Therapist Reacts to COCO 

something about “she’s not just a wrinkled old woman whose memory is going, she’s also a little girl whose dad disappeared” really just hit me like a train

A very underrated moment for me is when Coco looks up after singing and says, “Elena, what’s wrong?” It’s the first time in the movie, and probably the first time in years, that she says her daughter’s name or even recognizes her.

I'm a nurse. Something I find amazing of mama Coco's scene is that they nailed the moment she "reconnects" with reality. I've seen many elderly patients that would not react to mostly anything, but suddenly something changed. Maybe a son from far away popped in, maybe their partner, maybe music... but they do react exactly like that. That suble change in they way the move, they look, they breathe, until they look at you and you *know* they are seeing you. Damn you, Pixar. Damn you. You wonderful genius.

The scene where Coco reveals that she kept the picture of Hector for years was so beautiful and heartbreaking when you think about it. The picture was probably torn by her mother (who was hurting), but she still kept it and cherished it. And even when she saw the rest of her family badmouth Hector and ban music, she knew deep down that he still loved her.

The part that broke me was Coco's face when Miguel told her that her papa loved her. You could tell that her whole life she was told he didn't because he abandoned her, and that was the first time it was actually said to her.

This is a tiny detail that may not have even been intentional, but the moment Miguel realises he needs to sing to Coco to help her remember, it's his shoes hitting his guitar that gives him the idea, the two parts of his family. It's storytelling at it's best.

My favorite aspect of this movie is actually Ernesto’s perversion of “Remember Me”. Héctor wrote that song for Coco and it was always meant to be soft and slow, to connect him and his daughter no matter how far away he was or how long he was gone. It included an edge of sadness because it was about the distance between them, but also that knowledge that they were always together even when apart. And when Ernesto stole the song, he not only sped up the pace of it, but he made it this happy-go-lucky song about himself because the only thing he wanted from his life was to be famous and remembered by everyone for generations. He had no emotional connection to the song (nor likely to any of the songs he stole) and that shallowness was what that song meant to him.

Fun fact: the animators perfectly animated the guitar playing. Every time someone plays the guitar on screen they are playing the actual notes of the music you are hearing. Also, the song Imelda sings at the concert, La Llorona (The Weeping Woman), is a Mexican folk song of a ghost of a woman who roams water fronts after drowning her two children and then drowns herself because she was unable to save them after she realizes what she was doing--very metaphorically appropriate for her character

My favorite part of this movie is when Imelda says to Hector "I can't forgive you, but I will help you." It wasn't Hector's fault that he never made it back to his family, but his leaving in the first place still caused a lot of pain for Imelda, and she doesn't have to forgive him right away. Forgiveness and healing take time, and I appreciate that they recognized that.

I love how the film is titled after Coco, since she's not only beloved by both Miguel and Hector, but she acts as a bridge between the living (Miguel) and the dead (Hector.)

The part that always makes me cry (and my mom too) is the part where Hector sings Remember Me and it cuts to him singing it to Coco. My heart every time breaks..He never got to say goodbye to his daughter. And that haunted him for years after he died.

I didn’t see any comments bring this up, but music therapy studies how the music we’re around becomes deeply intertwined with emotions and memories. Many patients with memory loss have inexplicably perfect memory when it comes to songs, lyrics, and even how to play them. My mother is a music therapist and has seen this first hand and told me about it, so we both teared up hardcore when we saw Coco in theaters.

I wish you would have talked about the music therapy involved in the “Remember Me” reprise. The reason Mama Coco remembers is because music memory is one of the last portions of the brain untouched by dementia. Playing songs that were popular when the person with dementia was young (adolescence to early adulthood) reignites the brain momentarily, which can lead to a period of lucidity. It’s beautiful to witness. “Alive Inside” is a documentary that depicts this phenomenon very well.

I love how this movie touches upon mature topics like death, loss, grief and regrets, similar to Soul, and doesn't dumb it down for kids. It understands that they're smart enough to relate to these heavy themes, since they'll be facing them at some point during their lives.

The scene with coco remembering is impossible not to cry at. The pain and joy in her eyes as her mother finally remembers her after *years* of not knowing who she is. That first scene with the "Who are you?" is played for laughs, but if you really think about it, it's heartbreaking. Her own mother doesn't know who she is. Coco isn't the only one who lost a parent because of De la Cruz's actions. Elena lost a parent too, up till that scene. Absolutely heartwrenching and beautiful to see her get her back.

I am a music therapist who works with seniors with Alzheimer’s/Dementia and Pixar truly captured the transition from being stuck in the disease to when she becomes oriented to reality again from the music. The subtle changes in facial expression as she recognizes the song and her sweet, gentle smile bring tears to my eyes every time. I am so blessed to do the work I do and have the opportunity to bring music to people like Mama Coco. Thank you for your take on this beautiful movie!

They're literally just showing fragments of the movie and I'm still crying.

I used to not think much of the elderly when I was a teenager doing volunteer for a local nursing home (I was put up to it, not out of the goodness of my heart) until one of the nurses told me this: every single person in the building is someone's baby. Someone's mother had them swaddled in a blanket and they loved them at some point and wanted them to be happy and safe, and even though their parents are no longer with us it doesn't mean their love for their child is gone. She told me that she tries her best to treat the elderly there with the same love and care that she hopes will be given to her own children someday when they are old. This absolutely shattered me hearing this as a young person. And seeing this movie always brings me to tears and reminds me of her telling me that.

9:13 "The fact that we're four generations deep on 'all music is bad because of this one guy' is... that's a movie" -Alan 18:29 "My mom doesn't want me to be a director because my great grandparents survived the depression" -Also Alan

At 21:37. The animators were very smart here. These two are stuck in a large cave with a circular opening and a small lake at the bottom called a "cenote." They're quite common in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. In ancient Maya myth, "cenotes" were openings to the underground land of the dead. So "cenotes" became very sacred spots for the ancient Maya, as sites of pilgrimage and sacrifices to ancestral spirits and the gods of the underworld. The fact that Miguel and his great-grandpa make this crucial familial connection in a "cenote" is not a coincidence--it highlights the importance of "cenotes" in Mexico's historic culture that venerates the dead.

i think that a part that always hurts to see for me is when after Elena destroys Miguel’s guitar she immediately goes to “let’s eat with the family” as a way to comfort him. my parents always did that whenever they hurt us, without a word just hand us a plate as a peace offering and walk away after. no apology, no actual talk about what happened, no acknowledgment of anything. when i was younger i always saw it as a means to shut us up and a reminder that at that age i was essentially helpless and need them and what they provided for me so i needed to let it go.

It's not really the point, but as you're talking about how Coco was a girl who grew up and lived a life and missed her Papa after he disappeared... realizing that, as she's starting to succumb to dimentia, that thought of her Papa coming home is one of the things that she still keeps hold of... it's really heartbreaking that she missed out on that for several decades, and it really makes de la Cruz all the more despicable in my eyes. Because he didn't "just" murder someone, he disrupted those relationships, and left a daughter and a father missing each other for most of a century. On the flip side, that tells you how important everyone is, that it's not "just" them, it's all the people they're connected to.

You guys wanna talk about how much attention to detail Pixar gives? I like how the abuela says “calmeSE” when talking to her mom. With the “se” it shows that she’s talking to an elder or someone she respects. When she talks to Miguel she always talks in the tú versions of the verbs. Little too for ya boys! 💯

I don't usually cry, but this got me. The singing to the grandma really got me good.

I just noticed how Miguel's dad is the only one who tries to protect his guitar and shows empathy when he runs away, because he wasn't born into the family. He knows and understands the music ban but he still wanted his son to be happy

As a Native, as a Apache, this movie hit things that isn’t talked about a lot. I have a lot of generational trauma. My great great Grandmama, had to hide that she was Apache to survive. So that translated to the family. We’ve lost most of the traditions from that part of the family, until me. I went out of my way as a child to learn anything I could about being Native because it was a part my heritage that was lost but I wanted and want back.

After rewatching this like a dozen times I just realized that Miguel didn't just inherit Hector's passion for music but he's also got Hector's hairstyle and cheekbone structure to the point that Miguel could possibly pass for Hector in his youth.

The joy on Mama Coco’s face at 26:36 is the exact moment the tears are really flowing. In this moment you see the joy and happiness of a child who lost her father finally find him again in the spirit of her family. It’s like she’s been waiting all these years to hear this song. To think that tragedy from many generations ago can still be made right so many many years later is so wonderful and beautiful. No matter how much families have each and their own suffering and tragedies this story gives hope that even if things aren’t great right now, they can and will be good again one day. Great reactions!

An important detail regarding intergenerational trauma: Hector Rivera got seen as a villain to the point his family would refuse to utter his name. We know they were shoemakers but have no idea how successful they were or how much they enjoyed doing it. But think about it - every time they struggled financially, every time they felt held down by upholding this family 'tradition' they had someone to blame, the deadbeat musician who abandoned them. Hector, and by extension music itself became a focal point for their frustration and disappointment in life. This probably was the reason his grandkids and great grandkids carried this grudge so readily.

"Even if it's just one person in the audience" Cue me thinking of that one skeleton who absolutely loved the accordion.

My great grandmother calls all of her family members on their birthday to sing the b-day song to then every year without fail. One day, I'm not going to get a song and that's something that scares me to my bones, but at least I know she's singing in a way I won't hear

I love the scene when Imelda smacks her boot at Ernesto and says “That’s for murdering the love of my life!” And Hector says “I’m the love of your life?” And Imelda replies with “I don’t know I’m still angry at you.” It shows that although she has a hard time forgiving Hector and is mad at him, she still loves him but is reluctant to admit that. The fact that they reconciled a year later is beautiful. The song Imelda sang on stage is very fitting for her character. I find that scene very beautiful. The way she jumped into Hector’s arms and laughed and said “I forgot how it felt like.” Really touched me. The way Hector tries to make amends with Imelda and shows his care for her by doing little actions like when Ernesto pushes Imelda and he cries out for her or when he tried helping her get her costume off or when she tried helping her off Peptita. And Imelda does the same back to him. It shows that they still care deeply about each other even though they both got separated from each other for many years and were hurt due to a misunderstanding. I feel like this isn’t talked about a lot as it isn’t the main focus however I loved this part of the movie. I also love this couple as it shows that differences attract. Imelda is stubborn, impatient, strong-willed, has a big personality, ambitious, independent, hard-working, fiercely loyal, a bit snappy and a little bossy, strong, etc. While Hector is patient, calm, humorous, shy, sweet, caring, kind, friendly, a little silly, a little irresponsible, spontaneous, loyal, trusting, fun, creative, thoughtful, a little gullible, etc. I love this dynamic. They are very sweet characters. These two are my favourite characters in the movie. Best movie ever. I’m obsessed with this movie and these two characters.

I loved how you really feel those fatherly vibes from Hector pretty much right away when he starts interacting with Miguel, even when he's performing on stage you see those tiny moments like Hector giving Miguel little directions and telling him he's proud, getting worried when Miguel wanders off out of sight. It's nice little touches that make the big reveal that much nicer watching through again knowing their connection

That acoustic “Remember Me” sure packs a punch harder than that dramatic flirtatious version

I love how sweet Miguel is as a character. After so many years of Hector being neglected, Miguel was the only person who really saw who Hector really was. A person who really loves his family but is being overlooked. He empathises with him and tries to help him. Beautiful.

As a Latina who is currently trying to break intergenerational trauma within my own home this is so moving to watch. I didn’t know much of what I do now growing up, so I was very toxic without realizing it. I’m learning everyday how to become a healthier person.

“You’re fluent in Russian we can watch Anastasia!” YES! PLEASE WATCH ANASTASIA!

Growing up as a Hispanic child, when the grandma goes from breaking the guitar and switches to being super sweet breaks my heart. Definitely brings back sucky memories.

19:31 "I said I didn't care if I was on their stupid ofrenda." -"Which is all Hector wants."- How. did. I. miss. that.

I love how this movie doesn’t pick a side of "your elders always know best" or "follow your dreams". It goes for a more simple, "your parents are going to be stupid and petty sometimes."

I love Disney's new obsession with exploring family dynamics and different kinds of love that aren't always romantic. And I can never get enough of watching two non toxic men feel feelings over an animated movie. Best way to start my day. PLEASE do Luca.

This movie made me cry so hard cuz I have a grandma with Alzheimer's, I never knew her well because she started having the symptom when i was born, I had a big imagination as a kid and becouse of that and the fact that no one explained to me what she had only saying that she had a "disease" i never wanted to be near her, I felt disgusted by her and her apperance when she started to lose a lot of weight. Still, as I got older i understood but I felt so bad for how i saw her that now when I see her I feel so horrible. I also saw the movie at her house when she lost her ability to walk so she was half asleep in her bed and I was watching Coco infront of her when the scene where Miguel sings to her appeard I just looked at her and cried i went up to her and I was sobbing saying how sorry i am for not giving her a chance. From that day i started helping even more by bathing her or with whatever she needed. (she is still alive but... she is basically a potato now) (btw sorry if it doesn't make sence my first language is Spanish and my eyes are fill with tears lol)

I’ve never seen Coco. That guitar scene made me tear up once she started singing. That’s Pixar.

I love how at the very end, Hector has shoes. A huge symbol of his shoemaker family finally accepting him back.

Fun fact, the ofrenda works on intent. The pictures aren’t necessary for the spirits to cross over as long as you’re thinking of them and leave something for them. Pictures go up for respect and visuals. Otherwise, what happened to spirits before pictures were invented? People have been dying before pictures were invented.

I studied the song 'remember me' for music class last year, and something my teacher pointed out was that each time the song was sang in the movie, it was sang differently. The first is exuberant and showy, nothing like the song was supposed to be like, the second is sad but lovely, a bittersweet memory, and the final time it's sung the song is hopeful and unsure and teary. The same song, same words, same tune, but so very different.

Here's the sudden twists I loved about this movie: - Remember Me was meant to be an intimate song by a father to his child. - Going back to the previous bullet, you can see Ernesto's narcissism when he turned Remember Me into a spectacle. - When Miguel snuck into Ernesto De La Cruz's mausoleum, he wasn't stealing the man's guitar. He was taking back an heirloom that was rightfully his. -In terms of fixing generational trauma, Miguel fixes it on both the living world and the land of the dead.

When Coco came out my mother was slipping into FTD (Fronto-Temporal Dimentia) and watching this movie WRECKED me. Like my kid was like "mom, are you okay?" I was crying so loud. I was not okay. Unhelped by the fact my father had died the year before. I ugly cry every time I watch this.

I remember when I saw this movie at the theatre, during the scene when Miguel and Hector said that they were proud to be in the same family, there was a little girl who was crying and to her dad :"Why did you make me go watch this movie ?!". a lot of people in the theatre laughed.

Coco really helped me realize just how stupidly lucky I am to be part of a family that is ready and willing to accept me for who I am and my passion in life, which is coincidentally, music. I’m currently in the process of writing and producing my third album, and I was recently in a situation where I was far away from my family, and because of the emotional distress I was in, I decided to write music about it. While away, I wrote a song dedicated to my mom, about the agonizing feeling of missing her, and promising that I would see her again. While I was gone and I could talk to her, I said that I was writing a song for her. When I finally got home, it was the first song that I worked on. I had to tell her how I had felt, in the way that I best know how. When I finished the song, I told her that it was done, and she asked if she could hear it. I remember watching her eyes begin flooding with tears as the intensity rose to the first chorus. It’s one of the most important moments of my life. Coco is a fantastic message. Follow your dreams. The entirety of your life is about doing what you love, and finding a way to live through it, or to die trying.

One thing I love about Coco, is that every time he plata the guitar he is actually planting it correctly, with the chords and everything. I love it

My grandma doesn’t remember me. She has dementia, and she usually asks me who I am. It’s painful to think that she doesn’t remember a whole lifetime of memories we share together. But the thing about dementia, is that you can have good days and bad days. Every once and a while, she remembers who I am. She still thinks I’m in high school, but I don’t care. On her good days, I just try to reminisce with her, and talk about our memories together, never sure if we’re going to be able to talk about them again. So whenever I watch Coco, and I hear “Remember Me” I ugly cry in my home. It has special meaning to me.

This whole "they want their kids to have stability" really hit me. My mother wanted to be a singer all her life, but her parents forced her to learn something "real". She's become a great teacher, but never forgot her original dream. At the age of 40, she finally started with singing lessons, and now she's been doing this as a second profession for years. And still, when she came to give me advice about my future carreer, despite her own experience, she'd encourage me to learn something "real", too, and so instead of becoming a writer, like I wanted, I became a translator. Really crappy decision. Now that I'm well in my forties, I'm still trying to turn the thing around and become a writer. So, when the day comes that my daughters want advice from me, all I'll say is: "Do whatever your heart is burning for!"

As a board-certified music therapist working with mainly older adults in hospice...yeah this movie hits on a lot of true moments I get to witness and be a part of everyday. This is the closest we get to seeing music therapy in a Pixar movie (so far), and it's so lovely to see! Because music accesses both hemispheres of the brain (to make, but also in passive listening), it can temporarily bring back some key memories for individuals with dementia or Alzheimer's, which can allow for life closure work with patients and families, and passing down traditions. So yeah, I'm so glad Miguel got to play Mama Coco's song for her again

One of my favorite moments in this is how Miguel's dad is the first person to defend him. He's the first one to run after Miguel. He's the one who stops Abuela from stopping Miguel from playing for Mama Coco. He's the first step for healing I also wish they would have included "You killed the love of my life!! I'm the love of your life? I don't know yet!" because it shows that Imelda *never* stopped loving Hector. Even when she was furious, even when she was devastated, even through all the heartbreak, she never stopped loving him

Has anyone else ever felt ultra annoyed with how, like Miguel’s grandmother, after basically destroying his confidence and dreams by destroying his guitar, she notices he’s sad and tries to comfort him as if it wasn’t that serious for him? As if she didn’t just openly make him feel horrible and belittled? This has happened to me before where I’ve been talked down so far that my parents think they can steer me towards where they want now that I’m emotionally vulnerable and I just go along with it because in some ways they’ve broken me. Is that not problematic, maybe almost gaslighting? I love this movie and I cry every time but I can’t help but feel icky whenever that scene happens.

When Imelda starts singing "La Llorona" while Miguel's trying to get away from her, after he said, "You'll never understand!", it gets deeper when you understand that Imelda is basically La Llorona, and she's expressing to him the impact that music (from Héctor leaving her) had on her.

I lost my grandmother to Alzheimer's six years ago, when I was nine. At the time, I didn't do much "traditional" grieving, because I was young and knew it was coming (she hadn't been doing well that week, from what I can remember). I saw Coco two years later, and it didn't affect me more than the average person. But now, "Remeber Me" and Jono's comment about "being good to your elders even when they're barely there" made me weepy. It's an amazing movie, and just proves how powerful cinema can be.

My mother always complains about the "Disney movie family death" and how it always makes her cry. This one captured her to such a degree when I finally got her to watch it. The deaths didn't make her cry, the living did. She also loved it because she decided to revive the dia de los muertos tradition in our family. it hits even harder now that her mother has dementia, which has been getting worse over the past 4 years.

"We keep people alive by remembering them." Yes. 100% this. People have two deaths: Their physical death, and being forgotten. In some cases, certain people can be immortal.

can we take a moment to appreciate how excited Hector was to sing "Poco Loco" with him, instead of "Remember Me"? both of these songs were made by both Hector and De la Cruz but I bet he hears "Remember Me" all-the-time, and was finally happy to have the chance to preform Poco Loco, which he likely hasn't done for literal ages?

I know it’s a bit random, but I really respect that they animated a couple chin hairs on Mama Coco. It’s something that a lot of older women have, and normalizing it makes me so happy.

“I’m proud to be his family.” This quote hits so hard. I absolutely adore the energy and excitement there and how it helped Hector out of his funk. Beautiful.

"We can watch Anastasia." Every bone in my Anastasia loving body: Yes! Please! 🥺

"Three generations believed music was wrong because of one guy...thats a movie." The christian church I grew up in believed dancing was wrong. I had to hide my Dungeons and Dragons books from my parents because 60 minutes said it was evil. A checkout clerk at a gas station wouldn't ring me up for $6.66 . People are this ridiculous in real life.

The intergenerational abuse chain hit the nail on the head for my family. My mom did the hardest and most bravest part to start the breaking of the chain of the abuse. I'm so proud to be her daughter.

26:02 I’ve actually seen this happen. I’ve had multiple grandparents suffer from Alzheimer’s, including my great grandmother. On her death bed she had pretty much lost all touch with current reality. It was those heartbreaking moments that she did not know who we were, let alone her own children. Music is a big part of my family’s life. I still have memories of my grandmother playing her records of Chubby Checker’s ‘The Twist’ and ‘Will You Still love Me Tomorrow’ by the Shirelles. I can still picture us dancing around the living room, singing at the top of our lungs. One night, we all gathered around my great grandmother’s hospital bed, saying our goodbyes. She didn’t know who we were, or where she was, but we would be there to comfort her, nonetheless. It was then that I decided to play ‘Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.’ Keep in mind, this was prior to this movie. I had no idea what would happen next. Suddenly, as if it were the scene in the movie, she turns to my grandmother and says, ‘Judy what’s wrong?’ my grandmother, crying in disbelief, answers her ‘who am I mom?’ And she simply goes, ‘you’re my oldest daughter. How could you ask me such a thing?’ The power of music is so incredible when it comes to our minds, and memory recall! This is one of my favorite movies, I love playing it for my daughter, who has a Mexican heritage from her father’s side. But this gets me every time!

When this movie came out I wasn't allowed to watch it because it didn't line up with my parents religious beliefs. Now I am 18 and after 2 years of family therapy we can all sit and watch this movie together as a family. This movie hold's such a special place in my heart because of that. Therapy does work and your family can heal

When Miguel said "I don't wanna pick sides. Why cant you be on my side?" Always struck me.

Miguel singing to Coco so she could remember her dad made me cry even though I haven't watched the movie

I absolutely love this movie. I’m Mexican and I can’t tell you how happy and proud I am that our culture and our traditions were depicted in such a meaningful way. It truly represents the importance family has for us here, and also the negative and the positive aspects of a tight-knit family (the impositions/judgment from our relatives and the commemoration of our ancestors), which is very true to a lot of Mexican families. Thanks for doing a video on this! ✨🇲🇽

21:45 Two details: 1. Miguel wasn't proud or happy to be in his family's shoemaking business, and his family made him feel ashamed for wanting to be a musician. Hector was kicked out of his family after he was murdered for being a musician, so he's spent decades not being able to see his daughter. Their family connects them but isn't proud they're a part of it. They have a breakthrough where they're proud to be each other's family anyway, because they're the only two alike in the whole family tree, even though they're 4 generations apart. 2. Miguel and Hector are dropped in a cenote, or an underground cave containing a deep pool/well of freshwater, which actually exist in Mexico. (I've swam in one called Ik Kil, near Chichen Itza.) If you pay attention to the architecture of the Land of the Dead, you can see more modern buildings with electricity and concrete near the top, where De La Cruz lives. Near the bottom, you can see older building like 1940's and 30's-ish style ones like where Frida was rehearsing. On the very, very bottom level of the city, there are older ramshackle lodges like where Chicharron lives, and those are on top of ancient Aztec stone blocks. You can see this in the ancient stone carving on the back wall of this cenote, and the age of it is shown by mineral stalactites formed by water dripping down from the old stonework. The cenote Miguel and Hector are dropped into has cultural significance because Aztecs and Mayas used to put the bodies of their dead into them, because they thought the cenotes were portals to Xibalba, or the Afterlife.

I lost my grandmother to dementia a few years ago, and this movie makes me cry *every* time. I started my path as a musician because of her, she started paying for me to take voice lessons, and now I'm studying choral music education in university. I used to sing to her when she was going, and I remember how she would reconnect and recognize the song, start humming along with it and try to sing with me... even if she didn't know the song she would try to sing along with it. I can't say enough how much I love this movie for showing that, and for giving me something to connect with, and I can't thank my grandmother enough for helping me to get where I am today. Love you and miss you Nana, and thanks for everything

At 15:10. If you grew up in Mexico and Central America, you know this song. YOU KNOW THIS SONG. I got goose-bumps the first time I heard it in "Coco." Mostly because as soon as I recognized it, all these memories flooded in my mind of the times I heard this particular song, especially during my years in Central America. I live in NYC now, have lived in London and Beijing. I live a pretty integrated American lifestyle now. But it's these songs, this music, that ties one to one's past. It's wonderful and heart-rending and nostalgic all at the same time. It adds a totally new dimension when watching "Coco." :D

Another thing that made Miguel's singing "Remember Me" to Mama Coco so beautiful: This is the first time the Rivera family started seeing music as a healing: when it helped her remember so much with just one song that had been dear to her for years. Exactly what makes music therapy so amazing and powerful. Exactly why people in nursing homes love it when carolers sing songs from their past (I've done caroling for Youth projects and have loved it every time)

The scene towards the end when Miguel plays “Remember Me” for Coco always hits me super hard. My grandmother had Alzheimer’s disease and over the seven or so years that she had it, she slowly forgot who each of us were. But sometimes I would play my violin for her or we would listen to music and it brought the joy back to her face and attitude, as if nothing was afflicting her. That’s one of the things about music that is so remarkable, it is a huge part of my life. Miguel singing to Coco always hits me so damn hard!

Oh, Coco. One of the few films that legitimately made me cry.

I'm generally not a very teary person, but I came very very close to crying! This is an amazing film and I'm so glad you guys recommended it on your channel. Watching your reaction video now:)

The peach fuzz visible on his face when he's blowing on the Coke bottle, but also THE COKE BOTTLE. Seriously, that looks like a 101% real object. Its absolutely nuts what they can do.

Little thing about the “remember me” scene… Music is literally used to help people with dimentia. Demented people who are being “treated”, they get a playlist from when they were younger. When they listen to it, they get lively again and start to remember. The youtube channel of Sideways made a more in-depth video about it

I usually watch all Disney stuff in English but I prefer this movie in Spanish. I think it makes so much more real and authentic. The music is on point and "Recuerdame" hits so much harder than "Remember me"

This family hits me way more harder ever since the pasting of my Abuela, Nana. Nana isn’t her actual name, me and my sister called her that instead of saying ‘grandma’. Rewatching Coco and the character herself reminded me of my grandma. Especially that song, I full on cry even more because of how said it is in general and because of Nana. Crying right now, haha. I remember she made a paper boat (not the simple kind) and showed me how to make one. She had so much style with whatever clothing she wore. Her iconic turquoise eyeliner and pink lipstick. And when she was battling cancer, she still kept putting on makeup. And she wore her hats not to cover her hair, but because she always wanted to be in style. Nana was a strong woman, she battled cancer for four years. The doctors said she would only last a few months especially due to her old age.

My mother was badly abused by my father. He was an evil man like none other. Mom was so protective of me that she became very very controlling. I couldn’t realize as a child why my mother was so hard. It was only after the bloody night that ended her life prematurely, that I started looking back through the years and realized, she was trying to protect me so I wouldn’t end up like my father or end up being abused by someone like my father. She wanted me to be everything she had once been. She wanted me to be successful and free to live but she didn’t know how other them being controlling and over protective because that’s what my father had done to her. Made her withdraw from life out of fear and depression. I still feel every day, that I could have helped her if I had known she was suffering and trying to prevent me from suffering. Miss you mom. And I’m sorry even though you’ll never read this. I am sorry for not realizing you were hurting and trying to protect me from hurting. I love you mom. Now and forever. I always did. I just lacked the words, just like you did.

I cannot watch this movie without a tissue box handy. Makes me cry every time. Especially the part where Coco recognizes Miguel cuz one of my grandmother had Alzheimer’s. Ugh. I’m tearing up already.

I found that scene where Miguel’s grandmother smashed his guitar is really powerful not just her willing to destroy something he loves to prove a point, but his father who is against did not her to do this. That was heartbreaking. I liked how even when his father didn’t agree with him, he couldn’t bear seeing his son sad. It is difficult seeing your family want to break free from you.

I cry everytime I see the scene of Miguel and Mama Coco singing together 😢

as someone who comes from a mexican family and has grown up in mexican culture this movie hits so so hard. everything is depicted beautifully and i genuinely appreciate the producers going to mexico and spending time there to be as accurate as possible. i remember when this movie came out i went to go see it w my father in spanish since he isn't an english speaker. once we got towards the ending scene of miguel and mama coco singing together i was sobbing like a baby and thought i was the only person crying, only to be met w my dad also tearing up which shocked me so much. i had never seen my dad tear up as much as he did when we watched coco and it stung even more seeing how emotional my dad had become. he told me after that mama coco had reminded him of his own abuela and how much he missed her, it was then when i realized how special this movie truly is. it resonates with so many people regardless if you are mexican or not. such a beautiful beautiful movie.

What I love about the Remember Me reprise is, when Coco starts to sing, Miguel slows down to match her.

"You have to deliberately break the chain." That's what my mom did and I will forever be grateful. 🥰 It means the world when you do that for your kids.

Having my grandma go through dementia and literally having almost this exact same moment without the family being mad. Her favorite songs would make her remember and she would see us. This movie made me balle my eyes out forever I love it so much

Another scene that gets me bad is Hector finally being able to cross the bridge and meet his family. All this time, he was hated on and forgotten, so from being nervous at the exit gate of whether his picture has been put up or no, to knowing his photo is finally up at the ofrenda, is just heart-wrenching. The wife and the beloved daughter being next to him is another happiness that he might not have gotten, if not for Miguel 🥺 and when he is able to step on the marigold petals instead of being drowned in them.. his expressions always make me ugly cry 😭 this movie is beautiful 💜

What really gets me EVERYTIME is that through the entire movie Hector is the only one without shoes, becuse he was cast out of his family and they are shoemakers but then in the end when he is welcomed back and you see them all cross the bridge they show him wearing shoes signefying he really is wellcomed as a partof his family.

I thought I was crying nonstop because I'm Mexican. I see now that everyone does lol. It's just so moving, I feel so grateful for this episode and the introduction in fluent Spanish with actual good pronunciation.

I have never cried so bad while watching a movie. I was literally bawling like a child. Really a well made movie

i love the details that the (nearly) full photo has a large crease from being folded and the torn piece doesn’t. it shows the order of events in that mama imelda tore the photo out of anger first and then later folded it when she was calmer

Coco hit me real hard because my family also carries so much bias and one of the worst situations is to face your beloved ones for being super wrong but trying to make it clear that you don’t hate them and you don’t carry their world view. #CryingwithEveryone

My mother had a pretty rocky relationship with her own mother. She won't explain the full detail of it but when she had me, she knew she didn't want to have that same relationship with me so she went to therapy. I'm proud of her for doing that since therapy just wasn't the widely accepted thing it is now in the 90's, and my mum and I get along great.

I am lucky to have parents who were willing to encourage me to follow my dreams. I remember when I came home one day, I think in my sophomore year of high school, and said, "Mom, I'm going to be a wroter when I grow up." She didn't say I couldn't, she said, "Cool, here's some people I know who know more about how to do that than I do." Honestly I can't imagine myself doing anything else. I haven't graduated from uni yet, but I've made a lot of connections with other writers in various fields, and I have a vast array of resources accessible to me that I wouldn't have if my parents, especially my mom, hadn't been so supportive.

Proud to be part of these guys’ generation (generation x), as the first generation of men who care enough about themselves and others to allow themselves to cry openly. As a female x gen, I’m so grateful for this. Very heartwarming, loving, contemplative men.🙏🏽💜💕

I've never NOT cried to this movie. Even just a clip will get me every time. I've had a lot of loss in my family and the thought of still being here with us through the stories and memories helps me tremendously. Losing my dad was so traumatic for me and this movie came out soon after his passing... and I will always sob during the scene where Mama Coco and her dad embrace in the afterlife. Such a beautiful movie, so much love and heart went into every detail and the culture is twice as beautiful. Top tier film.