Everything GREAT About Coco! 

there is a saying I remember: you die only twice. The first is when you take your last breath. The second is when you name is said for the last time. this movie shows that to great effect and chilling at the same time.

"I'm the love of your life?" "I don't know, I'm still angry at you!" The most Latina response you will ever hear.

Missed win: When Miguel realizes Coco can't keep up with his singing he slows down the tempo ಥ_ಥ

I like how he says "there are children present", in the plural, possibly referring to the audience? Possible fourth wall break that I love.

One more thing is Hector’s head is constantly detached from his body throughout the entire movie, which references the fact that his head was ripped from the family photo

Discovered a win that got missed: when Hector is still kicked out of the shoe-making family, he's barefoot for the whole film...until the end when he's welcomed back into the shoe-making family.

"You're not so bad yourself Gordito" - He's calling him chubby. It's a term of endearment in some places; but in this case he's probably referencing the fact that he actually has a body. Which compared to Hector and everyone else who are skeletons, would definitely qualify as chubby!

I also love the fact that your spirit guide is in relation to your personality. Imeldas is this big strong cat, because she was super strong for her family once her husband disappeared (died) and De La Cruz's are just some very clumsy and weak Chihuahuas which reflects his weak personality. Miguels is Dante, because he is a loyal, friendly character, with great bonds to his family and animals.

The way Coco says “Papa” made my cry even more.

You miss the part where Hector said "If I see my daugther again, I will lift her up and kiss her many times" or something like that, which he did when Coco joined him in the afterlife So fulfilled promise

Another win for this- Dementia in its later stages are when most memories are the hardest to recover. But, doctors have reports of their patients humming their favorite song, or melody. The fact that Miguel playing the song "Remember Me" was the key to help her recover her memories was an amazing connection to me. But, it could just be a coincidence. Who knows?

Can we add the fact that Miguel is consistently fading into a skeleton the duration of the movie without it feeling to abrupt and having the transition be smooth the entirety of the movie?

Another win: Hector being a father is foreshadowed multiple times, like when he’s applying Miguel’s skull makeup and calming his stage fright before his performance! You can really see those dad instincts shining through.

Another win is that villain's spirit animals are tiny dogs as he have no real connections. While Miguel's family spirit beast is a giant powercat fed by family values.

I love when the living grandmother calls Miguel flacito (skinny) but the skeleton calls him gordito (chubby) 16:24 brilliant!

Something overlooked, When De La Cruz gives Miguel his Blessing at the party, the pedal does not illuminate which foreshadows that he is not his relative

1:59 Bruh she uses the shoe like a revolver because she’s hispanic not because she’s a shoemaker Every hispanic knows to fear the chancla

One detail I noticed was when Hector doesn’t have his picture on the ofrenda he has tattered clothes, but after Miguel puts his picture on the ofrenda his clothes are neat and organized.

Honestly, this movie made me cry so many times. My boys 3 and 5 were obsessed with this movie for months... and then my wife's grandfather passed away. They insisted on having a picture of him always in sight so that they can remember him or he'll fade away... hits hard.

Honestly, one of my favorite moments was when Hector went to the Departure Agent again at the end of the movie. We saw that he made her job difficult, I’m pretty sure he caused her extra paperwork when he tried to run by, and it was well established that what we saw wasn’t his first attempt. She gave him a slight look, but she still checked to see if his picture was on an ofrenda, and when she saw that it was, she sounded genuinely happy for Hector in that he got to cross into the Land of the Living.

Oh, and one more, they got the voice actor who plays hector, yeah they got his little girl to sing for young coco. If that’s not adorable, I don’t know what is!

10:15 Something that adds to the cuteness overload: for when Young Coco sings with Hector, they had Gael Garcia Bernal's (voice actor for Hector) actual daughter, Libertad, sing with her father. And I love that so. Much.

"Crushed by a giant bell.." "I wanna be just like him." So, *you want to be squished by a bell, dontcha boyo?*

1:59 "Because of course a shoemaker would treat a sandal like a revolver..." Someone didn't come across "La Chancla" in his research lol

I love the choice of "La Llorona" for Imelda to sing. La Llorona is a famous Mexican legend of a weeping woman who drags kids to the underworld because of something sad in her life, Mamá Imelda is "dragging" Miguel to the underworld for her own sadness in life.

"because a shoe maker would treat a sandal like a revolver" no no,that's just latino culture.You shall fear la chancla.

I love how De La Cruz’s spirit animal/guid is a chihuahua, the most selfish and mean of dog breeds.

The thing that breaks my heart (but in a good way) is when Coco finally remembers her father and regains her lucidity, the first thing she does is ask why her daughter is crying. The Rivera’s are *all* about family, even barely cognisant Coco spent her lucid moments making sure her daughter was alright.

Coco is a masterpiece. They totally nailed it at representing my culture

Like everyone else, I bawled at the scene where Miguel sings to Grandma Coco... but the part that really took my breath away was when Coco sees her daughter and says "'Lena?" Then asks her why she's crying, or what's wrong. That was such a great way to show how strongly her memory had returned, she not only remembered her Papa, but the rest of her family too. Also, I feel I have to add, I don't think Moana did choose her quest "over" her family. I think she chose it FOR them. If she went home, there was no way of knowing if anyone else would restore Te Fiti, and her island was dying without her. She continued on her quest to save her family, her home, her people, and her island. At least, that's how I see it.

I could never get over Imelda “Hector 😠” and Hector just standing there then saying “you look good 😅”

One thing I really loved about this movie is how well it showed how different the exact same song can feel depending on the context. De La Cruz's Remember Me is all about the immortality gained through being famous, while Hector's original version is a beautiful simple ballad to his daughter as a way to reassure her on the fact that he'll never leave her forever.

You forgot two wins: 1. The petal glows brighter each time someone adds a condition to the blessing 2. The twist is given away because the pedal don't glow when Ernesto says "Miguel, I give you my blessing."

Everything GREAT about Coco: *-EVERYTHING.*

Another thing I like is that it's not just Miguel that gets to play music. In the final scene you can see his cousin playing the violin (possibly viola, not sure) and another cousin on the accordion. Edit: Apparently they're his cousins

The reason there's so much attention to details for the land of the living is because the core Pixar team visited a Mexican town during Dio de Los Muertos and a family of cobblers. They took thousands of photos and hundreds of sketches to capture details for references, it's that kind of dedication that adds to the beauty that is Coco.

That one guy just jamming out to those nuns kills me EVERY time. I can't help but laugh out loud.

Personal Win Counter: 1) This movie taught me that "forget you" was the best way to insult someone. Literally wishing them a second death, which I feel is more powerful than any cuss. 2) Ernesto Dela Cruz? The name rings a bell...

Missed win; the short scene at the end when Hector gets let through to visit the living world. The attendant raising an "eyebrow" when he shows up without tricks or disguises ('cause lets be honest, the one we saw was _not_ the first time he tried a disguise) and Hector just smiles very awkwardly with his straw-hat in his hands in a very humble way and how the attendant gives a genuine, heartfelt smile when letting him through and the sheer relief on Hector's face. It all lasts like, 10 seconds, but it gets to me every time.

My favorite part of the movie is one little hint that Hector is a Rivera. The Riveras have a family quirk of adding extra -itos to words to express love. Like Abuela will call him “Miguelititito”. Then later, at the end of Un Poco Loco, they sing “un pocitititito loco.” No other characters outside the Riveras do this, hinting that De La Cruz didn’t write that song.

"I'm the love of your life?" "I don't know I'm still angry at you!" Best love (till after death) story ever

Okay, so maybe this is obvious but I didn't realise at first. Throughout the movie, Hector is barefoot and just when he crosses the bridge with the others he gets shoes. He's finally accepted into the shoemaking family.

Coco is actually one of the best movies I've ever seen. It has so many small details, and so much love, dedication, and time put into it. It really shows just how much the people who made it cared.

My dad looked JUST like Hector. Watching Coco ALWAYS makes cry because my dad was taken from us right before the movie came out. I'm my dads Coco. I never thought about that until now while watching this video...

"Because of course a shoemaker would make a sandal a revolver." *cough* Mexican and Filipino mothers everywhere *cough*

Gosh, Miguel singing for his dementia-ridden great-grandmother, reminded me of a time where I played my great-grandmother’s violin for her (she also had dementia), and once I was done everyone told me how her eyes lit up like she remembered, and god it makes me cry

The thing I love the most is the defining difference between Hector and his family and Ernesto. Take Imelda’s performance of La Llorona Notice how Imelda is clearly singing from the heart, she *is* the weeping woman in this song, Hector’s ‘war’ being his inevitable murder at Ernesto’s hand. Ernesto sings from the lungs but not the heart, his singing is a little too upbeat and even for a song like La Llorona. He is singing like a professional who only cares about the performance. He doesn’t care about the soul of the song, he never did. He cared about fame and glory.

Also, during the concert plan, Miguel planned to play “Remember me.” Hector snatches the guitar. It could be taken as him wanting out to win, but I think it was more so him not wanting anyone else to play Remember me, then him and Coco.

You missed a win: The girl ( who I assume is a cousin) can play the violin, which means she too broke the rules and practiced on her own. And wasn't as rash as Miguel, instead choosing to keep her secret through all the drama and belive that things will eventually get better, so that's a hope win. 💜💜💜

I honestly think Hector's death scene might be the darkest Disney death scene to date. Even moreso than Mufasa's death. Just for the simple fact that we see it from Hector's viewpoint, as he realizes along with us that his old friend and partner was so obsessed with fame that he would gladly murder Hector to get it. Seriously, that first-person narration sends it to a whole 'nother level

"Fans turn on you in an instant, after throwing one kid off a building" Why did I laugh?

Another fun fact about names: The name Hector means "hold fast." Héctor is a very resolute character who clings to that last thread of hope with all his might, never giving up on the notion of seeing his daughter again, or at least knowing his descendants will be alright. Even at the very end, he's not quite ready to let go. Not until Miguel is alive and safe. Héctor's name was very well chosen.

When he counted the Spanish words I thought about how I always call my boyfriend "mi amor". He told me that he told his family about it and well his dad looked up what it meant. Together they searched up all the Spanish words I have ever written to him and they were in awe about the translations. He even apologised for not having looked them up sooner. And I quote "I didn't know you were so romantic. I never thought you are telling me all these sweet things in a different language." I told him I have only written them in Spanish because I knew he wouldn't look it up and therefore not understand. The things I have written were embarrassing to me and I was anxious about them. Now he's trying to learn Spanish. xD Edit: noticing how many people are touched by this I just wanted to say that we are now almost 2 years together and we still love each other dearly. He's Spanish is still terrible though.

Another thing that should be mentioned is that the amount of “ofrendas” that poeple recieve equals their status in the after world. De la Cruz has so many people putting up “altares” for him he even has stuff stuff to spare, meanwhile Hector and Cheech have no ofrendas because their family doesn’t remember them, causing them to live in poverty while De la Cruz lives in luxury along with the other famous Mexicans like El Santo, Pedro Infante, etc.

Missed win: Dante is introduced next to the table holding all the models of alebrijes

Another one would be when Mamá Imelda was singing on stage, she said "No dejare de quererte (I won't stop loving you)" towards Héctor, and that was just really adorable tbh.

Another clever thing they did with Dante's name. Dante's Inferno was the classical epic about a man named Dante who was guided through the afterlife-- albeit, a really BAD afterlife, he went through the layers of Hell. Dante the Spirit Dog guides someone else through the afterlife!!!

You missed a detail I really like, where De La Cruz started the blessing and the petal didn't glow showing that he wasn't actually Miguel's family

My grandmother’s father walked out on her, which left her with a lot of depression. This affected my father, obviously. I think I have a lot more empathy for Elena, as she grew up watching her mother depressed due to her father walking out on her

Something funny about Hector is how you can notice throughout the movie how he acts sort of like a father to Miguel. Like when they were down in the cave and Hector was comforting him, or how Hector was reassuring him before he sang Un Poco Loco. It was Hector's fatherly instincts showing. I noticed it the first time I watched Coco back when it first came out, but never really thought about it till the end of the movie when it was revealed Hector was Coco's father. Nice details!

I like to add a win because when mama Coco greets Miguel at the beginning saying "How are you Julio?" the name Julio is referring to papá Julio, who was Coco's husband, something rather common in people suffering from dementia.

no more shoe puns or you're getting the boot!

This is my comfort movie Edit: I also love coming to this video and reading all the comments with people's stories and memories of loved ones, it's comforting

Something I love is how throughout the movie Dante is guiding Miguel to Hector. When Miguel is running away from his Family, he follows Dante into the area where Hector is being processed by the cop. When he is abandoning Hector after the contest, Dante tries to get Miguel to go back to him, tugging on his jacket. All this culminates in the reveal that yes, Dante was a Spirit Guide, guiding Miguel to the person he SHOULD be searching for, instead of the fake idol is trying to get to.

What hispanics fear 1. Chancla 2.The Belt 3. Moms Hand

I really have to give Pixar credit for the plot-twist. Not once in any of the promos was there any hint of Ernesto's evil. His entire portrayal is another typical 'believe in yourself' mentor that you see in so many Pixar/Disney movies. It's a huge expectation subversion that a character like him was actually the bad guy and there are sacrifices to 'seizing your moment'.

I love that at the end, Hector "takes" the guitar like the offerings on graves and immediately starts playing it. Implying to me at least that while the guitar isn't an offering; the song itself is.

One small bit of foreshadowing you missed that I love: When Imelda gives her blessing to Miguel, the petal starts glowing. When Ernesto starts to give his, the petal doesn't glow. A nice hint that they're not actually related.

11:23 Dante did kinda save Miguel. Slowed him down enough for the other to catch him.

Also that nearing the end if the movie, Miguel starts calling Hector 'Papa Hector' and Hector goes from calling Miguel 'chimaco/kid' to calling him 'mijo/son' 😭

also hector's gold tooth matches the gold tooth on the guitar. The second he appeared on screen I knew he was the musician in the photo.

I usually don’t cry during movies but that ending was just heartwarming.

Personally I feel like the emotion in Hector’s voice when Hector says “he’s a living child Ernesto” should’ve gotten a win point

This movie was a masterpiece. I've never been hit harder by a movie than I was by Coco. I may have still been wiping away the odd tear 10 minutes after the film ended.

i’d like to mention the wholesome and innocent shine in his eyes at 3:12! it shows that he has no idea what his idol did to get there

I love that her lullaby brought Coco back. It reminds me of when I was in high school and we showed my piano to my grandma on my father’s side. No one told me she used to be in theater and that she could play. I was shocked when she sat down and immediately touched the keys. She didn’t play anything, but I could tell her fingers were comfortable on the keys and that she missed playing. It was the most amazing thing I’d ever seen. When she passed, she left me all her old hat pins, her fox stole, and anything else she thought I could use for costuming. It always reminds me that someone else in the family was an actress and a musician too.

Just gonna say, look at it from Mama Coco's viewpoint. At this point your memory is degrading, you're barely remembering things and and you think there's someone there that you've lost, but he's gone from your life and your memory. You can't even remember your own daughter who must be heartbroken as well, but then your dad. Mama coco loved her dad so much and vice versa, but he never came back. And your mother who before this loved music, but then abandoned it. But then, you hear a song and it suddenly sparks something and you find yourself getting a better grasp on reality and suddenly find your Great Grandson with a guitar, and you just sing along to the shock of everyone else. People say Hector or Imelda are great, but in my opinion coco is even more tragic, she's cursed with longevity and it's ultimately a game of chance that brings the life back into your eyes.

Little details I noticed in the movie! 1. Hector tells Miguel to spin subtly in Un Poco Loco by spinning his finger around. 2. Both Hector and his guitar have a yellow/golden tooth. 3. Ernesto and Hector are different in the ways they regard Miguel as family. The first thing Ernesto does is show him off to the crowd, because having family is such an important thing, especially when they turn out to be similar to you. With Hector it's warmer and more heartfelt. Plus, Ernesto is more formal with it, calling Miguel 'My boy,' while Hector calls him 'Mijo'. 4. Another Ernesto/Hector difference is their take on Remember Me. Hector's was more reserved and meaningful, sung in the daylight of his daughter's room, while Ernesto's take on it was reduced to something flirtatious, showy, and overly bombastic. 5. Un Poco Loco was written for Imelda, kinda obvious. 6. Ernesto was planning on killing Hector all along. Think about it, where would Ernesto get poison so quickly? All we see him do is pour a drink, and even then, he was in front of the table so it was hard to see. The movie just gets sadder when you realize Mama Coco hid Hector's piece of the photo because she was waiting for the day they would finally add him to the ofrenda. I think that's it, of you have any please let me know, if I was incorrect about some don't be afraid to tell me!

I love rewatching this movie over and over again! Catching new things and seeing all the missed wins and things everyone noticed is just so incredible. Personally I noticed a few as well: •Ernesto has f’s on his chin which in music mean forte or loud and he is literally and figuratively loud. Figuratively especially because of his obnoxious and selfish way of singing remember me while Hector’s was soft and comforting •Frida actually using the tunes Miguel came up with when opening the show •The insane amount of detail on everything -Hector’s bones being more worn down in color and texture then Miguel’s I’ll add to the list if if remember any more, but you guys had mostly the same observations I did! Such an underrated, beautiful, timeless movie 🧡🎵

I’m gonna be honest, I had low expectations for Coco, but all of those expectations fell away at the very start

Another win should've been awarded for Imelda calling the computer a 'devil box'. She isn't used to that sort of technology so of course she hates it and thinks of it as nothing but lies. Classic grandma.

“Because of course a shoemaker would use a sandal as a revolver” *laughs in every race except white*

A good win not mentioned is how Ernesto’s whole “seize your moment” line is twisted into something far more sinister in the end

Finally a movie I watched that everyone likes. This was one of those movies where O would watch it over and over again. Especially since I remember watching this the first time and crying near the end like they actually did good!

this reminded me of another win. the fact that in "La Llorona" Imelda is so good at singing and after some hesitation totally throws herself into it shows how much she missed music and how painful it was for her to give it up. she and Hector probably both adored music but after he left it just reminded her of his betrayal too much

A major win that further shows how much research was put into this movie; Miguel playing Remember Me for Coco which clears her mind. It's not just "Disney magic", music therapy is known help elderly people with dementia! Listening to songs they have a deep emotional connection with can temporarily improve their cognitive abilities, as well as make them less withdrawn (there are nursery home experiments filmed). If Miguel kept playing regularly then Coco would have been able to bond better with her family before passing away.

Me and my sister went to see this movie when we were going through a tough point of our lives, and we needed a reprieve from it all. Figured “Hey let’s go see that new Pixar movie! I’m sure that will cheer us up!” That’s the story of how we went to see Coco less than a month after our grandmother died of Alzheimer’s disease.

one of my favorite wins was the progression of the "blessings". the first few were constrictive, unfair and controlling with the no music stipulation. Near the end it becomes "Never forget how much your family loves you" which seems very sweet and shows that Imelda has learned something but then the blessing that they are able to actually give was with "no conditions" which is really the most genuine form of love. They love him, regardless.

1 detail u missed: At the beginning, Hector doesn't have shoes. But when he's welcomed back into the family he now owns shoes!

How about the clear sign that the Guitar actually belongs to Hector!? It took me a while to notice (after the reveal) but he has the one gold tooth like the head of the guitar! Crazy in-your-face foreshadowing that is still so subtle. Also prevents the "cheating" twist from out of no where when you have something like that to fall back on.

Can we also just talk about the scene in 9:36 where de la Cruz is staring at Miguel like *that* ?? This gave me chills when I first watched it and it still does! He just looks so terrifying in that moment istg 😳😳

I loved this movie when I saw it, I originally was playing guitar before I saw this movie, but stopped and never played again, but after this I’ve been playing everyday for a year! I hope one day to become the next Clint Black.

Ernesto even named his movie, where he got poisoned 'El camino a casa' which means 'The way home' I just noticed the second time watching the movie. This movie is a masterpiece. They really cared about it.

I'm surprised you didn't mention this. My favorite thing about the animation in this film is the consistency of Miguel's character trait of having one dimple. If you look at Miguel through out the movie, when he's talking, smiling, or frowning, you can see that he always has a noticeable dimple on his left cheek. That is a very small detail that would be easy to forget at some point in the movie, but it stays consistent and I was very impressed and happy about that. It's little unique details like that that makes his character design stand out, and character design is one of the most important things in an animated series.

I cried the first time I saw the scene on the marigold bridge. The moment the music swells, to perfectly match with Miguel’s (and ours) first look at the city of the dead, I got so emotional because it’s just one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. I love this video and movie so much, thank you for recognizing it!!

One of my favorite parts: When Miguel is talking to Skeleton Frida Kahlo, the brass band in the background laughs at some of the things Miguel says. The trombonist laughs into his instrument, and that cracks me up (as a trombone player myself.)

Something small but I never noticed the mom is pregnant all throughout the movie, but at the end she's thinner because boom, had the baby You would think it was common sense but I didn't even think about it lol

"Take it easy on us Pixar" Pixar doesn't know how to take it easy lol

Dear CinemaWins, when this video was first released I watched the movie Coco, and it became my favourite movie, I wanted to experience Mexican culture so I booked a plane to Mexico with the last of my money(I was also behind on rent, my life was sh*t). so I went to Mexico and met a beautiful lady, I spent a lot of time with her and after a while, I moved in and we got married. after all these years I really have to thank you for everything, without you I would have probably ended up homeless, so thank you CinemaWins

5:17 i didn’t know this till a few days after seeing the movie but THE HOUSES AND STUFF ARE IN THE SHAPE OF SKULLS IN THE BACKGROUND