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Lol this movie is a trip...
SOUL (2020)
Dir: Pete Docter
SOUL (2020)
Dir: Pete Docter
Really dont want to spoil things so I'll say SOUL is terrific but also felt very strange in not necessarily a good way cuz Its kinda like "White women should stay outta Black people's business.....except maybe this once".
Lol forreal you gotta see it for yourself!
Lol forreal you gotta see it for yourself!
The bridging of metaphysical & reality/black identity & generic mainstream appeal in SOUL mostly works despite some rough spots. The one flawless combo though? Jon Batiste's Jazz compositions + the Atticus Ross/Trent Reznor score. Just Incredibly cohesive and inspired!!!
We really do need more children's/family films featuring Black girls/women though, because even while SOUL takes Pixar into some different welcome territory, it still very much has that "dad midlife crisis movie" streak in a good portion of their work.
Definitely recommend this review by @DarkSkyLady though; it does get into the real meat of the plot which you could say is a spoiler, but it's necessary in order to parse one of the big problems of the movie https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/2020/12/14/nightmarish-detour-review-soul/
BTW, it looks like a good companion piece to SOUL might be....an anime where Jesus & Buddha live together as roommates in Japan. Check out this fascinating essay on SAINT YOUNG MEN by the always insightful @AccentedCinema and subscribe to his great channel
