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Earth to Pixar, latest animated adventure 'Elio' falls flat - The Examiner
By Adam Graham Detroit News That old Pixar magic, once one of the most bankable commodities in Hollywood, is in short supply in “Elio,” a… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close The post Earth to Pixar, latest animated adventure 'Elio' falls flat appeared first on The Examiner.
Pixar turns its gaze from the innermost to the infinite universe in the new, charming animated film 'Elio', which has a sad underlying tone, but turns up the optimism.
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My Site‘Elio’ Is Pixar’s ‘E.T.’, Played in Reverse
Pixar has a knack for coming up with good opening salvos, and Elio, the animation company’s latest movie, kicks off with a strong one. When we meet the 11-year-old kid, voiced by Yonas Kibreab, who gives this sci-fi dramedy its title, he’s nestled under a commissary table and in state of mourning. His parents have died. His aunt, Olga (Zoe Saldaña), has taken over the role of caretaker for the boy. She’s a career military woman who’s given up dr…
In the latest Pixar film "Elio" an orphan is able to jump into space, but he does not escape earthly politics. Soon an aggressive and large-mouthed alien torments him, who likes to "deal."
Pixar’s ‘Elio’ an intergalactic, existential adventure about loneliness
Elio is a lonely 11-year-old just looking for big answers about life. He’s recently lost his parents, the only people who understood him and wanted him, and the one thing that seems to give him comfort and hope is the idea that we’re not alone in the universe. So, in Pixar’s latest, he starts waging a campaign for aliens to abduct him. Mostly, this involves laying down on the beach and waiting, his sand notes getting ever more desperate. Then on…
Why is Pixar no longer as good as before? Where did Pixar’s excellent quality standard remain? Because now it seems that trusting that one of his tapes will be excellent is how to throw a coin into the air, when it used to be a guarantee. Elio, the original production of the studio, debuts this week. And unfortunately, he didn’t have the best critical reception. 66 points of 100 in Metacritic. Come on, it’s also not a sign that the tape is bad p…
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