It doesn't take a genius to notice my current obsession with Pixar movies, and here are the six scenes that stand out to me as their greatest moments. Yep, that's right, they're just too good for five.
06) Toy Story 3 - Opening Scene
It's over the top, frantic and wild, but this opening scene, set within a young Andy's imagination, brought tears of nostalgia to my eyes. As I watched it, I remembered those times when I played alone in my room as a child enacting similar scenarios with my toys.
NOTE: This video cuts off the ending of the scene. As the YouTube clip ends, the film should cut to Andy playing in his bedroom with the toys as his Mum films him through a video camera. A montage then begins of Andy, done in the style of a home movie, as he plays with said toys and grows into his teenage years.
05) The Incredibles - No Capes
Black comedy in a kids film? That's not a exactly common thing. However, in this hilarious and satirical scene from The Incredibles which pokes fun at the superhero genre, Brad Bird manages to pull off one of Pixar's most witty moments.
04) Toy Story 2 - When Somebody Loved Me
If you aren't in tears by the end of this, you need to check your pulse. This scene is a beautiful and heartbreaking look at growing up and leaving your childhood behind set through the eyes of a girl's favourite doll.
03) Ratatouille - Anton Ego's Review
It's rare that a villain in a children's film is as complex as Anton Ego. Unlike the usual black and white nature of the genre, in Ratatouille you witnesses the menacing Ego return to a poignant moment in his childhood that became an important part of who he is. In these few seconds, Ego transforms from the story's evil villain into an everyday human being, and what follows is poetic, touching and beautiful.
02) Wall-E - Define Dancing
The scene that made me first realise Pixar's genius back in the summer of 2008. Not only is it a satire on what the future may be like, but it's also one of the most tender moments shared by an on-screen couple ever. The colour, the music, the sound, the writing and the animation all come together here to celebrate the love of Wall-E and Eva and how their adoration for one another rises above the dystopia surrounding them.
01) Up - Married Life
The first time I saw Up, this scene made me cry for a good fifteen minutes. My two greatest fears in life are dying without fulfilling my ambitions and losing the people I love, therefore this scene affected me in a way that very few things ever have. Reminiscent of the finale of Six Feet Under in its style, this may be one of the most heartbreaking moments in cinema. But, from a technical point of view, it's also a fantastic way to make you care about Carl; no matter what happens after these opening 10 minutes, the little old man will have both your heart and your love.
1 comments:
Can't argue here. Besides this isn't flying, this is falling, with style.
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