Coco

the story of a 12-year-old aspiring musician’s extraordinary journey to the magical land of his ancestors—won a 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Motion Picture, topped the domestic box office Thanksgiving holiday weekend, became the highest grossing film of all time in Mexico, broke records in China and earned widespread praise, receiving 96 percent from critics and 97 percent from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. Now this vibrant tale filled with love and laughter arrives home Digitally in HD and 4K Ultra HD™ and on Movies Anywhere on Feb. 13, and on 4K Ultra HD,™ Blu-ray,™ DVD and On-Demand on Feb. 27.

Grandmother “Coco” is the core of the family.In the holiday season, Disney Pixar released the movie Coco. This is a story about family, traditions and love. In this film we can see the importance of the “Día de los muertos” (“Day of the Dead”) in the Mexican culture, as it is in other Latin American’s countries. We can see as well the true meaning of this celebration; it’s not about dead itself, is about remembering the ones we loved and left us behind in this world and come just for one night a year to visit their families.

Coco integrates so many little details that bring the audience to get involved in the celebration and explains along the way the meaning of every little piece in a simple way so everyone of us can understand it even if we don’t know anything at all of the Mexican folklore. Like the “altar de muertos” (altar of the dead) which is a table with a photograph of the person(s) loved that is (are) passed away, their favorite meals, belongings, a dog to guide their way to the other side; on the ground is a path drawn with petals of cempasúchil, an orange seasonal flower.

The film prime focus is the family union through generations and how family can understand and forgive or be unconditional, even if someone does not agree with a belief. Miguel, a 12-year old boy who lives in a little town in Mexico, has always wanted to sing, but music and any form of melody is banned in his family because of a tragic story happened years ago. The fact that no one contradicts the words and beliefs of the elder relatives tell us about the respect they deserved as part of a lineage.

After a few minutes into the movie it’s easily to cry a little because of all the nostalgia this film provokes by remembering us about our love us that aren’t with us anymore, and that’s something we all can relate to. The colors used in the animation keeps us watching and are meant to bright up the environment by contrasting with the dark because the story is taking place during the night, and combines perfectly with the one used in this tradition. The songs all are in the genre of Mexican regional music and the score were composed especially for this movie by Michael Giacchino.

Coco was premier first in Mexico, shortly before this holiday and also the Disneyland Resort was dressed with this theme to commemorate it. It’s nominated for the Oscars in the categories of “Best Animated Feature Film” and “Original song: Remember Me”.

Saw November 10 2017 in Cinepolis Mexicali, in Mexico.
Written by Lola Marquez.

Coco
Directed by Lee Unkrich
Produced by Darla K. Anderson
Screenplay by Adrian Molina, Matthew Aldrich
Story by Lee Unkrich, Jason Katz, Matthew Aldrich, Adrian Molina
Starring Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renée Victor, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Edward James Olmos
Music by Michael Giacchino
Cinematography Matt Aspbury, Danielle Feinberg
Edited by Steve Bloom, Lee Unkrich,
Production company : Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date October 20, 2017 (Morelia), November 22, 2017 (United States)
Running time : 109 minutes

Photos: © 2017 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

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