I didn't cry at that scene. To tell the truth, there was only one scene that made me cry with emotion to this day. Uncle Iroh's "Leave from the vine" scene.
This movie made me ball so hard. My gramdma was my second mother. When she had dematia, she would forget everything. But somehow music always made her come alive, even when she was on her worst days.
My favorite thing about this movie is how 'Remember Me' is sung so many times, and each time with different context and meaning. To De La Cruz it is all about him, it's a fast paced song about his ego, but when we see the memory of Hector singing it to Coco, it's a slow melodic song about a father saying goodbye and then the ending with Miguel singing it, it takes a whole new meaning again, for a great grandmother to recall her father in her old age...it's simply beautiful, that the same song and lyrics can mean different things.
Talking about Ernesto being all about his ego did you notice when Imelda was singing La Llorona and Ernesto joined in he changed to a higher key so Imelda couldn't sing along with him anymore because it was now out of her range? His narcissism knew no bounds.
Y dejar a los viejos en su casa, cuidado y rodeado de los suyos y no llevados a depósitos de ancianos que llaman asilos. Porque ocho hijos no pueden cuidar a una madre, pero una madre si puede cuidarlos a ellos. Respeto por nuestros mayores.."" 🤔
The most precious thing to me is seeing dead mama coco still look her age in the afterlife and yet her father still picks her up the same way he would his daughter. Love it
The biggest plot twist is that pepita was a little cat 😂. Btw, Dante is not dead. Animals are spirit guides, they are able to see the spirits, doesn't necessarily mean they're dead ❤
Dante is a xoloitzcuincle, in Mexica culture dogs of that breed were considered the guides that helped the dead people on their journey to the underworld. That is the reason why in the movie Dante can transition between both worlds.
In the novelization, it's stated that in life, Pepita was Imelda's pet cat. That was her appearance back then, so that's the form she uses when she visits the living world.
This movie is literally everything to me. Not long after my mother passed away in 2018, I met my beautiful mexican wife. We watched this for the first time together, and I couldn't help but cry my eyes out, but what she did was truly breathtaking for me. She held me in her arms and said she wanted to honour my mum on her ofrenda. Me and Maria are still going as strong as ever in our relationship. She is my whole universe and I am blessed every single day I get to wake beside her. When I proposed to her I played the song at the end of the movie "proud corazón" and sang it to her in Spanish. She is my proud heart.
The Xoloitzcuintli or Mexican Hairless dog. Represented by Dante in this Movie. Was always believed to help people cross between realms. So Dante could always cross the bridge.
Not a surprise at all that this won the Academy Award for Animated Feature. The animation, music, story and the respect for the Mexican culture is so amazing.
music has been proved to help people with dementia and Alzheimer's to recall things. because hearing music helps them connect to memories related to those sounds, memories they can't recall normally because the usual pathway to that memory has been damaged by the dementia. its amazing.
@@silvsevie I came to this video to post this. Music is very powerful for retrieving memories. I sing Barbershop and often Barbershop quartets go to nursing homes and perform, and when they do, sometimes a patient far into dementia will perk up and even start singing along or directing the quartet. Performing music, especially vocal music, may help defer and lessen dementia. It’s 1 of the few things we can do that uses both halves of the brain (analytical left side for the lyrics, creative right side for the music) working together in sync.
That angry lipbalm moment!🤣 Movies with ghosts are usually banned in China, but when their censors watched this one they were so moved they allowed it.
@@annemariebetsill3836 Mis abuelos live with me, and have dementia. I saw a post with a gif of Coco when she remembers her father and I was fighting tears for like an hour afterwards
This move came out a month after my great grandma passed away from ovarian cancer. 7 years later and I still cant watch this movie without crying. It holds such a specifically special place in my heart.
Same. I watched It with my father we were crying because we lost our great grandmother. My father died a year ago and now I watch this and cry even louder in so much pain
@@docmanhtn8345 I feel that. After i had already seen it for the first time, I knew the subject matter behind the movie. I brought my mom still grieving her great grandmother and after the movie ended we just cried hugging in the theater aisle.
My best friend of 25 years, Evi, lives in Guanajuato, the city Pixar used as their reference for the City of the Dead. It's referenced down to specific alleyways, like the one where Imelda first sings to Miguel. When my grandmother was still alive, she basically adopted Evi as an unofficial grandchild. Evi is a chocoholic, so my grandmother would send her a nice card and expensive box of chocolates for her birthday every year. This went on for six years until she passed away in 2005. After my grandmother passed away, Evi added her photo to her family's ofrenda. It's still there to this day, nearly 20 years later. Needless to say this movie holds a very special place in my heart. 💜
@@buscador2007 It was Salamanca in the state/municipality of Guanajuato. Like her address is literally written as Salamanca, Guanajuato Mexico. She sent me pictures of some of the referenced locations (like the alley I mentioned) just to show me how exact they were.
@kriscynical Guanajuato city inspired the city of the Dead, the alleyway is el callejon del beso. I was born in the state of Guanajuato, Salamanca is almost as flat as a pancake, and it's just famous for the Pemex oil refinery. It's part of the Bajio region of Guanajuato, which is an agricultural and industrial area. It's not so inspiring for a Pixar movie.
@@buscador2007 Okay? Then I misunderstood which place she was referring to as far as Salamanca or the bigger Guanajuato when referring to "this is the place they referenced". Her house is in Salamanca but the government-run historical office she works with (she works on preservation of historical sites) and the university she teaches history at are in Guanajuato. My mistake. I changed it. She probably wasn't super specific about it because I'm in Dallas Texas. It would be like me specifying between Arlington, the smaller city _within_ the Dallas Metroplex where my home is, vs the overall Metroplex. She wouldn't know the differences up here any more than I know the differences down there. My main point was how much it meant to me that she put my grandmother's photo on her family's ofrenda because I was incredibly close to my grandmother and it touched me that Evi wanted her to be remembered. 🙁
Yeah... the moment I saw that you were reacting to this one... I knew you would cry. To whoever recommended this for her, and everyone who voted for it, you are horrible, you know what you did, and you are all glorious. Thank you.
I guess you have missed that part... when Imelda sees Hector, she says "How many times must I turn you away?!" This means that Hector has tried to make amends with Imelda, whe she died and got to the land of the dead. But she wouldn't listen. Not only did Coco give back the piece of the photo, the moment she started talking about her dad, it means she was passing down stories, which was crucial for Hector's survival even if his photo could not be returned/restored. The photo only gave the right to pass the bridge. I also like the contrast between de la cruz's version of Remember me, which is just for show, while Hector's was quiet, sensual, private, gentle ❤
the scenes that made me cry the most were when Hector sings "Remember Me" and when Miguel sings it to Coco at the end, I still can't watch those scenes without getting teary eyed
Fun Fact: There's a Goth kid that appears briefly in Turning Red, and he's wearing a band t-shirt. It's the metal band that plays at the music competition in this movie
Oh no. You're watching THIS movie. Welp. This is the one pixar movie that I openly wept like a child. Others I teared, but this one I WEPT. They were deliberately trying to manufacture sobs and they were effective. Lol. Good luck Angela. Can't wait to watch it in full.
“She wields that shoe like a weapon.” Yeah… thats a Chancla. All hispanic women who have kids/grandkids, or are over a certain age seem to have martial proficiency with that particular weapon
I'm latino and raised by my grandma. It's insanely common for the matriarch of the family to hold the family together. My grandmother was raised very poor,( and her grandmother had been a slave), and when she was very little her sister dropped her, and they couldn't afford the right doctors so her legs didn't heal right and she had a very large limp all her life. When she was about 6 years old, her mom (a seamstress/maid) was making a dress for her rich boss's daughter and she bought some scraps to also make my grandma one too. It was the "it" dress for girls that year, and my grandma was all happy limping around the house with it. The boss asked his daughter to bring her own dress to him, and then in front of my grandma and her mom he ripped his daughter's dress and said, "My daughter isn't going to dress like a servant's daughter". My grandma said that was when she decided her life wouldn't end there, being a maid. So she asked the village butcher to help her write a letter to the president of Brazil, and in it she asked if he could pay for her education, one day she would pay him back. And surprisingly enough, he did! She walked to the bus stop even little, took a long ride, walked miles and went to school every day. She spent all night memorizing the books to be in top of the class. And eventually she graduated, got her higher education, and opened up her own school for the needy and girls, and was the principal of a huge school in our town. (And she wrote the President a check, with interest!). She always said that though her body wasn't perfect, her mind was her one thing she had to even the odds. So when she was older, and got a diagnosis for Alzheimer's, it was heartbreaking for the family to see her slowly lose her memory. She passed away last year, hugging a doll she had, that she thought was her daughter, my mom. This movie hits me hard, because there would always be these random moments of clarity, where she'd ask what was going on, and we'd update her on how all her children grew up well, became successful, her grandchildren too, and she'd smile in relief and say, "I knew it would be worth it, people told me it was a waste of time, a girl going to college and working, but I knew I'd make it".
@@larrote6467Latino, in an American context, means Latin American, and is the more commonly used context used world wide. There isn’t a reason to clarify because context clues give it away.
Also, there is a legend from Aztec times that if you had a dog in life (a xolo hairless dog) and you were kind to it, when you died, the dog would guide your spirit to the underworld, and protect you from all the things that would try to get you on your way there.
The scene where Hector crosses the bridge with a pair of shoes hit so hard in the best way. Such a small detail with such significant meaning. Lovely reaction as always!
Apparently this is the next Disney film that will be getting the Broadway treatment. It's slated to open sometime in the next year and a half. I genuinely cannot wait. With the colors, the music and the atmosphere, plus more songs for a stage version, I feel like it could/will be awesome!
I saw this in the theater and I UGLY cried. My grandmother had dementia too, so when Coco sang the song at the end, I absolutely lost it! Fantastic reaction!❤
So Dante is a Xolo (short for Xoloitzcuintle), which is a breed of hairless dog from Mexico that has been around since ancient times. The breed was said to guide the souls of the dead, and were buried with their masters in both the Toltec and Mayan cultures. That's why Dante can see the spirits and enter the spirit world while alive.
dante was always a spirit guide even though he didn't always look like one. when miguel first crossed the bridge, he went from having a warm glow about him (perhaps to indicate his spirit form while in the living world), to having the glow disappear when he crosses the bridge into the spirit world. dante never had a glow before crossing the bridge, which means he was always a spirit guide. dante even helps miguel along his journey in true alebrije fashion by leading him to his family. when miguel leaves the office to 'use the bathroom', it's dante who snifs hector out and leads miguel into the office to find him. 15/10 goodest boy
Today, April 4, is actually "Tomb Sweeping Day" in many parts of Asia where loved ones pay their respects to deceased relatives at cemeteries. Great timing Angela!
This was peak pixar the emotional swing from joy to devastation is rampant. the tragedy of being forgotten is so heart wrenching. I am not one that fears death and ceasing to be, but that loss of memories as your family declines is such a beautiful tragedy to explore. its so existential, the idea that you persist past death on the memories of those you interacted with in life. they can support you in debt with shrines and celebrations, and in making sure others know your stories. it is a beautiful sentiment realized stunningly here.
Coco was a real woman ,Maria Salud Ramirez Caballero, the Mexican woman who reportedly inspired the 2017 Pixar animation Coco, has died at the age of 109.
11:56 the dog is a native Mexican breed called “Xoloitzcuintle”, the prehispanic cultures in Mexico said that those dogs were the guides of the souls of the people that died, so that’s why the dog was able not only to see Miguel, but actually to take him to the place his great great grandmother was.
@@TheCombatWombat0 I think the props go to the Mexican people and Mexican culture! 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽 Día de los muertos in México is a very positive, happy and uplifting holiday in Mexico! We all go to the cemetery and spend the entire day there, put blankets like picnic, bring food, clean and put flowers and ofrendas in the tombstone, etc. there’s street musicians playing all over, you can hear music far and near, there’s a lot of vendors of street food all over. There’s hundreds of people everywhere. It’s basically a big party in the cemetery to honor and celebrate those who have passed on. It’s really the tradition of the Mexican people. Pixar and Disney just took notes on that. But of course, bravo to them for making such a beautifully enchanting movie 👏
Coming from a family affected by WW2, the generational trauma in Encanto always hit a little closer to home for me, but Coco is an absolutely heart wrenching and beautiful movie. It's strange I don't connect to it more because here in Sweden we do have a day of the dead where you light a candle by your loved ones graves and remember them. It's not a tradition we followed much in my family though and I don't know how common it is in modern time, but it is a holiday right around the same time as Halloween.
I'm pretty tough when it comes to movies, I only ever got teary eyed once, watching Marley & Me. But this one....oh this f**ing movie made me cry like a little baby.
Just your run of the mill uplifting Pixar movie about skeletal zombies, Alzheimer’s and murder. -this movie is so well crafted. Every character has a purpose
This movie always hits so hard for me. My brother Miguel passed away on November 1st, (day of the dead) 2017 when he was 16 yrs old.. a few weeks later this movie came out and in a way it was like the universe was telling us everything would be alright. When Miguel sang remember me I cried like a baby 🥲
What happens in the "Remember Me" song is a real phenomen that you can watch in on youtube. For some yet unknown reason some music that is important in a person's life that has dementia or alzeimer can sometimes be used to "bring them back" for a couple of minutes.
It's something I've witnessed with my great grandma. My sister was singing their song to her, just weeks before she passed away, and for once in months, our great grandma squeezed her hand and looked at her with the same amount of love she used to, or even more so, like she recognized her again.
Your reaction to this movie was how I reacted too, all the spots you sobbed, I sobbed. (I’m sure lots of us) I cried along with you in this reaction too, this movie is just so beautiful. Loved your Appa reference too ;)
Fun Fact: Gael Garcia Bernal who plays Hector showed up in the MCU as Jack Russell in Werewolf by Night. Michael Giacchino as well did the score for this.
11:40 gets me choked up too. Like, I imagine when someone actually passes away that’s a similar quote the family of their loved ones would say so they’re not scared to cross 🥹. My Grandma also had random bouts of Alzheimer’s…it was super rough. She told my aunt my Grandpa and her mom were there for her right before she passed. I watched this movie a short time after she passed and it had me sobbing. At the same time tho it gave me comfort that I’d see my loved ones again one day ❤️.
This movie is more than special for me - my beloved grandma passed away 2 years ago and she suffered from severe Alzheimer's. We saw her mind deteriorate so rapidly and it was so hard for all of us. For me, this movie has another message (though not mentioned directly) - cherish every moment with your loved ones when you still have a chance, as long as they recognise you and remember who you are...
I grew up in a very hispanic household, My maternal Mexican Grandmother's spirit guiding us as a true matriarch until the day we lost her. The theme, the homage to the culture, and re-connecting with a loved one who has been mentally declining for some time absolutely wrecks me in the best, most beautiful way. Thanks for sharing this with us, Angela. My favorite reactor watching one of my most near and dear movies.
There are a number of references that, if you didn't grow up in Mexico or with a Mexican family, may go over your head. The "weaponized shoe" is the "chancla", the sandal that Mexican moms always threatened us kids to use to spank us with if we misbehaved. The masked wrestler with the silver mask is "El Santo" (the Saint), one of Mexico's original super heroes, the skeleton with the funny hat is "Cantinflas", one of Mexico's most beloved comedians and movie stars. Singers like Pedro Infante are also featured.
There are many more references and symbolism than you mention. Some have to do with culture and popular characters like the ones you mention, others with pre-Hispanic symbolism, others with a specific worldview. The film itself is beautiful, but decoding each element requires a lot of information for those who are not culturally familiar with it.
I watched this with my then girlfriend/now wife in early 2018. It was the first Pixar movie that I decided at the beginning that I wasn't going to cry, not in front of her. Boy was I wrong!
8:30 As a musician, I cannot describe the second hand rage I felt watching her destroy the guitar, that he made himself. It was a pure testament of his passion for music. EDIT I forgot about the hug she tries to give him. I SWEAR.
Yes, this is the kind of act where you do something in the heat of the moment, but you can't take it back. Replacing the guitar or apologising mean nothing compared to what it meant to the person. It's tough to watch.
As a Mexican and as someone who watched this movie literally a week after my grandma passed Coco has a special place in my heart, so happy seeing this reaction
Not at all surprised. Such a beautiful movie, and seeing your reactions always makes me feel it too. My reaction the first time was very much like yours.
I saw this movie while I was in college in the campus movie theatre. When Miguel was playing the song to Mama Coco at the end of the move, you could hear a pin drop in that room. However, when she reaches over and pulls out the picture, someone in the theatre shouted "OH MY GOD ITS A PICTURE OF HIM". The whole theatre erupted in laughter. I think about that to this day anytime I see Coco. Funniest movie experience, you just had to be there.
I love your channel, and I'm so glad you reacted to this movie because it holds a special place in my heart, and it's one of my all-time favorites. When my grandparents were alive they used to celebrate Dia de los Muertos and my grandma told me that whenever she passes that she hopes someone would put up her picture and celebrate the holiday so we could remember her. After they both passed, this became the most important holiday for my family. Dia de los Muertos is not Mexican Halloween. It is a day to remember our loved ones who have passed to their next life and a way to have the whole family together and celebrate the life they lived in this world. As long as you keep their memory alive, no one is ever really gone.
My 3 year old daughter watched part of your video with me and when you cried she said "oh no! she crying! it okay!" and I thought it was the cutest thing lol this movie always makes me cry, it's so beautifully done. I highly recommend watching Inside Out if you haven't seen it! It's another tear jerker but in a different way than Coco. It's also beautifully done and I think you would enjoy it!!
I’m not a big cryer in movies I get teary eyed once in a while but in the ending of coco I had tears flowing down my face uncontrollably till this day it brings a tear to my eye
As someone who's extremely empathetic, you're always one of my favorite reactors to watch. A lot of people try to hide their emotions or act like there is shame in them, and the way you openly express yours makes you very relatable and enjoyable to watch. Even with things I don't normally watch reactions to, I enjoy hearing your input on them. The level at which you understand others emotions is the best type of person, in my opinion.
This is one of my favorite movies (not just animated, any movie) of all time. Just pure magic, front to back, and it wrecks me utterly every time i watch it. Lovely reaction
6:30 My grandfather, back before he passed, always joked with us that if he ever got dementia, we were supposed to take him out into the woods and tie him to a tree. Luckily we never had to consider his "request".
Im glad you liked this movie. This movie always made me cry because it reminds me of my father passing away a few hours after meeting his grandson for the first time and learning he was named after him in honour of how much he sacrifice for our family.😢
1. 😭 right there with you 2. Dante and Pepita are spirit animals that can take the physical form at anytime 3. 😏 pepita is my nickname...haven't been called that in a wh6
I really fell in love with your reactions from the avatar cause of how open you are with your emotions. I love that you show emotion on the things that have touched my heart as well and most things you cry on get me as well.
I first saw this on a milestone birthday. My father had died just over a year before, and while I had a good birthday, I'd briefly thought about him that morning, and thought how nice it would be to have him there. Then I went to see this that evening, knowing nothing much about it, and loved it. It felt like a gift from him.
One thing about this movie is the way the surprises and twists recontextualize what we've already seen. The most obvious one is probably the song "Remember Me," which at the start is just Ernesto's most famous song, then takes on more meaning as we realize that the Land of the Dead is run on memory, so it must have more significance... but then at the end you find out that it was really for Coco, because her Papa had to be away from home sometimes and he just wanted her to know how much he loved her, and as you listen to the lyrics that had already played a few times throughout the movie, it's obvious that the real meaning of the song was there all along. But maybe my favorite is just before Miguel finds out that Hector is his great great grandfather, it's because Hector is feeling hopeless and the thing that he thinks of is Coco, the only thing he wanted to do was to go to her and tell her that her Papa was trying to go home to her. The only thing that mattered to him was getting back to Coco. And all of a sudden the disguise and all the other petty crimes and lies go from "I don't trust this guy" to "he was just trying to see Coco." I see that desperation and suddenly it's an admirable, fatherly love.
When I watched this movie with my cousins, I was balling my eyes out so hard during the scene when Miguel sang “Remember Me” to his great-grandmother Coco for her father Hector, and after that scene my cousins gave me a hug to make me feel better.
You have experienced one of the most emotional and heartwarming stories in the history of animation. Congratulations ❤I definitely recommend book of life next
I'm from Brazil, living in the USA...I have been following every single reaction channels all around . Being VERY honest...there is NO reaction better than yours. I'm a really huge fan on this channel. And what a smile...damn...what a smile you have...no matter what movie, what reaction. Your smile is a Northstar!
I saw the thumbnail, remembered the end of the movie and out loud said: Oh boy... 😜 For the record, I watched your reaction and I cried too, yet again... 😅
One thing I've found cool for a while is the existence of "The Day of the Dead." I only learned more about it in particular recently, but it comes from an Aztec celebration. The reason I find that so cool? Japan has a celebration called "Obon." It's a few days that starts with a ritual calling our ancestors to come visit us, and ends with a ritual to send them back on their way. It came from a Chinese Buddhist tradition around 500 years ago. So, Japan/China and Mexico/the Aztec Empire each came up with a celebration based on the same basic concept, including the leaving food for them at the grave sites, independently of each other. Though, honestly, I would be unsurprised if I learned that many other areas had the same idea come up independently of either of them.
Ah...Coco. So we're crying today. Angie: ...drop a bell on him! Me: ...wait for it... The chanclas (slippers/sandals) are serious weapons of pain and humiliation, favored by angry mamas, tías, and abuelas the world over. Once the chanclas come off...it's over. Glad you enjoyed this fantastic movie! This one brings the tears, sure, but they're good tears. 😁
Whenever i see a new reaction to COCO i ask myself. "do I want to cry today"
The answer is always yes
Omg same 😢
Me too. 😭
I always cry when Hector finally crosses the bridge with his family.
Same
For anyone who didn't cry like a baby at this movie, send me your picture so I can put it up on my ofrenda because you must be a ghost already.
@patrickwaldeck6681 I would but I'm not hispanic but I still cry like a baby when I watch this movie
HAHAHAHA Myguy Great comeback!
Oh snap!
I didn't cry at that scene. To tell the truth, there was only one scene that made me cry with emotion to this day. Uncle Iroh's "Leave from the vine" scene.
@@SnartCaptaincold52 thank you for being honest
Coco is a love letter to Mexican culture and elderly people suffering from senile dementia. Such a beautiful movie.
The prime example how inclusion should work. No gender or race swapping, an original story (and a great one at that).
@@David_randomnumber there should be no rules to inclusion.
Plus dementia affects Latino families statistically more than most. So it's a subject that already resonates with the culture.
Well.....@@arielcordero
This movie made me ball so hard. My gramdma was my second mother. When she had dematia, she would forget everything. But somehow music always made her come alive, even when she was on her worst days.
My favorite thing about this movie is how 'Remember Me' is sung so many times, and each time with different context and meaning. To De La Cruz it is all about him, it's a fast paced song about his ego, but when we see the memory of Hector singing it to Coco, it's a slow melodic song about a father saying goodbye and then the ending with Miguel singing it, it takes a whole new meaning again, for a great grandmother to recall her father in her old age...it's simply beautiful, that the same song and lyrics can mean different things.
Talking about Ernesto being all about his ego did you notice when Imelda was singing La Llorona and Ernesto joined in he changed to a higher key so Imelda couldn't sing along with him anymore because it was now out of her range? His narcissism knew no bounds.
Y dejar a los viejos en su casa, cuidado y rodeado de los suyos y no llevados a depósitos de ancianos que llaman asilos. Porque ocho hijos no pueden cuidar a una madre, pero una madre si puede cuidarlos a ellos. Respeto por nuestros mayores.."" 🤔
The most precious thing to me is seeing dead mama coco still look her age in the afterlife and yet her father still picks her up the same way he would his daughter. Love it
The biggest plot twist is that pepita was a little cat 😂.
Btw, Dante is not dead. Animals are spirit guides, they are able to see the spirits, doesn't necessarily mean they're dead ❤
Fun fact: "Pepita" means pumpkin seed.
Dante is a xoloitzcuincle, in Mexica culture dogs of that breed were considered the guides that helped the dead people on their journey to the underworld. That is the reason why in the movie Dante can transition between both worlds.
In the novelization, it's stated that in life, Pepita was Imelda's pet cat. That was her appearance back then, so that's the form she uses when she visits the living world.
This movie is literally everything to me. Not long after my mother passed away in 2018, I met my beautiful mexican wife. We watched this for the first time together, and I couldn't help but cry my eyes out, but what she did was truly breathtaking for me. She held me in her arms and said she wanted to honour my mum on her ofrenda.
Me and Maria are still going as strong as ever in our relationship. She is my whole universe and I am blessed every single day I get to wake beside her.
When I proposed to her I played the song at the end of the movie "proud corazón" and sang it to her in Spanish. She is my proud heart.
Wow that is super beautiful. Wish you two the best.
Beautiful story ❤️ I hope y’all get to live a long and happy life filled with love and happiness
The Xoloitzcuintli or Mexican Hairless dog. Represented by Dante in this Movie. Was always believed to help people cross between realms. So Dante could always cross the bridge.
Love those guys
There is also a chance that Dante was named after Dante's infernoe and the crossing to and travel through hell.
@@niefali You're right for sure. I think they choose Dante bc of the name's popularity even when it's guiding role is more like Virgil's.
Not a surprise at all that this won the Academy Award for Animated Feature. The animation, music, story and the respect for the Mexican culture is so amazing.
Probably one of the last good things Pixar did
@@mmxxiii9503I have fun watching Luca, yea others recently are mid
@@mmxxiii9503I like Luca the most out of the recents one but yea the newer ones are mid (still good but not great)😅
@@mmxxiii9503 Soul was good too fam
39:42 - What I love about this moment is that Coco says "Elena? What's wrong mija?"
Earlier in the movie she didn't recognize her daughter. 😭
music has been proved to help people with dementia and Alzheimer's to recall things. because hearing music helps them connect to memories related to those sounds, memories they can't recall normally because the usual pathway to that memory has been damaged by the dementia. its amazing.
@@silvsevie I came to this video to post this. Music is very powerful for retrieving memories. I sing Barbershop and often Barbershop quartets go to nursing homes and perform, and when they do, sometimes a patient far into dementia will perk up and even start singing along or directing the quartet.
Performing music, especially vocal music, may help defer and lessen dementia. It’s 1 of the few things we can do that uses both halves of the brain (analytical left side for the lyrics, creative right side for the music) working together in sync.
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1:37 "if this has any crying in it, I'm your gal" oh no.... oh no no no, you are not prepared for this one
(In Morgan Freeman voice)
"She was in fact,NOT prepared."
The moment you realize "Remember me" was a song written for a daughter, just for a sake he won't be forgotten by her...
Damn, it hits real hard.
That angry lipbalm moment!🤣
Movies with ghosts are usually banned in China, but when their censors watched this one they were so moved they allowed it.
Really? That’s really cool
Can confirm - the message of remembering and honoring ancestors is still very important and what got the movie approved.
No one watches Coco without ugly crying. And if someone says they didn't, they're probably a serial killer.
I'm not so sure, but maybe they are dead inside or really dead
@@LuxLoser I don’t even need to watch it to ugly cry 😭 I will cry if proud corazón starts playing on my Disney Spotify playlist
@@annemariebetsill3836 Mis abuelos live with me, and have dementia. I saw a post with a gif of Coco when she remembers her father and I was fighting tears for like an hour afterwards
This move came out a month after my great grandma passed away from ovarian cancer. 7 years later and I still cant watch this movie without crying. It holds such a specifically special place in my heart.
🖤🖤🖤
Same. I watched It with my father we were crying because we lost our great grandmother.
My father died a year ago and now I watch this and cry even louder in so much pain
@@docmanhtn8345 I feel that. After i had already seen it for the first time, I knew the subject matter behind the movie. I brought my mom still grieving her great grandmother and after the movie ended we just cried hugging in the theater aisle.
@@carlosheredia443 yeah it hurt then and it hurts more now
My best friend of 25 years, Evi, lives in Guanajuato, the city Pixar used as their reference for the City of the Dead. It's referenced down to specific alleyways, like the one where Imelda first sings to Miguel.
When my grandmother was still alive, she basically adopted Evi as an unofficial grandchild. Evi is a chocoholic, so my grandmother would send her a nice card and expensive box of chocolates for her birthday every year. This went on for six years until she passed away in 2005.
After my grandmother passed away, Evi added her photo to her family's ofrenda. It's still there to this day, nearly 20 years later.
Needless to say this movie holds a very special place in my heart. 💜
Awesome, love it!!
Wasn't it Guanajuato city?
@@buscador2007 It was Salamanca in the state/municipality of Guanajuato. Like her address is literally written as Salamanca, Guanajuato Mexico. She sent me pictures of some of the referenced locations (like the alley I mentioned) just to show me how exact they were.
@kriscynical Guanajuato city inspired the city of the Dead, the alleyway is el callejon del beso. I was born in the state of Guanajuato, Salamanca is almost as flat as a pancake, and it's just famous for the Pemex oil refinery. It's part of the Bajio region of Guanajuato, which is an agricultural and industrial area. It's not so inspiring for a Pixar movie.
@@buscador2007 Okay? Then I misunderstood which place she was referring to as far as Salamanca or the bigger Guanajuato when referring to "this is the place they referenced". Her house is in Salamanca but the government-run historical office she works with (she works on preservation of historical sites) and the university she teaches history at are in Guanajuato. My mistake. I changed it.
She probably wasn't super specific about it because I'm in Dallas Texas. It would be like me specifying between Arlington, the smaller city _within_ the Dallas Metroplex where my home is, vs the overall Metroplex. She wouldn't know the differences up here any more than I know the differences down there.
My main point was how much it meant to me that she put my grandmother's photo on her family's ofrenda because I was incredibly close to my grandmother and it touched me that Evi wanted her to be remembered. 🙁
Latin grandmas wield that chancla like a lightsaber, they don’t play 😂
I’m TERRIFIED of her 😂😂
@tonywest2957 agreed, don't piss off Latin Grandma's unless you want to get a taste of her chanclas
Yes! As soon as she called it a shoe, I was like “la chancla!” *Mexican guitar riff plays*
@@funnylilgalreactsAs a Latino, I can also attest to this statement lol. My mom and grandmother had better aim than football players lol.
ua-cam.com/video/QBAyqHsRIss/v-deo.html @@Eternalsfan
We all sobbed during this movie, none harder than in the sequence when we hear REMEMBER ME.
Which time?
Yeah... the moment I saw that you were reacting to this one... I knew you would cry. To whoever recommended this for her, and everyone who voted for it, you are horrible, you know what you did, and you are all glorious. Thank you.
I guess you have missed that part... when Imelda sees Hector, she says "How many times must I turn you away?!"
This means that Hector has tried to make amends with Imelda, whe she died and got to the land of the dead. But she wouldn't listen.
Not only did Coco give back the piece of the photo, the moment she started talking about her dad, it means she was passing down stories, which was crucial for Hector's survival even if his photo could not be returned/restored. The photo only gave the right to pass the bridge.
I also like the contrast between de la cruz's version of Remember me, which is just for show, while Hector's was quiet, sensual, private, gentle ❤
the scenes that made me cry the most were when Hector sings "Remember Me" and when Miguel sings it to Coco at the end, I still can't watch those scenes without getting teary eyed
Fun Fact: There's a Goth kid that appears briefly in Turning Red, and he's wearing a band t-shirt. It's the metal band that plays at the music competition in this movie
I love Easter eggs
That’s true, but it’s a bit deeper than that. As all Pixar movies reference each other in some way, the goth musician was Sid from Toy Story!
Angela calling out for Appa in the land of the dead 😂 💀
YIP YIP
Oh no. You're watching THIS movie. Welp. This is the one pixar movie that I openly wept like a child. Others I teared, but this one I WEPT. They were deliberately trying to manufacture sobs and they were effective. Lol. Good luck Angela. Can't wait to watch it in full.
“She wields that shoe like a weapon.” Yeah… thats a Chancla. All hispanic women who have kids/grandkids, or are over a certain age seem to have martial proficiency with that particular weapon
Can comfirm, my mom and grandma could toss it like a damn boomerang lol
La Chancla.
Know it, fear it. XD
I'm latino and raised by my grandma. It's insanely common for the matriarch of the family to hold the family together. My grandmother was raised very poor,( and her grandmother had been a slave), and when she was very little her sister dropped her, and they couldn't afford the right doctors so her legs didn't heal right and she had a very large limp all her life. When she was about 6 years old, her mom (a seamstress/maid) was making a dress for her rich boss's daughter and she bought some scraps to also make my grandma one too. It was the "it" dress for girls that year, and my grandma was all happy limping around the house with it. The boss asked his daughter to bring her own dress to him, and then in front of my grandma and her mom he ripped his daughter's dress and said, "My daughter isn't going to dress like a servant's daughter". My grandma said that was when she decided her life wouldn't end there, being a maid. So she asked the village butcher to help her write a letter to the president of Brazil, and in it she asked if he could pay for her education, one day she would pay him back. And surprisingly enough, he did!
She walked to the bus stop even little, took a long ride, walked miles and went to school every day. She spent all night memorizing the books to be in top of the class. And eventually she graduated, got her higher education, and opened up her own school for the needy and girls, and was the principal of a huge school in our town. (And she wrote the President a check, with interest!). She always said that though her body wasn't perfect, her mind was her one thing she had to even the odds.
So when she was older, and got a diagnosis for Alzheimer's, it was heartbreaking for the family to see her slowly lose her memory. She passed away last year, hugging a doll she had, that she thought was her daughter, my mom. This movie hits me hard, because there would always be these random moments of clarity, where she'd ask what was going on, and we'd update her on how all her children grew up well, became successful, her grandchildren too, and she'd smile in relief and say, "I knew it would be worth it, people told me it was a waste of time, a girl going to college and working, but I knew I'd make it".
That is so beautiful. What am amazing person. Thank you for sharing.
it's latin american, remember that latin europe also exists.
Thank you for sharing such a beautiful story. It was a privilege and an honor to read. 💖
@@larrote6467Latino, in an American context, means Latin American, and is the more commonly used context used world wide. There isn’t a reason to clarify because context clues give it away.
Que ídola tu abuela❤❤❤
Also, there is a legend from Aztec times that if you had a dog in life (a xolo hairless dog) and you were kind to it, when you died, the dog would guide your spirit to the underworld, and protect you from all the things that would try to get you on your way there.
A part that always gets me is Dante's whine as Miguel falls. You can hear the despair because he knows hes not fast enough to catch back up to him
The scene where Hector crosses the bridge with a pair of shoes hit so hard in the best way. Such a small detail with such significant meaning. Lovely reaction as always!
Apparently this is the next Disney film that will be getting the Broadway treatment. It's slated to open sometime in the next year and a half. I genuinely cannot wait. With the colors, the music and the atmosphere, plus more songs for a stage version, I feel like it could/will be awesome!
I love when miguel is falling and you start calling appa for help 😂, the ATLA influence is so strong
That's why I watch reactions. Such a genuine reaction made me feel like I was watching again for the 1st time.
I saw this in the theater and I UGLY cried. My grandmother had dementia too, so when Coco sang the song at the end, I absolutely lost it! Fantastic reaction!❤
So Dante is a Xolo (short for Xoloitzcuintle), which is a breed of hairless dog from Mexico that has been around since ancient times. The breed was said to guide the souls of the dead, and were buried with their masters in both the Toltec and Mayan cultures.
That's why Dante can see the spirits and enter the spirit world while alive.
dante was always a spirit guide even though he didn't always look like one. when miguel first crossed the bridge, he went from having a warm glow about him (perhaps to indicate his spirit form while in the living world), to having the glow disappear when he crosses the bridge into the spirit world. dante never had a glow before crossing the bridge, which means he was always a spirit guide. dante even helps miguel along his journey in true alebrije fashion by leading him to his family. when miguel leaves the office to 'use the bathroom', it's dante who snifs hector out and leads miguel into the office to find him. 15/10 goodest boy
Today, April 4, is actually "Tomb Sweeping Day" in many parts of Asia where loved ones pay their respects to deceased relatives at cemeteries. Great timing Angela!
This was peak pixar the emotional swing from joy to devastation is rampant. the tragedy of being forgotten is so heart wrenching. I am not one that fears death and ceasing to be, but that loss of memories as your family declines is such a beautiful tragedy to explore. its so existential, the idea that you persist past death on the memories of those you interacted with in life. they can support you in debt with shrines and celebrations, and in making sure others know your stories.
it is a beautiful sentiment realized stunningly here.
Me and my parents were watching this, they're 60+ and they were sobbing at the end of the movie. This is one of the best.
Coco was a real woman ,Maria Salud Ramirez Caballero, the Mexican woman who reportedly inspired the 2017 Pixar animation Coco, has died at the age of 109.
11:56 the dog is a native Mexican breed called “Xoloitzcuintle”, the prehispanic cultures in Mexico said that those dogs were the guides of the souls of the people that died, so that’s why the dog was able not only to see Miguel, but actually to take him to the place his great great grandmother was.
Gotta give Pixar props for making a kids movie about literal death, but making it bright and hopeful.
@@TheCombatWombat0 I think the props go to the Mexican people and Mexican culture! 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽 Día de los muertos in México is a very positive, happy and uplifting holiday in Mexico! We all go to the cemetery and spend the entire day there, put blankets like picnic, bring food, clean and put flowers and ofrendas in the tombstone, etc. there’s street musicians playing all over, you can hear music far and near, there’s a lot of vendors of street food all over. There’s hundreds of people everywhere. It’s basically a big party in the cemetery to honor and celebrate those who have passed on. It’s really the tradition of the Mexican people. Pixar and Disney just took notes on that. But of course, bravo to them for making such a beautifully enchanting movie 👏
Coming from a family affected by WW2, the generational trauma in Encanto always hit a little closer to home for me, but Coco is an absolutely heart wrenching and beautiful movie. It's strange I don't connect to it more because here in Sweden we do have a day of the dead where you light a candle by your loved ones graves and remember them. It's not a tradition we followed much in my family though and I don't know how common it is in modern time, but it is a holiday right around the same time as Halloween.
Haven't even started watching yet but I already know you're not ready for how sad but brilliant this film is
I'm pretty tough when it comes to movies, I only ever got teary eyed once, watching Marley & Me. But this one....oh this f**ing movie made me cry like a little baby.
I still have never watched Marley & Me because I know I would be destroyed.
Would you watch it if Angela reacted to it? 😉
Just your run of the mill uplifting Pixar movie about skeletal zombies, Alzheimer’s and murder.
-this movie is so well crafted. Every character has a purpose
This movie always hits so hard for me. My brother Miguel passed away on November 1st, (day of the dead) 2017 when he was 16 yrs old.. a few weeks later this movie came out and in a way it was like the universe was telling us everything would be alright. When Miguel sang remember me I cried like a baby 🥲
🖤🖤 hugs to you
What happens in the "Remember Me" song is a real phenomen that you can watch in on youtube.
For some yet unknown reason some music that is important in a person's life that has dementia or alzeimer can sometimes be used to "bring them back" for a couple of minutes.
It's something I've witnessed with my great grandma. My sister was singing their song to her, just weeks before she passed away, and for once in months, our great grandma squeezed her hand and looked at her with the same amount of love she used to, or even more so, like she recognized her again.
Your reaction to this movie was how I reacted too, all the spots you sobbed, I sobbed. (I’m sure lots of us) I cried along with you in this reaction too, this movie is just so beautiful. Loved your Appa reference too ;)
Fun Fact: Gael Garcia Bernal who plays Hector showed up in the MCU as Jack Russell in Werewolf by Night. Michael Giacchino as well did the score for this.
11:40 gets me choked up too. Like, I imagine when someone actually passes away that’s a similar quote the family of their loved ones would say so they’re not scared to cross 🥹. My Grandma also had random bouts of Alzheimer’s…it was super rough. She told my aunt my Grandpa and her mom were there for her right before she passed. I watched this movie a short time after she passed and it had me sobbing. At the same time tho it gave me comfort that I’d see my loved ones again one day ❤️.
This movie is more than special for me - my beloved grandma passed away 2 years ago and she suffered from severe Alzheimer's. We saw her mind deteriorate so rapidly and it was so hard for all of us. For me, this movie has another message (though not mentioned directly) - cherish every moment with your loved ones when you still have a chance, as long as they recognise you and remember who you are...
I grew up in a very hispanic household, My maternal Mexican Grandmother's spirit guiding us as a true matriarch until the day we lost her. The theme, the homage to the culture, and re-connecting with a loved one who has been mentally declining for some time absolutely wrecks me in the best, most beautiful way.
Thanks for sharing this with us, Angela. My favorite reactor watching one of my most near and dear movies.
we don't use the term hispanic, that's an anglocentric term that ignores so much. You think like a gringo regardless of your last name
There are a number of references that, if you didn't grow up in Mexico or with a Mexican family, may go over your head. The "weaponized shoe" is the "chancla", the sandal that Mexican moms always threatened us kids to use to spank us with if we misbehaved. The masked wrestler with the silver mask is "El Santo" (the Saint), one of Mexico's original super heroes, the skeleton with the funny hat is "Cantinflas", one of Mexico's most beloved comedians and movie stars. Singers like Pedro Infante are also featured.
There are many more references and symbolism than you mention. Some have to do with culture and popular characters like the ones you mention, others with pre-Hispanic symbolism, others with a specific worldview. The film itself is beautiful, but decoding each element requires a lot of information for those who are not culturally familiar with it.
I just love watching your reaction. It feels so sincere and genuine. Always supporting you and glad to have someone to cry with HAHAHAHA
Thank youuuu
I watched this with my then girlfriend/now wife in early 2018. It was the first Pixar movie that I decided at the beginning that I wasn't going to cry, not in front of her.
Boy was I wrong!
I have been wanting you to react to this for SO LONG!! This is up there with Encanto for me, sooo good!!
Love your haircut btw, super cute!
In dementia and alzheimers, your music memories are some of the last to go. It's very awesome when Coco comes back because of the music.
34:22, that moment gives a whole new meaning to the term brothers in arms.
8:30 As a musician, I cannot describe the second hand rage I felt watching her destroy the guitar, that he made himself. It was a pure testament of his passion for music.
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I forgot about the hug she tries to give him. I SWEAR.
Yes, this is the kind of act where you do something in the heat of the moment, but you can't take it back. Replacing the guitar or apologising mean nothing compared to what it meant to the person. It's tough to watch.
I absolutely cried like a baby at the end of this movie. Zero shame. One of the most heartfelt moments ever in any movie.
As a Mexican and as someone who watched this movie literally a week after my grandma passed Coco has a special place in my heart, so happy seeing this reaction
Not at all surprised. Such a beautiful movie, and seeing your reactions always makes me feel it too. My reaction the first time was very much like yours.
I saw this movie while I was in college in the campus movie theatre. When Miguel was playing the song to Mama Coco at the end of the move, you could hear a pin drop in that room. However, when she reaches over and pulls out the picture, someone in the theatre shouted "OH MY GOD ITS A PICTURE OF HIM". The whole theatre erupted in laughter. I think about that to this day anytime I see Coco. Funniest movie experience, you just had to be there.
This is my fav movie to put on when I want a good cry.
Even after all these years of life, i still get a chill when i see a chancla in a mother’s hand.
I love your channel, and I'm so glad you reacted to this movie because it holds a special place in my heart, and it's one of my all-time favorites. When my grandparents were alive they used to celebrate Dia de los Muertos and my grandma told me that whenever she passes that she hopes someone would put up her picture and celebrate the holiday so we could remember her. After they both passed, this became the most important holiday for my family. Dia de los Muertos is not Mexican Halloween. It is a day to remember our loved ones who have passed to their next life and a way to have the whole family together and celebrate the life they lived in this world. As long as you keep their memory alive, no one is ever really gone.
This is so cool because I literally just watched this like 2 days ago and now i'm watching a reaction to it. Cool how that lines up
My 3 year old daughter watched part of your video with me and when you cried she said "oh no! she crying! it okay!" and I thought it was the cutest thing lol this movie always makes me cry, it's so beautifully done. I highly recommend watching Inside Out if you haven't seen it! It's another tear jerker but in a different way than Coco. It's also beautifully done and I think you would enjoy it!!
I sob every time I watch this movie....and I watch it surprisingly frequently. Can't get enough of the story, the characters, the gorgeous animation.
I’m not a big cryer in movies I get teary eyed once in a while but in the ending of coco I had tears flowing down my face uncontrollably till this day it brings a tear to my eye
I don’t know if it’s you and you’re crying but I cried like hell for the millionth time to this movie. Arguably one of Disney Pixar’s best 🥲
As someone who's extremely empathetic, you're always one of my favorite reactors to watch. A lot of people try to hide their emotions or act like there is shame in them, and the way you openly express yours makes you very relatable and enjoyable to watch. Even with things I don't normally watch reactions to, I enjoy hearing your input on them. The level at which you understand others emotions is the best type of person, in my opinion.
It doesn’t matter how many times I’ve seen this movie, I’m always an emotional wreck by the end. Such a beautiful movie
Coco hits in the feels EVERY TIME
probably my favorite Pixar movie. I cried like a baby the first time i watched it and still cry every time.
This is one of my favorite movies (not just animated, any movie) of all time. Just pure magic, front to back, and it wrecks me utterly every time i watch it. Lovely reaction
6:30 My grandfather, back before he passed, always joked with us that if he ever got dementia, we were supposed to take him out into the woods and tie him to a tree. Luckily we never had to consider his "request".
That final rendition of 'Remember Me' gets me. Every. Time. Such a great film!
So many tears watching this beloved movie. 😭😭😭Coco is just so emotional. That Remember Me song gets me everytime I hear it.
You’re just like me, I ugly cry at these kinds of moments in movies. I can’t help it, I’m just a really emotional person.
I’d love to see you react to Pixar’s Onward! It’s another super emotional, heartfelt movie that I know you’d love!
Im glad you liked this movie.
This movie always made me cry because it reminds me of my father passing away a few hours after meeting his grandson for the first time and learning he was named after him in honour of how much he sacrifice for our family.😢
"she wields that shoe like a weapon!"
The legendary chankla
1. 😭 right there with you
2. Dante and Pepita are spirit animals that can take the physical form at anytime
3. 😏 pepita is my nickname...haven't been called that in a wh6
I really fell in love with your reactions from the avatar cause of how open you are with your emotions. I love that you show emotion on the things that have touched my heart as well and most things you cry on get me as well.
4 tissues. I watch this movie like once a year or something and it never stops wrecking me.
"Omg one year later, is he gunna be able to cross the bridge"😂😂 had me dying
"Dante, appa, yep yep, somebody" 😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
I first saw this on a milestone birthday. My father had died just over a year before, and while I had a good birthday, I'd briefly thought about him that morning, and thought how nice it would be to have him there. Then I went to see this that evening, knowing nothing much about it, and loved it. It felt like a gift from him.
Thank you so much for reacting to this movie. I lost my grandma to Alzheimer’s 3 years ago and this movie is my Remember me moment to her.
One thing about this movie is the way the surprises and twists recontextualize what we've already seen. The most obvious one is probably the song "Remember Me," which at the start is just Ernesto's most famous song, then takes on more meaning as we realize that the Land of the Dead is run on memory, so it must have more significance... but then at the end you find out that it was really for Coco, because her Papa had to be away from home sometimes and he just wanted her to know how much he loved her, and as you listen to the lyrics that had already played a few times throughout the movie, it's obvious that the real meaning of the song was there all along.
But maybe my favorite is just before Miguel finds out that Hector is his great great grandfather, it's because Hector is feeling hopeless and the thing that he thinks of is Coco, the only thing he wanted to do was to go to her and tell her that her Papa was trying to go home to her. The only thing that mattered to him was getting back to Coco. And all of a sudden the disguise and all the other petty crimes and lies go from "I don't trust this guy" to "he was just trying to see Coco." I see that desperation and suddenly it's an admirable, fatherly love.
Ok i cried like crazy watching this movie..can't even imagine how she will react to this she better have tissues ready.
When I watched this movie with my cousins, I was balling my eyes out so hard during the scene when Miguel sang “Remember Me” to his great-grandmother Coco for her father Hector, and after that scene my cousins gave me a hug to make me feel better.
You have experienced one of the most emotional and heartwarming stories in the history of animation. Congratulations ❤I definitely recommend book of life next
I'm from Brazil, living in the USA...I have been following every single reaction channels all around . Being VERY honest...there is NO reaction better than yours. I'm a really huge fan on this channel. And what a smile...damn...what a smile you have...no matter what movie, what reaction. Your smile is a Northstar!
I saw the thumbnail, remembered the end of the movie and out loud said: Oh boy... 😜
For the record, I watched your reaction and I cried too, yet again... 😅
Damn, I've been waiting for this one! Thanks for watching it
36:38 I love how Angela's last resort was Appa.
Technically always my first resort 🖤🖤
One thing I've found cool for a while is the existence of "The Day of the Dead." I only learned more about it in particular recently, but it comes from an Aztec celebration. The reason I find that so cool? Japan has a celebration called "Obon." It's a few days that starts with a ritual calling our ancestors to come visit us, and ends with a ritual to send them back on their way. It came from a Chinese Buddhist tradition around 500 years ago. So, Japan/China and Mexico/the Aztec Empire each came up with a celebration based on the same basic concept, including the leaving food for them at the grave sites, independently of each other. Though, honestly, I would be unsurprised if I learned that many other areas had the same idea come up independently of either of them.
Ah...Coco. So we're crying today.
Angie: ...drop a bell on him!
Me: ...wait for it...
The chanclas (slippers/sandals) are serious weapons of pain and humiliation, favored by angry mamas, tías, and abuelas the world over. Once the chanclas come off...it's over.
Glad you enjoyed this fantastic movie! This one brings the tears, sure, but they're good tears. 😁