Most of the people reading this blog probably didn’t grow-up with Pixar stories. Many of us instead probably grew up Disney’s singing princesses, prince charmings and happily ever-afters or singing animals, wild adventures and tales of friendship, bravery and all things warm and fuzzy in between. In well-drawn 2d animated settings from palaces to jungles and from small villages to under the sea, we had tales so pure they could only be called classics. Now we have witty-lined, highly comedic and highly lovable animals and things from A-Z, looking so cartoon-y and yet so real because of amazing CGI animation. For our baby siblings, little cousins or maybe kids, instead of happily-ever-after’s, they grow-up with roller-coaster adventures lined with colorful characters and settings, laughing in glee one minute and experiencing the touching ‘aaaaaw’ factor the next with the friendly value-based themes Pixar so wittily adopts in their stories.
Sure the question might come up on who does these kids tales better, Disney or Pixar, but who can deny how enjoyable they are? The charm of cartoons and cartoon tales was never really lost although styles changed both narrative and art, adjusting to modern personalities and technology. Change comes with innovation but some things remain the same. Things don’t always have to be in extremes, after all. But just out of simple curiosity, which kind of kid are you?
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