Everyone’s up in arms every time a bad review on Inception comes out. Nope, I’m not dissing it. In fact, I was impressed by Christopher Nolan’s ingenuity and originality. He’s stretched the boundaries of moviemaking. I was awed. But wasn’t moved.
I haven’t seen a lot of movies in 2010, enough to proclaim the best. But I saw one film that had more emotional weight than Nolan’s: Toy Story 3. And it’ll endure, not Nolan’s manipulative storytelling or effects wizardry.
Perhaps it’s Pixar’s theme of social obsolescence that melts the heart. What does it mean to be outdated, unwanted? Does loyalty ever matter? The emotions may be familiar but are all told in a package that only Pixar can deliver – with humour, charm and wit. Everything just works, including the voicing and scoring. It actually wouldn’t have mattered if the animation were done low-tech. It had enough heart to triumph over effects wizardry.
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