Elio

I do appreciate that it isn't a remake nor sequel to an existing IP by Disney and Pixar. It's nice to see a new story and original idea without having to constantly be slammed with remakes and sequels.

To begin with, the concept of Elio is pretty good as a story about venturing through the new world, UFO's, alien adventures and mishaps sound is pretty cool. Throughout, once again, the animation is rich of colors, vibrate lights, and the designs are cute and well-structured. Pixar never fails to impress with their high quality animation style and designs. Especially with the alien designs, I really loved their movements and structures. Alongside with the sound designs, the colorful vibe atmosphere, and there is a good sense of humor as it does balance out with some of the emotional levels together.

However, despite the good concept, the writing unfortunately doesn't fully take advantage with the creative concept as it thinks. There are certain moments in the story that felt cliches with modern children animation tropes, and emotional and complex moments that seemed interesting, but the execution comes off as it plays a bit too safe. I understand that it's for children, but in the past, Pixar has been able to put good complex themes within their works and it makes it a great emotional experience. Because of this, it didn't felt as impactful nor connectable as I would have liked.

The character of Elio is okay as his development offers a good insight with the setting and atmosphere. But the other characters weren't really as interesting, as they felt undeveloped and uninteresting to observe. The voice performances, surprisingly, was pretty mild as despite some strong voice performances, some felt a bit awkward and out of place.

I'll be honest, it's a bit disappointing because I love to support more original new stories from Disney because they need to continue to bring out new worlds and stories. Unfortunately, Pixar and Disney has been falling into the "play safe" path, and it effects what made Disney in the past amazing. Overall, Elio is a okay popcorn Disney movie for the children but it's quite forgettable.

I just watched Elio and I can't explain how much I LOVED it-oh boy. This movie completely swept me off my feet. The animation is breathtaking, the characters are so well-written, and the emotional beats hit hard without being overdone. Elio himself is instantly endearing, and watching him navigate this wild, unexpected journey felt so personal and universal at the same time. There's such a sense of wonder and heart throughout the film-it's imaginative, funny, and deeply moving. I don't want to spoil anything, but the way everything comes together by the end is just... wow. One of Pixar's most special films in years.

I just got back from watching the new Pixar on world premiere... ELIO!

And we'll even know this movie was delayed for 2 years ago and even change the date to now June 20th, so I decided to fly over to the premiere of Pixar Elio and after finishing the movie this might be the best Pixar movie so far.

Elio is a silly, amazing, emotional movie so far a boy who wanted to get adoptive by alien and well he does it and he somehow the leader of Earth, this movie man so amazing that the cast might have fun making this movie and even know it got delayed 2 years i think this movie is amazing. 9/10 perfect.

Pixar's next original film is now here! And honestly, is a little underwhelming. For starters, it's a Pixar film with a theme! With other films like Lightyear or Luca. There's a theme in there, but it's not present like other films! This is one with that heart and theme that Pixar is known for! When it comes to the story or theme, it all feels like Lilo and Stitch. Alien story, kid who feels he doesn't belong. It all feels like Lilo and Stitch! The film makes sure you care for the main character. He's a fun character, and is the best part of this movie! There's a lot of fun to be had! Characters, story, it's fun! But fun is not Pixar. Pixar is known for there advanced storytelling, mature theme, mature storytelling. That's what makes Pixar, PIXAR. But with Elio, it still feels like a lot of recent Pixar films, Like Elemental. Where you like it, it's enjoyable. But is not the highs of Pixar. Saying something is solid, means it's one of Pixar's weakest films, such as Elio! There problem is, there's too many different story ideas there trying to tackle, that in the end. It's rushed, chopped together, but has heart. Again, not the Pixar that Pixar was, back in the day. I was expecting more, but for a Pixar film, it doesn't reach the highs it needs to reach!

A very entertaining film that's not just for kids - adults will find a lot to appreciate, too. The main character is incredibly sweet and deals with relatable, everyday issues in a heartfelt way.

Visually, it's beautifully animated as you'd expect from Pixar. It definitely resembles ,Luca' regarding its looks.

More importantly, the story touches on timely and meaningful themes: loneliness, grief, and how people from different backgrounds can come together when it really matters. It's thought-provoking without being heavy. Definitely worth watching, even if it's not among Pixar's absolute top-tier films.