One of the things that gets overlooked is the fact that Hector for the majority of the movie doesn't have shoes on and since he became part of the family he's wearing shoes when he gets to cross the bridge as the family went into making shoes. Such a great movie.
Almost didn't watch this one because I didn't want to cry today, but here I am. Every time this movie makes me cry when Miguel sings "Remember Me" to Coco. Not only is the movie visually beautiful, but the themes of the movie are stunningly beautiful as well. One of Pixar's best IMO.
Mamá Coco is not only old and forgetting things, she's suffering from dementia... she's in a stage when she feels/believes she's still a child. I say this because every once in a while, people find it absurd things like she would love his dad's song but somehow she had to enforce the "no music" rule to her own children, and that's because we see her like she was when she was only a child, not an adult.
this is one of those movies you watch every year or two and realize why it’s such a classic. A kids movies that’s serious when it needs to be, but still keeps its humor and charm. It’s even a little education for ppl that may not be familiar with mexican, or hispanic culture in general. Glad you guys liked it
That dog is a Xoloitzcuintli (Xolo for short), a breed of Mexican dog dating back thousands of years. And, yes, they look like that, but they come in different sizes and colors and can be either hairless or coated.
❤ Sometimes when 'rules' are created, we don't realize the impact they may have down the line, especially if a clear reason for them is not given. Mamá Imelda banned music from her life, even though she loved it. Her family down the line took the ban to the extreme, not even letting others enjoy it around them. They knew that it started because 'Coco's musician father left his family' (not even using his name), but probably not that Mamá Imelda herself could no longer enjoy it because of a broken heart. ~ Big clue that Ernesto was not family, before the big reveal: when he went to give Miguel his blessing, the marigold petal didn't light up, like it did for Mama Imelda earlier in the film.
I live in Houston, Texas, where there are large communities of Hispanic people. I'm not Hispanic, I'm pure Scottish, but when I was in high school I took Spanish and my class had a Dia de los Muertos party for the students and their families. A classmate gave me a cassette with a recording of "La Llorona" (The Weeping Woman), the song the great-great-grandmother sings in the film, and I sang it at the party. It's a traditional song telling a Mexican folktale about a ghost who weeps in mourning for her children whom she drowned to spite her unfaithful husband. Her ghost brings VERY bad luck / death to those who see her. There's at least one horror movie based on the legend. FYI -- there is a 1950s Aftro-Cuban song called "Un Poco Loco", but the one from Coco is a different song written for the movie.
This is a very common misconception. The song “La Llorona” is not about the same woman the La Llorona scary legend is about. The song is about a young couple during the Mexican Revolution, where the man goes of to war and the woman begins crying, so he endearingly / tongue-in-cheek calls her “Llorona.”
I was so happy when I saw this pop up in my feed! This is one of those movie reactions that I seek out because I just love seeing people react to it! It's my favorite Disney movie! I love you guys so much as reactors, so this was a real treat. See you for the next Bly reaction!!
After seeing this, it made me wonder if most of the afterlife, as depicted in the film, is filled mostly with 'famous' people - the ones that people still read and talk about, years after they have gone. It made me take a hard look at how much I knew of my own ancestors, outside of the more recent ones. Most people don't have a tradition of sharing passed-down pictures and stories, and after our grandparents and parents move on, how many left have heard the stories and will 'remember' the family before them? I've heard various stories of past family over the years, but they were mostly one-shot stories. I would not be able to repeat them to others.
I love in the movie not just the living keep track of their passed ones, but the dead get to keep up with the new family members, and that's because of getting to visit in the day of the dead. Despite them not being even alive at the same time, Mama Imelda immediately recognised Miguel and knew who he was, because she visited him every year. Miguel also knew Mama Imelda because of the stories passed down. Despite having never met before, they knew each other and had an existing and ongoing relationship, and that's beautiful. Hector and Miguel couldn't recognise each other because Hector couldn't visit on the day of the dead and Miguel wasn't told his stories, so they met as strangers.
That's.... a little depressing if it's only filled with famous people. Yeh same, and most of it is based on first hand experience with that relative, so stories of anyone way down the line is bound to fade.
Happy Día de Muertos, lads (it’s still 11/2 here lol). This movie makes me cry every time. I love the recognition of how much music can bring relief to memory issues, even if temporarily.
I love the lesson is that some things are more important than following your dreams. very unDisney... it all works out but still a surprising message for a kids movie.
Thank you for reacting to our Mexican culture that is actually ann ancient remembering of our ancestors on the 1st and 2nd of November our family could come and visit us in spirit! The day of the Dead ! Dia de Los muertos "" Not 🎃 holloween “ " it a Mexican tradition from which the Mayans and the Aztecs have past on generations before the Spanish 🇪🇸 conquest and try to erase our past history but failed !!! Viva México 🇲🇽 great Chanel excellent reaction
In Latin America, since children are told about death, we are taken to a funeral, if catholic we celebrate the day of the dead. there is an altar in every home with pictures of our loved ones.
One of the things that gets overlooked is the fact that Hector for the majority of the movie doesn't have shoes on and since he became part of the family he's wearing shoes when he gets to cross the bridge as the family went into making shoes. Such a great movie.
I can't simply watch that ending with him singing to Coco without starting to cry.
Pixar really know how to pull in the heart string!
Every time 🥹
Years later, Anthony Gonzalez, the voice of Miguel, still has the voice of an angel and still sings the songs from this movie.
Almost didn't watch this one because I didn't want to cry today, but here I am. Every time this movie makes me cry when Miguel sings "Remember Me" to Coco. Not only is the movie visually beautiful, but the themes of the movie are stunningly beautiful as well. One of Pixar's best IMO.
That ending 🥹
Mamá Coco is not only old and forgetting things, she's suffering from dementia... she's in a stage when she feels/believes she's still a child.
I say this because every once in a while, people find it absurd things like she would love his dad's song but somehow she had to enforce the "no music" rule to her own children, and that's because we see her like she was when she was only a child, not an adult.
As it is believed, we forget our most recent memories first.
this is one of those movies you watch every year or two and realize why it’s such a classic. A kids movies that’s serious when it needs to be, but still keeps its humor and charm. It’s even a little education for ppl that may not be familiar with mexican, or hispanic culture in general. Glad you guys liked it
That dog is a Xoloitzcuintli (Xolo for short), a breed of Mexican dog dating back thousands of years. And, yes, they look like that, but they come in different sizes and colors and can be either hairless or coated.
Ahh ok thanks. Just searched them and they look beautiful
❤
Sometimes when 'rules' are created, we don't realize the impact they may have down the line, especially if a clear reason for them is not given. Mamá Imelda banned music from her life, even though she loved it. Her family down the line took the ban to the extreme, not even letting others enjoy it around them. They knew that it started because 'Coco's musician father left his family' (not even using his name), but probably not that Mamá Imelda herself could no longer enjoy it because of a broken heart.
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Big clue that Ernesto was not family, before the big reveal: when he went to give Miguel his blessing, the marigold petal didn't light up, like it did for Mama Imelda earlier in the film.
So true.
Oooohhh great catch on the petal not lighting up.
Lighthearted 😂- yeah… nope
right? 😂
This is one of my favourite movies.
I live in Houston, Texas, where there are large communities of Hispanic people. I'm not Hispanic, I'm pure Scottish, but when I was in high school I took Spanish and my class had a Dia de los Muertos party for the students and their families. A classmate gave me a cassette with a recording of "La Llorona" (The Weeping Woman), the song the great-great-grandmother sings in the film, and I sang it at the party. It's a traditional song telling a Mexican folktale about a ghost who weeps in mourning for her children whom she drowned to spite her unfaithful husband. Her ghost brings VERY bad luck / death to those who see her. There's at least one horror movie based on the legend. FYI -- there is a 1950s Aftro-Cuban song called "Un Poco Loco", but the one from Coco is a different song written for the movie.
That's spooky. I think I've seen the trailer for that.
This is a very common misconception. The song “La Llorona” is not about the same woman the La Llorona scary legend is about. The song is about a young couple during the Mexican Revolution, where the man goes of to war and the woman begins crying, so he endearingly / tongue-in-cheek calls her “Llorona.”
Your racism at its best. We have always been the same. The ONLY difference is cultural.
I was so happy when I saw this pop up in my feed! This is one of those movie reactions that I seek out because I just love seeing people react to it! It's my favorite Disney movie! I love you guys so much as reactors, so this was a real treat.
See you for the next Bly reaction!!
We loved it too. That ending 🥹
After seeing this, it made me wonder if most of the afterlife, as depicted in the film, is filled mostly with 'famous' people - the ones that people still read and talk about, years after they have gone.
It made me take a hard look at how much I knew of my own ancestors, outside of the more recent ones. Most people don't have a tradition of sharing passed-down pictures and stories, and after our grandparents and parents move on, how many left have heard the stories and will 'remember' the family before them? I've heard various stories of past family over the years, but they were mostly one-shot stories. I would not be able to repeat them to others.
I love in the movie not just the living keep track of their passed ones, but the dead get to keep up with the new family members, and that's because of getting to visit in the day of the dead. Despite them not being even alive at the same time, Mama Imelda immediately recognised Miguel and knew who he was, because she visited him every year. Miguel also knew Mama Imelda because of
the stories passed down. Despite having never met before, they knew each other and had an existing and ongoing relationship, and that's beautiful.
Hector and Miguel couldn't recognise each other because Hector couldn't visit on the day of the dead and Miguel wasn't told his stories, so they met as strangers.
That's.... a little depressing if it's only filled with famous people.
Yeh same, and most of it is based on first hand experience with that relative, so stories of anyone way down the line is bound to fade.
Happy Día de Muertos, lads (it’s still 11/2 here lol). This movie makes me cry every time. I love the recognition of how much music can bring relief to memory issues, even if temporarily.
Happy Día de Muertos 🎉🎆. Hope you and your loved ones had a good one.
I love the lesson is that some things are more important than following your dreams. very unDisney... it all works out but still a surprising message for a kids movie.
I agree. Very unique.
Look up "la chancla"... There are layers to this story.
That kind of discipline is feared in many cultures...trust me 😂🩴🏃➡️
Lol... Mos def. I feel like it adds a dimension to the story that the family makes _shoes_...
Thank you for reacting to our Mexican culture that is actually ann ancient remembering of our ancestors on the 1st and 2nd of November our family could come and visit us in spirit! The day of the Dead !
Dia de Los muertos "" Not 🎃 holloween “
" it a
Mexican tradition from which the Mayans and the Aztecs have past on generations before the Spanish 🇪🇸 conquest and try to erase our past history but failed !!! Viva
México 🇲🇽
great Chanel excellent reaction
The director is Lee Unkrich, not the director of Up and Inside Out, which was Pete Docter.
In Latin America, since children are told about death, we are taken to a funeral, if catholic we celebrate the day of the dead. there is an altar in every home with pictures of our loved ones.
That's beautiful
🙋🙋🙋des de🇲🇽🙇🙇D.E.P. mamá Coco q partió a se 1 año ☁️ 😘🧑🦳☁️🕯️💐
Can't wait for some upcoming Christmas films guys
Not the shoe😂
😂