i could hear the laughter on the other side. hey, thanks a lot. i ll be here all week. remember, tip your waitresses. pixar films are exceptionally sophisticated, not only in terms of visuals but in terms of script, in terms of humor in terms of characterization. wally! wally! aww! no one does it as consistently as pixar. they work miracles almost every time out. incredibles was pixar s first pg-rated computer animated film, and it was considered a risky thing. it s an action film but people assume because he s animated, it s a certain kind of film. that tells me the media needs to bust out a little bit more. brad s characters are real and accessible, and i think that
was new with the incredibles. it was the polarity of what s mundane and what s heroic being slammed up against each other. which exit do i take? traction avenue. that will take me downtown. i take 7, don t i? don t take 7! pixar is, to me, the best because they will dare to be really real. look at the opening of up. it s a beautifully poetic sequence and sets the table for the movie to come. it begins very cheerfully and then goes somewhere incredibly sad. the capturing of that relationship from, you know, beginning to end, it gets everything. it makes you cry, and it gives you the sense of loss in a way that s so powerful. and this was the opening of the movie. i was coming in here to laugh,
Michael Giacchino, one of the most recognizably influential composers in the film industry, ruins every film he touches because his cinematic scores almost always outshine the picture itself. His work