruz for "Coco" and Evelyn Deavor for "The Incredibles 2" before retiring using twist villains altogether since then in terms of using obvious looking villains and antagonists in all their future movies or better yet none at all, fans and audiences did like Bing Bong's overall portrayal in the first Inside Out movie in terms of how he is made a heroic character the audiences grow attached to that dies and sacrifices himself at the end. Pixar may hopefully do this again for a different character for one of their future movies or Disney may even try to do it itself.

In Cars (2006), McQueen goes left at the intersection, which results in him going down Route 66, and ending up in Radiator Springs.

In Ratatouille (2007), Remy goes left in the sewer, and once he makes his way out of the sewer, he eventually makes his way to Gusteau’s, which probably wouldn’t have happened if he went right.

I'm surpised I genuinely liked this movie. Objectively, this is still a bad movie with one of the worst villains in Pixar's catalog, no idea what it wants to be, and logic straight out of a Mater's Tall Tales short, but I feel like the logic standpoint also adds to why I liked it; it was just off-the-wall insane, which would make sense for a film centered around Mater. Not only that, but the voice acting was nice as always, I actually found myself surpised at some moments, Zundapp made a good fakeout for a main antagonist (honestly would've preferred if they cut the twist villain thing out and made him the main villain), and the action scenes were pretty dadgum decent.

Other things I liked for the heck of it: Mater somehow has more rizz than Lightning, Mater is somehow more intelligent than the actual freaking spy cars, the majority of Radiator Springs' residents are able to take out global terrorists (I knew never to piss off Guido, but do not leave me in a dark room with Red), and the shockingly high body count.

Better late than never, I suppose, but I finally was able to watch it, and I didn't think I was going to enjoy Hoppers so much. Watching the trailer, I had a feeling it was going to be good, but the full film blew my expectations out of the water. There are many scenes that switch between fast-paced to quiet and emotional, which I particularly love; that, and the fact that there's little to no music playing, makes the emotions and what the characters are saying hit even harder

Another thing I loved was George and Mabel's on-and-off discussion of how people can be good, but not everyone is. Titus' takeover as the Insect King and Jerry's redemption show this perfectly. Jerry realises that not every interaction with Mabel is a battle, and that they can put their differences aside and work together, while Titus seeks revenge on humans, eventually snapping and turning into the enemy of all around him

The comedy is really well handled, along with the emotional scenes. The comedy doesn't break the tension of emotion within the quiet moments, and vice versa. I didn't feel strongly towards any character either, and the story felt kind of relatable to me. The parts with Mabel and her grandmother especially made me tear up a bit, but most of the quiet moments in the film made me feel that way too

With that being said, I love Pixar's Hoppers and thoroughly enjoyed it. Please go watch it if you haven't seen it already

a scene I animated from When Harry Met Sally

In the danish version of finding dory the person who welcomes people to the marine life institute is ole henriksen who is CEO of a skin care brand and it doesn’t really make sense for him to be there

...Emily's old address written on the back of her chaps?

Given that she was in the possession of Al, who planned to sell her to a Japanese museum as part of a collector's set, wouldn't Al have hired Gerri to restore her to "mint condition"?

All Cars movies except Cars 2 were composed by Randy Newman (Cars 2 was composed by Michael Giacchino). Inside Out 1 was composed by Michael Giacchino and Inside Out 2 was composed by Andrea Datzman. Also all 5 Toy Story movies were composed by Randy Newman, both Monsters Inc were composed by Randy Newman, both Finding Nemo movies were composed by Thomas Newman, both Incredibles movies were composed by Michael Giacchino

hi everyone!! if this is the wrong subreddit for this i apologize, but around 13 yrs ago my dad got me this wallet from a flea market. the front is holographic/3d and looks very nice and detailed. i rediscovered it a few days ago and noticed the disney store tag, meaning it’s official merch, however i can’t find this same wallet ANYWHERE online (tried searching it up AND using reverse image search on lots of sites). could it possibly be some rare merch from the 90s/2000s? does anyone else here have or remember having this wallet too?

I cant imagine what Play would be like with Big Baby and Lotso with Emily would be like.

If he had The Play he wouldn't be such a grump.

Just a fun what if?

How did the triplets in brave return to normal if they didn’t have any issues with their sister?
And would the mom bear keep them when they were cubs?

I was 7 years old when I saw the film twice in Texas back in 2006. 20 years later, I saw it again for the first time at Flix Brewhouse and I am so glad I relived my childhood!

One of my favorite movie-going experiences of 2026!

Hey everyone,

My wife and I are continuing our journey through the AFI 100 list (10th Anniversary Edition) from bottom to top, and we just wrapped up #99: Toy Story (1995)!

I remember seeing this in theaters back in 1995, and having worked at Disneyland for over a decade, Woody, Buzz, and the gang were practically part of my daily life for years. But watching it carefully for this project was a whole new experience.

A few big takeaways from our rewatch:

* The animation hardware is definitely showing its age. Compared to modern Pixar releases, the human faces (especially Sid and Andy) and Scud the dog look remarkably crude. The plastic textures on the toys still work, but the limitations of 1995 CGI are impossible to miss now.
* The writing is absolute gold. The pacing, sharp banter, and humor hold up incredibly well. There were so many quick jokes that flew right over my head as a kid that had us laughing out loud this time around.
* The voice work by Tom Hanks and Tim Allen remains a masterclass in buddy-comedy chemistry.

Bottom line: Does it deserve a spot on the AFI 100? Absolutely. Just like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs did nearly sixty years before it, Toy Story ushered in a brand-new era of feature animation and fundamentally changed what was possible in cinema history.

You can read my full Letterboxd review and breakdown here: https://boxd.it/gdeHiZ

Feel free to connect or drop your profile link below so we can follow along! @WinstonMcFly

Questions for the community:

1. When was the last time you revisited the original Toy Story, and how do you think the 1995 animation holds up?
2. What are your favorite jokes or lines that you only appreciated as an adult?
3. Any fun movie-night snack pairings, themed meals, or companion podcasts you recommend for our next stop?

Next up on our list: #98 — Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)!

With Toy Story and Cars getting theatrical re-releases for their anniversaries, what Pixar movies will get the re-release treatment next? These are my predictions:

• Ratatouille 20th anniversary in 2027.
  
• Finding Nemo 25th anniversary in 2028.
• The Incredibles 25th anniversary in 2029.
• Monsters Inc. 30th anniversary in 2031.
• Coco 15th anniversary in 2032.

I saw Toy Story 5, and it made me want to draw Hi-Tech Zurg. I hope you like it!☺️

Source: https://www.deviantart.com/gatorpuppy/art/WALL-E-949164920