Coco - Disneycember 

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The writers from the book of life were praising the coco team and vice versa so the only ones that were freaking out about it was the audience

I have to say, it's impressive that Pixar set a movie in the Land of the Dead, yet STILL managed to find a way to have there be the threat of someone dying

FINALLY someone who understands "follow your dreams" is the side-plot of the story! SO many reviewers start this with "Yeah, this story' been told a million times" when it hasn't. The main focus in this story is remembering the dead and how important it is to be connected to those who lived before you. I've been asking my grandma for all the info on her mother and grandparents cause this movie makes me realize I know nothing about my family's story and I've gotten a lot of background I didn't know.

The Un Poco Loco scene is there for multiple reasons: 1) More bonding between Miguel and Hector. 2) More tension because his family is at the venue looking for him. 3) This is the first time Miguel has ever had the opportunity to perform in public. It's important for his chracter growth. 4) As you mentioned, yeah, more music. 5) To provide a way to get Miguel into de la Cruz's party.

What differs Book of Life from Coco is actualy a hefty load of themes. Book of life is more like a fairy-tale, emphasized by the characters being puppets, and the whole story is told (with an arrator, to booth) like a tale. Not only that, the characters are adult, there is a love triangle (which surpisingly works very well), the main character is the focus of two gods betting their realms on it (and they are the most delightful couple of the movie) and the main character's affinity with music is much less important than in Coco. Not to mention the family. In Coco music is forbidden due a family-old trauma, in Book of Life the father simply disregards ANYTHING but bullfighting as non-important and considers mariachis a bunch of buffoons. Now Coco is more of an emotional story, where music drives the whole thing, the family is almost single-minded about music while in Book of Life, ironicaly they all had their dreams crushed because of bullfighting. Comparing the two is like comparing two parts of Day of the Dead. Book of Life is the loud parade on the streets where everybody laughs, make noise and live the moment, Coco is the moment the party is going towards your family, the moment of quietness, where you enjoy the company of each other and honour your relatives from bygone days.

At least Pixar cared about authenticity by hiring a consultant so they could produce an accurate portrayal of the Día de los Muertos

The point of the performance scene is that it's the first time the audience (and Hector) gets to see that Miguel is *actually* a good musician. The movie has kept pulling the rug out from Miguel whenever he attempts to play up to this point, so the viewer needs to see him shine before he gets to Ernesto so we know he's actually got the talent.

The reason they had the performance scene is that, without it, they felt that Miguel and Hector's relationship wasn't quite fleshed out enough just yet. They needed a little more time before they parted ways for a while. I do feel like the scene is a little out of place, but I still ADORE it, because it does show Miguel's unfamiliarity with the stage, helps him conquer it for when he needs to later(which would have felt TOO sudden if they'd just played it as is without the contest), and given him a chance to perform with Hector before they're reunited in the final act. The scene is, if anything, slightly rushed, but it does help the story in numerous ways, so it's perfectly fine.

Thanos: “I hope they’ll remember you.” *Remember Me song plays Thanos: Drat! I’ve been foiled by the power of love!

One of the rare cases where the twist villain doesn’t bother me!

Man when I watched this with my grandma at the cinema... my god what an experience. Especially with the ending. Really fitting for my grandma to go along. She thought we needed to do something together and she thought of going to the cinema. And I had heard really good things about Coco so I thought why not?... That was the perfect movie to watch with her honestly.

Does anybody remember when the first teaser for Coco came out and so many people were comparing it to Book of Life since it looked pretty similar?

The reason Migel performs for all the dead people (el poco loco performance) was because if he won that competition he would get a ticket up to the party and see his "great great grandfather"

This movie made my whole family cry.

Man this movie really helped people remember their ancestors and their culture.

Book of Life is actually good. Coco is better, but both are good

This was the first film I saw in the cinema after my grandpa died suddenly. I wept for hours during it and afterwards. We often talk about the ability of artforms like cinema to connect with people and touch them deeply, but it's not very often we get to experience it. This was one of the very few films that have done that for me. It's an absolutely fantastic film in its own right, but with the timing, it's become my favourite Disney and Pixar film of all time.

The "parents despise their child's wanted profession" trope is so prominent, because a lot of artists in the industry go through this. "Art, animation, screenwriting is not a viable career choice for my kid. I'd rather they'd be a doctor and never follow their dreams." That's the mindset of a lot of parents. That is why that trope is constantly repeated. It's a real thing that happens.

Anyone else think Miguel’s dad looks like Riley’s dad from inside out

The Book of Life was not similar to Coco. They share a theme based on Día de Los Muertos but the plots and experiences of the characters are completely different. It's like comparing Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer to The Grinch because they're both based around the same holiday. I said this about 100 times when Coco first came out and everyone thought it would be a rip-off of The Book of Life.

I'd just like to mention that this movie is about dead people. It takes place in the Land of the Dead. Yet it isnt dark, or sad, or depressing, or scary or morbid. It's hopeful and bittersweet and joyful and loving. Which I was not expecting. Kudos Pixar.

The talent show that kicks the plot into motion doesn't even happen at all, which is interesting

This is just my opinion but I think this movie is better than both Moana and Zootopia

"Remember me ,though i have to say goodbye"

Ahhh coco. The only movie that ever managed to crack though my iron heart. Not even lion king managed to do that

I have to say that in my opinion this is one movie that is actually better in spanish. Without the awkward spanglish songs and dialogue. But i'm also mexican so... take it with a grain of salt haha Loved this movie

Really liked this. (Spoilers below) People talk about how sad the bit where he starts to fade away from being forgotten is but it’s the bit where coco finally remembers her father and becomes responsive from hearing the song again that’s the real tearjerker

Did anyone else cry/get teary eyed when Hector was about to fade away? I mean I actually shouted "OH COME ON PIXAR!" when Imelda placed the petal on Miguel cause like....We were ALL wondering for a brief moment "what if Miguel was too late to save his grandfather?". The writing in this movie was SO good.

I've cried in a few movies before, but when I tell you I LOST it during this movie... I'm Hispanic and though my family wasn't as entrenched in this culture (and our families don't celebrate day of the dead) I still related to so much. Including Coco, since my grandmother is currently battling dementia and Alzheimer's. So during "that" part... idk if I've produced that many tears since I was an infant.

I still like when he performs for the people, his song "Un Poco Loco" was great.

Coco is a masterpiece, it could have easily been a forgettable movie with a plot that is done a million times, but what makes it stand out is the characters which are very likable and the stunning setting for the movie. One thing I really liked it how the meaning of the song “Remember Me” drastically changes as we watch the movie from being a boastful song to stroke the his overinflated ego to it really being a song a father wrote to tell his daughter how much he loved her. I also agree that this is the surprise villain plot done right because it is really an important part of the plot line and had to be there to move it along. I also enjoyed The Book of Life too, I felt that there were enough differences to make both movies enjoyable and Dia De Los Muertos is definitely a holiday that I would like to see get more recognition because it is actually quite interesting. Coco is definitely a movie I want to watch over and over again.

This is the first Pixar movie that made me cry. Not Toy Story 3, not Up or Wall-E, not even Monsters Inc. It was Coco.

I really REALLY love this movie. Such an absolute ”Day of the Dead” fantasy animated film where a boy must find the one who connects his family and every spectacular orange and colorful imagery makes me want to see it again and it's probably true what Doug said. ”Coco” was an absolute Pixar masterpiece and including giving it at top 5 on my book or thought. The characters were likable, the story is visually stunning, the CG scenes were remarkable, and every scene either emotional and exciting can be enjoyable. I used to the Spanish version because this one is closed more than the English version because I would call this movie a Spanish Feature Genre and it actually works. Whenever you can watch both language versions. The song makes me tear jerker and its remarkable well done and won for an Oscar for best song and winning for the best animated feature. ”Coco” was beautiful made ”Day of the Dead” film. Poco Loco Amigos!!! Vamos Mexico to celebrar! 💀🇲🇽🌸

I will say the same thing I've been saying for the last year, Coco is easily one of the best Disney/Pixar movies ever. It's just an instant classic. Good to know that a lot of people from other countries also loved Coco just like here in Mexico (yeah, I'm Mexican) And for the 100th time, It's not a Rip-off! The Book of Life and Coco just have the Day of the Dead as the setup for the plot of the movie. They talk about the same holiday/festivity. Yeah, you could say that Manolo (Book of Life) and Miguel (Coco) passion for music it's the part of the movie that feels the most like rip-off, but I don't think one should criticize both movies because of that.

Never heard of book of life, but the movie did kinda remind me of Kubo and the two Strings. Boy who loves his guitar, stern mother, legendary father/great-great grandfather, somewhat similar villains, VERY similar color palette. But definitely nowhere near a ripoff. Both are extremely good movies in their own regard.

Its funny that you say your least favorite scene is pointless when its one of the most important scenes in the movie. The scene at Mariachi plaza was there for 3 reasons. 1) to further the plot by having Miguel try and win his way to Ernesto's party. He ends up impressing the band that won and the sneak him into the party. 2) Show that Miguel isn't all talk and can actual play and sing. 3) He gets a chance to perform with the real person (Hector) that inspired his love of music (even if he doesnt realize it yet) and even gets praised by him.

5:15 yeah it's the day, I always get pissed when people compare "coco" with "book of life" some saying "book of life" ripped of "coco" seeing that it started production before "book of life" or that "coco" ripped off "book of life" because it came first. IT'S NEITHER!!!! THAT IS THE ARTISTIC STYLE OF THE DAY!!!!! it's really no different from seeing a chrismas movie or a halloween movie, music is a huge part of "dia de muertos", so is family, and showing the departed as skeletons sometimes with colorful designs. fun fact tim burton confessed in an interview in mexico he took inspiration from "dia de muertos" when he made "the corpse bride".

My grandpa passed away this summer. He was a musician just like me, and he (like Coco) didn't always remember who I was. But when i played the guitar for him he practically shined. I will always remember that smile, his foot tapping along to my music... This movie really reminds me of him and it breaks my heart every single time.

Truth be told being a Mexican and experiencing Dia de Los Muertos I love how the actually put so much detail to how tradition this day is and the feels of this movie was so wonderful

Omg yes this movie is a whole masterpiece

Honestly my favorite Disney movie in a very long time

One of the few animated movies I've ever seen that made me cry.

Drawing from and relating to an obscure reference or nostalgic thing is interestingly different for everyone despite being similar things. For example if I hear a song like "I'm a loser" my first thought goes to the band whereas my sister's will go to book of life. A joke might call back to an 80s movie I loved but to everyone else is part of a 90s classic that they don't even realize is in itself a reference to my 80s film. Coco very much masters this concept by showing the different ways people enjoy music. It's beautiful to experience it as an emotional experience but it's also OK to enjoy it as pure entertainment. There is now wrong way to experience the world. Only a deeper way to interpret it.

Recuérdame/Remember Me Yo adoro this movie. And to this day, aún lloro. It’s beautiful. Saludos a los latinos.

This movie just tugs at my heartstrings and melts my soul in all the right ways. This is Pixar at its absolute best!

This movie made me cry like a baby. My dog died, an online friend from Texas died and a friend from high school died within that year. This movie made their deaths hit me all at once and I couldn’t hold back.

The ending of this movie utterly destroyed me. I don’t remember ever crying so hard in a theater ever before as I did near the end of Coco. I was downright bawling my eyes out trying my best to keep my sniffing and snorts at a minimum. Needless to say Coco is a masterpiece. Oh and fun fact: Coco is the #1 box office success of all time in Mexico. So, for what it’s worth, the country that inspired Coco loved the movie so make of that what you will.

2:14 you mean Miguel’s great great grandfather

Movies don't make me cry very often, but when he sang with his great-grandma at the end I fucking bawled.

My favorite movie from 2017

This movie is a complete masterpiece, everything around it it's just so full of creativity and heart that I just can't see someone not loving it. It's one of my all time favorites for sure. Rating: 10

1000 Christmas movies no one bats an eye. 2 Día de los Muertos movies, "OMG THEY COPIED BOO!"

I saw this movie like a month after my abuela died...doesn’t help I have half a dozen Miguel’s in the family. But when movie Miguel’s abuela was kissing him I swore I could smell mine for a split second.

My god this was a PERFECT movie. I so rarely find a movie I have no complaints about, I was invested in the story, the charters and the music oh my god the music! I don't think I ever liked a child singer like the one in this movie. This has to be the best animated movie I've ever seen, after Wall-E ofc :). PS. - Hector singing that silly bar song as his friend fades away was one of the saddest movie moments in movie history, had to pause to stop crying.

The scenes that makes me cry are with Imelda and Hector. It’s one of the best love stories I’ve ever seen in film. Her pain is justified and understandable but her stubbornness and refusal to forgive harms those she loves. Hector has to find a way to live with his own pain and the way his life turned out. Watching them fall back in love after so much time and pain was extremely satisfying.

The two little Peruvian girls in front of me (who were obviously excited to see a Disney hero who looked like them) were bawling out loud while I tried to hold back my tears. Being an adult sucks sometimes..

Coco is EASILY the best Pixar film I’ve seen in years! Hell, it’s not just that, it might be THE best Pixar film I’ve seen! I love this movie so much.

My favourite part of this movie is the message. You're going to make sacrifices in your life, so make sure you're making the right ones. This is one of the only Disney movies I can think of where the main character is willing to give up on their dream for something more important. Moana comes close with that song sequence where she stops going down to the ocean, but then a few scenes later she's giving up on her responsibilities as chief's daughter and sailing out like she always wanted to, so I can't give it full credit. But here, Miguel is completely willing to never play music again, just so he can go home to the human world, to be with his family and to make sure that Hector doesn't get forgotten.

The scene where he spends his time with his grandma is so precious and makes me wish I did that with my grandmas. Scuse me I got some dust in my eye and someone's cutting onions, too.

Love this film, this along with Inside Out reminds us of what Pixar is at their best

I saw coco with my dad. I learned to play remember me on ukulele and played it for him at Christmas. My family is pretty broken so when I played it my dad cried and hugged me and reassured me that he never forgets me even if I think he does

This film is awesome! I did watch this movie today on my sisters birthday, I gave her the present and she loved it the second time! 🎉🎉 🌹

As a Latino. I feel this movie best represent Mexico, it culture, and it's spirit. I love this film.

*_This is so sad, Alexa plays Remember Me_*

Coco is already a Disney Classic. Jesus that movie is a masterpiece

The saddest part of this movie for me wasn't anything with Coco, but instead the scene in the ghetto where Hector basically sings a dirge for an old friend as he passes on, forever forgotten. Just the fact that the song the man wants on his deathbed is so dirty and immature screams so much of who he was and what he valued as a person. It's such an intimate, touching moment between two old friends and it's treated with such respect, never tainted by being brought up or foreshadowed beforehand. There's no happy ending to that moment like all the other plotlines, because Chicharrón will never be remembered again. Not in the movie and, a lot of the time I find most people don't even remember him in real life, which is a tragic irony.

One of my favorite movies of 2017. Can't believe I almost skipped this movie.

"Coco" sort of reminds me of Kevin Gilbert. An artist in his own right who wrote a handful of songs for Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Stole full credit for his music, he abandons her for this while heading back home, and ends up dead a couple years later just as Sheryl went mainstream. BONUS: Kevin Gilbert had a popular song that was later tributed by 7 other artists called "Remember My Name".

There's so much you can do when you do a holiday that pertain to a certain people/culture which is why some elements of book of life and coco seem similar. Musician wise, I may sound like a stereotypical Mexican, but both my grandpas were musicians and oddly skipped a generation, but I tried to be a musician. Coco reminded me of my great aunt bc looked similar to her. She passed away at the age of 111. The rest of the family in the afterlife reminded me other other distant relatives, some who passed on so I cried. Though my inheritance wasn't money, it was old pics that go back to my great great grandparents. Luckily, we live in the technology age so I scanned, cleaned up and digitally shared them and family members, some I haven't been in contact in a long time, were surprised that these pics existed.

A hot cup of coco is nice during December.

When I saw this movie I immediately loved it. I’m Mexican and I don’t know much about my heritage but I felt like I learned a thing or two after watching this. This movie touched my heart. I know from the moment they showed mama Coco I was going to cry because I have a great grandmother that goes through the same problems of forgetting. At the end when they played a sad version of Remember Me my mom and I started to get teary eye but when it showed that she died we were both crying in a movie theater full of people. We had to wait in the car for a minute to get ourselves together. But that’s why I loved it. It makes you feel cry because you know you’ll eventually go through loss and it makes you want to remember them. I personally think Coco is the best Disney movie ever.

This movie's music is so good that they took traditional songs like La Llorona and La Bikina, turned them into pop songs and they work.

It's funny how both his Disneycember review today and his regular Nostalgia critic review today are about music

Coco was GREAT! I was super surprised it was good

I'll throw in my two cents about these two movies. "Coco" and "The Book of Life". Both movies share the same setting and theme. They both take place within Mexico during the day of the dead holiday, The land of the dead is a colorful and grand place, And both movies have a theme of music during the whole story. Now what separates them is them is the characters and plot. Disney's film is mostly about family and ancestors. And the Gutierrez film is about a love triangle and meddling gods. regardless if you think one is a rip off of the other, Both movies are wonderful films to sit down and watch!

Never clicked on a video faster when I saw this thumbnail.

I recommended Coco to my Catholic religion teacher at school when we were talking about death in class and since she’s also our school‘s Spanish teacher, she picked it up in an instant and we watched it in class, everyone cried, the end. I did a good deed that day because when I walked into a random classroom for Maths class today, on the blackboard, there still was the assignment of the previous class which was about this movie. So I guess she actually went and made this movie a staple of her religion classes. I feel great about that because now, younger generations will be introduced to this amazing movie and since said teacher is also really, really nice, she won’t ruin the movie for them either. That’s great because this movie deserves it a lot more than the last movie we watched in that class. It was *shudder* Shark Tale.

Ones I really wish he was doing this year, but he's clearly not because they weren't in the intro: Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, Get A Clue, Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, Princess Protection Program, the Teen Beach movies and Adventures in Babysitting 2016.

This movie feels almost impossible to get through shedding a tear. Coming from a guy who was able to sit though the ending of Toy Story 3 & Inside Out and even the beginning of Up without crying(Yeah, I can be really tough), I found myself balling like a baby by the end of it upon my first viewing. And I was in a large audience. And even outside of that, the world they introduce is very creative. The characters are all sympathetic and lovable. And the music is phenomenal, especially the second rendition of Remember Me. It’s right up there with Monsters Inc, Wall-E, and Toy Story 3 as my favorite Pixar films.

Trivia: In Brazil, the film is called Viva because 'Coco' in Portuguese literally translates to 'shit.'

First off, yeah, that scene at the end made me cry. It made me remember my great grandmothers before they passed. it was a really moving scene. Second, I have heard of the connections to Book of Life. I've seen both movies, and while Book of Life is fun and has some good songs of its own, Cocoa is by far the superior film.

The best animated movie of 2017

It IS adorable watching Miguel talk to Coco constantly at the beginning of the film. It's so cute; I knew lots of kids just like him that wanted to babble on about lots of seemingly unimportant things. "I used to run like this... but now I run like this!!!!" It's so simple but lovable too.

2:13 "...trying to find Hector's great-great-grandfather..." Did he mean Miguel? -- Also, for the only scene you thought was pointless... there was a bit of a point to it: Miguel needed to find a way to perform in front of a crowd, showing he can be a great musician, and if they like him, he would go to perform along with Ernesto De La Cruz. They clearly liked him, but because the family was in the distance looking for him, he ran off and didn't get the chance to get his invitation. Sure, that may all seem pointless, but it introduced a fun song, showed a close happy connection between Miguel and Hector, showed off more of Miguel's musical skills, combating his fear of crowds (which is a small fear he had), and subtle hints at how Miguel's dog, Dante, was content with Hector and Miguel being together. Not to mention it introduced me to my most favorite song in the movie "Poco Loco", which was played almost every day on Mexican radio stations. -- And as for whether or not it ripped off "Book of Life"... no, it didn't. Both films were probably in production around the same time, and one so happened to come out about a year or two earlier, but that doesn't mean one ripped-off the other. They just have similar designs and themes that most Mexicans identify with. Not to mention both films are based around the concept of the land of the dead as interpreted by Mexicans, so of course their designs of the land of the dead are similar.

I first saw this shortly after the one-year anniversary of my dad's death and the ending with Coco being the last one to remember her father and the risk of him not being able to see her when she passed had me flat out bawling like a baby because I know on day that I'll be one of the last people to remember my dad and the thought of never seeing him again broke my heart.

I wish 'The Breadwinner' had won The Best Animated Picture. This is a Really Solid film regardless.

Me and my father were very disconnected after he separated from my family to find his own way. Of course, I was upset about it and him, and I have been for years. I wasn’t so much open about it since I didn’t want to seem like a dick to him, but I still felt conflicted to something I had no control over. When we saw Coco in theatres, I cried. Not because of the emotional moments, but the powerful message that shockingly mirrored my conflictions with my father and the inability to regard everything he had done to provide for me and my family. For 3 decades he risked his life, putting his sweat, blood and tears to help myself, and 2 sisters grow into responsible, careful people. This movie with it’s gorgeous visuals and beautiful message will always remind me to remember the people I love for all eternity.

I liked both Book of life and Coco. But yeah, I gotta admit Coco did it a little better.

Coco reminds me of my Grandma Lita. A kind gentle woman whom I will remember all my life. I live you grandma may you rest in peace. Peace✌🏻

Coco to me is like a mix of Footloose, Book of Life, and Little Mermaid 3

I remember watching this movie with my family and I really enjoyed it! It's just a really cute and emotional movie!

How a song can make all the difference...Remember Me is probably the best disney song ever used in a movie ! And also the most emotional one ever...Who is still crying at the end ?

"Trying to find Hector's great-great-grandfather" Oh I didn't know we were looking for Hector's great-great-grandfather too! XD (Nice slip-up critic.)

Coco really annoyed me at first and I remember going: "oh my god they're doing this story again!?" but I forced myself to sit through it and thank goodness I did because this movie is amazing!

Coco is my all time favorite Pixar movie. I love the animation, I love the characters, I love visuals, and I especially love the music. I've seen this movie god knows how many times and it still makes laugh and cry every moment.

I've watched Coco 3 times and this made me want to watch it again

If I can, the scene you don't think connects the best, I took from it a bit of foreshadowing. Just because Miguel's father said "Your family will guide you", and by following Hector's advice and learning from him, he was indeed advancing on his goal. This is a big strive from trying to learn and follow Ernesto's advice which set this whole problem into motion

You know the direct praised Coco for celebrating this Mexican holiday

I watched this with several of my close friends. Everyone was in tears a bit here and there but one friend wasnt. Not until the very end part and out of everyone, I never thought he'd be the one to break down crying. This movie means nothing to those who havent experienced this in life before and means everything to those who do. It's one of the hardest things to deal with in life.