Zenno

Fresh from watching Soul my initial thoughts are as follows as the end credits roll. This film really pleasantly surprised me. For Pixar, and for that matter, Disney, movies that are philosohical in nature are a rarity. As adapting things this complex for children as your target audience and yet still making this a film that an adult like myself can also enjoy is a feat in itself. While the minimalistic story telling may disappoint quite a few people due to their expectations of Disney and Pixar's usual standards. I feel that judging Soul to other movies like Inside out is rather unfair. While Inside out focused on the mentality of a child going through hardships and the mental perspectives as such, Soul stands on it's own to discuss the feelings of those who are adults and feel their life is over and struggling to find a reason, desperately at times, to keep living, or the feeling of one's insecurities and anxieties as to a young person whose life has just begun. It's a realm of philosophy that has a beautifully animated backdrop and calm ethereal tones and sprinkles of piano to pull you in to see Pixar's interpretation to the questions humanity has asked since the moment we could think: "What is the meaning of life? And, if there is meaning in living, what does it mean for me? What is my purpose?" I feel like this film is definitely for the millennials and Gen Z especially as We are the most insecure generation to date. It's like this movie is telling us: "It's ok to be scared of living. Life is painful. It's full of regrets. And can be miserable. But it's also beautiful, and joyful. Living to your fullest is worth it because in all the little things, and those small, stolen, quiet moments, we can stop and find... that this world isn't so bad." And it's a nice feeling.