Pixar has been an inspiration for all fans of film. The studio has revolutionized film and changed animation from a thing for kids to a work of art. Today I will rank Pixar's films which range from good, to great, to a few true masterpieces. Lets get started.
12. Cars 2 - Pixar's latest film is not bad, but does not rank anywhere close to any of the other Pixar films. The film focuses more on spoofing the spy genre then ever trying to build up any emotion. The characters are nothing special or out or the ordinary but, the film still is fun. The film looks fantastic and there is a lot of fun to be had watching it just dont expect anything amazing.
11. A Bugs Life - A Bugs Life was also did not focus on emotion but was one of Pixar's funnier movies. The film creates a creative big world full of tons of funny stuff. The problem is that the movie Antz came out two weeks before the film and both focused on comedy so the film feels a bit stale. Overall A Bugs Life is a good Dreamworks film but a sub par Pixar film.
10. Cars - The first Cars film I think is a very enjoyable film and underrated. I loved the whole racing aspect was very cleverly done by Lasseter who knows and loved all things cars. The occurring problem with these lower films is it does not have heart but it makes an honest effort. The characters are much more likable then the sequel to Cars and had more fun. Just a solid film.
9. WALL-E - This is a surprising pick because alot of people have this as there favorite Pixar film. I loved the first half of the film because it showed the the love between WALL-E and EVE perfectly. The problem is the second half of the film just dose not really hit for me and the whole environmental message felt forced. Still it is one of Pixar's most interesting films.
8. Up - Up is also considered one of Pixar's best films but I have the same problems I had with Wall-E. The difference is Up's first five minuets are truly lovely and one of the best montage I have seen ever. The second half gets a bit odd with talking dogs but the film raps up nicely. You may say since its at eight Its average but Up is still a remarkable film.
7. Toy Story - The first Toy Story filmed started it all for Pixar and is known as a game changer for animation. It is truly a beautiful looking film being that it is the first film made with 3D animation. Watching the film today I still get the same awe and wonderment. It may take an ordinary story, but it becomes something completely extraordinary.
6. Finding Nemo - Finding Nemo is one of Pixar's more emotional films. The whole premise of how the Marlin character most protect his only son. I was in tears when the rest of his eggs and wife all died and is something that is really dark. Pixar still makes the film fun and for all audiences even with the subject matter which is a rare thing. Not even an annoying character can get in the way of the films greatness.
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5. Monsters Inc - Monsters Inc has one of Pixar's more interesting concepts. It is about monsters scaring little children to produce energy for the town. This is easily one of the more underrated Pixar films in general. The whole story line with Sully and Boo made me cry my eyes out. Only if they had less of Mike it would be higher on my list but it still is a masterful film.
4. Toy Story 2 - Toy Story 2 did a rare thing, become better then the first film. It is just amazing to think on how there could be improvement on such a masterpiece. The film really portrayed life with a short montage about Jessie and her previous owner. That clip was revolutionary and so was the rest of the film.
3. The Incredibles - The Incredibles tackles one of my favorite genres, the super hero film. The result was masterful with such great action scenes. The whole family aspect of the film was great and made me wonder how my family would be like if they had super powers. Everything from the soundtrack, to the cast, to the animation is perfect. This is a true must see.
2. Toy Story 3 - Toy Story 3 is the perfect conclusion to the Toy Story trilogy. The ending will make any person tear up and made me feel like I was truly growing up with Andy. By the film I realized that all of these years of growing up with these films and then seeing this ending just made me fall to ground in tears. When a film just effects your life its just remarkable and shows the film is an art and Pixar has consistently shown.
1. Ratatouille - I cant get enough of this true work of art. Ratatouille is honestly the best looking film I ever seen and I just feel like eating the best food when I watch it. Every shot of Paris is just so beautiful and authentic. The film portrays food and all things food perfectly showing the hectic kitchen and the true perfection of the craft. The film just gets better and better and is topped of with one of the best monologues ever created. As an ameature critic myself I can not get enough of that. Ratatouille just shows what film was meant to be, art beautiful and meaningful at the same time.
In general Pixar has changed the way animation is looked at. Before that faithful year of 1995 animation was looked at as a thing just to entertain kids and families. Then Pixar came and changed everything around from how we look at there films today. I truly inspire to everyone at Pixar and to me personally, they are my heroes Thank you John Lasseter for changing my life forever.
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