Coco
- 2017
- Tous publics
- 1h 45m
Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.
- Won 2 Oscars
- 112 wins & 42 nominations total
- Miguel
- (voice)
- Héctor
- (voice)
- Mamá Imelda
- (voice)
- Abuelita
- (voice)
- (as Renée Victor)
- Papá
- (voice)
- Papá Julio
- (voice)
- Tío Oscar
- (voice)
- …
- Clerk
- (voice)
- Plaza Mariachi
- (voice)
- …
- Mamá Coco
- (voice)
- Tía Rosita
- (voice)
- Chicharrón
- (voice)
- Mamá
- (voice)
- Departures Agent
- (voice)
- Tía Victoria
- (voice)
- Tío Berto
- (voice)
- …
Summary
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Coco does a fantastic job of capturing the viewer from the first moment. It cleverly captures the beauty of the "Day of the Dead" tradition, by unfolding one of the most heartwarming stories I've ever seen in a movie, around it. The film features a young Musician called Miguel and the pursuit of his dream of being a musician against his family's approval. Throughout the movie while Miguel engages in an adventurous journey through the land of the dead, he is caught between the love he has for music and the importance of family bonds. Quiet a simple and pretty well covered subject. Somehow, Coco manages to so simply and beatifully capture the essence of what it means to be human. What it means to love and what it means to have passion for the things and the people you love. The story was told in such an elegant way that it didn't make me think about the values it represented, but instead it made me feel them, without me even analysing what I was watching. It did it so gradually that at some point near the end I was so overwhelmed by a scene, which definetely goes to my "top 10 best movie scenes" list, that I caught myself crying. Not tearing up like I usually do when a scene touches me. Actually crying.
I could go on and on about Coco, but I'll leave with saying that this is a fantastic movie and I honestly feel grateful that I had the chance to watch it.
A must see!!!
The story is set around Día de Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead. Miguel is a nice little boy whose family, inexplicably, HATE music and insist he never can grow up to become a musician. And, wouldn't you know it, but that's EXACTLY what the boy wants to become one day. But after destroying his homemade guitar, he is unable to enter a music contest...so he decides to take one from the local cemetery. Not surprisingly, this creates all sorts of problems...and Miguel is transported to the land of the dead. What's next? Just see the film!
The CGI for this film is simply the best you'll currently find...putting it well above the quality of competing studios, such as Universal and Fox. In addition, the scope of the images is just breathtaking....and a treat to see on the big screen. Additionally, the songs, story and characters are all lovely. One warning, however, is that this film will very likely start you crying now and again...be sure to have some tissues nearby, just in case. A must-see film.
Did you know
- TriviaDuring one of the visits to an Oaxacan family in Mexico for inspiration, director Lee Unkrich paid particular attention to a traditional ofrenda that holds pictures of the dead and is also used to offer food during the Día de Muertos. He noticed the family Basset hound had to be repeatedly chased away from the ofrenda because it tried to eat the food. He found this so amusing that he included a scene in the movie where Miguel is horrified to find Dante eating food from the ofrenda.
- GoofsThe dead are obviously stuck at the age that they died. Imelda and Hector have spent several years in the afterlife at the same time, and Imelda has never realized that Hector is the same age as he was when he left her, clearly indicating the reason he never came back. She still wouldn't have known that he intended to come back and could simply think that he died shortly after deserting his family.
- Quotes
Héctor: [sings] Remember me, though I have to say goodbye / Remember me, don't let it make you cry / For even if I'm far away, I hold you in my heart / I sing a secret song to you, each night we are apart / Remember me, though I have to travel far / Remember me, each time you hear a sad guitar / Know that I'm with you, the only way that I can be / Until you're in my arms again, remember me...
- Crazy creditsAt the end of the closing credits, there is an ofrenda to the deceased people who inspired the filmmakers of Coco, in the form of a mosaic made from photographs.
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- SoundtracksRemember Me
Music & Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez
Produced by Germaine Franco, Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez
As Performed by Ernesto de la Cruz - Benjamin Bratt
As Performed by Héctor & Young Coco - Gael García Bernal, Gabriella Flores & Libertad García Fonzi
As Performed by Miguel & Mamá Coco - Anthony Gonzalez & Ana Ofelia Murguía
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- Also known as
- Untitled Dia de los Muertos Project
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Box office
- Budget
- $175,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $210,460,015
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $50,802,605
- Nov 26, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $814,641,172
- Runtime
- 1h 45m(105 min)
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1