This is a good thing to sponsor, Simone. We all could use someone to talk to at times that is kind, caring, knowledgeable and honest. I am happy to hear that you made such a positive effort in your own life and it has helped you. You are a good and decent person.
Something a lot of people miss is at the end of the credits. The people that worked on the movie got to add the picture of a passed loved one to a collage at the end. My mother's in that collage along with my brother-in-laws dad.
I noticed that and it hit me too, my heart goes out with them, as i too lost my parents. I believe there's also something like that in Onward, but a message as dedication for the passed loved ones.
Something that almost nobody realized when the movie came out was that at the beginning Hector was barefoot, and at the end, when the whole family forgave him and they are going to cross the bridge we can see that he already has shoes, probably handmade by the family😭
Did you know that Gael García Bernal, the actor for Hector, his actual daughter played little Coco?! It's so cute! It's my favorite behind-the-scenes fact, because it makes that scene even sweeter, and it's much sadder for some reason, I think it just adds to the father daughter Bond.
That scene with Coco singing along always gets me. My grandpa had Alzheimer's. Towards the end he didn't remember me, or my mother, or my grandmother, his wife of 60 years. But he remembered songs and lyrics and poetry. He wasnt even a musician, he was an engineer. This movie always makes me think of him. Human memory is a strange thing.
I have read somewhere, that with Alzheimer's your musical memory is one of the very last things to go, which is why patients react to it even when everything else is gone.
That stirs a faint memory of my long dead grandfather who, seeing him very shortly before he died, didn't seem to know who I was, ar 14 or 15. Very soon afterwards, he was dead, followed a month later by granny. I miss them, 35 years later, though I knew her better. X
I saw video of a lady who was a dancer (in I think the 40s) on her deathbed. They showed her film clips of herself on various shows. She lit up like a candle and told them what she remembered. Things like this remind me of my mother when she was sick too. R.I.P. Mom and your Grandpa.
My Dad died of dementia a couple months before this movie came out. I saw it in theaters not knowing the ending and left a puddle of tears. In the end one of the ways to bring Dad back was to play his music
27:54 I love how the song "Remember Me" totally changes from a vain narcissistic song to a sweet song, about a father missing his daughter and hoping that the next time he sees her she will remember who he is.
Also, here in Mexico, we’ve been told that the idea of the afterlife of ancient cultures from here, is that dogs can guide us to heaven or hell depending on how good or bad we were, thus changing the look of the dog, like a guardian who tells you were to go and a mirror of your actions in life (or the dogs you use to have as pets) That dog is a xoloitzcuintle, a kind of dog related to that believing
Yup, Simone’s right-it’s their age when they died, not the age in the photo. Mama Imelda is significantly older as a skeleton than she was in her photo on the ofrenda. It makes sense to use photos that are as recent as possible, though, especially when you consider the facial recognition machines. Otherwise you could argue that Mama Coco was already represented on there as a little girl.
@@snake698 We don’t know Imelda’s cause of death, as far as I’m aware, only that she died “way before” Miguel was born. Miguel doesn’t specify exactly when she died either, but he did say she roped her grandchildren into the business (Elena and Victoria). I rewatched the intro a few times to see what I could puzzle out, but the paper flags embellished the story a fair bit-the first time her grandchildren were introduced, for example, the flag showed three kids, even though she only had two. So I still think it’s a fair assumption to say that the age of the skeletons matches the age that they died. Imelda’s skeleton reads like mid-50s, for example, which makes sense if both she and Coco had children young. It’s strongly implied that she wasn’t around to see her great grandchildren born (Miguel’s parents’ generation). As for why the land of the dead didn’t seem to be filled with geriatrics… I assume it was mostly so that the place would feel vibrant and alive (ha), but also, up until recently, a lot of people died a lot sooner. Seems to me Coco was the first one in her family to live to really old age.
@@hanna-writes Anyhow Imelda was very surely over 50 and still alive, but in the afterlife she looks the same age as Héctor or not much older... I tried to look for a specific answer, but how you look in the afterlife is not very relevant, it seems. I however found a reddit comment that I feel is relevant to this conversation: "So I looked up some of the real life Mexican celebrities that appear in the film. Maria Felix was 88 when she died but appears to be a young woman in the afterlife. So that seems to discount the "you appear the age you die" theory, at least for movie stars."
@@snake698 I mean they're skeletons you can't make em look that much older. Only reason we think coco looks so old as a skeleton is because of her completely grey hair and shrunken(can't find the right word) stature. We aren't given too many examples one way or the other but I don't see why the picture would affect your appearance in the afterlife. What if they changed pictures year to year? Would they change appearance? Too much silly stuff to be that way
Simone replies, “ I am ready to tell you my secret now. I see old people. They are everywhere and they don’t even know they are old!” Thank the Lord that we are eternal souls. There is hope for we old ones.😂
I saw a meme that sums it up: Old Disney: Your family is dead and you have to avenge them. New Disney: Your family is alive and you have to deal with their sh*t. Personally I think it's great to have all these stories (see also Encanto and Turning Red) that help children understand how to deal with intergenerational trauma.
As a Mexican American… my grandma around Miguel’s age was very similar to Mama Coco. This movie hits me so hard… it’s my third favorite movie of all time. Amazing
The dog in this movie is a Xoloitzcuintle, traditionally this breed of dog helps you in the first test to get to Mictlan (the Mexican land of the dead), that is why the dog could cross the bridge without being dead. Additionally, the bridge is made of cempasúchil flower, which is traditionally used in offerings and is said to guide the dead to their ancient homes.
The grandeur of your afterlife doesnt depend on your life's success in this movie. Its about the sheer numbers of people who remember you. Doesnt have to be family. Ernesto was all set in yhe afterlife because literally millions of people had him on the ofrenda with an offering. All of that being said, this movie is nearly perfect in terms of representing my mexican culture. Pixar sent their artists down to mexico to study architecture, culture, and talk to the people. Thats why its so good. The only thing they fudged were the alebrijes, the animal spirits. those were invented in the 1940s as just pieces of art in figurine form but they caught on so hard in mexican culture that pixar wanted to include them in the movie so they folded them into the afterlife. In reality alebrijes dont really have anything to do with our afterlife beliefs. Theyre just really cool art pieces.
I hope they exist in MY afterlife at least, because they're awesome! Which one in the movie is your favorite? I have to pick Pepita, because duh. She'd kill me if I didn't pick her, but she's also awesome! 😀
I'm so glad you reacted to this movie. I am a recently retired High School Spanish teacher and this is a movie that I regularly showed to my classes for the Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos. (Usually with the Spanish audio track and English subtitles to support the kids understanding of the plot while hearing the target language.) It's a good thing I showed it in a darkened room because I cry every time I watch it. Great Grandma Coco reminds me of my own Grandma. She sort of looks like my Grandma and I moved in with her when I was 16 to take care of her while she had cancer. I played my guitar for her and even at the very end, when she was in a coma for about a week, when I played my guitar, she got a slight smile on her face. I knew she was aware that I was by her side and she was not alone.
It's a perfect family film for a hateful family. If you love your children, you should never burden them with even the idea that having an interest can be something than can be crushed into the dust because of one bad experience.
Coco had Alzheimer’s. I’ve had relatives who have it. Very heartbreaking when Coco forgets Miguel’s name, or who her daughter even is .....”who are you?” And at the end she was staring off into space when Miguel was trying to talk to her about her father. Music is very powerful and brought her back to reality for a brief time. Beautiful, yet very sad.
Am I the only person who thinks that the flashback of him singing Remember Me to young Coco was the most emotional, gut-wrenching moment given everything that happened?
You know what makes it even more gut wrenching, the actor who plays actor, Gael Garcia Bernal, The little girl who plays Coco, is his actual daughter. It's so cute! And it makes it so much sadder and I love it! 😀
Dude!!!... At that moment I got ABSOLUTELY CRUSHED... It hit me soooo hard I broke!!!... When I watched the movie for the first time I used to travel a lot for business, my little princess girl was like 1YO and the single idea that mayve I don't come back to her on one of those business trips got me hard... I cried like a child... We just have to appreciate every single moment with our family!!!
It recontextualizes everything in the movie up to that point. You hear this song over and over in so many ways. It's a phenomenon, and everyone's go their own flamboyant spin on it. Then, all of a sudden, it becomes a deeply personal and moving love letter from a father to his daughter. Everything we thought we knew is flipped on its head, and we hear this song again, as if for the first time. Pixar is just the master of these kinds of emotional punches.
It is simultaneously charming, adorable, and heartbreaking. A subtle touch is that Coco fades from a live girl into an old photograph, as if it is her that is dead and Hector is still alive. Which is possibly how Hector sees things. She is gone forever, and there isn't a damned thing he can do about it.
I cried so hard at the movies. Me and my son were both bawling messes. A mother sitting next to us looked at my son and gave my son a big comforting smile, then she saw my face completely wrecked with tears, and she had a look like "get a grip dude, it's a fucking kids movie".
Anyone claiming all Pixar films are “for kids” are clearly not paying attention. Things don’t have to be vulgar and taboo to be of any significance for adults. That’s ironically the most childish of mindsets.
I remember first time I watched Coco. I'd been dating my beautiful Mexican girlfriend (now my wife) for a few months. We started off as a long distance relationship. Her in México me in UK. When my mum died she was there for me, not in person but in my heart which meant the world for me. I'd told her I'd seen this movie after mum passed, and I cried during the movie, then my girlfriend said send me a happy picture of your mum and I will put in on ofrenda for Día de Muertos so she could remember her and pay tribute It hit my heart so much. Maria Really is the best that's ever happened to me and I love and adore her with all my heart and soul. When I proposed to her I played her "Proud Corazón" (proud heart), the song at the end of the movie, to her on the guitar and I learned the lyrics for her in spanish. She brings so much light into my life everyday. Such a beautiful reaction to a beautiful movie. Thank you.
Ok..so I cried because of Coco remembering her papa when I first watched this movie..and now I've cried watching Simone cry at that same scene. I can't handle sad scenes with old people either, Simone...
10:59 The dog is there because he's a xolo. In Aztec folklore this breed of dog can cross over into the afterlife in order to guide the souls of the dead. Also, why do you think his name is Dante?
@@Spindler2007 Well... Actually it is because the name of De La Cruz's horse was Dante. In one of the movie clips De La Cruz is talking to his horse, and he refers to it as Dante, so Miguel names the dog after his hero's horse. But yes, I'm sure that Pixar chose that name for that reason.
18:55 It is actually the third death. In Mexico we believe you die three times. The first death is when you die physically. The second death is the last time someone sees you, or your body. (Even though first and second deaths can switch order). The third and final death is when you're not remembered anymore. And I think that's one of the most important things the movie explains, you truly die when there's no one who can remember you. And also, the age you remain in the land of the dead is the age the people remember you. For example, Coco has two pictures of herself in the ofrenda, when she's old and when she was a tiny little girl. The mexican celebrities that appear in the movie remain the age people remember them because of their movies, like María Félix, in the movie she's young and beautiful even though she died as an adult lady. Loved your reaction to this movie!!
9:06 Good point by George about the similarities between Mexico's Day of the Dead and China's tomb-sweeping day. It's interesting to see two completely different cultures independently develop similar traditions.
Coco resonated so much with traditional Chinese culture that it’s one of the only films to enter China with absolutely no changes (despite stuff like skeletons and other death related motifs being taboo).
Fun fact: The Day of the Dead used to be a month long celebration that occurred after the summer solstice. It's an ancient celebration that the Spanish tried very hard to obliterate but obviously had no success. Instead, they moved the date to the day after all hallows eve in order to absorb it into their christian holidays to further convert the mesoamericans to catholicism. I think it's so interesting how such vastly different cultures from different parts of the world - no contact and oceans away - can have somewhat similar festivals celebrating their passed loved ones. It's all about remembering, and partying with, the people you love that aren't around anymore.
I don’t remember too much of the film except that the ending packs an emotional wallop both due to the betrayal and that last song in front of the great grandmother.
@mojo shivers Mama Coco was the spitting image of my wife’s grandmother who died just before this film came out. When my daughter, who was very close to her, saw that scene she was inconsolable
@@Macilmoyle When I saw the movie, my grandma had just passed away a few weeks earlier and my grandpa was currently suffering from Alzheimer's. It was the first time I had ever sobbed during a movie. Just full emotional breakdown for a solid 15 minutes.
The breed of the dog is called "Xoloitzcuintle". In ancient times, the Mayans believed that this dogs served as guides to their deceased owners, accompanying them so that they would not get lost on the way to the underworld. That's why Dante goes to the land of the dead with him Also, his name is Dante, like Dante Alighieri from the Divine Comedy.
@@simonx348 Both cultures believed this, and they were not the only ones. I think that the Toltecs had a similar belief with these dogs. But I might be wrong.
@@arturitus321 The dog has been around for a long time during many civilizations but those who gave it a meaning and a ritual were the Mexicas (Aztecs), especially in relation to death.
This movie helped me get over the death of my dog. I was so heartbroken that I tried to not think about her at all. This movie made me realize that by forgetting her, I was just killing the only thing left of her. It's up to the living to preserve that.
You know what makes the flashback scene with little Coco even better: The voice actor for Hector, Gael Garcia Bernal, his ACTUAL daughter plays little Coco! Verse, means that he's ACTUALLY singing to his little girl! It's my favorite piece of behind-the-scenes tribute this movie. It makes it so much more amazing and I love it! Also, if you didn't notice, when Hector is crossing the Marigold bridge, he's wearing shoes! It's sort of a fan cannon that email they made them for him, because he's been accepted back in the family, I've shoemakers. Also, I don't know your names, but the girl was right. The skeletons look as they died. That's why I thought I saw Young, and Imelda is older. Hector that died when he was 21. What I find amazing about this, is that, he also died in 1921, because he was born in 1900, and, because Ernesto died in 1942, that means he got 21 years of fame, which is karma bitch! You got the amount of fame that your best friend got to live! Also super sad that Imelda had to live whole life,mand longer, believing her, "love of my life," up an abandoned her, when you leave he was murdered. And then, of course, Coco, never got to see her dad again, supposedly being told that he left them. The man waited almost 100 years to see his daughter again! All he wanted was to see his daughter!
Ah, the movie where I had the most cathartic/gut wrenching movie experience of my life right after my grandpa died because I did not know what this movie was about before I saw it.
My mum passed away last year (2021) from dementia. She was 92 years old. I was her carer for the last five years of her life. Coco sitting there so unresponsive was very reminiscent of mum in her final years. As a young woman she loved to sing in her old age the sound of music always managed to bring a spark to her eyes and her lips would form a smile. I must admit the ending brought a tear to my eye. R.I.P. mamma.
I also found the ending to be emotional, and as Simone is crying at the end I'm thinking "oh, poor girl", when suddenly - "there's so much snot!". That kinda snapped me back to reality.😆
The Day of the Dead has significant elements from pre-Spanish native cultures of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico. It's not a macabre thing, but a celebration of loved ones' lives.
The reason the skeletons are making fun of Hector for “choking on Chorizo” is because Chorizo is Mexican spiced sausage I think you can guess the reference
There's a lot of adult jokes in this movie. Choking on chorizo is basically saying he died choking on another man's penis. Then there's the papaya reference. I don't think that needs much explanation.
What a wonderful reaction to a wonderful movie. I watched it yesterday and it was apparent from the very beginning that this was gonna move me deeply. Also I just had to drop in a little extra because of mental health advocacy
Another reference: Dante is an Xoloizcuintle, a native dog from México and in the Aztec culture they believed they are spirit guides and they used to put a Xolo next to the corpse to guide it in the Mictlán (another world).
I went into this movie, many years ago, thinking it would just a fun time. I had just lost my grandmama, I cried everything I didn’t cry at her funeral, inconsolable. It hits very hard
What a finale. What a juxtaposition. Simone on one side of the screen clutching her cat and trying to hold it together, George on the other side laughing and joking. It brought a tear to my eye. The movie was pretty good as well.
I took my family on opening day for this film and I came out of the movie theater crying. It felt like the movie was based off my own life experiences. Parents not happy with my choice of being an artist, The love I have for my family, the loved ones I have lost and my love for my grandmother who supported my dreams. It was like going into therapy and all my inner demons were out in the open. A month later I started to have therapy sessions with a psychologist. It helped tremendously. Thank you for sharing your experience watching this awesome film. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I have.
Hadn’t planned on watching this ‘Disney Pic’ but after seeing the reviews I swallowed my pride and watched it, over and over and over again. So beautiful. So many positive messages. I give up Disney, you win.
Most movies I can smile and laugh as I watch people try their best not to cry, but this one... This one is just too strong. It's like the 8th time I'm seeing it and still tearing up. Such a beautiful movie.
This movie always reinforces my decision to become a music therapist. Music truly is something that transcends time and disease. P.S. I cry every single time Coco starts singing.
The instance at 34:20, when George is laughing and Simone is sobbing has got to be the greatest example of juxtaposition in the history of CZcams reactions. 🤣👍
Hector didn't tell Emelda what happened because as far as he knew he died of food poisoning whilst on the road. So to him he felt like it was karma for being selfish enough to be away from his family in the first place.
Fun fact: the dog in the movie is a xoloitzcuintli (hairless Mexican dog) its an ancient breed of dog which the Aztecs, Mayan, and Toltecs believed to be sacred because they guided the souls of the death through the underworld. That's why the dog is able to go into the dead world in the movie.
So glad that you two watch animated movies, too - it's one of the main reasons I subscribe (there are other reasons to be sure, including the fact that you two have great chemistry together). Being a 52-year old animation junkie, it just brings me so much joy. I could recommend many other animated movies to check out - many of which would be from Pixar/Studio Ghibli/Disney/Dreamworks - and you will often not go wrong with them. However, I'll give you three recommendations that are NOT from those studios: "The Iron Giant", "The Lego Movie" and "Spiderman - Into The Spiderverse". SIDE NOTE: "The Iron Giant" was directed by Brad Bird, who would later go on to direct "The Incredibles" - arguably the best Pixar movie ever.
Seconding this. Into the Spiderverse was such a visual spectacle to watch and so brilliantly drawn and animated. From Ghibli, Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro come to mind immediately. Grave of the Fireflies if you're brave enough
This was such a well thought out film, and you can see by how invested Simone & George are (if you've watch it, a lot of people, including my sensitive bawling self, had a reaction like that to Miguel & Grandmother Coco singing together) at 33:04 . Especially where, despite having the scene muted, whether you've heard this gorgeous song or not , it's so difficult to resist one of the best emotionally pulling scenes out of any animated film or even live action film within the last decade.
i have watched this movie eleven times in one week. three of them happened on the same day because i was just IN LOVE with this. it's absolutely beautiful! and this video was really great :))
I had friends coming over to watch this film. They also cried in the third act of the film. Your guys' reactions to any of my favorite movies are just priceless.
Now that you mentioned Beetlejuice, the second death in Coco reminds me of the lost souls room in Beetlejuice for souls that were exorcised which was mentioned by the janitor as "death for the dead". Makes me wonder if there is a forgotten souls room in the Land of the Dead.
fun fact De La Cruz's "guitar" has a gold tooth painted on it. De La Cruz doesn't have a gold tooth. But Hector has a gold tooth so it was kind of a give away
Ha, ha, I'm barely into the video but I loved that Simone's active viewing behavior is betraying her. It's one of my favorite sensations in my brain to "figure it out" and be shown a legitimate non-cheaty way the story was a lot more complex than I thought.
Had a good drinking buddy that passed a few years ago. Every year on his death day I go to our favorite bar, pour 2 shots, one for me and one for him and the bartenders know not to take his glass till closing time. One year I went in later in the day and saw a stack of shot glasses stacked up next to his. It’s a tradition for a few of us that knew him to go in and grab a drink with him. Always makes me cry grabbing a drink with my old friend. Picked up the tradition after watching hector take the shot with his friend.
Coco takes two more for the count. As someone who is hispanic and from Texas here in the states, this movie hit HARD. Can you imagine theaters full of hispanic families watching it for the first time? There wasn’t a dry eye anywhere! Loved yalls reaction, thanks for sharing it!
I just watched this while settling into bed just hours after finding out my aunt passed away from Alzheimers-related complications today, which really made that ending gut-punch sting more than it did the first time I watched the movie (Which is now a Halloween/Dia De Los Muertos staple in our home). Honestly, thank you for uploading it today…. It was the first prompt and moment I’ve had to pause, reflect, and mourn, and I had Simone to cry along with me.
My Grandma was a musician, multi instrumentalist, and a painter. It was hard watching her fading away not remembering her skills, but somehow comforting knowing she's back with my Grandpa. I am proud to say, she gave me her best painting in exchange for the promise of never selling it.
It’s always fun to see the dynamic between these 2. Simone is completely broken and balling her eyes out at the heartfelt moment of the scenes, while George is just quickly trying to figure out the logic of how everything works and fits together 😂
George, Coco is also in the family photo at the top with Mama Imelda as a child, but she didn't show up in the afterlife as a child. They show up as the age they are when they die.
Just for the record, alibrijes weren't just made up for this movie. They're actual folklore creatures - one of the most recent to be conceived, originating from an artist who spent a long time in a coma, dreamed of colorful animals during that coma, heard them call themselves "alibrijes", and made art of them after he awoke.
This movie almost killed me. My mother had dementia and was almost completely unresponsive for the last five years of her life. She would sometimes perk up when we sang for her. She also got me into genealogy. That second death scene reallytriggered me as did Miguel singing 'Remember Me' to Coco at the end.
The review you did NOT read in the papers: "Coco - so much snot!" But seriously...as a composer, one of the things I love about the movie is the excellent use of music. Music provides the climactic moment in the film; music stirs the memory and helps to relive "lost" moments. So true! And that specific song, exactly the same as heard earlier in the film, now has a new resonance and meaning. That's another gift music possesses. It's perfect.
The Land of the Dead runs on Memories. It is not exactly riches that makes you higher class... though there is correlation of fame/fortune and being remembered, but not required. Little notes: All the tech in the Land of the Dead is dead tech (old computer, old style phones etc). When we first see Dante he was in the trash can next to the table of Alebrije toys, hinting at his transformation later. When Imelda is singing "La Llarona" a the end, walking down the stairs, she sings the part "Te Quererte" looking at Hector - literal translation it means "You I want", but in actual spoken Spanish its meaning is "You I love" or "Love You" symbolizing that she never stopped loving him. One thing that gets me the most is the end where Hector finally crosses the flower bridge. Only 2 characters acknowledge the bridge in the movie: Miguel and Hector connecting them in more than just music and blood. All the family who have been there, the other skeletons crossing, even the security at the bridge do not acknowledge the bridge... not even Coco at the end, her first Day of the Dead and first crossing, did not look at the bridge. Hector has been trying to cross the bridge for decades. At the end as he finally is able to cross, he looks at it and I swear, you can see a little sigh come from him as he crosses. Kills me every time.
#1: How old they r in the Lotd is based on what age they died. Imelda was in her 70s, Hector was 21 and Coco was 100. #2: Miguel’s baby sis was named Socorro Rivera, which is Mama Coco’s real name, so they named her after Coco
Thats what I love about the Mexican culture. The holiday of " Day of the dead" is a holiday of remembering loved ones and this movie represents this. Remembering family and celebrating them. I deeply empathize with you and how you feel about old people . Losing family is hard and the thought of forgetting them is scary . So that's why I love day of the dead. So that it's a day to remembering loved ones. I know you guys are just trying to lighten up the room. But just know that I understand you guys and you guys are awesome. 👌
One of my favorite Pixar movies!! Dia De Los Muertos is a celebration of death to those who have passed on. Instead of a negative view to death its a positive switch which makes death a beautiful thing and never forgetting our family.
The dog is a breed that is native to Mexico 🇲🇽. I can’t remember the name of the breed though. In ancient times they believed that breed was a spirit animal.
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The Book of Life is the daddy of Coco. Watch that one.
I love how you bawl at the sweetest things. Not criticism, just an affirmation there are people who still care.
This is a good thing to sponsor, Simone. We all could use someone to talk to at times that is kind, caring, knowledgeable and honest. I am happy to hear that you made such a positive effort in your own life and it has helped you. You are a good and decent person.
Can I request you watch Way of the Gun? Nicely random, out of nowhere movie.
pls watch dead poets society
Something a lot of people miss is at the end of the credits. The people that worked on the movie got to add the picture of a passed loved one to a collage at the end. My mother's in that collage along with my brother-in-laws dad.
I never knew. That is a cool fact, respect.
That's awesome.
Yes, you can also see Walt Disney and Don Rickles.
I noticed that and it hit me too, my heart goes out with them, as i too lost my parents. I believe there's also something like that in Onward, but a message as dedication for the passed loved ones.
Ok, this is first time I'm listening this. I'm gonna check that.
rule of thumb: the brighter a Pixar poster is, the harder the movie is going to punch you in the heart.
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Still not over Bing Bong
Wow the Up poster must have been mostly made up of bright multicoloured balloons if that rule is true...
@@mattp6089 hahahahahaha yep!
Something that almost nobody realized when the movie came out was that at the beginning Hector was barefoot, and at the end, when the whole family forgave him and they are going to cross the bridge we can see that he already has shoes, probably handmade by the family😭
I never noticed that! Thanks for pointing that out!
Great attention to details. My eyes were so red at the end of the movie that i didnt even notice his shoes
Omggg
Did you know that Gael García Bernal, the actor for Hector, his actual daughter played little Coco?! It's so cute! It's my favorite behind-the-scenes fact, because it makes that scene even sweeter, and it's much sadder for some reason, I think it just adds to the father daughter Bond.
That scene with Coco singing along always gets me. My grandpa had Alzheimer's. Towards the end he didn't remember me, or my mother, or my grandmother, his wife of 60 years. But he remembered songs and lyrics and poetry. He wasnt even a musician, he was an engineer. This movie always makes me think of him. Human memory is a strange thing.
I have read somewhere, that with Alzheimer's your musical memory is one of the very last things to go, which is why patients react to it even when everything else is gone.
That stirs a faint memory of my long dead grandfather who, seeing him very shortly before he died, didn't seem to know who I was, ar 14 or 15. Very soon afterwards, he was dead, followed a month later by granny. I miss them, 35 years later, though I knew her better. X
I saw video of a lady who was a dancer (in I think the 40s) on her deathbed. They showed her film clips of herself on various shows. She lit up like a candle and told them what she remembered.
Things like this remind me of my mother when she was sick too. R.I.P. Mom and your Grandpa.
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My Dad died of dementia a couple months before this movie came out. I saw it in theaters not knowing the ending and left a puddle of tears. In the end one of the ways to bring Dad back was to play his music
27:54 I love how the song "Remember Me" totally changes from a vain narcissistic song to a sweet song, about a father missing his daughter and hoping that the next time he sees her she will remember who he is.
Also, here in Mexico, we’ve been told that the idea of the afterlife of ancient cultures from here, is that dogs can guide us to heaven or hell depending on how good or bad we were, thus changing the look of the dog, like a guardian who tells you were to go and a mirror of your actions in life (or the dogs you use to have as pets)
That dog is a xoloitzcuintle, a kind of dog related to that believing
The dog was believed to be a herald of Xolotl, god of twilight and passings.
Like Frida says: "The mighty Xolo dog, guide of the wandering spirits"
Yup, Simone’s right-it’s their age when they died, not the age in the photo. Mama Imelda is significantly older as a skeleton than she was in her photo on the ofrenda. It makes sense to use photos that are as recent as possible, though, especially when you consider the facial recognition machines. Otherwise you could argue that Mama Coco was already represented on there as a little girl.
Good catch on the fact that Coco is on the shrine as both young and old. As you said , Simone is right.
Correct me if I'm wrong but it's the age at which you were happiest. Imelda, for example, died of old age but she looked young
@@snake698 We don’t know Imelda’s cause of death, as far as I’m aware, only that she died “way before” Miguel was born. Miguel doesn’t specify exactly when she died either, but he did say she roped her grandchildren into the business (Elena and Victoria). I rewatched the intro a few times to see what I could puzzle out, but the paper flags embellished the story a fair bit-the first time her grandchildren were introduced, for example, the flag showed three kids, even though she only had two. So I still think it’s a fair assumption to say that the age of the skeletons matches the age that they died. Imelda’s skeleton reads like mid-50s, for example, which makes sense if both she and Coco had children young. It’s strongly implied that she wasn’t around to see her great grandchildren born (Miguel’s parents’ generation). As for why the land of the dead didn’t seem to be filled with geriatrics… I assume it was mostly so that the place would feel vibrant and alive (ha), but also, up until recently, a lot of people died a lot sooner. Seems to me Coco was the first one in her family to live to really old age.
@@hanna-writes Anyhow Imelda was very surely over 50 and still alive, but in the afterlife she looks the same age as Héctor or not much older...
I tried to look for a specific answer, but how you look in the afterlife is not very relevant, it seems. I however found a reddit comment that I feel is relevant to this conversation:
"So I looked up some of the real life Mexican celebrities that appear in the film. Maria Felix was 88 when she died but appears to be a young woman in the afterlife. So that seems to discount the "you appear the age you die" theory, at least for movie stars."
@@snake698 I mean they're skeletons you can't make em look that much older. Only reason we think coco looks so old as a skeleton is because of her completely grey hair and shrunken(can't find the right word) stature. We aren't given too many examples one way or the other but I don't see why the picture would affect your appearance in the afterlife. What if they changed pictures year to year? Would they change appearance? Too much silly stuff to be that way
"I can't handle old people."
I can't quit laughing. Don't stop being you, guys.
Simone replies, “ I am ready to tell you my secret now. I see old people. They are everywhere and they don’t even know they are old!” Thank the Lord that we are eternal souls. There is hope for we old ones.😂
I saw a meme that sums it up: Old Disney: Your family is dead and you have to avenge them. New Disney: Your family is alive and you have to deal with their sh*t. Personally I think it's great to have all these stories (see also Encanto and Turning Red) that help children understand how to deal with intergenerational trauma.
As a Mexican American… my grandma around Miguel’s age was very similar to Mama Coco. This movie hits me so hard… it’s my third favorite movie of all time. Amazing
First 2 favorite? just curious
The Big Lebowski is my 1 and The Shawshank Redemption is my 2
Is everything yellow in Mexico?
@@silent-trouble only in the afternoon
@@silent-trouble 😂😂
The dog in this movie is a Xoloitzcuintle, traditionally this breed of dog helps you in the first test to get to Mictlan (the Mexican land of the dead), that is why the dog could cross the bridge without being dead.
Additionally, the bridge is made of cempasúchil flower, which is traditionally used in offerings and is said to guide the dead to their ancient homes.
The international name of the flower is Mexican Marigold
Yep, and you can see the mesoamerican step pyramids as the base on which later architecture is built
Simone, almost in tears: "Old people just get you, right here."
Me, who knows what's coming: Oh no.
I laughed cried when Simone "i cant handle old people" while crying, very touching Simone moment
The grandeur of your afterlife doesnt depend on your life's success in this movie. Its about the sheer numbers of people who remember you. Doesnt have to be family. Ernesto was all set in yhe afterlife because literally millions of people had him on the ofrenda with an offering. All of that being said, this movie is nearly perfect in terms of representing my mexican culture. Pixar sent their artists down to mexico to study architecture, culture, and talk to the people. Thats why its so good. The only thing they fudged were the alebrijes, the animal spirits. those were invented in the 1940s as just pieces of art in figurine form but they caught on so hard in mexican culture that pixar wanted to include them in the movie so they folded them into the afterlife. In reality alebrijes dont really have anything to do with our afterlife beliefs. Theyre just really cool art pieces.
I hope they exist in MY afterlife at least, because they're awesome! Which one in the movie is your favorite? I have to pick Pepita, because duh. She'd kill me if I didn't pick her, but she's also awesome! 😀
I'm so glad you reacted to this movie. I am a recently retired High School Spanish teacher and this is a movie that I regularly showed to my classes for the Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos. (Usually with the Spanish audio track and English subtitles to support the kids understanding of the plot while hearing the target language.) It's a good thing I showed it in a darkened room because I cry every time I watch it. Great Grandma Coco reminds me of my own Grandma. She sort of looks like my Grandma and I moved in with her when I was 16 to take care of her while she had cancer. I played my guitar for her and even at the very end, when she was in a coma for about a week, when I played my guitar, she got a slight smile on her face. I knew she was aware that I was by her side and she was not alone.
Wow, que hermosa historia.
Tres belle, 😢
Such a beautiful film. Had this 43 year old man bawling like a little girl 😂. Great watching with my kids too, perfect family film 🥰
*bawling
(balling is... something else)
It's a perfect family film for a hateful family. If you love your children, you should never burden them with even the idea that having an interest can be something than can be crushed into the dust because of one bad experience.
Coco had Alzheimer’s. I’ve had relatives who have it.
Very heartbreaking when Coco forgets Miguel’s name, or who her daughter even is .....”who are you?” And at the end she was staring off into space when Miguel was trying to talk to her about her father. Music is very powerful and brought her back to reality for a brief time. Beautiful, yet very sad.
Not necessarily Alzheimer's. It could just be age-related dementia.
She called Miguel Julio cuz Papa Julio was her husband
Am I the only person who thinks that the flashback of him singing Remember Me to young Coco was the most emotional, gut-wrenching moment given everything that happened?
You know what makes it even more gut wrenching, the actor who plays actor, Gael Garcia Bernal, The little girl who plays Coco, is his actual daughter. It's so cute! And it makes it so much sadder and I love it! 😀
Dude!!!... At that moment I got ABSOLUTELY CRUSHED... It hit me soooo hard I broke!!!... When I watched the movie for the first time I used to travel a lot for business, my little princess girl was like 1YO and the single idea that mayve I don't come back to her on one of those business trips got me hard... I cried like a child... We just have to appreciate every single moment with our family!!!
It recontextualizes everything in the movie up to that point. You hear this song over and over in so many ways. It's a phenomenon, and everyone's go their own flamboyant spin on it. Then, all of a sudden, it becomes a deeply personal and moving love letter from a father to his daughter. Everything we thought we knew is flipped on its head, and we hear this song again, as if for the first time. Pixar is just the master of these kinds of emotional punches.
It is simultaneously charming, adorable, and heartbreaking. A subtle touch is that Coco fades from a live girl into an old photograph, as if it is her that is dead and Hector is still alive. Which is possibly how Hector sees things. She is gone forever, and there isn't a damned thing he can do about it.
I cried so hard at the movies. Me and my son were both bawling messes. A mother sitting next to us looked at my son and gave my son a big comforting smile, then she saw my face completely wrecked with tears, and she had a look like "get a grip dude, it's a fucking kids movie".
“Get a heart dude, it’s a fucking emotional moment”
@@DanfordThePom exactly
😱😱😱🤗☠️🇲🇽💖
Anyone claiming all Pixar films are “for kids” are clearly not paying attention. Things don’t have to be vulgar and taboo to be of any significance for adults. That’s ironically the most childish of mindsets.
@@JaggerG thank you, I'm glad someone said it.
I remember first time I watched Coco. I'd been dating my beautiful Mexican girlfriend (now my wife) for a few months. We started off as a long distance relationship. Her in México me in UK.
When my mum died she was there for me, not in person but in my heart which meant the world for me.
I'd told her I'd seen this movie after mum passed, and I cried during the movie, then my girlfriend said send me a happy picture of your mum and I will put in on ofrenda for Día de Muertos so she could remember her and pay tribute
It hit my heart so much. Maria Really is the best that's ever happened to me and I love and adore her with all my heart and soul.
When I proposed to her I played her "Proud Corazón" (proud heart), the song at the end of the movie, to her on the guitar and I learned the lyrics for her in spanish.
She brings so much light into my life everyday.
Such a beautiful reaction to a beautiful movie. Thank you.
Ok..so I cried because of Coco remembering her papa when I first watched this movie..and now I've cried watching Simone cry at that same scene. I can't handle sad scenes with old people either, Simone...
10:59 The dog is there because he's a xolo. In Aztec folklore this breed of dog can cross over into the afterlife in order to guide the souls of the dead. Also, why do you think his name is Dante?
Because Dante is name of the poet of the Divine Comedy.
@@Spindler2007 which is a different religion, anyway a banana is a type of berry.
@@corryjamieson3909 true
@@Spindler2007 Well... Actually it is because the name of De La Cruz's horse was Dante. In one of the movie clips De La Cruz is talking to his horse, and he refers to it as Dante, so Miguel names the dog after his hero's horse. But yes, I'm sure that Pixar chose that name for that reason.
18:55 It is actually the third death. In Mexico we believe you die three times.
The first death is when you die physically.
The second death is the last time someone sees you, or your body. (Even though first and second deaths can switch order).
The third and final death is when you're not remembered anymore. And I think that's one of the most important things the movie explains, you truly die when there's no one who can remember you.
And also, the age you remain in the land of the dead is the age the people remember you. For example, Coco has two pictures of herself in the ofrenda, when she's old and when she was a tiny little girl. The mexican celebrities that appear in the movie remain the age people remember them because of their movies, like María Félix, in the movie she's young and beautiful even though she died as an adult lady.
Loved your reaction to this movie!!
9:06 Good point by George about the similarities between Mexico's Day of the Dead and China's tomb-sweeping day. It's interesting to see two completely different cultures independently develop similar traditions.
Hmm, the floating lanterns in "Kubo and the 2 strings".
It happens a lot more than we are aware of. Just proves how humans are at the core all the same
Coco resonated so much with traditional Chinese culture that it’s one of the only films to enter China with absolutely no changes (despite stuff like skeletons and other death related motifs being taboo).
Fun fact: The Day of the Dead used to be a month long celebration that occurred after the summer solstice. It's an ancient celebration that the Spanish tried very hard to obliterate but obviously had no success. Instead, they moved the date to the day after all hallows eve in order to absorb it into their christian holidays to further convert the mesoamericans to catholicism.
I think it's so interesting how such vastly different cultures from different parts of the world - no contact and oceans away - can have somewhat similar festivals celebrating their passed loved ones. It's all about remembering, and partying with, the people you love that aren't around anymore.
I don’t remember too much of the film except that the ending packs an emotional wallop both due to the betrayal and that last song in front of the great grandmother.
@mojo shivers Mama Coco was the spitting image of my wife’s grandmother who died just before this film came out. When my daughter, who was very close to her, saw that scene she was inconsolable
@@Macilmoyle Yeah, this is probably the biggest gut punch for an animated film in the last ten years.
@@Macilmoyle When I saw the movie, my grandma had just passed away a few weeks earlier and my grandpa was currently suffering from Alzheimer's. It was the first time I had ever sobbed during a movie. Just full emotional breakdown for a solid 15 minutes.
I hear you, Simone; I BAWLED when he sang to Mama Coco at the end.
we all did.. we all did
The moment that really breaks you is when Coco begins to sing.
The breed of the dog is called "Xoloitzcuintle". In ancient times, the Mayans believed that this dogs served as guides to their deceased owners, accompanying them so that they would not get lost on the way to the underworld. That's why Dante goes to the land of the dead with him
Also, his name is Dante, like Dante Alighieri from the Divine Comedy.
is it Mayans? I heard Aztecs but similar enough I guess
@@simonx348 Both cultures believed this, and they were not the only ones. I think that the Toltecs had a similar belief with these dogs. But I might be wrong.
@@arturitus321 The dog has been around for a long time during many civilizations but those who gave it a meaning and a ritual were the Mexicas (Aztecs), especially in relation to death.
In one of the De La Cruz movies he has a horse names Dante, so the dog is named after the horse, because Miguel was a huge De La Cruz fan.
I love this movie so much! I cried inconsolably at the end but in my opinion the movie earns those tears, it's not a low blow.
This movie helped me get over the death of my dog. I was so heartbroken that I tried to not think about her at all. This movie made me realize that by forgetting her, I was just killing the only thing left of her. It's up to the living to preserve that.
You know what makes the flashback scene with little Coco even better: The voice actor for Hector, Gael Garcia Bernal, his ACTUAL daughter plays little Coco! Verse, means that he's ACTUALLY singing to his little girl! It's my favorite piece of behind-the-scenes tribute this movie. It makes it so much more amazing and I love it! Also, if you didn't notice, when Hector is crossing the Marigold bridge, he's wearing shoes! It's sort of a fan cannon that email they made them for him, because he's been accepted back in the family, I've shoemakers. Also, I don't know your names, but the girl was right. The skeletons look as they died. That's why I thought I saw Young, and Imelda is older. Hector that died when he was 21. What I find amazing about this, is that, he also died in 1921, because he was born in 1900, and, because Ernesto died in 1942, that means he got 21 years of fame, which is karma bitch! You got the amount of fame that your best friend got to live! Also super sad that Imelda had to live whole life,mand longer, believing her, "love of my life," up an abandoned her, when you leave he was murdered. And then, of course, Coco, never got to see her dad again, supposedly being told that he left them. The man waited almost 100 years to see his daughter again! All he wanted was to see his daughter!
Wtf he died at 21???
They must’ve married and had coco at 18 then. Makes sense back then tho
But damn he barely lived
@@TomatoAddict i know right! It's so much center when you know just how young he was. Coco lives longer than both of her parents combined!
Definitely one of the sweetest and genuine cries I’ve seen on this channel! And that was definitely how we all reacted to Coco, even to his day!
Ah, the movie where I had the most cathartic/gut wrenching movie experience of my life right after my grandpa died because I did not know what this movie was about before I saw it.
"Graverobbing" is such a loaded word; I prefer to think of it as "looting".
Grave robbing plus time equals archeology
It belongs in a museum!
Indonesia , south Sulawesi , the Toraja tribe keep their dead relatives at home, feeding and cuddling their bodies.
I can’t handle old people too! I cried buckets in the theater. I even heard a loud sob from some lady in the theater lol
This movie got me and I'm a sympathetic cryer so I'll be changing my shirt now.
My mum passed away last year (2021) from dementia. She was 92 years old. I was her carer for the last five years of her life. Coco sitting there so unresponsive was very reminiscent of mum in her final years. As a young woman she loved to sing in her old age the sound of music always managed to bring a spark to her eyes and her lips would form a smile. I must admit the ending brought a tear to my eye. R.I.P. mamma.
I also found the ending to be emotional, and as Simone is crying at the end I'm thinking "oh, poor girl", when suddenly - "there's so much snot!". That kinda snapped me back to reality.😆
I’m a grown ass man and when I watched this movie the damn dog made me cry at the end.
the teeny tiny kitty
One of best cartoons to watch. A great emphasis on family & not to forget them.
The Day of the Dead has significant elements from pre-Spanish native cultures of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico. It's not a macabre thing, but a celebration of loved ones' lives.
The reason the skeletons are making fun of Hector for “choking on Chorizo” is because Chorizo is Mexican spiced sausage I think you can guess the reference
There's a lot of adult jokes in this movie. Choking on chorizo is basically saying he died choking on another man's penis. Then there's the papaya reference. I don't think that needs much explanation.
What a wonderful reaction to a wonderful movie. I watched it yesterday and it was apparent from the very beginning that this was gonna move me deeply. Also I just had to drop in a little extra because of mental health advocacy
Thanks so much Ville Halonen ^-^
Another reference: Dante is an Xoloizcuintle, a native dog from México and in the Aztec culture they believed they are spirit guides and they used to put a Xolo next to the corpse to guide it in the Mictlán (another world).
My favorite animated Disney movie. Love it so much
I went into this movie, many years ago, thinking it would just a fun time. I had just lost my grandmama, I cried everything I didn’t cry at her funeral, inconsolable. It hits very hard
What a finale. What a juxtaposition. Simone on one side of the screen clutching her cat and trying to hold it together, George on the other side laughing and joking. It brought a tear to my eye.
The movie was pretty good as well.
I took my family on opening day for this film and I came out of the movie theater crying. It felt like the movie was based off my own life experiences. Parents not happy with my choice of being an artist, The love I have for my family, the loved ones I have lost and my love for my grandmother who supported my dreams. It was like going into therapy and all my inner demons were out in the open. A month later I started to have therapy sessions with a psychologist. It helped tremendously. Thank you for sharing your experience watching this awesome film. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I have.
Hadn’t planned on watching this ‘Disney Pic’ but after seeing the reviews I swallowed my pride and watched it, over and over and over again. So beautiful. So many positive messages. I give up Disney, you win.
Three movie moments so far, had me crying breathlessly: the ending of "Nuovo Cinema Paradiso", the first ten minutes of "Up" and the ending of "Coco".
Most movies I can smile and laugh as I watch people try their best not to cry, but this one... This one is just too strong. It's like the 8th time I'm seeing it and still tearing up. Such a beautiful movie.
This movie always reinforces my decision to become a music therapist. Music truly is something that transcends time and disease.
P.S. I cry every single time Coco starts singing.
The instance at 34:20, when George is laughing and Simone is sobbing has got to be the greatest example of juxtaposition in the history of CZcams reactions. 🤣👍
Hector didn't tell Emelda what happened because as far as he knew he died of food poisoning whilst on the road. So to him he felt like it was karma for being selfish enough to be away from his family in the first place.
Fun fact: the dog in the movie is a xoloitzcuintli (hairless Mexican dog) its an ancient breed of dog which the Aztecs, Mayan, and Toltecs believed to be sacred because they guided the souls of the death through the underworld. That's why the dog is able to go into the dead world in the movie.
I remember working in a movie theater when this came out. I remember one family that came out of it, and the grandmother was openly weeping.
The ending where Miguel sings "Remember Me" to Mama Coco makes me cry every time and Im a grown ass man.
One of the first movies I watched with my kids after my mom passed. And like Up, this movie destroyed me.
Since it is all based on being remembered, it makes sense you would look like how you are remembered, vs how you died.
So glad that you two watch animated movies, too - it's one of the main reasons I subscribe (there are other reasons to be sure, including the fact that you two have great chemistry together). Being a 52-year old animation junkie, it just brings me so much joy. I could recommend many other animated movies to check out - many of which would be from Pixar/Studio Ghibli/Disney/Dreamworks - and you will often not go wrong with them. However, I'll give you three recommendations that are NOT from those studios: "The Iron Giant", "The Lego Movie" and "Spiderman - Into The Spiderverse". SIDE NOTE: "The Iron Giant" was directed by Brad Bird, who would later go on to direct "The Incredibles" - arguably the best Pixar movie ever.
Seconding this. Into the Spiderverse was such a visual spectacle to watch and so brilliantly drawn and animated.
From Ghibli, Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro come to mind immediately.
Grave of the Fireflies if you're brave enough
Ghibli is unfortunately off-limits for reactors since channels have actually been shut down for copyright claims for Ghibli movies.
This was such a well thought out film, and you can see by how invested Simone & George are (if you've watch it, a lot of people, including my sensitive bawling self, had a reaction like that to Miguel & Grandmother Coco singing together) at 33:04 .
Especially where, despite having the scene muted, whether you've heard this gorgeous song or not , it's so difficult to resist one of the best emotionally pulling scenes out of any animated film or even live action film within the last decade.
i have watched this movie eleven times in one week. three of them happened on the same day because i was just IN LOVE with this. it's absolutely beautiful! and this video was really great :))
I had friends coming over to watch this film. They also cried in the third act of the film. Your guys' reactions to any of my favorite movies are just priceless.
Some of the effects in this film remind me of the film Beetlejuice for some reason; I highly recommend that one.
Now that you mentioned Beetlejuice, the second death in Coco reminds me of the lost souls room in Beetlejuice for souls that were exorcised which was mentioned by the janitor as "death for the dead".
Makes me wonder if there is a forgotten souls room in the Land of the Dead.
fun fact De La Cruz's "guitar" has a gold tooth painted on it. De La Cruz doesn't have a gold tooth. But Hector has a gold tooth so it was kind of a give away
I always enjoy watching you guys react to movies. You guys are awesome. Keep up the great content!
The dog follows Miguel into the afterlife because it's a xolo, long considered guides to the dead on their journey into the underworld.
There's a saying that you die twice: once when you leave the world of the living and second when no one alive remembers you
Simone is totally wrecked in this one. Love the reaction being so real to this movie.
im really happy that more foreigners can know more about my culture, im really thankful honestly this is a really accurate movie
As a Rivera we do shine shoes.
This movie is a pure diamond ! And they represent the Mexican's culture so well. I Remember this movie for sure all my life.
The irony of Simone wearing an Orphan Maker shirt and saying she can't handle old people....
Ha, ha, I'm barely into the video but I loved that Simone's active viewing behavior is betraying her. It's one of my favorite sensations in my brain to "figure it out" and be shown a legitimate non-cheaty way the story was a lot more complex than I thought.
same. I thought I was so smart in the beginning of the film to have "figured out", the famous guy has to be his ancestor 😅
Saw this movie before I lost my dad, and after.
It certainly hits differently nowadays.
As long as you remember, they will never die.
Great reaction
I have a play Playlist for whenever I need a good cry and the coco remembering scene is on it. It literally never fails to get tears in mt eyes
Had a good drinking buddy that passed a few years ago. Every year on his death day I go to our favorite bar, pour 2 shots, one for me and one for him and the bartenders know not to take his glass till closing time. One year I went in later in the day and saw a stack of shot glasses stacked up next to his. It’s a tradition for a few of us that knew him to go in and grab a drink with him. Always makes me cry grabbing a drink with my old friend. Picked up the tradition after watching hector take the shot with his friend.
Coco takes two more for the count. As someone who is hispanic and from Texas here in the states, this movie hit HARD. Can you imagine theaters full of hispanic families watching it for the first time? There wasn’t a dry eye anywhere! Loved yalls reaction, thanks for sharing it!
The animation in this movie is simply stunning. My jaw dropped the first time I saw the City of the Dead on the big screen.
67 year old male. This one makes me cry every time. I barely remember my grandparents, let alone those before them.
Simone is so adorable, I want to hug her! It's okay sweetie! 💖🥰
Amazing how at there ultimate highest peak of storytelling like UP they can tell the whole story in the first 15min and give u all the emotions
I just watched this while settling into bed just hours after finding out my aunt passed away from Alzheimers-related complications today, which really made that ending gut-punch sting more than it did the first time I watched the movie (Which is now a Halloween/Dia De Los Muertos staple in our home). Honestly, thank you for uploading it today…. It was the first prompt and moment I’ve had to pause, reflect, and mourn, and I had Simone to cry along with me.
My Grandma was a musician, multi instrumentalist, and a painter. It was hard watching her fading away not remembering her skills, but somehow comforting knowing she's back with my Grandpa. I am proud to say, she gave me her best painting in exchange for the promise of never selling it.
It’s always fun to see the dynamic between these 2. Simone is completely broken and balling her eyes out at the heartfelt moment of the scenes, while George is just quickly trying to figure out the logic of how everything works and fits together 😂
Ffs...the second Hectór started singing remember me, I'm effing bawling again
Just turned 21 and this is still my favorite Disney Pixar movie to date😁🔥
George, Coco is also in the family photo at the top with Mama Imelda as a child, but she didn't show up in the afterlife as a child. They show up as the age they are when they die.
Just for the record, alibrijes weren't just made up for this movie.
They're actual folklore creatures - one of the most recent to be conceived, originating from an artist who spent a long time in a coma, dreamed of colorful animals during that coma, heard them call themselves "alibrijes", and made art of them after he awoke.
This movie almost killed me. My mother had dementia and was almost completely unresponsive for the last five years of her life. She would sometimes perk up when we sang for her. She also got me into genealogy. That second death scene reallytriggered me as did Miguel singing 'Remember Me' to Coco at the end.
The review you did NOT read in the papers: "Coco - so much snot!"
But seriously...as a composer, one of the things I love about the movie is the excellent use of music. Music provides the climactic moment in the film; music stirs the memory and helps to relive "lost" moments. So true! And that specific song, exactly the same as heard earlier in the film, now has a new resonance and meaning. That's another gift music possesses. It's perfect.
Simone - So glad you tried Better Help. They are so helpful and encouraging...so glad to see they're a sponsor now!
The Land of the Dead runs on Memories. It is not exactly riches that makes you higher class... though there is correlation of fame/fortune and being remembered, but not required.
Little notes: All the tech in the Land of the Dead is dead tech (old computer, old style phones etc). When we first see Dante he was in the trash can next to the table of Alebrije toys, hinting at his transformation later.
When Imelda is singing "La Llarona" a the end, walking down the stairs, she sings the part "Te Quererte" looking at Hector - literal translation it means "You I want", but in actual spoken Spanish its meaning is "You I love" or "Love You" symbolizing that she never stopped loving him.
One thing that gets me the most is the end where Hector finally crosses the flower bridge. Only 2 characters acknowledge the bridge in the movie: Miguel and Hector connecting them in more than just music and blood. All the family who have been there, the other skeletons crossing, even the security at the bridge do not acknowledge the bridge... not even Coco at the end, her first Day of the Dead and first crossing, did not look at the bridge. Hector has been trying to cross the bridge for decades. At the end as he finally is able to cross, he looks at it and I swear, you can see a little sigh come from him as he crosses. Kills me every time.
#1: How old they r in the Lotd is based on what age they died. Imelda was in her 70s, Hector was 21 and Coco was 100.
#2: Miguel’s baby sis was named Socorro Rivera, which is Mama Coco’s real name, so they named her after Coco
Thats what I love about the Mexican culture. The holiday of " Day of the dead" is a holiday of remembering loved ones and this movie represents this. Remembering family and celebrating them. I deeply empathize with you and how you feel about old people . Losing family is hard and the thought of forgetting them is scary . So that's why I love day of the dead. So that it's a day to remembering loved ones. I know you guys are just trying to lighten up the room. But just know that I understand you guys and you guys are awesome. 👌
Gorgeous movie. I first saw this movie on an flight to a funeral. Kinda took the sting out of the loss honestly.
Thank you for "getting" this movie!
Simone is like Baby Yoda. They both make sounds that poke my heart button.
One of my favorite Pixar movies!! Dia De Los Muertos is a celebration of death to those who have passed on. Instead of a negative view to death its a positive switch which makes death a beautiful thing and never forgetting our family.
The dog is a breed that is native to Mexico 🇲🇽. I can’t remember the name of the breed though. In ancient times they believed that breed was a spirit animal.
That dog breed specifically is said the help people cross and guide spirits of people to the other side, is a guardian
It is impossible not to cry at that last scene with Miguel singing "Remember Me" to old Coco 😭😭😭
Does anyone else want to give poor Simone a hug at the end of this? 🥰