Pixar's SOUL (june 19, 2020)

[Amerikan Melanin]

Best part was moms being at his show loud and proud. They really captured the lives of most jazz musicians though along with the jazz club scenes.

 

[Save $ not Hoes]

I didn’t like this movie. I WANTED TO. But I didn’t like it at all. I kind of hate it


The film’s “message” didn’t connect with me in the slightest. Also him willing to sacrifice his “life” (badge) for a white woman (yea yea I know she was a “soul” but the voice actress is Tina Fey) rang hollow to me. That magical negro shyt needs to be buried six feet deep and NEVER unearthed


I’m one who firmly believes that we make our own purposes in life.

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If Joe was inspired by his father to play Jazz and that was his passion then he should have been given the chance to experience that euphoria when he finally got what he’d been working for his entire life. Instead it felt “Hollow”. Why? Because apparently he didn’t understand the meaning of “life”? Black men pursuing dreams and WANTING to have a purpose. Something to aspire to, is an issue? He actually ENDS the movie with no idea whatsoever what he wants out of life. fukk that.

Damn breh I'm glad you said it because I was really about to come in here and kill this movie.

I'm sick of this surface level shyt of a movie seemingly being a good natured flick, but then subconsciously they fukk with your mind on how they present certain scenarios.

I will never show my kids this BS.

I get it, the purpose of life appreciate the little things type deal.....Blah blah blah.

But in reality they were presenting some fukked up screanaios I can't rock with.

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The black man who couldn't support himself or his family. The son who ended up the same, both living off the mama.


The only kid trying to excel in music class being Asian.

Breh clearly having a passion for music, only to hit the and give up his life so a female cac could live her best life.

Baber having dreams of being an veterinarian, but having a kid which seemed like out of wedlock. Which killed his dreams

The constant reminder that being a black male teacher in the hood was a bad thing


Not to mention all the helpful spirits were white

 

[TheGodling]

Why were all of the athouratative spirits britsh

Ehm, they weren't.

The main female one is voiced by Brazilian actress Alice Braga, Terry is voiced by a New Zealand actress and another one is voiced by Native American actor Wes Studi. The only (albeit very) British one is voiced by Richard Ayoade.

 

[Rollo Goodlove]

Ehm, they weren't.

The main female one is voiced by Brazilian actress Alice Braga, Terry is voiced by a New Zealand actress and another one is voiced by Native American actor Wes Studi. The only (albeit very) British one is voiced by Richard Ayoade.

All of the watcher type beings had British accents , (You see hollywood casting the Devil as Brtish a lot of times too.)



But it was a great movie!

 

[Conz]

trying to figure out why i didn't love this. I was so set to love this. I wanted to just fall into a pit of despair for an hour and then ultimately leave feeling motivated and optimistic, but none of that happened. it barely registered with me emotionally. just felt abrupt and unfulfilling.

really thought this movie was gonna destroy me. Coco fukked me up way more than this.

it's still good, but i almost feel like i was sold a false bill of goods. thought the movie was gonna be a journey through the soul realm, and then we gotta do 45 minutes of cat body swap.

Meet Joe for 4 minutes, Joe dies, i should care deeply about Joe's goal to play jazz piano b/c i got 4 minutes of backstory? i like Joe b/c he was nice to some kids for a scene? soul world, cat bodyswap, some hippie dude who can access both dimensions does some cool looking shyt, joe starts to see the err of his ways (he wasn't even that flawed a person, damn, he never got to REALLY know his big ass barber!) we get a nice little life introspective over a piano solo that i guess was supposed to make me cry like the Carl Fredrickson montage? he sacrifices his life for a little prick sperm baby b/c he/she liked pizza and one of those floating seed things... but then gets to go back to Earth anyway. movie abruptly ends.

still pretty good. not one of my favorite Pixars though. TBF, I thinl Inside Out was wildly overrated too. i gotta watch this again i guess. not often i watch a movie and say, "i coulda used 20 more minutes" but i coulda used 20 more minutes of them just pounding me over the head with more "life is worth living" thematic shyt. i wanted to feel terrible about myself and then have a rebirth like the character, especially after this miserable year.

 

[Ziggiy]

You literally just boiled the black experience down, as men, to us dying.

I respect your opinion breh, but that's some fukk shyt.

I did not and if thats all you got out of the post then God bless you but we just won’t see eye to eye.



black boys deserve better than this movie. We aren’t magical negroes for spoiled white women and the aspirations that WE choose for OURSELVES do indeed have meaning.

 

[Human Torch]

I watched this last night and enjoyed it at face value. Though I

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kinda wanted to see who 22 would become.

but some of y’all takes got me thinking about the deeper aspects of the film. Kinda like how every interracial couple in a commercial is a white man and a black woman. Certain shyt ain’t a coincidence.

 

[Conz]

Disney could have gave Roy Wood Jr. a little voice role considering they used his likeness.

 

[Ribbs]

Good movie

One reveal I'm surprised the film didn't do

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I thought the film was going to reveal that Joe's real purpose was teaching. Multiple times the film shows that even though Joe doesn't think much of his teaching job, his students think very highly of him and he has a positive impact on their lives. Also w/ the barber telling him that he went to school for something else, but ended up liking his role as a barber, that would show that would you think is your purpose may not actually be what your purpose is.

Furthermore, Joe is the only one to teach 22 why life is worth experiencing. However at the end of the film when Jerry asks Joe what Joe was gonna do w/ his 2nd/3rd chance at life, Joe says that he doesn't know but he's going to make it worthwhile.

So again, I'm surprised Joe never came to the realization that teaching might be his purpose.

at Jerry creating that sociopath and going "that's Earth problem now".

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I kinda thought they alluded to Joe just living as his purpose

 

[StretfordRed]

Good film, makes you think throughout the film and afterwards too.

Aspire to something, no matter how little it is.

I was kinda scared of the great beyond - I wonder why they never touched on it more. But it is definitely has the "doom" factor

 

[TheGodling]

I did not and if thats all you got out of the post then God bless you but we just won’t see eye to eye.

black boys deserve better than this movie. We aren’t magical negroes for spoiled white women and the aspirations that WE choose for OURSELVES do indeed have meaning.

The film went out of its way to remind you souls do not have a gender or race and the voice was just a "stand in" since a soul is a concept. Just like the Jerry's and Terry do not have a race or gender, they are conceptual beings.

22 could have been born as a black boy for all we know, but I guess that would have just lead to folks going in with trans agenda talk like 'Oh, so the black boy is born with a white woman's soul, huh?'.

Anyway, there is also nothing in this story suggesting that your aspirations don't matter. You're simply not supposed to get obsessed with them to the point you don't even enjoy life anymore. And this is a universal message meant for everyone.

 

[Ziggiy]

The film went out of its way to remind you souls do not have a gender or race and the voice was just a "stand in" since a soul is a concept. Just like the Jerry's and Terry do not have a race or gender, they are conceptual beings.

22 could have been born as a black boy for all we know, but I guess that would have just lead to folks going in with trans agenda talk like 'Oh, so the black boy is born with a white woman's soul, huh?'.

Anyway, there is also nothing in this story suggesting that your aspirations don't matter. You're simply not supposed to get obsessed with them to the point you don't even enjoy life anymore. And this is a universal message meant for everyone.

your white. I think i’ve already established with you on several occasions i don’t a give a fukk about what you think about black characterization.


Your the same poster who didn’t want Nate Parker to make Birth Of A Nation because you didn’t want to see black people killing their white slave owners. fukk you

 

[TheGodling]

your white. I think i’ve already established with you on several occasions i don’t a give a fukk about what you think about black characterization.


Your the same poster who didn’t want Nate Parker to make Birth Of A Nation because you didn’t want to see black people killing their white slave owners. fukk you

And I don't give a fukk how little you might care about my opinion. This is a message board and others read these posts too. Maybe they do care and find it interesting, want to join in on the discussion, whatever.

And about Birth Of A Nation and Nate Parker, I never said either thing. I felt iffy about the idea of a Nat Turner film because it would be difficult to communicate the righteousness of a slave revolt with some of the actions that took place during the revolt, specifically child murder. That's a thin line to walk and I felt it could easily go very bad.

If you take that and translate it to whatever the fukk it is you are claiming about me I guess context or nuance are difficult concepts to grasp.

 

[Teal.]

Pixar got a another one..

This movie was excellent for the message it was trying to paint.

 

[ThaBronxBully]

A Bit Disappointing, Not A Bad Movie By Any Stretch

I Think Pixar Sets Us Up To Expect A Certain Thing In Their Movies And This One Fell Slightly Short Of That, Which Sucks Cause All The Ingredients Were There For It

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When Joe As The Cat Tried To Line Himself Up With Those Shaky Paws I’m Was DYING Laughing Though lol

I Walked Away Feeling It Was A Good Movie, I Was Entertained But It Didn’t Grab At Me Emotionally The Way I Was Expecting It Too

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2 Things I Felt Would Have Made It Better

1. I Would Of Loved If Joe Somehow Got To See His Father As A Mentor In The Before Life Realm And Got Some Touching Inspirational Words From Him Just Before He Has To Say Goodbye To Returns To The After Life, I Think That Would Have Been A Huge Impactful Moment

2. I Would Of Like To See The Birth Of 22, And Maybe Hint That Her Father Is Into Music

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I Also Agree With Others Disappointed With The End How Joe Doesnt Even Realize What Made Him Special, 22 Had Historical Leaders And Geniuses As Her Mentors Yet None Of Them Reached Her The Way Joe Did, When Given A 2nd Chance At Life One Of The Jerry’s Ask Him What Are You Gonna Do With This 2nd Chance At Life He Literally Says “I Don’t Know” That’s Frustrating AF As A Viewer