>>95080716>The first movie sucked.Eh, yes/no. Yes, it did kind of suck in that the plot was fairly basic and didn't really do anything particularly new. It was a basic boy-meets-girl story, and there was never any real doubt that the MC was going to be coming back and getting the girl. I will note that the dynamic between Manolo and Joaquín was at least unusual for what I typically see (it's nice to see that Joaquín didn't get painted as the typical "evil villain") and the La Muerte/Xibalba relationship was also interesting. It wasn't too original, but it was a nice change from the typical Disney fare.
I'd disagree that the Candle Maker and the family members were pointless. They certainly served their purpose in the film, and just because somebody shows up doesn't mean they needed a full story arc to flesh things out. Manolo's parents in particular do exactly what they needed to do: highlight the divide in his family between pushing him to be a bullfighter and letting him go as he wants to live.
I'll admit that it's been awhile since I've seen it, but the end of the bullfight does still make me tear up a bit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-fkmRaX0WkMy biggest concern with Coco is that, while Book of Life really hit the aesthetic and had a good conflict behind it, Coco seems like it will just be a standard kids movie with the Dia de los Muertos backdrop to it. Sure, it will probably be done well due to Pixar working on the title, but I'm not sure how much the story will be about the setting in the same way that Toy Story or Up handled it.
>>95081637>>95080739>>95078428This is also the first time I've heard about a Book of Life 2.
