Soul - Is It Good or Nah? (Pixar Review)
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There are so many people who feel depressed and pointless because they can’t find what they’re good at, but this movie says “It doesn’t matter what you’re good at, it matters that you’re here.” That’s a big message I’ve really never seen before. I’ve seen several movies, like It’s a Wonderful Life, say “Life is meaningful because of what you have.” I’ve never seen one that said, “Life is meaningful because you’re alive.” Thats deep.
Yeah, the message was a breath of fresh of air after all " it doesn't matter who you are on the outside " or " believe in yourself " messages
Bojack Horseman did that message to a tea. Because it showed that simple desires like earningg an Oscar or casted in a lead role dont make you happy
_cough_ _cough_ *Persona* *3* _cough_ _cough_
@@hoyofan533 I just finished that Oscar episode today lmao
yeah i needed that lesson im very depressed
I honestly feel like this movie was something this generation needs. We were constantly growing up with messages like "Go live your dreams" "Don't stop following your passions" "Be the best!" And so on. What about those who barely have reason to be alive? The generation of youth nowadays crave death more than I've seen those wanting to push for life, and I found myself identifying with that mindset. It was so nice, and just a breath of fresh air to see a movie with a message that just tells you to go out and live your life. that you don't need a single driving force, something to dedicate your life to, that it's okay to just be alive.
How am i the first like? This deserves at least 1k
Yes! Exactly this. This is what I appreciated about this movie.
Definitely an underrated comment
I just want you to know I'm taking a screenshot of this to look at on my worse days and I invite everyone to do the same
@Alex JG that's the thing about this movie. it's not about being productive, or inspiring or pushing people to move forward with their lives. it doesn't have to be that at all. it's more for the people who have trouble finding meaning in life, letting them know that it's okay to stop and appreciate the simple fact your living. of course that's not the explicit moral of the movie condisidering how they leave it up to interpretation, but it doesn't have to be productive. it never did :)
“I heard this story about a fish, he swims up to an older fish and says: ‘I’m trying to find this thing they call the ocean.’ ‘The ocean?’ the older fish says, ‘that’s what you’re in right now.’ ‘This’, says the young fish, ‘this is water. What I want is the ocean.”
I really liked the inclusion of this.
Sometimes we are in love with an idea of something, but doing that something doesn't really appeal to us, or we don't view it as the same as the "ideal".
I had never heard this before (if it is a well known story), but I was blown away on how deep and emotional this story was. It wasn't cliche, too vague, or too "dumbed down"; it was perfect and really made me think about life. Sometimes you are chasing a dream or idea while ignoring or not realizing the place you are now is what you wanted all along.
@@alexrudolph301 Oh, as you can tell i interpreted the anecdote diferently, i like your interpretation!
@@capuchinosofia4771 I think we interpreted them very similarly, we both just took the two main parts of the story. It’s both of what we’re saying, both falling in love with an idea that doesn’t turn out to be “ideal” and chasing a dream too hard that you miss the life happening around you. I like how the anecdote can be interpreted in different ways, yet still be the same in a way lmao
Yeah that metaphor really made me think about my life and maybe my failed attempts at college courses in the past weren’t as bad as I made them out to be
Soul's ending is NOT vague. It's littery saying 'Go And Enjoy Life '. Its PROFOUND AS FUCK.
The ending is a mix to be honest, but still a great movie and a return to form by Pixar, maybe a Pixar renaissance or revival
@@rjcorreia3788 i disagree, i thought the ending was absolutely wonderful
@@anormalguy9320 i said it's mix, and i liked it to
It didn't tie up loose ends, like did he keep playing or did he decide to be a teacher instead. Did he ever get to meet 22 on earth?
@@chuforeichi It didn't really matter what he decides to take. The ending tells us that Joe will start to appreciate the small things from that point and not obsess over a grand dream that won't fulfill him for too long.
I don't think he would meet 22 anytime soon, if at all. He/she is gonna be born as a newborn by the movie's end and most likely have no recollection of their adventure. He might meet her as a student years later or a visitor of one of his gigs.
I liked the ending, the whole “it’s ok to just be alive” it really refreshing
Agreed. As someone who feels guilty for no reason all the time, I really needed that reassurance
You can tell this was made before COVID
Yes
@Jay Toledo idk i feel like that whole message is kind of old now its kind of refreshing to see a more optimistic view and defiant approach instead of just accepting it
@Jay Toledo i get what you mean but i feel all these movies that do the whole don't fight it or accept it kind of come off as death is good or beautiful when it really isn't its just kind of refreshing to see a story where someone gets a second chance even though something like that might never happen in real life
I feel that the best part of the movie is that the body swap aspect wasn't spoiled in the trailers
Honestly the trailers didn’t ruin much, it spoiled the first 20 minutes, but the rest of the movie seem pretty untouched.
I didn’t know about that swap at all, such a pleasant surprise!
I didnt watch all the trailers so this aspect wasn't spoiled for me
True!
Like James I was actually rly worried Joe being in the Cat would bring the movie down but luckily it didnt
I actually really like the calming ending more than the "hey we're Pixar so we have to make you angsty happy cry" ending we keep getting (even if they're still good). It feels like a jumping off point for the viewer to contemplate their own lives. A different type of feeling they were trying to leave the viewer with this time.
lol i cried when joe was inside of 22 body
@@imjustadorito7207 That sounds so wrong wth
but you can't deny that those emotional ending are fitting and not forced tho-
@@iateyourhomework2142 Don't worry, she's really a thousand years old! -anime fans
For real. inside out was way too dramatic. I did not connect any of the characters in Coco and no humor. Soul is personally my new favorite. This movie is deep and impactful.
I feel like the inclusion of the cat was actually pretty brilliant; actually, I think they should've expanded upon it more. Because as a cat, Joey starts to appreciate more basic pleasures like lying in the sun. It's like, animals don't sit around worrying about their purpose in life, they just do what feels good and enjoy the moment. Especially cats, who... Huh, now that I think about it, that's pretty interesting, too. Because most cats are just pets: they have no jobs, they just provide companionship for us. But the cat in the movie is a therapy cat. Of course, the cat in that case probably isn't aware it has a "job," it just enjoys being with people. So... Like I said, I wish the movie had explored this element more. Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if they had wanted to, but it got cut for time. Overall, I think that's the problem with this movie: it tried to do too much and cut characterization for time. Like, Joey was fine as a character, but I feel like the film would've been more impactful if we'd seen more of his past.
I love what you said about the cat
This.
I thought that 22 would end up as the cat, enjoying the basic things of life... Which would have been fine, but not quite good as a message.
@@capuchinosofia4771 same.
I agree with the cat thing, but Jesus Christ you might have one of the craziest train of thoughts I have ever seen 😂
@@bobross8388 Haha, you think so? I like to write stream of consciousness like that; I think it's more interesting when I do it that way.
this movie’s message was honestly such a breathe of fresh air because most movies end with a message like “follow your dreams” or “you can do anything” or “you can change the world. go do it.” while this movie’s message was “go live. it doesnt matter how you do it but just live.” and to me at least that is such a beautiful message. it makes me happy to be alive which is so important.
Spot on. I love how well this movie nailed this.
the greatest gift from the universe is life
Live your spark, don't chase your purpose
For me thats the core of the movie
it made me be thankful that im alive
@@ShuAbLe yes I agree
A lot of people don’t like the ending because Joe didn’t die and he didn’t end up sacrificing anything, but you gotta understand that there’s a reason that Jerry let Joe live. Jerry saw Joe’s ability to help 22 find her spark, and I believe Jerry let Joe go back so he could do the same to other people on Earth. I thought it was implied that Joe would continue helping and teaching kids like Connie, who are struggling with music and finding their passion and want for life.
Edit: And as Ghostbat said in the replies to this comment, having Joe die would give off the wrong message that “dying is okay” when the entire movie is about the idea that one should simply live their life.
And I agree.
Even though I think in my opinion, it makes sense that Joe (to some degree) could of accepted his fate and passed away but at the same time it makes sense that Jerry gave Joe a second chance to show the kids (assuming the band kids he was teaching before he passed and met 22) what he learned from 22 and such.
Yeah I mean- I honestly would have been a little uncomfortable with him willingly dying in the end because it would have sent a slight even if unintentional “if your not satisfied with life dying is a chill release” kinda message which would have undone the entire rest of the movies message and just sent a really uncomfortable “suicide is sometimes the answer” message. :/
Besides that would’ve been too predictable and cliché, Joe’s life was incomplete, on some level it would’ve been unsatisfying
Its not like pixar would kill off the main guy though, kids would cry. The film is grown up as it is.
My mother kept saying “his spark is to teach others” like the first scene we see Joe he’s trying to teach a music class, and even though it was 22 who was in his body at the time, he still helped one of his students fall in love with music again. So I think his ending to to help and teach others to find their spark most likely with music.
SPOILER WARNING
The scene where Joe tries to reconcile with 22 while she’s wrapped up in all the bad things her mentors have said is a very accurate depiction of being deluded by negativity, at least in my experience.
Omg yes
it showed to me as a child being surrounded by super talented and successful people and them themselves not being like them, so they feel they always need to be _better._ While I may have to opposite issue of seeing loved ones being mediocre or in a terrible place so I feel I need to be great for them- it still somehow connected to me.
It reminds me a lot of how extreme anxiety can feel. I used to hate myself for never being good enough and putting so many other people up on a pedestal for achieving things I never could, and I never knew what I wanted to do with my life as I always felt it'd be a waste of time or someone else could do it better.
The ending reminds me of a personification of when bad and mean things that people have said to me just swirl in my head and I just emotionally break.
That scene is too real. The fact that she overcomes that always makes me cry.
I feel like the movie having an emotional, spelled out "disney ending" would have worked against one of the messages the movie was going for. That being that life doesn't always have grand sweeping changes or clear answers that come with milestones in your life. Sometimes something happens to you and you don't really know what you learned from it or how to move on from there. And things don't always end up in the most perfect, spelled out way, especially with something as complicated as what is basically "your purpose for living". Joe past the end credits will still likely have problems with payments or have crossroads in his career. He'll likely never see 22 again as one soul against billions, and that's just how it works sometimes. And I infinitely prefer that bit of ambiguity over something clear cut and emotional, because it would be dissatisfying from a narrative perspective.
I agree 100%. It didn’t have that “I reunited with 22, I’m getting married to Lisa, and I am a great mentor” ending because it would ruin the movies whole message of “life doesn’t change with great milestones.” Very nice outlook and unlike some, I’m glad it had a vague ending.
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I think the ending is better to be more ambiguous.
Even if he did find 22 there is no way of knowing it was 22.
I like how we don't get to see Joe's choice in the end. If the movie had shown us what he chose between his teaching job and becoming a full-time musician, the movie would be telling the audience that either one was the right choice, and the entire point to me was that it really doesn't matter in the end.
Ooh! That's super good. I actually didn't even wonder what was "next" for Joe since it was so feel good in the end that I just felt "things will be alright for Joe, no matter what." Which is kind of what 22 learned as they were worried about picking the right/wrong thing.
@@morisatsuki3659 I agree! The movie felt resolved even though we weren't told what happened afterwards.
True. I usually don't like it when films do this because it usually feels anticlimactic or leaves you an empty feeling but this movie pulled it off perfectly.
yes! Exactly what I thought.
Plus it isnt like he cant do both. We dont really get the details on each job
As a person with mental illnesses, this movie hit really close to home. The scene where we go inside the “lost soul” of 22 is literally what having an attack is like. The visceral feeling from it definitely got me crying. What I loved about the movie was that the message was really just being present. Being mindful, being aware, and focusing on the now. These are all things that are discussed in group therapy. That life isn’t about “finding” a purpose or end goal, but rather just finding the BEAUTY in everything.
Same.
Yes.
That is where I started crying, because.. you know.. it just.. was the real thing.
@@Alexis-ul5wt I saw her as more of "no one can understand her" type of character
which is where I saw my "difficult attitude" reflected in.
@@Alexis-ul5wt Don't worry I appreciate your view
she just really connected with.. you know... us who... societyrejects.
@@Alexis-ul5wt (I feel you moment)
Inside out: Mind
Coco: Heart
Soul: ...I think you can guess...
Kidney?
Stomach is next, Pixar movie about obesity
@@PinkGoldAbby there's Wall E XD
Life
Intestine
this movie was so good. and congrats on 1M! holy shit!
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I feel like a lot of people who feel the movie’s concepts “aren’t fully formed” just wish that Pixar had created an expansive, intricate abstract world a la Inside Out, Coco, etc. What they decided to do here instead was create a world different than our own to introduce a concept, then go back to our world to fully hammer home its importance. And it did it in a masterful way. This movie broke from the Pixar mold in that regard and I feel that’s where a lot of the criticism is coming from. I found this movie to be an absolute masterpiece.
They just wanted to do something different. And they succeeded. You just need a different mind set. Everyone was expecting something different, even me, but it delivered.
I liked the movie, but I didn't think it was Pixar's best. It goes over themes of death, family, and music (on top of what makes life worth living) and that was pretty jarring since Coco just came out a couple years earlier. I personally prefer Coco, but Soul was pretty good too. In a weird way I feel that is Coco never existed I'd like Soul a lot more.
I'm just a sucker for world building. I see an interesting world, I wanna know everything about it
@@insertwittyname5649 Personally, this movie is better than Inside Out and Coco, but Cars 2, The Good Dinosaur, and Brave still come out up top.
I didn't think this was the best Pixar movie of all time, sometimes it felt rush or the ideas wouldn't stick together, but either way it was a good movie with a good message, and truly different, I just don't think is perfect, and that's okay
When you get down to it, this movie is just “stop to smell the roses” in such a masterful way.
Edit: since this comment is really popular, I thought I’d try my best to communicate a Hot Take on the movie’s ending scene and why I like it. For a movie that says you’re not defined by one thing, even if you enjoy it, isn’t it fitting that Joe doesn’t die? In a way, helping 22 could have been his life’s purpose, what it’s all been building up towards. But just like his band gig, which he thought was what his life was leading up to, life keeps on going, more things to do and enjoy.
haha I’m the first reply
Couldn't have said it better myself. It's honestly the first animated movie where I've sat down and have gone "what's the underlying message, and how can I apply it to my own life?"
It's a masterpiece - in my opinion.
agreed, it made me want to live
glad youre not racist
More like stop to smell the trash
Idk man i feel like having a more “vague” ending that actually make you think instead of showing everything to pry cheap emotions out of an audience is a much more satisfying and artistic decision 😐
Like can we PLEASE stop explaining everything in media?? Can we make more nuanced and thoughtful stories without feeling the need to explain everything?? PLEASE??!
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@@user-io5qz7lj4q mood
well i meen some people like feeling over thinking. it all depends on the person
Tbh, i was thinking about this too ! I am person who loves feeling and emotion and all, but I wouldn't mind at all if it was the it the way around. To be vague and given to interpretation is really valid and kinda rare to see in a pixar movie! Which i think is really cool :D
This movie made me cry. I'm a high school student, struggling a LOT with trying to figure out what I'm going to do with my life. I've been doing so much research on developing my future life plans, working my butt of trying to deal with school work, and doing my actual jobs on top of that. I'm stressed, constantly tired, often sick because of it all... I have very little freetime because I've want to work on it all as much as possible, and when I have it I'm too tired or too bored to even enjoy it. My mindset has just become, "Unless I'm working or studying, I'm wasting time and it's meaningless." This film made me cry because it told me that it's okay to take a break. It's okay to just enjoy the now. That, while working for goals and building a future are an integral part of life, thats not all there is to it. Everything in life has the potential to be a beautiful thing, and we should try to look for the beauty in ALL of it. Not just the future. It also made me cry because it made me go back and appreciate all the small things in my life so far as well, and appreciate those helping me out with my current struggles more. Overall, this movie was beautiful and I love it, it's a 10/10 for me!
reading your comment made me teary, we kinda have the same situation, I always worry and think about my grades or what will happen to my future and didn't notice that i'm starting to forget to have some time for myself. It's really a great choice to watch this movie.
I agree with how this movie is more of a “makes ya think” upfront. And though it had its moments of wtf is going on Pixar please stop this, I also was like damn, the intended audience is finally skewing beyond fart jokes, exhausted tropes, and predictable plots. Makes me interested to see where Pixar goes from here :0 love ur reviews, and congrats on a million!!! 🎉
Soul was a lot different than I thought it would be, but that isn't a bad thing.
Omg hi Illy!!! Also man this movie made me feel something from Pixar that I haven't felt in a long time!!!
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I like the fact that the “spark” wasn’t just a passion but a thing that gave you a will to live. 22 didn’t get her earth badge by finding her spark, she found her want to be on earth and music just happened to push her towards that. I like that the end message was different from the whole idea of some sort of spark, although the “spark” is a motivator. I’m not sure if what I said makes sense, but in any case, I really like the message of the movie.
Mostly Agreed. I interpreted it more as having the potential to find value in things on earth. This is how 22 was ready to go even after clenching on to some trinkets and memories. I think Joe also got it wrong that 22 only liked music because she was in his body. That might not have been clear to viewers but it was to me at least. Again, the intellectual part of this film contains that point. And yes, the message is great. It follows the theme of overlooking things in life like Inside Out and Coco.
To me it felt like a spark is more aline with a reason to get up and go see.
Joe may have Jazz as his spark, or maybe even music or as my dad thought, the very act of reaching people though music and recognising that love in someone else
I like this version the best, it make sit not a thing you have to do, but a thing that keeps you doing
@@garrett5643 I also think Joe got it all wrong about 22. I think I get it, but I'm honestly not sure if we get it the same way.
I saw it as more of an eye opening thing for 22, seeing and feeling instead of acting and pretending.
22 needed to actually live to be able to live
@@JDM-is-my-name I agree with that because she never gotten a chance to experience it, just know what's on earth
This was a mature movie and was great.
The thing with the spark being the will to live, I agree.
comparing this to Ratatouille shouldnt be a thing. they are two different messages. one is following your dreams and fighting to do it and the other is telling you that not having a definite dream or purpose is a good thing also, enjoy the moment
in my opinion, soul touched me more then inside out coco and ratatouille. inside outs and cocos endings were tear jerkers but this whole movie was full of ups and downs and i felt very touched with the ending and felt many emotions during the whole thing.
of course your opinion can be different and you can like whatever but i still dont think it is fair to compare this movie to other ones with whole different messages
He didn’t compare it, he just said he was hyped that he thought it would be as great as ratatouille
@@hahahahahaha1786 He kind of did in his original thoughts of the move. "I was expecting a Ratatouille but this is more of an Inside Out". It's rated lower because it wouldn't be considered that mature storytelling that Ratatouille had, but in all honesty, it was very mature in its own right even with the body-swapping shenanigans. It was a thought-provoking piece kind of suited towards children, but that didn't make it innate for adults to enjoy it as well. The point he was getting at was that Ratatouille was kind of more suited towards an adult liking, while Soul to kids, but in both cases, the other demographic is able to enjoy. In the case of Soul, at least, I think its message greatly appeals to more so teenagers which makes the film so much more different than the rom-com and dramas usually aimed at our demographic.
@@doodleproductions7552 Soul is most definitely not for kids, Jesus Christ my ten year old sister asked if the dude was dead lmao. Both are definitely geared towards adults
@@hahahahahaha1786 If Soul wasn't for kids then there wouldn't be jokes in it that kids were going to enjoy (as well as some of the main facets being akin to childish mannerisms), and most likely the body-swapping shenanigans would have been done in a *much* different way to get the same theme across towards adults. Schaffrilas believes that Ratatouille was meant to suit adults first, kids second. Inside Out is meant to take adult themes and make them consumable towards children, and Soul did mostly the same thing. The whole concept of an afterlife, birth, being a good person, living, etc. was done in a more adult-like way in a series such as "The Good Place". Again, I would say the message was more akin towards a teenage-esque demographic, but I think you're giving this generation of kids too little credit in what media is for them. You would probably say Onward was for kids with the whole adventure story, but the main facet of Onward is that the father is dead. You're going to find dark themes like death across multiple kids media so that adults can enjoy it too, though in movies such as Inside Out and Soul where that is the main facet it is (for lack of a better phrase) "dumbed down" to get the kids to watch it.
TL;DR The difference is in who the media was adapted for foremost. In Ratatouille nothing was tuned down and the affair made a large presence throughout the entire movie, clearly meant to entertain adults first and kids second. In Soul, they purposefully made it a fun adventure for kids with them swapping souls and the jokes that ensued as a result of it. If it were geared towards adults they would not hold back in themes.
He was comparing the execution, which is perfectly fair.
I’m not afraid to admit that I started tearing up during the piano montage near the end.
Everyone did
I straight out started crying
so did i and my younger bro who didn’t really understand it was just looking at me while rolling his eyes lol.
I was full on sobbing, it was beautifully created
i was trying so hard not to cry dude
I like how everything looks realistic but their faces are like eggplants
Plz-😭
Honestly that's what charmed me. Pixar made an odd style choice work, whereas if any other studio did it, it wouldn't have been as great
Ikr
Finally someone says it! XD
Lmao 😂
can everyone agree that the opening for the disney logo was hilarious with that terrible middle school band rendition of the song lol I was dying laughing
Not gonna lie, that gave me some flashbacks from my middle school band rehearsal 🤣
I was cracking up because i just didnt expect it ngl
I’m in a middle school band, and we’re actually pretty good. It was just enjoyable to remember how crap we were in the beginning, and the into definitely made me remember that lol
I don’t what’s worse a middle school band playing when you wish apon a Star or a third grade class playing it on a recorder.
That whole movie was just hilarious. The funniest pixar movie bu fat
When he said to his mother “If I died today, my life would’ve been meaningless” that’s when I cried. It hit so close to home for me.
I agree😢
And then after he did his performance and nothing changes meaning even if he died after that showing it would still feel meaningless.
As a band kid myself, I literally stood up at that opening scene and said "no, this is too real."
Side rant: for that scene where the kid is playing her trombone and realizing she didn't want to quit, all I could think about was "STOP PUFFING YOUR CHEEKS"
I feel like this movie did something a lot of movies don’t, they tried something new. It is a more Subtle type movie, and that subtlety made it a better movie.
A lot of movies do try something new
I still wish it went with the jazz idea tho.
Buddy movie with animal
What did it do new
@@warmfridge856 Creating things left up to who was watching, leaving thought provoking messages. Sure movies do this but its not their main focus. Soul tries to specialize into this more than others because its really up to you on how you interpret it, its certainly a very different movie regarding this.
For some reason, the metaphor that Dorothea tells Joe really stuck with me.
"I heard this story about a fish. He swims up to this older fish and says, 'I'm trying to find this thing they call the ocean'.
'The ocean?' says the older fish. That's what you're in right now.
'This?' says the younger fish. 'This is water. I'm trying to find the ocean.'"
It's such a simple story, but it entirely encapsulates the message of the film. Everyone thinks they'll be happy when they finally get something they don't yet have. In truth, happiness comes from life itself. It doesn't matter what you achieve or what you think you need to be happy or to be complete. All that matters in life is to live every second of it.
The imagery is very evocative too. There is a lot of majesty and grandeur associated with the ocean, yet it is merely composed of an everyday thing: water.
not your comment making me cry
@@elenagonzalez8463 that line was one of multiple times in the movie I cried, idk what it was obviously the guy who made the video didn’t have the same raw emotional reaction that I did but it was intense and I wasn’t expecting it 😅
For some reason? That's the point of the line. It's sapposed to stick with you
@@skyline3375 far, *far* too much time
The theme of this movie was phenomenal. Far too often movies give us an answer about fulfillment: what path we should take or what we should place value on. But with this movie, we were left without an answer, because life is unpredictable and we don’t need all the answers. We change, we experience, we make mistakes and take different paths. There isn’t a right or wrong path or way to live your life. Soul really touched me because I felt that in the end, I appreciated the gentle moments in life that held little to no meaning.
Where I’m coming from: I assumed that the movie would force the protagonist to find fulfillment in teaching as opposed to pursuing his dream as a jazz musician. I thought the movie would lead up to a fork in the road choice for the protagonist. But that’s not this movies theme at all. In the end, he’s free and alive to live every day. There is not one source of fulfillment or purpose that is morally better than other paths.
I like that you pointed out the intellectual, adult approach to storytelling. I feel that children are still able to connect with the themes, but the pacing of the story is very off putting for some people. For me, I feel that the pacing is fitting for the theme. It’s not about a pivotal moment where we make or break ourselves. It’s not about fast paced action designed to impress us with the animation. But rather, we sit there and experience with both 22 and joe how life can be fulfilled in ways that are not inherently purposeful. We don’t need an inherent purpose to find fulfillment in living a beautiful life: life is beautiful. I feel that this is what 22 came to understand. She didn’t have to have a predetermined purpose in life for it to have meaning.
Edit: also, I really loved how the movie never really started or ended. By that I mean neither of them felt like proper points in time to start and end a movie. Again this just really solidified the movies message about how life isn’t the climatic moments, but rather everything in between.
I left this movie thinking about my own life and not the characters. After I finished this movie, I discovered I had the ingredients for s’mores, did a happy dance and literally started crying because I felt that the moment I was experiencing was my life and it was beautiful in the most gentle way.
This pandemic fuckin' robbed us of experiencing such greatness on the big-screen.
WW84 would have slaughtered it like Kung Fu Panda 2 when it was against Hangover Part 2. Even if WW84 was a worser film, the hype was there.
@@ccateni28 .... I guess so.
No matter how much people cry for more original films, they'll always turn their backs on it in favor of bitching about remakes and sequels some more.
And that's some sad-as-fuck truth.
For the record, I loved WW84. Not as much as the first movie but still really enjoyed it.
bro imagine the walk/ride home after seeing this in theaters...
I watched it on the big screen lol. Lucky for that but our government doesn't know what's it doing with the pandemic.
@@ccateni28 both movie's original release dates were June and July, so it wouldn't have been that bad
At least the cat has a reason unlike most unfunny side characters
Still felt a little of place for the first 10 mins
The cat actually felt like an important character to the story rather than a talking animal shoehorned into the film by Disney to get more money. I definitely respect Pixar for not even advertising the talking cat at all. You’d think Disney would wanna show off the cat as much as possible.
But then like shaffrillas said, you begin to see 22 develop in the human body
It makes much more sense than the mom turning into a bear in Brave.
@@glendarjj3991 I like how in the first 3 minutes the goals are established
that’s what I mean I liked the cat making 22 develop
SPOILER:
I'm so glad that they didn't conclude on him getting his gig and being happy forever after. I connected to Joe when he gets the gig and it Isn't as rewarding as he expects it to be. I love how they showed that all the little 'boring/meaningless/unexciting' moments in his achievements room were actually some of his most special moments, he just didn't appreciate them enough in the moment. What makes you special is how you live each day, not how grand your physical accomplishments are.
I also really liked how they talked about the similarities between being "in the zone" and being a "lost soul," which I definitely thought about in the scene after his gig
This. Things hit you different in life
YES exactly you put into words what I couldn't say
@@mintentha those poor hedge fund managers...
Exactly
okay but come on every single interaction 22 had with her past mentors was hilarious
Lmao yeah
“I have compassion for all souls”
Rosary hits her face
“EXCEPT YOU I DO NOT LIKE YOU”
And then to bring them into the climax by showing how they’re the real reason 22 has trouble filling her earth pass - how 22 has been mentored by people with such praise on earth that she though would be impossible to live up to - is incredible
JACKson!!!
and it was so emotional to see when she was a lost soul that all those things her mentors said actually really affected her self esteem even though she acted smug for being able to get a rise out of them. really good stuff.
For me, this movie outshined Inside Out (I haven't seen Coco, though). The message didnt feel vague and spoke to me, because even before movie existed, i asked myself similliar questions and was relating to both of them. That's all i'm going to say.
Me too.
i recommend u watch coco its great!
Coco is my fav Pixar movie it’s really goos
Can we just talk about how likeable Joe was in the first 30 minutes. I mean I was smiling.
Ikr!
I liked him and the dynamic between him and 22. But Joe wasn't really utilized correctly during the climax in my opinion. He became a self insert character to inspire the viewer to appreciate life.
He was just a real guy and I liked that. I liked that he was kind of selfish with 22, and I liked that he was able to realize that because he’s just a human. The conflict with his mother was great imo, one of the best moments for his character
Listen...
Pixar < Disney
@@bonb0n593 Meh I still have beef with the whole Disney+ thing but most of their movies are classics
Congrats on the big 1M!
Im so happy for him
yes
Hi!
Cant wait for that 1m vid lmao, congrats Schaff
Hi tierzoo
I actually appreciate how Soul delivers its core theme without an emotional gut punch. It makes sense as Joe (a more matured soul, so to speak) gently guides 22 back to her senses. Also the separation helps us appreciate the climax of their own arc (Joe emotional realization about his view on life, before using his newfound belief and strength to save 22 from being scared by all the expectations imposed on her).
Also, as someone who watches Coco and Soul back to back... It's not fair to rank them at all, especially since Soul is one of the rare Pixar films with the protagonist as a close-to-middle-aged adult. His emotional arc is believable, especially as he is a teacher.
The thing I took away from this movie is pretty simple, honestly.
Just live.
Same.
Live life to the fullest
One other positive in this movie that I don’t see anyone talking about is the fact that this movie does not have a twist villain, or any villain for that matter. When they first introduced Terry, I remember rolling my eyes because I thought “Oh great, he’s gonna be the villain by the third act”, especially since they show that he’s under appreciated by the others and is not taken very seriously. I remember thinking that the third act was gonna consist of Joe coming back to help 22, not because of his realization of what is important in life, but because Terry kidnaps 22 and tries to take over the soul world or something. I cannot stress how grateful I am that the movie didn’t go in that direction, because this is not a movie that requires tension or a villain, this is just a story that shows u not to waste your life and to appreciate even the little everyday things in it. And if there was a villain in this movie, it honestly would have killed the movie for me. So thank u for that, Pixar. We really owe u for that one.
yep, there's a big difference between conflict and antagonist, and people seem to think good movies need the latter (lately) while it's the former that's needed. I also liked that they didn't stress too much the differences between joe and blob tina fey, the conflict was mostly man vs self and that's so rare in movies, especially blockbuster animated movies
hopefully more movies like this exist in the future
Terry was just doing his job, a little self absorbed, but still not a villain
I still like Terry as an antagonist.
Especially since her design doesn't scream "evil", her intentions do, however. I mean, she's practically a bounty hunter.
Plus... she also manages to be GENUINELY scary, despite being just a piece of string. It's a disgrace to even think of comparing her to Smellwether or "That was his mistake!" Guy.
Could not agree more. I wish he was established more as a character overall tho bc he just kind of served as an excuse to allow the climax to take place in the before land or whatever it's called
What I appreciate is that Terry was just someone trying to do their job without any malicious intent
This film like any other Pixar movie made me genuinely sob, however unlike any Pixar movie I wasn’t crying because I was sad for the characters or understanding the struggle there in, this movie was different as it connected to me in a way no other Pixar movie had. I wasn’t crying because someone died or character was having a hard time I was crying because It reflected my own life. This movie touched me in a way no other could because although it was magical and based In fantasy it’s main root is in life a thing we all experience. Joes abs 22 struggles are based of pure human emotions something we all feel. So no matter how different joes life is from ours it doesn’t matter because fundamentally he’s alive and so are we
Dude same I shed a few tears to this movie too. Usually it feels like Pixar just includes sad/sappy scenes for the sake of tugging the heartstrings, like say a character dying or hugging someone. But this time it was because I felt myself in the characters and related to them. I'm glad this movie made me cry bc it was finally real tears from my own experiences, and not "oh no the plot did a sad or heartwarming please cry :((("
So on point..I feel its gonna b a classic 4 future generations..beautiful moview
I fully agree, I cried especially hard when Joe/22 talked with Joe's mother. Those lines of dialog were just my exact feels about the same issue: being passionate about a career that isn't valued as a "real job". I couldn't stop myself from ugly sobbing while I watched it, it felt like someone finally understood and took the weight out of my shoulders even if for a minute. Watching Soul was definitely an experience and I know it's a movie I'll be coming back to over and over again.
exactly. it was beautifully relevant.
Me too 💕
"22! I turned myself into a cat! I'm Cat Joe!"
funniest shit I've ever seen
“A sort of… BROTHER BEAR.”
This felt like a film geared for adults, and I loved that.
unrealistic, 22 got her earth badge without even defeating giovanni at the viridian gym
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Omg yes
Lmao
"Life isn't about finding a purpose, it's about living" is the most profound and resonating message I've yet to see from Pixar on top of the brilliant graphics (and CROWD ANIMATION. blown away from their pursuit of that). It makes the whole film a stronger one for me for sure.
Living then brings purpose.
@@prancer9980 we have replaced religion with ideologies as Nietzsche prophesied
@@prancer9980 it’s not actually a circular statement, though it may be simple, it is still a valuable idea to hold. As someone who’s struggled with issues of self worth due to me failing to produce things for others and live out some grand plan, that message speaks to me. When I was feeling overwhelmed because I wasn’t producing good enough grades for my parents, or playing violin well enough to live out my dream of joining a big orchestra or managing my time well enough to be a perfect girlfriend to my boyfriend this message would’ve stopped me in my tracks. Sometimes we allow ourselves to be overwhelmed with big ideas of some grand plan and superficial purpose, but at the end of the day it’s okay to just chill and live. We don’t have to constantly be pursuing our dreams to be considered worthy of life on earth. Sometimes just stopping to smell the roses is enough. Not everyone is meant to change the world and that’s okay.
@@yanii6665 not wanting to please your parents or join some grand occastra but to rather enjoy the simple things of life is still a purpose.
Not a grand purpose but a purpose non the less. You aren't just aimlessly living, you have a target, the difference is now you're doing it for yourself and not for others. And does a purpose stop being a purpose because you're doing it for yourself?
Just walking to fridge to get something is a purpose in of it self, aslong as you live you'll be adhering to a purpose.
Your aren't just aimlessly living and throw everything to chance, or shouldn't at least.
My favourite moment was when Terry captured the wrong person. I had to pause and laugh for 5 minutes straight
I don’t know if it was intentional, but I really loved the detail to put the movie’s title card at the very end of the movie, meaning that the movie has just started for you... So make it worth it or enjoy it...
Never thought about it that way. I like that angle
“I wanna go to the ocean”
“We’re in it. This is the ocean.”
“This is just water though. I wanna go to the _Ocean_ “
We going ocean?
@@inazumatan7050 its from the movie. Its basically thinking there’s something grander than what it is. He ask whats next after his (spoiler) and then the person replies with that
@@zamiaramirez1390 so.... we goin ocean then?
@@mrclean2023 we're already there 😉
That's one of my favorite lines in this movie.
I feel like this movie might age better after some time.
Same, just like a lot of other movies
Like a fine wine
I think it’s a shame they didn’t expand on Joe’s ex. She was just brought up a couple of times. Maybe she was just another one of those things in his life he never really cherished like he should’ve. Great movie!
I understand (and also have) this curiosity, but I think it was brilliant for a Disney movie not to include a full fledged romantic element into the story. Romantic relationships are great to explore, and yes, relationships are important in life, but not every life needs a romantic relationship to be fulfilling. By leaving that story largely untouched, it allows everyone watching, regardless of how they feel about romantic relationships in their lives or in general, to sit and be with this character as he contemplates what makes life worth living. Importantly, romantic relationships in media are made in such a way to allude that having one is essential to being happy and fulfilled (Disney historically being a huge offender). Leaving it out takes a refreshing step away from the love story trope, and ultimately deepens the message of the story by allowing us to contemplate the meaning of life on our own terms.
Wait he had an ex?
I loved this movie. The ending, when Joe said that sparks are not when you fine your passion, but when you are ready to start your life on Earth, was super impactful and also kinda unexpected. I was expecting it to be that 22 didn't have a "passion" and that her passion was life itself. As in she her passion was interacting with the world and noticing all the little things that make life worth living, but instead they went with the whole "spark" idea not being based on passions at all. Joe's passion might have been jazz piano, and he loves it, but he was missing his appreciation for the little things in life and the moments he lives outside of music (this is actually super common among musicians, I play drums and the people in my college drumline can sometimes be overly obsessed and miss out on doing other things). I love the message that, while you can do something that will bring you joy and meaning, your life is much more than that one thing, and if you spend your whole life chasing this idea of something that'll make your life fulfilled, you'll never be happy.
I feel like this movie came out at a really good time. To say that your purpose in life doesn't revolve around talent or commercial success, that your life isn't made more or less meaningful by your achievements, that sometimes simply wanting to experience life is enough reason to live, is very meaningful in 2020, when most people have had to put their dreams on the back burner, or had to give up jobs, or are experiencing mental health issues. I can't wait to watch it again
"The truth is we all carry infinite worth inside of us, but we wait for someone important or someone famous or some company with money or a boss or a teacher
or social media to tell us about it. We have tremendous value, but most of us never see it, and never let our talents shine in public, let alone in private
when we are alone. The single most important thing is to look yourself in the mirror, remind yourself of your infinite worth,
and go out and make a fool of yourself." -Thomas Brush
@@Okuajub I'm getting mixed messages from that quote but thanks?
Nah, you gotta have some big achievements every now and then. Not just regular old living 😉
@@martinshewfelt1236 not everyone feels that way. There are wildly successful artists who never even put their art up for sale while they were alive, they just enjoyed looking at the world and molding that world in their art. It was for them not anyone else.
Yeah.... It was just a movie of another Black person sacrificing themselves for the white person. And because they did the good deed, they get the reward of coming back? Eh :|
They even tried to scapegoat it by making that "Why do you sound like a middle-aged white woman?"
They also once again had a majority of the movie animated removing color from the perspective for a majority of it.
3% of the U.S. Black population gone in 1 year.
12% left.
I liked soul but I wish they’d fleshed out more of the soul world :( there was so much potential
Agreed. I also didn’t like a lot of the jokes. But it was still pretty good
I was the opposite to shaff, I was put off by the pacing in the first 1/2 of the film and the ending kinda saved it
Lol people were complaining that there’d be too much soul world and now you want more? Make up your mind sheep.
It really felt like its getting a sequel/spinoff
@@ihavenoname.6078 did you actually call him a sheep? You're weird. He didn't necessarily complain about having too much soul world you don't know him and i guess im gay but idc
“Who curated this museum?”
“You did.”
“My life was meaningless.”
I bet that museum would be portrayed just the slightest bit differently if it showed up at the end of the movie
Hi Schaffrillas. You've been a really great help to me through the pandemic, and are one of the more relatable CZcamsrs out there. Love what you've been doing with your channel, have a great 2021.
I personally loved this movie, it’s not the best Pixar movie, but it definitely impacted me the most out of any other movie in Pixar’s catalog. Like you said, it felt different compared to other Pixar movies & I personally liked this different feel.
its not a kids movie
@@dv9143 wait what
@@jossuealfaro7257 it didn't feel like one.
@@mikeyua7 Completely agree loved the tree scene
@@jossuealfaro7257 the movie isn't made for kids or with kids in mind and that's mostly a soul thing and not a Pixar thing. Other pixar films have that goofy character for the kids like in "Up" they had the peacock thing (haven't seen up in a long time) Ratatouille had Remy's brother, inside out had the other emotions besides Joy and Sadness. Soul doesn't do that, sure the cat could be that type of character but the fact that its Joe in the cat instead of just the cat being the cat makes for an interesting concept.
I will say, the flashback of Joe playing the piano next to his father when he is an old man REALLY got me.
That whole montage made me teary
That scene got me too. Haven't teared up during a Pixar film since Coco.
👍🏾 A sad yee for you
Pixar when making soul: Ya Like Jazz?!
hell yeah we do
“And the Knicks lose ANOTHER ONE.”
That scene killed me, I laughed for a good ten minutes
i love how in soul and inside out there’s no villain. it feels like a battle between characters but it’s really a battle with themselves. it makes the themes so much deeper
I think to some extent the terry that was counting the souls going to the great beyond was sort of a mini villain. He was always anxious to get souls to die “on time” above all else
@@natalia7279 right, and that’s the direction i thought they were heading, but i’m glad they didn’t really expand on that too much
that was also one of my favorite aspects- that there wasn't a villain
being able to develop a consistent conflict without an personified villain, much like a ghibli film is sooooooo much better than any twist villain could ever be
@@matheussanthiago9685 YUP
There is a LOT of subtlety in this film. The story manages to give Joe's father an arc without any dialogue from him at all. I've had to rewatch it a few times but there's a lot more to unpack here than I was expecting.
We do actually get dialog from him in an important scene.
@@8is
My bad that's true XD I feel dumb, suppose it's still impressive for being one line.
@@lightyagami1058 It's the scene where Joe recalls the time he got into jazz. His dad brought him to a jazz club.
@@8is
Yeah the black improvisational line I remember.
Dude how have you rewatched it “a few times” in less than two days? Are you ok
Congrats on the mil! It's because of your thoughtful reviews, funny inserts, and extensive editing. =D Well deserved.
this movie changed my entire perspective in life and has easily become my favorite movie. struggling with mental illness and being on the brink of suicide and then watching this movie and understanding it’s message really changed everything. it was like the hug i’ve lacked for so long but desperately needed
wait
Inside Out, Coco and Soul are about humans, us
Although Inside Out and Coco had their own functional message ( sadness is healthy, music connects us all...), this movie tries to pretend that the unborn have any need or interest to exist. They do not. There is nothing in this world that sentient life forms do apart from satisfying desires they experience only as a result of being born without giving any consent.
@@lucioh1575 You're sad
I wish they made more movies about us instear
@@lucioh1575 I think you missed the point babe
@@lucioh1575 thats what the movie says tho, they explicitely say that.
One of the thing that somehow comfort me is seeing how Joe responds to death. At the beginning he's so afraid of dying because he thinks he hasn't fulfilled his life purpose yet. However, once letting go of the concept that his life only worth living with purpose, he's no longer afraid going to Great Beyond.
Because you are not scared about dying if you don’t have any regrets about your life
Congrats on 1 mil schaff! You deserve it.
This movie definitely hit me particularly hard during quarantine because I couldn’t really do much. I couldn’t exactly do anything huge, I had to stay home. And I’d always felt like I wasn’t doing enough to be worthy of, well, living. The idea that loving the world around you is enough, that it’s not how much I accomplish that matters, was really nice. Accomplishing great things is great, but so is drawing something that makes me smile, or hiking with my dad, or petting my dog.
I really loved this movie. The vague ending actually hit me really hard. I was expecting a more traditional ending where we see what Joe decided to do with his life and where 22 ended up. But it doesn’t give you those answers because they don’t matter. Giving them would lessen the impact of the message, I’d argue. We don’t know what’s next because they don’t know what’s next. So what are Joe and 22 doing after the events of the movie? All that’s important is that they’re living.
I agree with this interpretation of the movie. I have pretty much the same opinion. The vagueness of it actually was a breath of fresh air and in a way grounded me to appreciating life more and understanding that me just existing and living is okay and I shouldn't obsess over my future on whether or not I become a rich and successful talented person. I am reminded to enjoy the simple things about life and just live in the best way I can experience it when I am up for it and the opportunity presents itself. And I love the last sentence you wrote, the important part is they are living.
The ending could've showed us a little more
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i fully agree. not a fan of the people arguing that we should've seen what he did with his life. him settling down and becoming a teacher would make sense but it isn't the point of the movie. there are plenty of movies about settling for something different, this one is about celebrating life.
The way he felt after his gig reminds me of how Matt Damon talked about winning the Oscar for Good Will Hunting. Like, imagine chasing after that for years upon years, to finally have it and once you do, it’s just meaningless. He said he was lucky to find that out so young, and I feel like that is what Soul is supposed to be.
Like, don’t trivialize the big things. Stop, and smell the roses as corny as it sounds. Talk to your neighbour, go out of your way to see that little cafe across the street. Enjoy the little things in life.
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Love your comment and your reference of Matt Damon
this movie's subversion of my expectations elevated it from a good movie to a truly outstanding one for me. i felt for 22, but what really hit home for me was joe's performance at the gig, and his "that's it?" moment. I've found myself in that position one too many times, and it's perhaps one of the most painfully relatable things, even more so than 22's apathy and inability to find anything to "live for". we often spend so long working towards one big goal and put said goal on such an idealized pedestal that when we get there, we not only become disappointed by the lack of fanfare and triumph, we end up losing our sense of direction. okay, so I've accomplished this big thing I've set years, decades, my whole life to doing - what now? that was such an unexpected, yet incredibly important depiction of one of the lesser-portrayed aspects of life, and of all places I would see this shown i never thought would have thought to find such a moment a pixar movie. pixar often finds a way to wrap up deep, emotional, human concepts and emotions into neat, beautiful packages, but for once the conclusion felt refreshingly open-ended, in large part due to the inclusion of this final message that made the whole film and its core message all-the-more poignant and worthy of reflection. soul is definitely a favorite from recent years, but personally I think it's becoming one of my favorite pixar movies of all time, too.
One tiny detail of this movie that truly had an effect on me was when Joe was remembering his life:
The first time (when he believes music is what defines him), he passes by his memories with 22 and we see him eating at a diner, alone on a rainy day. He seems pretty glum in that moment, and it causes him to believe that his life has been a waste so far.
Then towards the end, once he realized that music is not his end-all be-all, he sees that same memory- but this time he’s smiling in it, savoring his meal and the ambiance.
I’ve gone through lonely periods, and sometimes it did feel like I was doing nothing with my life but wasting time. Seeing him learn to appreciate the gift that is life really hit home
Joe didn't die in the end. Here is the reason why. When he died at the beginning of the movie he wanted to get back to life only because of jazz. He considered the other parts of his life kinda meaningless and waste of time. But after meeting 22 he descovers the things he has considered meaningless are actually the spark of life. So Jerry gave him a second chance for continuing his life and appreciating every moment of his life. This movie teaches you that you may not be a great artist or great musician or you may not have great achievement but it doesn't mean you have not found your passion of life. Having family and good friends and other things are also inspiration of our life. (Sorry for my English)
@Almaz Tagiyeva Yeah. I'm sorry my dude, but we knew this already. We literally see him at the end of the movie walking out of his apartment.
(Sorry for bad English) English is literally perfect
well said
@Mr Sir you deserve a dislike sir no need to be an asshole
@@khalillindo1918 Dont be rude. @Almaz Tagiyeva explained this in a very good way.
personally this film spoke to me in a way no other film ever could. My entire life i wanted to find my purpose. I related to 22 because i felt like she did. devoid of any passion or purpose and feeling like why would i even try to life in this world. I tired everything, from military to boxing or law enforcement and eventually that drive or purpose i felt went away. But this movie told me that it’s ok to just being alive and that’s u don’t have to have a passion or “ purpose” to feel alive in this world. It took me a bit of a while to understand that their final spark wasn’t a scene of a purpose but having something worth living for. Man.. i couldn’t even explain why i felt the sudden urge to cry when joe was given a second chance. I felt this movie and this movie will hit differently for does who has experience that feeling of not knowing what is ur purpose. Maybe rn schaffrillas can’t connect to the same message as i did but i hope he does because this film is 10/10 for me.
Same
THIS! Such a nice and refreshing message after all the movies about finding your passion and working on it. Like it’s the only way to life.
"My entire life i wanted to find my purpose" Agent Smith from The Matrix trilogy would like to know your location
Pixar usually makes those "Follow your dreams!" kind of movies. But man, it hit me hard with "Enjoy every small aspect of life." Which kind of made me think about the smaller things in life. Like good food, great music, and the things we often don't notice- or even take for granted.
Personally, I ADORED this movie. And I'll definitely watch it again to gain a better understanding (though it isn't too complicated to understand, I just feel like something might have gone over my head).
The whole theme of the movie being "It's okay to just enjoy being alive" is just the sort of thing I *REALLY* needed this year.
Too many deaths in my family, too much personal and financial loss, too much upheaval and it has repeatedly threatened my mental and emotional state.
And 'Soul' comes along and just tells me to try and take things one day at a time and take whatever tiny amount of joy I can in life, even when it's shit.
Thank you Pete Docter.
Withosyouare
I feel like the entire Movie is just “Please don’t go in that direction- Oh thank god”
Yeah! It surprised me in many ways in a good way
As soon as I saw the cat paws I lost hope for the movie but luckily it came back
*i though the cat was gonna be 22*
*thank god for this movies unpredictability*
Yeah.... It was just a movie of another Black person sacrificing themselves for the white person. And because they did the good deed, they get the reward of coming back? Eh :|
They even tried to scapegoat it by making that "Why do you sound like a middle-aged white woman?"
They also once again had a majority of the movie animated removing color from the perspective for a majority of it.
3% of the U.S. Black population gone in 1 year.
12% left.
@@kudanavadmont1242 smh...
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As a musician for nearly two decades, who grew up surrounded by music: The almost-spirituality within music and its feel and the “zone” was absolutely beautiful. It felt like the movie was written by musicians.
Fully agree, also I wanna point out the soundtrack, it was AMAZING! The songs all fit the mood perfectly, there were moments I wanted to cry just because of the music! ❤️
Well, there were many musicians working on the movie, and not just score. Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Questlove, heck, even Trent Reznor were involved.
I completely agree! I’m not a musician, but I am a writer. When I write I go to the “zone” and I just feel at one with myself I guess. For any creator, this was phenomenal.
what Reznor cool
I also agree. I'm a ballerina, but I get to the point where once I know what I'm doing the muscle memory takes over and I am in my element or in the zone. It's such an extraordinary feeling because it feels like everything around you is insignificant to performing the art.
I REALLY liked the ending of Soul-yeah, it was more heady and less of an emotional punch than inside out or Coco, but after my first viewing I felt I really needed it. SPOILER ALERT: at the climax we see 22 beating herself (themself?) up with the words of all her mentors, who were “great people” by most measures. She didn’t feel like she could live life on earth because she didn’t think she was worthy, special, or had some great purpose to live for and drive herself towards. As a kid in the 90s, raised by movies that featured special people and drilled into my head that I needed to follow my dreams, find my passion/purpose, and become SOMEBODY, I have a deep internalized need to fulfill some vague potential. Now that I’m 30, I’ve grown increasingly dissatisfied with my life. Thanks to struggles with ADHD, and some toxic habits I am nowhere near that Special SOMEONE I feel I have to become. Like 22, or even Joe, I beat myself up for not chasing a passion, pursuing my vague dreams, and living ‘the right way’ like Ghandi or Muhammad Ali or Abe Lincoln. 22 is in the same space I find myself in very often. Then Joe comes in, and shows her that to qualify for life on earth, you don’t need some purpose or calling, you just need to live. We all get that dignity and privilege. Walking, star gazing, and pizza aren’t purposes, they’re just regular old living, and that’s what we are hear on earth to do. This movie encourages me to not continue to beat myself up for not being somebody, but just to pursue LIFE, and enjoy its ups and downs, my connections to other people, good food, a good nap, the bird, trees, sky and everything in between. I think this movie is a healthy salve for a generation that was told to “be special, dammit”, and raised on too many heroes who taught us that life is about becoming Something special, rather than just... being.
I, a semi-stupid 16 year old (playing a lot of more social games can really make you insecure about being young, tbh), can kind of relate. My current situation basically involves ignoring any signs I have any issues emotionally, rather than just ADHD (for anyone reading who doesn't have it, yes, that one's common but also holy shit the education system can suck sometimes) and also a different information processing issue for each of my senses (the visual one is the most annoying, visual snow is basically film grain/low opacity static over your vision at all times). However, because I recognize that I probably having something going on, I just get left with this feeling of loneliness. Emptiness, sometimes.
Then, and this part being sort of relevant to what you write about, because of my constant failures, and my complete lack of motivation to try and better myself, I start to feel this deep hatred for myself. It's a bit of a Catch-22, to be honest.
I don't care enough to see myself succeed in life, and so I fail, and feel like actual human garbage for making the lives of people around me harder as well.
Well... this movie made me feel alright about my own existence, for once.
It legitimately changed my point of view on life. Not completely, and not much change has actually happened in my life, but I feel like a small burden has been lifted.
Especially as someone who finds more satisfaction in just enjoying subtle details in whatever I'm engaging with, may it be life, a movie, or a video game (on occasion music) than anything else. That hit the closest to me, every time they took a second to just appreciate the animated world they lived in, and the people around them, with actual passion.
I guess it's the fact that admiring the world around them is all they needed to give them a drive to live. It gives me hope, that I sorely need.
Wow, this is exactly me, nearly word for word. Even the ADHD part. But I'm 28 instead of thirty, and I still feel this way. It's like you managed to put my general existence and feelings into written form by describing your own. I guess it's a struggle that many people around our age range go through. That's why I loved this movie so much; it hit me so hard and made me sob. No other movie has been able to do that.
Me at the start: Oh yeah, this is pretty cool so far. It's okay, I guess...
Me a couple minutes later: HOLY SH*t IT'S A 3-DIMENSIONAL 2-D CHARACTER-
just finished this movie earlier tonight, and i agree with all the points that were made here! congrats on one million -- you deserve it all and more -- and happy new year!
They seem to be going In a more “grown up” direction with the platform anyway since you know parents are paying for it. yeah this was a wonderful movie for adults yet approachable. Especially for kids that may have not lost a dog or goldfish or loved one . Making it easy for those kids that are asking about “where do we go” or “where do we come from” an easier way for parents to start a conversation about that with their children regardless of religion beliefs. So yes it might have not be the next ratatouille put it also isn’t trying to be. It is my belief that it is a film that was made for parents to open a conversation with their children just like inside out does just about a different subject.
I don’t think Pixar will be able to put out a movie as wonderful as ratatouille, coco in my opinion came very close but this one really just kept me guessing. I loved the message of soul as well but tbh it was the art style that really sold me, it’s just really gorgeous.
I put Soul as my third fav Pixar movie, only behind Toy Story 3 and the Incredibles.
I believe movies like coco are better, but I think this movie has a better message that is about being happy and enjoying the little things in life
@@dr.stronk9857 I agree to disagree slightly
@@glowxo5217 I think it's kinda overrated tbh. Still good, but it's elevated to a higher status than I really think it deserves
I am so so SO glad Joe didn't die. His life was not complete. It would've been overdone, and just ruin the entire message if he didn't continue his life. He has the power to help people find their spark. He enjoys life. This entire movie is about doing things you enjoy n shit. If he just gave up all more opportunity to help others and experience life that would've been a terrible ending.
there's value in the whole "accepting mortality" angle that a lot of movies with this general premise go with, but it would have been the super wrong choice for this one. Not even on a thematic level, but on a character level his arc didn't take him to a place of "I'm satisfied with how I lived my life, I don't need to do any more." He's closer to that than he was before to the point where he's not fighting the order of the universe to get off the escalator, but nowhere near close enough to be satisfied with it.
Agree. If he died that would've made no sense. He clearly means a lot to the community and people he does have in his life. So if this movie killed him, then it'd kind of be saying Joe has nothing left to give when he clearly does.
...besides, Pete already made a great movie about accepting death with UP. Instead of taking the realist approach he decided on an optimists approach this time around, giving him that second chance.
Congrats on 1 mil!!!
I’d like to see you do a video on Klaus. Congrats on 1mil subscribers! Glad to be one of them.
"My purpose in life is to live. Do not mistake purpose for passion". this was a note I gave to myself as a takeaway for Soul. what hit me hard during the movie was the feeling Joe had when he gets the gig as well as the scene when 22 was a lost soul. i recommend giving this movie a watch ;).
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RIGHT I really really needed this message! I keep asking myself what am I supposed to be doing, but the truth is I'm already doing what I came here for. I'm living! And I'm experiencing
Its a big topic of conversation and a big hit in the young adults with cancer community im in.
We see so many of us pass prior to doing everything we wanted to do.
We see our physical bodies stop being responsive or mutalitated before.
Wonder what is the purpose of life?
Its to live.
I think this movie was really really well done.
I have 2 little boys (2 & 4) boys and I was right in the middle of chemo when onward came out.
But this one....this one is better.
my favorite scene is when the soul babies chanted "HELL! HELL! HELL! HELL!"
That was really good lol! And I wasn’t the biggest fan of the movie in general.
Same
My favorite scene was when one of the osul babies were describing their personality as a manipulative megalomaniac who is incredibly opportunistic
@@tiffanyandrade2705 lmao that was so good.
I was not expecting that and it made me laugh when I heard it!
The pivotal moment for me was at the barber shop. Very good exchanges of profound wisdom right there. And the realization that your calling in life outweighs your dreams. So awesome and sublime.
The ending of Soul is so beautiful. It's selfless. It's kind. It's a VERY important lesson.
The moment that really got me was when Joe talked to his mother. Through the rest of the movie, we hear 22's voice to show us that she's in his body, but that moment was entirely in Jamie Foxx's voice because they were his words and the movie knew to treat the scene with dignity. I was legit tearing up at what he said to her because I empathized with it. I've been there before. That moment alone made Joe Gardner my favorite Pixar character of all time
Man same... I too am there.
I like to interpret the scene where 22 listens to the music from the student, that she's not being emotional because she likes the music, but to see someone love something despite their pessimism, as she seems to remind her of herself, and the scene in the barbers is her taking enjoying all the little things in life rather than just a defined purpose
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One thing I was desperately waiting to see is 22 as a baby. But I guess that‘s besides the Point.
This movie was definitely a breath of fresh air, and I also find it‘s ending was
Okay but are we not gonna address the fact that that cat should be dead?
Shh cats have 9 lives
@@uselessalpaca6777 touché
Cats are soulless. The soul we saw going to the Great Beyond was an unrelated soul of a capybara.
@@andrewdussault2315 unrelated soul of a capybara is a sentence I thought I'd never hear in my entire life. Made me laugh thank
@@andrewdussault2315 Ah, but of course
But see, I think the ending of Soul is the best part. We don't know if Joe goes back to teaching or if he continues to be a struggling Jazz musician. He's reached the crossroads of his life and has to start it with the knowledge and experience he got in saving 22 from herself and her depression of internalizing all of the people who gave up on her over the years. And now that he's back in the real world, only he gets to decide what he wants to do. What that path will be is vague and without an answer because I don't feel we as the audience need to know what Joe is going to do now. Just like 22's future, Joe's is an open slate and I truly think that's the perfect way to end the movie. But hey, that's just me.
respectfully disagree. i think it would have been more powerful if he had declined the offer or never gotten the offer at all. it just doesn't sit right with me. but hey, that's just me.
@@zebenfletcher5869 I think one of the important things the movie hits on is that what he chooses to do, isn't the important bit at all; it's the idea that no matter what he chooses, he'll find his own way to find happiness in his life. Especially with the Dorothea Williams lines about the oceans and the fish, I think him choosing one over the other would've probably undermined the movie's core message.
One thing that I've noticed after thinking about it for a bit: What prevents him from doing both?
The band only plays at night, while the band class is during the day. He could just travel between them and show up an hour early for rehearsals.
@@reasyrandom well I guess its more about IF he wants to do those things because by the end of the film, the audience can conclude that Joe doesn’t want to return to his rather mundane and repetitive schedule that basically revolves around music. Yes he definitely still has a passion for jazz but throughout the movie, he realizes that his sole purpose in life is not just about ... music ? If that makes sense lol.. like he would much rather do other things that make him happy rather than teaching unmotivated kids and repeating the same jig every night D:
I THINK THE SAME %100 it was honestly an incredible and impactful movie which I think is amazing for children to watch
This movie has spoken to me in so many ways🥺🥺at a time when am battling depression and trying to find what I was actually made for...it feels like a burden has been lifted off my shoulders..."My life is still meaningful because I am alive and I will enjoy every moment of it."🥺😭
I completely agree with the “vague” ending. I enjoyed the movie but when it got to the end I just kinda thought “huh” and had to go back to really grasp the ending they were trying to portray. Excellent video and one new sub :)